Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Episode 4 of The Last of Us. One of the themes indicative of dystopian and/or creature-based media is the concept that living human beings are far worse than mindless fictional monsters. In the newest episode of HBO’s The Last of Us, Joel (Pedro Pascal) indicates as much; he […]
Continue reading[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “The Last of Us” Episode 4, “Please Hold My Hand.”]Who knows if it continues for the entire season, but “The Last of Us” has worked “keeping at a remove” into the fabric of the show. Between some of the more vicious attacks in Outbreak Day, the swarm […]
Continue readingThis post contains spoilers for “The Last of Us” season 1, episode 3 “Long, Long Time.”You won’t have to wait a “long, long time” for the next episode of “The Last of Us.” HBO has decided to air it three days early, presumably to avoid competing with Super Bowl Lvii next Sunday. That means “The […]
Continue readingEditor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Episode 4 of The Last of Us.With each successive episode of The Last of Us, we have gotten to discover more and more about the dark corners of what is left after the world ends. Each, in their own subtle ways, have shown how adapting a story well […]
Continue readingEditor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Episode 4 of The Last of Us.After last week’s incredible third episode, “Long, Long Time,” the fourth episode of The Last of Us finally gets us to the core of what makes this story so special: Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey). For the first time, we […]
Continue readingThe Chiefs and the Eagles won’t have to worry about HBO stealing their spotlight. “The Last of Us” will premiere its fifth episode early on HBO Max and on demand Friday, February 10 at 9 p.m. Et, two days before its broadcast premiere.Although the episode will still premiere on HBO’s linear channel on Sunday, February […]
Continue readingAfter an emotionally damaging third episode that already set the bar for TV episodes this year, “The Last of Us” continues with a fourth episode that sets us back on the tracks of the main plot — transporting Ellie to the Fireflies and finding Joel’s brother Tommy.This is so far the worst episode of the […]
Continue readingEditor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Episode 4 of The Last of Us.Episode 4 of The Last of Us sees the focus return to Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey). After the emotional love story last week, the series reminds us that this world is dangerous. We’re introduced to a new threat with […]
Continue readingPedro Pascal is the talk of the town right now. Not only has the actor skyrocketed in fame and admiration since taking on the title role in the “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian,” but he’s garnering even more love and acclaim thanks to his leading role in HBO’s adaptation of the beloved video game “The Last […]
Continue readingQuirky father-child pairings are becoming exceedingly common in television and film these days. Heck, Pedro Pascal has made his recent career capitalizing on this dynamic in both The Last of Us and The Mandalorian. There’s nothing more heartwarming than a precocious child softening the heart of a less-than-perfect father figure. Charlotte Regan’s debut feature follows […]
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