First Timers Watch The Last of Us 1x1: When You're Lost in the Darkness [Reaction] 

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Interesting seeing reactions from people who are not already totally familiar with the story

you guys should definitely add "blind reaction" to the title because 3 people who haven't played the last of us is pretty rare

I laughed unreasonably hard at "How are you gonna take Pedro's kid? That's his whole thing, he's the daddy." It really is.

"How're you gonna take away Pedro Pascal's kid? That's his thing, he's the dad." Truer words have never been spoken.

I’m so excited to see people experience this story. I played the game more times than I can count just like so many others, and I’m so glad that gamers and non gamers are getting to see this. Hope you guys enjoy.

I love ellie's look at joel at the end. She's looking at someone, for the first time in her life, who went all in on protecting her at that moment.

The first 30 minutes captured the game perfectly and losing Sarah was gut wrenching to watch in live action

I’ve been watching reactions all day, this is my favorite one! You guys are the best! I was in to this show before this reaction, now I’m even more excited to watch the rest of the season with you guys❤

The brilliance of the opening scene is that all that science discussed in the beginning about fungi is basically 100% true. It makes the series feel more real while simultaneously contextualizing the series as a cautionary tale: not that fungi will turn us all into zombies anytime soon, but rather that our callousness to nature and our planet as a species will eventually come back to bite us.

I typically don’t like to be hyperbolic, but, this might actually be my favorite TV pilot episode I’ve ever seen. NO JOKE. It was absolutely masterful in every facet of filmmaking. It’s easily the best and most faithful video game adaptation of all time as well. Also, who knew Bella Ramsey, LYANNA F**KING MORMONT, could be so hilarious. “6, 7, F**k, you” and “holy shit, i’m actually outside” absolutely SENT me. Bella and Pedro were AMAZING.

It’s way better seeing people react to something they aren’t familiar with. Subbed👍🏼

Hell yeah, so glad you guys liked it! I'm so excited to see people unfamiliar with the game watch this. I'm still smiling ear to ear about how faithful and how much respect the story of the game was shown. I feel like its already the best videogame adaptation we've ever gotten and I've only seen episode one. So if they keep that up, you guys are in for one heck of an emotional roller-coaster! Hope you guys enjoy! (And YES, shoutout to WILLOW, everyone reading this comment go watch it and their reactions!)

It might be dumb and small but what I liked most from the episode was Gabriel Luna as Tommy, he sounded just like Tommy from the game and I also liked how Joel straight bodied Ellie when they first met🤣

As a huge fan of this game, it's so amazing to see the story and characters already being embraced by those who haven't seen the source material. You're all in for a ride

Some curiosities since you haven't played the game: During the prologue, there's a session where you're in car controlling Sarah and you can basically just look around. The one shot on the car was a good way to mimic that. Robert has a bit more presence in the game; going after him is essentially the tutorial. The acoustic guitar you hear in the soundtrack is all from the game. These two buildings they're heading towards in the ending shot is an actual location from the game they go to. Edit: 2 more I forgot to mention The actress that portrays Marlene is the same from the games. Most of their outfits resemble the games, like Joel's, Ellie's, Sarah's and Marlene's t-shirts

The Mandalorian travels around the galaxy to deliver a special child….Joel travels around the country to deliver a special child…….coeincidence for Pedro?

“She got stung by a bee? What happened?” That took me out 😂😂

I still remember the intro, the first time I played that game. Sarah's death hit me like a truck. Fantastic game.

So happy y’all get to experience this story!

LOL..."what's this...a little tiny tamale? I'll take it"

Hey guys! Love the reaction. The scene where the watch is being fixed, the owners are Lebanese and the woman is speaking to the man in Arabic and apparently she's been updated by her sister about something happening. The first line is "Enta mesh 'aam tesma3?" means "Didn't you hear?" Then the line after that "Kont 'am bahky 'al telephone ma' okhty, ma andak fikra 'an ma beyseer, OK?" which translates to "I've been talking with my sister on the telephone and you have no idea what's been going on, OK?" The man then says "I'm already finished", her next line in Arabic is "Tab khalisni e'tini eyaha ba'a" which is "Then hand it over, come on."

