Streaming The Last of Us (HBO)

[AnEmptyChair]

Feels like the writers must be fans of the game to be this identical to the source material. Or if they aren't, they are humble enough not to try to deviate.

Writers of Witcher and Halo could take note and learn a thing or two..

writers are neil druckmann, the same guy who wrote the game, and craig mazin, a huge fan who also wrote Chernobyl, so yeah, it's fair to say they know what they're doing

just finished the first ep and it was ******* great. had me emotional just to see something i love so much showed in a different but familiar way.

the only downside for me was that i didn't realise i had the wrong brightness setting on my TV until after THAT scene, so it made the opening 30m seem a bit too clean and colourful and so it lost a bit of the impact. but that's obviously on me

 

[Kirby]

I’d never heard of the game before this thread and watching the trailer.

Loved the first episode.

Top notch performances and looks great.

 

[Gak Attack]

Very solid start!

 

[Big Sauce 21]

watchin' 4K, never played the game so can't comment if it's faithful to the game or not...prolly the only meh thing for me is...what...more zombies ?
but haven't turned it off yet so i guess it's watchable. got my old crush, Anna Torv so might stick with it

It's nearly like for like, Which means we're gunna get some scenes soon. They've just headed out of the safety zone. Expect some infected and insane humans. The game is full of infected, something they can't really do in the show. Need to focus on the story more rather than nail batting granny zombies in the head.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Currently a 9.6 on IMDB.

 

[ULTIMATE_WARRIOR]

I’ve never played the game, but loved that first episode. Sign me up, I was hooked from the start.

Big fan of Pedro Pascal

 

[Warsaw]

Compelling opener, that hits all the right notes from the game, yet probably the least indicative of what the tone of the series will be moving forward.

Sarah was a brilliant POV character to give us first up. Almost too good.

Elevated Walking Dead is the bare minimum here. The highs of Station Eleven should be more in line with what it's aiming for. Knowing what's to come, and the back of the first ep...they should get there.

 

[SM]

Never payed the game before so no idea of the plot, but good first ep.

It definitely feels like you're watching a video game with those car sequences though, haven't decided if that's good or not.

 

[Gasometer]

This is the way

 

[Biggie]

That was ******* sensational. True to game story with added depth. Casting - nailed

Can’t wait for next ep - clickers and other assorted goodies are inbound

Soooo good

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Not a bad episode. Opening was great half was great. Pascal and Torv are solid casting, not a fan of Ellie's casting. Seems too hardened already.

 

[Biggie]

not a fan of Ellie's casting. Seems too hardened already.

Oh you weren’t?

I thought she was bang on myself

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Oh you weren’t?

I thought she was bang on myself

Spoiler: Spoiler

I think she would have been good 5 years ago, but she's looks too old now, seems weird that Joel is getting paternal over a 18 year old that doesn't even look like his daughter

 

[bok_party]

Feels like the writers must be fans of the game to be this identical to the source material. Or if they aren't, they are humble enough not to try to deviate.

Writers of Witcher and Halo could take note and learn a thing or two..

The writer is literally the same writer as the game Neil Druckmann

 

[Freo Big Fella]

Phenomenal start - knew what was coming having played the game, but the sense of creeping dread that built up throughout the prologue was amazing.

Spoiler

The scene with granny Adler starting to twitch and spasm behind Sarah while she scanned through the DVDs. JFC.

 

[bok_party]

Never payed the game before so no idea of the plot, but good first ep.

It definitely feels like you're watching a video game with those car sequences though, haven't decided if that's good or not.

I thought the car scenes really encapsulated the kind of claustrophobia in trying to escape that situation.

 

[SM]

I thought the car scenes really encapsulated the kind of claustrophobia in trying to escape that situation.

Me too, it was good, I'm just undecided on if I'll still enjoy that almost video game style if they keep doing it after a few eps.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Hats off to Bella Ramsay she

Feels when then intro played.

This was pretty bloody good. Lot truer to the games than I thought. Long shots of the decayed city skyline. * Chef kiss *

I lost my mind when the last of us theme started playing

 

[RPCB]

No wonder it felt like they got Marlene absolutely spot on. I just found out she’s played by her voice actor.

 

[HAPPY CHEFFY]

Never played the game but might have a crack now.

 

[ULTIMATE_WARRIOR]

The first 30 minutes were fantastic. Really reminded me of the first few eps of Fear the Walking Dead. I’m really fascinated at how people and the general population would react to a scenario such as a zombie like outbreak. How quickly everything and everyone would break down into chaos.

Also, the reveal when Joel threw the dead boy into the fire….

 

[RPCB]

Never played the game but might have a crack now.

If you don’t own a PS5, they are widely available now.

 

[RPCB]

The first 30 minutes were fantastic. Really reminded me of the first few eps of Fear the Walking Dead. I’m really fascinated at how people and the general population would react to a scenario such as a zombie like outbreak. How quickly everything and everyone would break down into chaos.

Also, the reveal when Joel threw the dead boy into the fire….

I would let myself get turned into a Zombie and then eat my neighbours face off.

 

[CaptchaProofBot]

The first 30 minutes were fantastic. Really reminded me of the first few eps of Fear the Walking Dead. I’m really fascinated at how people and the general population would react to a scenario such as a zombie like outbreak. How quickly everything and everyone would break down into chaos.

Also, the reveal when Joel threw the dead boy into the fire….

tbh, saw that coming a mile away when she said you're safe now, after some food we'll give you all the toys you want to play with...yeah...nah...too obvious lady.

 

[vast]

It was well done but if im going to be nit-picky, Pascal doesn't totally feel like Joel to me. Joel is a little more stoic and less friendly in the interactions he has pre and post apocalypse, its like too much of Pascals own kindness is coming through at times.

Bella Ramsey does feel like Ellie to me.

The girl that played Sara was great.

I actually loved the opening with John Hannah and Christopher Heyerdahl. It was a excellent way to introduce the Cordyceps fungus. Which is a real thing btw as described in that scene.