Tag: The Last of Us
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‘The Last of Us’ Episode 8 Is a Showcase for Another Brutal Enemy
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “The Last of Us” Season 1, Episode 8, “When We Are in Need.”]If everyone on “The Last of Us” is trying to salvage what they can, the one thing that links everyone is a name. One of the gradual throughlines of the series has been the recognition…
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‘The Last of Us’ Episode 8 Recap: It’s Okay, Baby Girl
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Episode 8 of The Last of Us. Episode 7 of The Last of Us, “Left Behind,” ended on a rare note of promise, as Ellie (Bella Ramsey) sewed up the wounded Joel (Pedro Pascal), showing that Ellie wouldn’t leave behind her traveling companion, sticking it through no matter…
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‘The Last of Us’ Episode 8 Ending Explained: What Happened to David and His Cult?
Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for Episode 8 of The Last of Us.With only one episode until Season 1 of HBO’s The Last of Us wraps, we are already sad to see Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) fade into the horizon for who knows how long. Still, the series is determined…
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‘The Last of Us’ Production Designer on Avoiding Using Green Screens
The Last of Us is a poignant story about an unlikely friendship between two vastly different people who must both survive in a world that is drastically different from the one they used to live in. With seven episodes already released since its January 15 premiere, the series adaptation of the popular survival horror game,…
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That Song in ‘The Last of Us’ Just Made Part II That Much More Devastating
Editor’s Note: The following contains Major spoilers from Episode 7 of The Last of Us, The Last of Us Part I, and The Last of Us Part II games.The Last of Us knows how to make a needle drop pack a punch. Nearly every episode has included not just the game’s original score but music…
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‘The Last of Us’ Episode 7 Gets Dystopian Teenage Love Right
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from Episode 7 of The Last of Us.Episode 7 of The Last of Us gives us yet another heartbreaking relationship in the middle of a dystopian, post-apocalyptic setting. By this point, we’ve watched Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Tess’s (Anna Torv) unspoken love for each other end with Tess’s sacrifice,…
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Pedro Pascal Talks ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 & Unexpected Surprises
You can’t tread far across the digital frontier without stumbling across Pedro Pascal’s name, no matter the fandom – and we are not mad about it. Still fresh off the massive success of his other series, HBO’s The Last of Us, Collider’s Steve Weintraub had the opportunity to sit down with Pascal during a junket…
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‘The Last of Us’: The Importance Behind That A-ha Song in Episode 7
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from Episode 7 of The Last of Us and minor spoilers for The Last of Us Part II game.The Last of Us just had one of its most musical episodes yet with this week’s “Left Behind“, and, once again, music was instrumental (no pun intended) for the narrative, full…
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‘The Last of Us’ Made Flashbacks Work, But Episode 7’s Doesn’t
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from Episode 7 of The Last of Us.When it comes to telling a story, time jumps are tricky. HBO’s The Last of Us, however, has proven that its creators have a mastery of this kind of narrative – from opening the pilot with a flashback to a 1960s talk…
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‘The Last of Us’: Ellie and Riley Are the Perfect Contrast to Bill and Frank
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from Episode 7 of The Last of Us.Episode 7 of The Last Of Us finally shows us how Ellie (Bella Ramsey) got infected. The episode, titled “Left Behind” after the Dlc it was based on, follows Ellie on her last “normal” day. Her best friend, Riley (Storm Reid), left…