I’ve been waiting 3 years for this since the show was announced, and it was worth the wait!!! The opening for this series was completely different from the original game yet it was so freaking perfect! It described how dangerous fungi and Cordyceps specifically EVEN BETTER a than the game! There’s actually a video the WIRED put up on their RU-vid channel where a scientist says that if the planet does get warm enough then fungi will in fact evolve enough to withstand our body temperature and infect humans. And even the entire Outbreak Day flashback was somehow even done better. My heart was pounding the moment Sarah woke up. I’ve played the game 7 times already and thought I could prepare myself for Sarah’s death, but nope, I was almost as broken as Joel. As for Ellie, Bella Ramsay was as perfectly cast as Ellie as The rest of the cast was. And in the behind the scenes feature for this episode the creator Neil Druckman said that Ellie was almost happy watching Joel protect her because she has never had a parental figure in her life. God this show is going to be AMAZING!

Sarah, Joell's daughter, is played by Thandie Newton's daughter. In case anyone was wondering why she looked so much like her. Also, the scene when Sarah is in class and the reflection from the bracelet is hitting her face. It looks like the kid is trying to her attention but his hand is shaking. First sign of the infection we see. Blink and you miss it.

Man I thought you guys played the game. Cool to see the perspective from people who've never played those epic cinematic stories that just so happen to be video games

PlayStation 5 and last of us sales are gonna skyrocket after this amazing pilot 😂😂 I myself after watching the first episode, started the game again for the 100th time.

I love this 1st episode. Last Of Us, Breaking Bad and Wandavision are so far the only 3 live action shows I've watched where I'm immediately hooked with it within like the first 2 minutes

I'm not a gamer so I'm not familiar with the LOU story but after watching the 1st episode, I'm very curious what kept going Joel going for the 20 years after losing Sarah and before meeting Ellie. His existence seems so utterly joyless and hopeless -- what motivated him to continue to struggle to survive for those 20 years?

This is straight out of the game. The entire beginning up to Sarah’s death was amazingly adapted.

The absolute savagery of Joel when he beats that man to death is just so awesome when you think about the bigger picture of it and the meaning behind it. The roar he lets out as he charges him down and just violently beats him to death with his bare hands. Goddamn.

So happy you guys are watching!

I just came from Blind Wave's reaction, was so excited to watch them knowing they all played the game, then remembered you guys haven't played it AAAHHHH suuuuper hyped for you guys going into it blinder than Blind Wave lmao all my fav bois

We learned (I believe in this episode) that the fungus grew in grains which people ate and it made them infected. Joel, Tommy and Sarah almost eat grains multiple times. Pancakes (Joel forgot to get it at the store), birthday cake (Joel forgets to pick it up), neighbor offering biscuits before Joel and Sarah leave and Sarah being offered cookies at the neighbors house. Four times they almost got infected.

The blurry back ground scene with the old lady was so creepy i loved it! Thats some good directing! And good acting!

The fact that more people finally get to experience this story that haven't played the game and you guys going into this blind makes this 10x more better!

I’m a diehard fan, my wife has known my obsession but legit loved this episode. For fans I HIGHLY recommend rewatching this, there are small hints from the director and game that explain the fungus jumped into flour, crops etc. if you rewatch the beginning and see exactly what they missed, forgot, avoided…..it’s just great story telling without telling you. Also 2 years post 9/11 and planes crashing imagine the panic and your immediate reaction to what is happening. So well done

lmao i loved the chorus of "nope nope nope nope" at 7:26

I've not played the games either, but a friend of mine is obsessed and even has tattoos from the game etc, so I know the major plot points. Still a really good first episode that had me on the edge of my seat for most of it

Never played the game but really enjoyed the episode its definitely tugs on all the emotions. From that last shot it looks like the landscape as they travel will be amazing!

