The Last of Us 1x1 "When You're Lost in the Darkness" | The Normies Group Reaction! 

Joel: *points a gun at Ellie* Ellie: *swears like a sailor at Joel* the start of a beautiful bond

I love how grandma zombie didn’t hear Sarah coming in or calling out, because she was already deaf

Crazy how the voice actress for Marlene is the same one here. She's perfect and we can't replace perfection!

NOTE: the game is based off infection by spores (reason why they wear gas masks). The show based it off of the same fungal infection but instead of being infected by spores, you are infected by TENDRILLS (which is in their mouths), hence why Joel and Tess don’t wear gas masks. The directors and Neil Druckman stated that this change would make more sense if it were reality. If spores were in the show, that would mean everyone would have to wear masks all of the time.

"There's like six other drawers and cabinets, you only opened one!" 💀

My man's answered Jakarta is in Africa with pure confidence

troy baker actually said that he wishs he could go back and reshoot some scenes in the game beacuse he was so inspired but pedros performance so I think we are in great hands

Fun fact: the soldier that shoots Joel and Sarah is Craig Mazin, the showrunner

I love how they fake you out with the truck almost hitting you and flipping their truck and you expect that because that's what happens in the game but they don't do it and immediately go bigger and badder with the crashing plane. It subverts expectations and immediately delivers with a bigger set piece.

Also, I JUST noticed that they had the truck that hits them in the game ALMOST hit them, but this time it stops and honks - almost like it's an alternate timeline! "Very close but different." The way they're adapting this for TV is really thoughtful so far.

i’ve never been so hyped for a show in my life, the first episode was just amazing i had low expectations because of how adaptations go these days, but i should have been more optimistic. it was such a perfect mix of sticking to the source material and adding parts that weren’t from the game, not to mention the cinematography and acting!!

There's a special place in my heart for Joel and Pedro literally embodies him so well

Also, Sarah has no flour for her pancakes, Nana is first seen eating biscuits that Joel then refuses because he's on a diet, Sarah doesn't take a cookie because she doesn't like raisins and Joel forgot to buy a birthday cake after work. So, Contaminated flour started the outbreak?

Bruh Marlene was unnecessarily savage against her own soldier 😂

Fun Fact The Actress Playing Marlene is actually the same Actress who voices her in the game. They got her back cause she one of the few VA’s who was also a Live Action Actress.

For me one of the best changes they did for the show was a very tiny one. The call from Tommy when he got arrested and asked Joel to bail him out. It's such a small thing and yet it delivered so much in 3 ways. First it gives us a better characterization of Tommy. He saw someone attacking a waitress and his first instinct is to help, even if it get him in trouble, which it did before (Tommy says "I'm in jail, it's not my fault THIS TIME"). He is a guy who tries to do good, he didn't shoot at mushroom granny, he wanted to help the people on the street and he hesitatet to drive through the people all these things could have been bad for himself, just as the jail was, but his instinct is to be a good guy. Second the relationship between Joel and Tommy. Tommy calls him, not a friend or whatever. He gives a quick explanation what happend and Joel, even when he is annoyed, will help 100%. These two guys would do everything for each other and that brings up the question what happend, that they are not together in Boston. And Third, the progression of the outbreak. It starts with the host talking about trouble in Indonesia, a little twitch here, more active police and fire department there, some jets and at the last thing before the actual outbreak and infected, we hear Tommy talking about a guy randomly attacking someone. And I love that all of those things, aren't that special. All of those signs, that we know how to interpret are every day events, so sure you see it but so what? It's just a fucked up friday ... or the end of the world. I'm so impressed by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckman. They knew exactly which parts of the game are perfect just as they were in the game and transfered it almost perfectly, they knew which ideas from the game work for live-action but needed to be adjusted and they recognised the parts from the game which wouldn't in a live-action show and where they would have to go a different way. It's such a display of knowledge, passion and the needed ingenuity to connect them both to make it work.

I love the silence from y’all during THAT scene. Shows how powerful it is.

I really appreciate the translation at 7:22. It sounded ominous and important. Lovely language! Gotta love the little cultural details.

This reaction taught me that there’s no chance for the crew who didn’t play the game. Y’all are going to ruin it for them. Rana saying “so sad” when Sarah shows up, Mickey making game references etc.

this intro skit was hilarious

Nico Parker, Thandie Newton’s daughter, which is why she looks so familiar she looks exactly like her mom, is amazing as Sarah. Looking forward to seeing her in more things even though she’s a nepo baby lol. This pilot is incredible and I have faith that this show is going to be the best video game adaptation we’ll ever see!

Thandie Newton's daughter did an outstanding job. Even as she took her last breath. R.I.P. Sarah Miller.

theres this brief shot where ellie sees joel beating that dude and the lightning strikes while she makes this sliding over sort of move to see what hes doing. gave me serious last of us II vibes. i loved it.

