Hatebox Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Good episode, better than the just-ok premiere. It gets the basic suspense stuff right and the sets look terrific. They’ve made Ellie a bit more of an MCU snark-fest than she was in the game which might start grating, but we’ll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MikeQ Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Superb episode. Each one continues to surprise me. The intros give us more context about the world and what happened, which is really well done, too. Also, to this episode: Peace, Mike 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thajdikt Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 This is some damn good television. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeQ Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) Also, a reveal in this episode is pretty wild to think about looking back to episode 1 (spoilers below; do not read if you do not want to be spoiled): Spoiler When Ellie asks Joel about how everything started, how the cordyceps spread so fast, etc - Joel answers that it mutated and probably got into the food supply, adding: "Probably a basic ingredient like flour or sugar. There were certain brands of food that were sold everywhere, all across the country, across the world. Bread, cereal...pancake mix. You eat enough of it, it'll get you infected." This means Joel very narrowly dodged infection multiple times when it all started: "But the most interesting part of all this is... [that] it seems Joel and Sarah, and to a lesser extent Tommy, narrowly dodged infection four times on that fateful day: once when Joel and Sarah decided not to make pancakes that morning, soon after when the pair declined their neighbors' invite to eat some biscuits with them on their way to work and school, later when Sarah took home a batch of oatmeal raisin cookies from her neighbors' house but never ended up eating them, and last of all when Joel forgot to pick up his own birthday cake after a long work day." https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-episode-3-confirms-a-popular-fan-theory-with-a-twist/1100-6510951/ 🤯 Peace, Mike Edited January 30, 2023 by MikeQ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOVIEGUY Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 What a fucking episode. One of the high points of the whole franchise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebacio Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 hours ago, MikeQ said: Superb episode. Each one continues to surprise me. The intros give us more context about the world and what happened, which is really well done, too. Also, to this episode: Peace, Mike Was there an intro in this one? I saw it but don't remember it having one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MikeQ Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 7 minutes ago, Grebacio said: Was there an intro in this one? I saw it but don't remember it having one You're totally right - it wasn't a defined intro like the first two. I should I have said: Spoiler the initial flashback to Bill's community as Joel/Ellie happen upon the mass grave - which shows the evacuation process, etc. It's not a real intro, like the other episodes, but does continue to provide context for how things started out/unfolded. Peace, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) So last year my dad was diagnosed with cancer. At the time, we figured with chemo he would at least be able to extend his life and with a bone marrow transplant at least give him enough time to live out the rest of his life that he wanted to. Unfortunately, he didn't survive past 6 months. And during that time, especially in the last month I saw my dad sort of transform into a shell of his former self. Spoiler I think what hit me so incredibly hard emotionally this episode is seeing Frank (and Bill) go out on their own terms. It wasn't a sad ending at all. And there's something to be said about that vs a slow decline and the emotional pain my mom has to endure going on without my dad, let alone myself and my brothers Edited January 30, 2023 by MrPink 1 2 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeQ Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, MrPink said: So last year my dad was diagnosed with cancer. At the time, we figured with chemo he would at least be able to extend his life and with a bone marrow transplant at least give him enough time to live out the rest of his life that he wanted to. Unfortunately, he didn't survive past 6 months. And during that time, especially in the last month I saw my dad sort of transform into a shell of his former self. I’m so sorry for your loss. I can’t know your experience, but I feel this so deeply. Spoiler I lost my dad a few years ago, who deteriorated significantly over the course of a year, and eventually decided he couldn’t live the kind of “life” he was living anymore. His state of deterioration was so hard, and losing him was so hard, for my mum and brothers, too. It’s important that people be able to go on their own terms, and end their life with dignity. You’re right that it’s not a sad ending. I know we don’t know each other, but thinking of you right now. Peace, Mike Edited January 30, 2023 by MikeQ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorddemaxus Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 This didn't really wreck me, but Nick Offerman gives such a beautiful, vulnerable performance here. Was a little bit disappointed by how different this is from the part of the game they were adapting (the school sequence in the game was so cool) but did end up loving the vibes in this episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLurking Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) Oh man, they played On The Nature of Daylight. I fucking love that track. I don't really remember much of the game, which I wasn't a huge fan of, so I don't really remember what this episode replaced, but safe to say I probably liked this rendition better lol. Edited January 30, 2023 by JustLurking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyxx Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Episode 3 was so fucking sad. I’m telling everyone I know to watch this now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thajdikt Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 This ep has been review bombed on IMDb and still has a incredible 9,2 rating. Almost 10% of the votes are 1-star. Not normal at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxOfficeZ Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 As cool as it was to see tampons get looted on television, I doubt you could actually use 20 year old ones. Amazing episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLurking Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 21 minutes ago, thajdikt said: This ep has been review bombed on IMDb and still has a incredible 9,2 rating. Almost 10% of the votes are 1-star. Not normal at all. Hardly a surprise tbh, was positively surprised it hadn't been bombed yet when I watched it, it is what it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thajdikt Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 23 minutes ago, JustLurking said: Hardly a surprise tbh, was positively surprised it hadn't been bombed yet when I watched it, it is what it is Yeah people will be people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipDerby Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Tremendous episode to portray the humanity of these characters. A real gut punch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