I am super excited for fresh reactions. So far today I have only watched people who already played the game. So it will be nice watching both types week to week.

Out of all the “what is up homies” that was def the most aggressive

I wish you guys had paid attention at the beginning of the episode when Joel and Ellie were walking and she asked “are Frank and Bill nice?” and he responds “Frank is”; this could have avoided a lot of unnecessary “I don’t trust him”s and “he’s going to murder him”s 😂 Love you guys ❤

I don't usually watch reactions because most reactors dont bring their own genuine personality to the content or add anything new but you three are hilarious and its so fun to watch with 3 people who have never played the game. Can't wait for your next reaction!

I've been watching TLOU reactions all week, and I can confidently say y'all have the best one I've seen. ~30min videos are so much better than the 50min+ ones, and you guys edit them REALLY well so we don't miss the best moments. Hopefully my sub will get you closer to another 100k!

Shoutout to the reactors who are familiar with the material but fresh eyes are gonna be the most fun to watch. Enjoy boys!

200k in 3 months. Need to see y’all play the game 😂

ive only played the smallest part of the game, i didnt have a lot of spare time when it was released... but the opening, did such an incredible job of setting the scene... it could have easily been 2 hours in itself. im looking forward to watching this show AND i also want to go play more of the game

the Depeche Mode famous song fits perfectly at the end of the episode with its message

I honestly love that each episode is like 80 minutes long and not like those normal series that have like 40 minutes for each episode

You guys are going to be GUTTED in ways game fans understand, but also in ways we won’t have any idea until said episodes premier. As a fan of the games, I can predict a decent amount of the story, but I’m excited by the changes they’ve made. Meanwhile my best friend is going on about “why make changes to an already perfect story?” while claiming not to be a purist.

Hey everyone. Patreon member here. Y'all gotta see their full reaction on Patreon. Sooooo good.

Our boys are in the room together!! Let's goooo

So when I first played this game and I got to the end of the intro, I had to stop playing for at least a half hour. It was gutted. I never thought I'd still be able to be effected by that scene again but the live action version found me just as gutted. As a father of girls, that reaches into my soul and tears me apart. This season of TV is going to be SO good.

“That dog is the best actor” 😂❤️

You guys are my favorites! You’re always so positive, and you actually ENJOY things. The fact that y’all were so fully onboard with WILLOW warms my cold, shriveled heart. And THE LAST OF US is one of my very favorite things in the world, and I’m beyond thrilled that (a) the show appears to be absolutely NAILING it, and (b) that you guys seem to be loving it. Thank you for being you.

FINALLY reactors who haven't played the game. I feel like everyone is coming into this knowing how it's going to play out, it's not as fun.

In the past, I tried telling NON-gamers that this game is like a movie/TV show, only to have them still think I just like "shoot um up zombie games" (I felt corny). Now, hopefully, they understand I was playing a "TV series" and working these characters through each scene.

Never played the game and know virtually nothing about the story other than it's a post-zombie-apocalyptic story. I was hesitant to try the first episode, but heard nothing but really good stuff about it, so I tried it. I'm hooked.

I’m so glad y’all aren’t familiar with this material haha. Fantastic blind reaction.

there won’t be very many blind reactions of tlou here on youtube so i’m very happy to see some of my favorite guys leading the way! can’t stress enough how much i adore this channel and the good vibes you 3 always bring, individually and together. i already watched you all but you can bet your cordyceps that i’ll be here for this show every week! thank you guys for all you do 🫡💛. sidenote, i hope you never get rid of that intro/background/end credit music. literally the best anti skip beat i’ve ever heard lol such a bop.

The commentary for this episode was extremely entertaining. New follower here :)

“This is going to feel like COVID.” You wish this was COVID. 😷🥴

My family doesn't understand how crazy this show is and it makes me sad that they make me feel stupid for sharing how awesome this series is!