16:15 I cried like a toddler at this point, even though I saw the scene in the game x times and knew what was happening. My conclusion after this episode: I've never been so captivated by the start of a series based on a story I know inside and out

I love how the initial runners we see can't really control their movement that much. Like they're fast but if there's a curve they're screwed. XD

The OG voice actors don’t feel any type of way regarding casting. They’ll always be held in high regards but also recognize that Ashley Johnson can’t play Ellie and Troy doesn’t look like Joel. Their characters are the ones in the games and they know these characters aren’t them. They’re being portrayed differently by their respective actors.

13:34 The realization of the fake out 😂😂

LMFAO that skit in the beginning was so high quality and funny 😭 it looked like an actual movie 😆

It’s important to know that Druckmann and Mazin decided to change how the infection works. It’s NOT spores anymore, but more of a tendril system. It’s different, but looks really icky in the old neighbor woman’s mouth; Druckmann liked the idea of the infection being connected like a system, and I get the change for the show.

This is the kind of show that is perfect for a Normies reaction. We’re in for some fun everybody 😏

So Joel got the assault rifle at this point but I had to wait to the end of the game?!

As a huge TLOU fan who loves and is obsessed with both games Part 1 and 2 both masterpieces they are my favorite games of all time I know them both like the back of my hand. This episode was amazing great start so far I absolutely loved it I can't wait to see more let's go I'm so ready.

Anna Torv who plays Tess was the star of a scifi show called Fringe. I think you guys would love it. I think it is one of the best scifi shows in the past 20 years.

I love that the truck scene looked just like the video game. I was fangirling hard this episode with how cool the live action version of everything looked! lol

i really hope this season is good. It'll show other production companies that it's possible to make a hit live action story based on games. They just have to do it right, and not let the IP be changed too much. Imagine what they could do with the flood if done well?

The Last of Us is one of the best stories ever told in videogame history in my opinion. The first episode really has the spirit of the game and the show seems to remain faithful to the game. Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are great actors and they do a great job portraying Joel & Ellie. Nico Parker who plays Sarah also did a good job! I really hope that this show manages to stick the landing and do the story of the game justice. Such a great time to be a Last of Us fan!

I hope Micky is okay. He must be hurting not being able to say "They need to make a game for this!" ☺

The amount of people in the comments getting nettled by the use of the word 'zombies' is hilarious to me. Language evolves, get over it. Zombies can be supernatural (witchcraft etc) or they can be science fiction (infection etc). The Last of Us has science fiction based fungal _zombies,_ and no amount of "Um... actually" will change people from referring to them as zombies.

So glad y’all are reacting to this show finally! Love that HBO is being extremely faithful to the game while adding new layers to the story & character relationships (ex. Sarah) that give the show more nuance! Definitely the best live-action adaptation of a videogame I’ve seen this far & up there with the likes of other few great adaptations like Arcane & Castlevania. ❤ p.s. huge shoutout to cast as they knocked it out of the park. Especially Nico Parker & Gabriel Luna; who sounds exactly like his videogame counterpart, as their performances are so good!

Just hearing the sounds from that scene is enough to get my eyes to well up again.

I’ve been rewatching Fringe lately and when Anna Torv appeared on screen I LOST MY SHIT! She’s a PHENOMENAL actress and we are in for a treat for as long as we have her.

we are not going to compare game to show by frame 5 minutes in comparing game to show frame by frame

It’s bugging me that you guys even had the idea that the voice actors would have expected to play to live action main roles. Troy and Ashley look nothing like Joel or Ellie. Troy looks like a spindly blond hipster and Ashley was 38 when they were filming. How on earth would any have any concept of Ashley, a nearly 40 year old woman that’s very feminine and blond would play a 14 year old Ellie? I just don’t get what’s going on in peoples heads when they bring that up.

so nobody is gonna talk about how tommy sound exacly the same as tommy in the game??

I dont think it was shown in the reaction. But Sarah's classmate was also twitching like the old lady and probably infected. that's why he kept flashing her with his watch! Edit: Micky subtly mentioned at the end. Nice!

The fake out with the car was great like nope but you know this was supposed to happen then bam plane crash

You guys kinda spoil things unintentionally to the others who haven't played the games, you do realize that right? With things like "oooh no, I remember this" or "this is it, this is it, i remember what happens now". Like, just watch it and let everyone who's new have an unbiased, unanticipated reaction to whats happening. It's kinda annoying tbh

Tom Cruise gonna save us all if something like this really happens.

An incredible couch for this reaction (the same six as Chainsaw Man). Thanks Normies! This first episode really delivered on so many levels.

People sleeping on Arcane also being a fantastic video game adaption.

Episode 1, hands down the best adaptation of anything I've ever seen its SOOO faithful to the source material, the acting, the camera work, the set design chefs kiss

Great adaptation so far, the Marlene casting being actual Marlene is great

13:35 Love the almost car crash that fakes out the game players...

Fun fact: Marlene in the show is played by the same actress who voiced Marlene in-game.

About Marlene not telling Joel about Ellie's condition. If they know the maybe could sell the girl to someone who pays higher or maybe don't even believe and just leave without doing the job.

Wait, have you guys ever reacted to Fringe? The actress who plays Tess is the lead in that show and it would be a fun time! Run a poll or something!

