Another great episode. Again with the feels.

Kow wrote:

I didn't much like the game. I don't much like this either. Didn't the Walking Dead do this years ago? The only thing I like really is the kid. She looks like her mother might have been an alien.

the father / son dynamic in walking dead banged on those sentimental levers hard.
Last of us is far better on every level but the same setting / world premise

drumbeg wrote:

Loved episode 6. Great shift of pace. Great locations/shots. Some interesting changes to Joel's character here. Also loved that they used quite a few elements from TLOU2. Again, they deviated from the source material in a way that made more sense for a TV show, whilst preserving a key scene almost note for note (what was the line they omitted - someone mentioned this earlier?).

The line was in the bedroom scene. I mean the rest of it was almost word for word and they did a great job of it. I just love the way that line is delivered, same way they changed the line during the ambush scene a few episodes earlier from Joel saying "he ain't even hurt".

Its all good though, and Ellie's follow up line about everyone leaving her except for fucking you was delivered brilliantly by Ramsey.

drumbeg wrote:

Ah, yes. I'll listen to the pod and see if there is some reasoning there. Sometimes the actors think they have a better take on things, such as with Bill and the "Jackboot new world order motherfuckers..." line (which was meant to just represent the thought in his head, but the actor insisted on saying).

It's not an essential line....but it's one I remember clearly from the game including how it is delivered, so I totally get your point.

Yeah I love that line from Bill ha!

I'm just so impressed with what they've kept in, taken out or changed from the game to adapt it for TV. The fact that scenes from the game can be compared to the show and people debate which they prefer in every instance is quite an achievement. Each episode seems to hit just the right beats at the right time. This felt like just what was needed after that amazing episode 5.

Yes. This season will cover the first game.

3 episodes to go and we have Left Behind DLC, David and conclusion to cover, which I assume will be broken up into the 3 discrete episodes. Some fans of the game online have voiced worries about this pacing. I say, the makers know what they are doing, it's a great show. Let's just enjoy the ride.

This whole season is great so far. Manages to punch miles above what's basically standard stuff In terms of zombies/outbreak apocalypse etc. I think Joel is cast well - although it's a job plenty of actors could nail imo - but the girl who plays Ellie is perfect.

Perhaps it was just me because I was in a funny mood but I didn't think that tonight's episode had the same emotional impact as episode 3 even though they kind of dealt with similar themes.

Still some clever moments in it though.

There’ll be more of that story next week I reckon.

My friends who haven't played the game didn't like episode 7 as much. They thought it was boring. I tried to explain to them that the DLC is very glacial in it's pace, so in that way, it's a true adaptation. I thought it was a good piece of standalone TV. Top performances by Bella and Storm. They were charming, funny, emotional. They nailed it. They way the interiors in this episode were built and lit was sublime. An absolute 4K colour-fest. Stunning looking episode. The edits towards the end cutting back and forth were done superbly and delivered on the relevance of Ellie's backstory to the here and now.

I share the concerns of others about there only being 70-ish minutes of this series left and a hell of a lot to fit in.

Are episode lengths known at this stage?  I was expecting another sub-hour ep followed by a 80-90min finale tbh.  The action scenes have been quite good but I'm glad they've been used sparingly.

Oh.  Well that's less than I expected!  Wonder why such a short finale?!

Yeah I'd of thought the next episode would have been longer too. Both are actually a little shorter than I'd of imagined considering your points above drum.

Mine tried to bail yesterday but I think I kept her in by saying 'there's only one episode left'. I just need to act surprised at the end of episode 8. She doesn't like the constant feeling of dread, apparently. Maybe I'll tell her it brightens up a bit for season two.

Same.  I was like wtf she learnt fatalities how?!  A guidebook survived somewhere nearby?

Oh I gave up ages ago.  Like, where did Abby get synthetic steroids for TLOU2 to look like that, they have those factories up and running?!