Stage 1 RUNNERS… be prepared for the rest 😅😅

Its funny when people think that joel bailing tommy out was the first mission in the game 😂. That would have been nice lol. The game basically started when sarah wakes up. And yeah the truck scene was really accurate. Good video guys

The Last of Us the game is a masterpiece. It makes you feel sad & cry, happy, love and every emotion. PLAY THE GAME. The show is off to an amazing start.

At the beginning he was celebrating his 36th anniversary. After that 20 years time jump, Pedro does not look like a 56 y/o man😂🤣

As far as the score goes, it has been using the music from the games, rewritten by the game composer, Gustavo Santaolalla, to fit the action of the show (with, I'm sure, some additional new material just for the show). I have no doubt the show's soundtrack will be as good as the scores for the game, with a lot of overlap of tracks. This first episode was a great setup, and if the rest of the show sticks as closely to the game as this episode, we are all in for a treat. In other words, buckle up, Buttercup. You haven't seen anything yet.

I like seeing people who haven’t played the game react.

Congrats on the 100k! Def deserved

It’s really refreshing seeing people who aren’t familiar with the game reacting to this

Cried during the games opening so many years ago,…and I’m crying now.

Being waiting for this reaction all day long haven't even seen other ones waiting for you guys i haven't seen one of your reactions in a long time

So interesting seeing you guys react to this blindly without playing the game!

I loved the plane crash scene omg

Haven't played the game, don't know the plot, refusing spoilers & I am HOOKED.

I am so glad you guys are reacting this show. I am so exited to see all of the reactions

I love that Anna Torv from Fringe is in this!

My fellow Czechs!!! 100k!

Congrats on the 100k!

Thank God I don't like video games too much, I can calmly watch this series without spoilers...

Sarah's actress is super good. /That/ scene is just, damn. Ouch.

You guys should definitely check out kingdom. It’s another zombie apocalypse show set during ancient times in Korea, it’s on Netflix. It’s amazing!!!

You’re right, there are new people finding your channel; hi!! Great reaction guys, really good commentary

Just FYI the second game was almost universally loved just as much if not more than the first game. There was, and continue to be, a very vocal minority of internet boys who think they dislike the game either because of some ideological bias or because of general literary illiteracy. You know the old adage, if you buy a hot dog and you like it you might tell 1 or 2 people but if you buy a hot dog and you hate it you'll tell anyone who will listen.

Most underrated channel on RU-vid right now! Glad you keep growing!!

"a little temale? I'll take it." lol

Heroes Reforged: “We know nothing about The Last of Us!” 😁 😁 😁 Me: “Oh we are in for a treat” 😏 As a fan of the games, I love watching people experience this story for the first time 🥳

I haven't played as well, and so many reactors and comments are spoiling the series jfc

I've never played the game but I've been watching a lot of reactions. Let me just say that watching gamers reactions to this show is hilarious. You all get so excited over everything that you recognize from the game. It's cute.

Congratulations on 100K!!! Best video game adaptation and it’s only the first episode! Look forward to your reactions moving forward!

The first 45 minutes was really amazing! It lost its steam a bit after the time jump but let's see how that goes in next episodes...

Already watched on Patreon but back again anyway for RU-vid :)

Yes! Finally found reactors who, like me, don’t know much about the lore of the game.

Pedro Pascal deserves an Emmy or Oscar award for his portrayal in this series!!

The song at the end of the episode is, Never Let Me Down Again, by Depeche Mode.

Excellent reaction and amazing first episode. Looking forward to watching your reactions, especially since you haven't played the game. It's gonna be a ride!!

Best pilot to a series premiere ever.

I liked the episode but some of the details they changed just seemed weird.

Best reaction group I've seen so far. Good group banter and you fuckin killed me with the small tamale comment! Hyped af for this show. Subbed, see you at ep 2.