Troy Baker hosts the HBO The Last of Us podcast. Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann are both on there as well to explain how they translated the game to tv and why specific decisions were made. They will release an episode a week just like the show. Definitely check it out :)

Pay attention to the fact that they avoided all food products with wheat in them in the intro 😁

So far Arcane has been my fav video game adaptation.. by far!... but The Last Of Us might just take the #1 spot... too early to tell though, but it's off to a great start.

The episode has John Hannah and Gabriel Luna from Agents of SHIELD, of course it's going to be brilliant.

the woman playing Marlene is also the one who did Marlene in the game

Love when she translated the Arabic

y'all forgot ab arcane and cyberpunk edge runners. the current GOATS of show adaptations of games.

Marlene was in the game, she voiced the same character so they will put a voice actor in a show like this

Best pilot ever. Coming from someone who has played the original game 9x. They did this justice and that first 30 mins 🔥🔥🔥

Pedro Pascal has officially been typecasted as a reluctant single dad, and considering he sold a father-son relationship with a puppet when he was completely covered in armor I’m shocked you’d doubt his casting in this lol

Your faces when you realized the car crash didn’t happen was priceless LOL

23:30 I gotta sit next to Ranna for this whole reaction 😂😂

Rana coming in CLUTCH with the Arabic translation! Mad Props!

29:22 made me uncontrollably wheeze

Fun fact, the scientist at the start , was the same actor who played Jonathan in The Mummy trilogy.

Goddamn. I'd watch it alone. Those constant laughs break the mood of the episode.

Me: "Man this girl looks just like Maev from Westworld.....wait...oh shit!!!"

The disappointment on his face when he found the gun😂

Watch quite a rew reactors and been looking for someone to watch this with. Sorry guys, Mickey and Suraj straight up spoiling future events rules you out. Good luck guys.

28:04 the sound of "you've been spotted" subtly plays in the score here. I saw this on another reaction and absolutely love that detail.

34:25 nah they took the spores out of the story because it would be impossible for humanity to survive, they couldn't make it as realistic because just a little bit of spores would infect everything around it

I was just crying at the tension and chaos of the car scene and at Joel hugging Sara after Killing the old person

LOL at Chris saying Jakarta wasn't in Asia and then wondering if Indonesia was in Africa, lol.

Having played the games numerous times, we can practically read Suraj and Micky's minds at any given point lol We're the manga readers now!

how can you say Ellie and Lyanna Mormont are similar characters? I don't get it haha they feel so different to me

Love how the biscuit and pancakes hint how the fungus first got into the food supply. While Joel and Sarah were eating eggs and OJ.

I’m glad you all won’t talk about spoilers. I haven’t played the game even though I’ve really wanted to. I’m just a poor ol’ Xbox boy.

pedro pascal has to be my fav actor this is so gonna be his year with this and the mandolorian s3

It's strange to me that you haven't seen the "Wednesday" show from Netflix!!!

I never played the game before but I still liked the show. It's nice to see the Red Viper of Dorne and Baby Bear on HBO again.

Where’d y’all get those rubber ducks? Those are awesome 😂

The city escape scenes might be some of the best cinematagraphy Tv has ever seen. I felt a Geniune sense of anxiety and dread from the chaos

Love the 2 guys freaking out during the truck highway scenes because it was exactly the same as the game. If you go look at a gameplay clip it's crazy how similar it is. Basically shot for shot copied from the game.

about the initial discussion, everyone forgets that Arcane is an adaptation of a game 😂

I love PC Gamer made an article talking about how this adaptation was "disappointing" because it "didn't take creative risks". WTF lol. Not a single person out there wants a video game adaptation to have "creative risks". We want it to be EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE VIDEO GAME. I bet PC Gamer thinks Velma is good for the same reason.

The game starts when she’s giving him the watch.

Rana with the translation that was great

Fun Fact: Sarah ( Joe's daughter ) played by Nico Parker is the daughter of actress Thandiwe Newton, who played Maeve Millay in "Westworld".

At one point Suraj said : " that's what all game adaptation need to do" But my dude most game focus on gameplay while the stories take a back seat, Sony exclusives are interactive movie 🍿, gameplay is for the most part basic AF and the story and storytelling take the front seat. Like how do you adapt dark souls ?

“Can video games be adapted” Arcane, Sonic, cup head, Cyberpunk, Castelvania, Detective Pikachu would like a word

The show is different from the game in that they’re not having the transmission be from spores. Neil Druckmann acknowledged after the first game that it wasn’t realistic for the game to have spore transmission because that would mean humanity would be monumentally screwed. Spores are microscopic and airborne and also survive on clothes for a time. So those not infected immediately would’ve have to wear gas masks 24/7 which is already not feasible for most of the population to even access.

the voice actors for the game are actually involved in the show. Marlene is reprised by Merle Dandrige who did the voice acting. Ashley and Troy will also make an appearance in the show.

Joel's daughter is played by Thandie Newton real life daughter 😃Thandie Newton is a brilliant actress and the fact her daughter was in a show like The Last of Us is a big accomplishment and she had to use an American accent instead of her real accent which is British accent.

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