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Continue readingShows Like The Last of Us That Will Emotionally Devastate You
From the opening scene, The Last of Us explicitly states what is in store for the audience if we keep watching, and it is nothing short of total decimation. The first episode is perfectly calibrated to get you invested in the characters from the beginning; quickly moving you through the death and destruction of the […]
Continue readingProtect The Last of Us’s Piano Frog at All Costs
Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for Episode 2 of The Last of Us.HBO’s new series, The Last of Us, has made big waves in only a few weeks. Based on a video game of the same name, the show tells the story of a few survivors trying to make it in a dangerous, post-apocalyptic […]
Continue readingLast of Us Episode 2 Featured an Uncharted 4 Easter Egg
Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us, Season 1 Episode 2, “Infected.”Fans are still dealing with the deadly aftermath of The Last of Us Episode 2 from this past weekend. Like the game that inspired it, this saw Joel (Pedro Pascal), Tess (Anna Torv), and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) make their way […]
Continue readingThe Last of Us Episode 2 Recap: Save Who You Can Save
Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for the second episode of The Last of Us.After the first episode of The Last of Us, “When You’re Lost in the Darkness,” with its tragic flashback between Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Sarah (Nico Parker), the reveal that Ellie (Bella Ramsey) might be the only person who is immune […]
Continue reading‘The Last of Us’ Review: Episode 2 ‘Infected’ Is a Tutorial Level for a World with Little Hope
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “The Last of Us” Episode 2, “Infected.”]It’s an easy shortcut to start unpacking an episode with the opening sequence and I promise that’s not going to be the case for the next two months. But it’s worth pointing out the first two cold opens in “The Last […]
Continue reading‘The Last of Us’ Is the First Great Video-Game Adaptation and There’s a Good Reason Why
On Sunday, “The Last of Us” enjoyed HBO’s second-biggest series premiere since 2010, with 4.7 million viewers. Just one day later, that number had more than doubled, HBO Max announced. Oh yeah, and the adaptation of the 2013 PlayStation game is also currently sitting at 99 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. (Steve Greene of IndieWire gave […]
Continue readingThe Last of Us: What’s Going On Between Fedra and the Fireflies
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Episode 1 of The Last of Us and some mild spoilers for The Last of Us Part 1 video game.As one might imagine in the face of a world-encompassing fungal pandemic, the world of The Last of Us is one of shifting balances of power. Whether you’re watching […]
Continue readingThe Last of Us’ Greatest Challenge Will Be This Crucial Scene
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Episode 1 of The Last of Us and the full spoilers for the Video Game The Last of Us Part 1. The critical consensus is that HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us is “everything a great adaptation should be.” It makes a lot of sense that The […]
Continue readingHBO’s ‘The Last of Us’: 10 Small Details Only Video Game Fans Noticed
Content Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the Naughty Dog game and HBO adaptation, The Last of Us.It’s been a decade since Naughty Dog released The Last of Us, a post-apocalyptic survival game that garnered two sequels and a cult following. After two scrapped film adaptations, HBO Max did what no one else could […]
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