Tag: The Last of Us
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How Ellie’s Room Decor In The Last Of Us Points To The Larger Story
This post contains spoilers for HBO’s “The Last Of Us” as well as Naughty Dog’s video games, “The Last Of Us” and “The Last Of Us: Part II.”For seven weeks now, we’ve watched smuggler Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) fight to get teenager Ellie (Bella Ramsey) safely to the Fireflies, but all along, we’ve also been…
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The Last Of Us Episode 7 Proves Dlc Is Not Just An Afterthought
The post contains spoilers for “The Last Of Us” episode 7.The time for headlines about how “The Last Of Us” broke the video game adaptation curse has passed. It was never really accurate anyway, as there have been great video game adaptations before “The Last Of Us,” and there will be great ones after. But…
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‘The Last of Us’ Episode 7 Easter Eggs
We’re in the final episodes of HBO’s The Last of Us and picking up on a highly crucial part of the story. After Joel and Ellie’s touching reunion, Joel gets stabbed by a group of hunters. Now, it’s up to Ellie to keep him alive, but that’s what we’re focusing on this week. Titled “Left…
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The Last Of Us Episode 7 Brings Emotional Damage
I’ve said before that “The Last of Us” is best when using flashbacks and fleshing out the world by straying a bit from the main plot. Episode 3 showed this, and now episode 7 is giving it a run for its money, with a fantastic and heartbreaking episode that focuses not on an original story,…
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Storm Reid on ‘The Last of Us’ & Where Riley/Ellie Could’ve Gone
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for the seventh episode of The Last of Us, “Left Behind”.]The latest episode of The Last of Us, entitled “Left Behind,” might be the most reverent to the game so far, as this flashback to when Ellie (Bella Ramsey) was bitten while exploring an abandoned mall with her best…
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‘The Last of Us’ Episode 7 Is a Vision of What Could Have Been
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “The Last of Us” Season 1, Episode 7, “Left Behind.”]A lot of the conversation around “The Last of Us” centers on what gets lost after the world changes. There’s societal collapse, transformation, widespread death, and a fundamental shift in priorities. But for all that’s missing in a…
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Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, And David Cross Join The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Cast
“The Umbrella Academy” just scored some absolute heavyweights for its fourth and final season, which is currently filming in Canada. Per a press release sent out by Netflix, David Cross, Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are all joining the already established cast, which includes Elliot Page, Robert Sheehan, Colm Feore, David Castañeda, Tom Hopper, Justin H. Min, Emmy Raver-Lampman,…
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Zombies in TV & Movies Ranked by How Likely You Are to Survive Them
One of the most fun things about watching zombie shows or films, such as HBO’s huge hit, The Last of Us, comes from putting ourselves in that world and imagining what we would do. If we see a character do something stupid or unsafe, we’re quick to point out how we would have done something…
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‘The Last of Us’ Episode 6 Proves That, No, Everything Is Not Awful
After a very heavy Episode 5, the sixth episode of HBO’s The Last of Us, “Kin,” spends a lot of time lightening the mood. But the comedy does more than just let us laugh through broken hearts — it subtly deepens the central relationship between Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and establishes the…
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‘The Last of Us’ & ‘The Mandalorian’ Owe Their Existence to This Series
The Last of Us and The Mandalorian are not only two of the most highly acclaimed series of the last few years, but they both also owe a ton to the classic shogun film series Lone Wolf and Cub. These movies, like Last of Us and Mandalorian, follow a sad, grizzled man and child as…