I love how up-front they are being about staying true to the game while also being completely open about the changes. You can tell they were careful with the changes they made as to not ruin the experience for game fans.
Second episode was crazy. Neil’s direction was perfect, the atmosphere, the set design, the clickers were freaking terrifying, the hive mind concept used in the capitol building was innovative and well executed. All around incredible work shown in this episode and can’t wait to see Bill and Frank, and hopefully Ellie’s banter with Bill 😂
I've heard some people say that it was a small step down from the first episode. Specifically, the show became more akin to the walking dead in episode 2. Maybe the writing is to blame. David Gaffe who gave the first episode 9/10, just gave this episode 7/10 Anyway, I myself didn't watch any episode, and to me the show overall looks fine.
The way they adapted spores into mycelium that can communicate through an underground network of tendrils was brilliant, because it's ACTUALLY REAL. Mycelium can actually do that.
The one problem is that if the system is that easily triggered, it should be constantly getting triggered by birds or animals or wind or something and hordes would be running around everywhere.
Yes, but mycelium is not cordyceps. They’ve both taken millions of years to acquire these separate adaptations. This is the issue with anything like this - the creators just seize on an idea and then go mad with it.
@@violator7964 cordyceps do have mycelium though. regardless, science nerds are a very small part of the population. It’s okay to not have to appease them in everything.
The first two episodes of The last of us are fantastic. The cinematography is brutal in this first two episodes , the scope of the show is really good . Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey gives great acting . Anna Torv who plays Tess shined in this first two episodes . It was a phenomenal performance 👏👏👏 .
Yea unlike the other game adaptations this is one they did right without upsetting people I mean some people are mad but it's because they don't know nothing about movies how there supposed to be done
The idea of the Infected being connected and alerting each other through a fungal network is an interesting addition. I remember in the level "Bill's Town" there have been one or more instances where Joel, Ellie, and Bill would arrive in a seemingly empty and safe street only to get suddenly ambushed by a horde of Runners from out of nowhere. The introduction of a fungal network would reinforce the idea that there is no place safe from the Infected for Joel and Ellie.
The set design for this show is mental. Something horrifically beautiful about rubble, collapsed buildings and overwgrowth is so aesthetically pleasing.
You got the clickers very right! People who never played the game were "Ellie", and gamers were "Joel and Tess". 😅 I might have stopped breathing. They looked so real! 👍👍👍👏
I don’t think any of the main actors played the game. When they mentioned gamers I’m pretty certain they were talking about actors playing the clickers
@@ca20mn What I'm saying is that people who did not play the game were as afraid as Ellie, and people who already played the game were also scared, but like Joel and Tess.
Anna Torv's performance was so damn good! I was very sad to see her character die. I hope they have her in flashbacks over the season because hiring such a talented actress for just 2 episodes feels very underutilized.
After the first two episodes, I love how the story is expanded seamlessly so that those who completely the game have some new things to look out for. This is how perfectly this adaptation is going so far. Masterclass from the show runners!👏🏽👏🏽
This episode blew the first episode out of the water. Oh my god this show is so gorgeous. Maybe the prettiest HBO Max show in existence right now, the quality is off the charts. Looks like it was true that the first episode was actually the slowest, due to them “setting the table” for the characters and world, so to speak, but now that that’s over, we kick into full gear. They did an incredible job on this show, I’m beyond impressed as a fan of the series.
@@beartrap3400 I loved the first too but I guess I just got really hyped with the reveal of the Clickers in the second episode. They’re just as creepy as they are in the games and I love it
the horror is so well done in this show it cannot be overstated, its beautiful how its translated to a new artform as well as being arguably better in certain ways, terrific job HBO!
They might have changed the scene on how Tess dies and how the fungus is Vs the game, but that honestly doesn’t bug me one bit. They still captured the feel of everything.
What I like about the change from spores is that now even wide open spaces can be super dangerous if there is active cordyceps present. The spores in the game were only an issue in cramped, closed environments. With the tendrils that's still the case. They could have huge fungal networks running in tunnels and indoors that you can't even touch without alerting a horde. But now that also translates to places that you'd think you were safe in the games. So dope.
This episode was short but sweet. Hats off to Neil. Very tense and loved how they were able to make the Clickers more unsettling than they already were 💯
Torv's perfomance amazed me since her first scene in Ep. 1. I've only seen her before in Mindhunters (didn't watch Fringe), and even though she was great there, this is another whole level of range and subtlety all in the same short-lived package. What a great team behind this, it's wonderful to see both Druckmann's and Mazin's styles present distinctively (Mazin's "Chernobylesque" cold open + Druckmann's verbatim take on his game"), yet mesh so perfectly for a complete episode.
It was a nice touch for them to add that intro scene detailing how the fungus spread. Some people might take offence to it because it strips the narrative of any mystique but I think it grounded the story in a way that made it feel more tangible. I hope they add more pre-outbreak scenes because I always find it interesting to see society crumble before we eventually get to the post-apocalypse parts.
I am very impressed. This just goes to show that while budget definitely matters in making a good show, it’s the heart and passion behind it that makes it great
Whoever they hired as the fungi expert for this series did a great job, as well as the makeup artists, set designers and the people who made the opening credits. The whole fungi aesthetic adds a unique look to the show that sets it apart from the typical zombie TV show or movie.
Every episode has one or more of those scenes those are engraved in our hearts since the first time we played the game. What a masterpiece HBO and ND have created :')
I loved the Tess death scene change gave me so much more anxiety than the game did, when your getting shot by a dozen soldiers at least it’s a guarantee for a quick death. As soon as I saw the lighter not going on I shat myself because as a fan of the walking dead I hate seeing our favorite characters going out like that so they did a great job leaving that on edge
Amazing. Hosting a creator care about the source material (because its worth it) AND improving it for a TV audience feels like a basic idea, but it's so refreshing
Just wanna say, THANK YOU HBO for casting Anna Torv as Tess. I jumped off my chair when I first saw her even with that beaten and battered face. Agent Duhman icy stare is imprinted in my Brain for eternity. No matter how you disfigure her face, Anna Torv can still have an effect on us.
Im just totally amazed by every opening scene on every episode. It's how the scene installs fear into me, there's not a lot of movie which can do that.
They absolutely 100% nailed the look, sound and movement of the Clickers! Whoever designed them for the video game must be feeling so proud that it exists in "real life" now.
Definitely brought new elements from the game and now the thought of the dangers that they face in the show makes it so much more terrifying and some even disturbing. 😳
this show has made me realize that this is pretty much the only good videogame adaptation into film or tv. never knew we could get something this well thought out and well executed. so excited for the rest of the season!
Thanks for casting Anna Torv. She was great and as a huge Fan of the series Fringe it was amazing to see her again. :) The show is also amazing and I am looking forward for the next episode.
The clickers we’re done so much better than I could’ve ever hoped for. An amazing representation of the show, with such fine characteristics and detail. Amazing job!
i love SO MUCH the change of fedra not chasing the characters, instead just being infected people. the change of how the clickers operates from the game is so good and so terrifying. i also love tess's(?) death! i didn't really felt her death in the game, but the fact we see her dying and until her last moments conscious is so goooooddd ugh craig and neil are just BEASTS working together!!
Anyone notice how the part where Joel is loading his revolver is so damn on point with the 2011 E3 trailer reveal of The Last of Us? Man from the day Naughty Dog announced a totally new IP separate from Uncharted to this being in the show is such a trip!
Same, it really took me by surprise. Only complaint is i personally just am not feeling Bella Ramsay as Ellie. Every other actor fits their character, but she just doesn't fit Ellie for some reason. Idk if it's her voice or acting or both, idk. Just don't connect with her like with Ellie from the game.
Fun fact: even though episode 2’s cold open says Jakarta, Indonesia, the license plate shown on the traffic scene was actually Bali, Indonesia. Jakarta is “B” whereas the scene if you pause it showed “DK” which is license plate for every vehicle registered in Bali. And in that scene you can also see a street sign that shows the direction to Kuta Square, a shopping boulevard in Bali.
The last scene with Tess was absolutely terrifying yet so amazing its a literal torture that we have to wait another week before experiencing more of this masterpiece
I absolutely love how the 'prologues' so far build upon the next; Episode 1's was theoretical with the epidemiologist stating there would be no preventive or cure, and Episode 2's just confirming that as it's actually happening
After I compared the look of the clickers from the show and the game, I was shocked. They are nearly identical. I'm so glad that Craig wants to keep the show true to the game.
