As someone who liked S2 I am just really tired of hearing the heavy criticism and the vows to never watch TLOU again whenever a word about S2 is mentioned.

I understand the disappointment for people who were looking for a like for like game adaptation, I totally get that but I don’t think for a second it was bad tv or deserving of the hate it gets.

I thought it would be nice to hear some positive stuff about it for once!! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Is there anything anyone is really hoping to see in future seasons which differs from the games?

I know S2 was heavily HEAVILY criticised mainly for straying from certain aspects of the games and I’m not someone who was bothered by the changes but is there anything anyone is actually hoping changes OR is added?

For me I want a full episode dedicated to Tommy from finding out the news of Joel‘s death, trying to get through that & look out for Ellie, finding out Ellie & Dina have gone to Seattle & then his journey there with Jesse & what happened after. I want this because I absolutely love Tommy as a character & I want to see more of Gabrielle Luna as I think he’s a fucking amazing actor.

Also, I would LOVE to see Ellie & Abby actually speak about Joel. I don't mean sit down at a table and have a long conversation but I would love to see Ellie (if she could compose herself in Abby’s presence) make a blunt & simple point to her such as: ‘do you not think your dad would have killed to save you had the situation been reversed?’. Its been a while since I watched the play through of part II (Iv not actually played the games but Iv watched over 24hrs of play through) but from memory I don’t remember a word ever being exchanged that was actually about Joel.

Quick cover of The Path by Gustavo Sataolalla. Hope you like it!

They are in vancouver now! They were suppose to be at a film fest but the director said bella is filming!

Speaking to The Washington Post, Druckmann said, "I wasn't involved in shaping this season's creative direction, and Naughty Dog did not have a creative role in the direction of this season. So I can't personally speak to how production is progressing." He then pretty clearly suggested that Naughty Dog will take on future projects in The Last of Us universe, though whether that's a proper The Last of Us Part 3, a resurrection of the canceled The Last of Us Online multiplayer project, or something else remains to be seen. "It's important for us to note that as the creator of the games, Naughty Dog is still the steward of this IP and even though this might be the end of this adaptation," he added, referring to the HBO show's third season, "we're not done with The Last of Us. There's a couple projects in the works that, when the time is right, I'm very excited to talk about."

I mean, it really wouldn’t have done any harm to let him see Gail outside the gate before doing what needed to be done afterwards.

Why does she have to choose between Tommy and Joel? Tommy is already willing to go, why not both go so she has an even better chance? Doesn’t make sense to me.

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First confirmation of the return of guest actor Ben Ahlers as WLF soldier Burton.

Scene involves Abby, Burton, other WLF soldiers, and some Seraphites

In the games, Dina’s reasoning was as simple as going with her crush/friend and supporting her on her quest to avenge Joel.

In the show, they drastically altered a lot for her to make things more personal. They established early on Dina and Joel built their own kind of familial bond during the years they were together with Ellie in Jackson and she acts as his partner on occasions and be regularly refers to her as “kiddo”.

She and Joel scout together and she replaces Tommy’s role as being betrayed with him by Abby and the WLF after saving her, with Abby having them threaten and tranq her before they brutally beat and kill Joel.

The next episode when establishing Ellie and her planning their trip to Seattle, while she gives Ellie the names of the WLF and means of identifying them, they seem to make her own personal mission similar to the games of mostly going to support Ellie.

When Ellie says she should turn back and she explains her story about her first kill, while she says no matter what Joel did he didn’t deserve to die like that, she makes most of the reasoning for refusing to go back about understanding Ellie’s need for revenge and going with her to support her.

While she’s clearly disgusted what they did to Joel, I feel like they completely ignore with this everything they established with her own personal relationship with him and what Abby did to both of them not just Joel.

Even though she spared her and knocked her out for the ordeal, she betrayed her too and brutally murdered a surrogate father figure to her but to try and mimic the game despite the changes, they still make her reasoning seem much more about Ellie and less personally angry for herself and Joel with the show’s version of their relationship and events.

It’s like they built and changed up the lore to give her a personal reason to hate Abby and the WLF just as much or almost as much as Ellie and Tommy, then just went mostly back to the original version of things where her own mission is primarily just to support Ellie.

In an interview during the press for season 2, Isabela Merced had this quote. She was talking about how much she loves Bella, and then said this. It makes me a bit worried of where S3 will go. In the game, Dina never dislikes Ellie. She has a hard time coping, but she never shows any anger or dislike towards Ellie. The only time she is angry towards her is in the Farm House Scene.

Basically, i’m very intrigued by was Isabela could have meant by this. Are they rewriting Ellie and Dinas dynamic after Seattle? Will Dina blame Ellie for Jesse’s death? I wonder how they’re going to handle all of this. Anyone have any theories?

Finished my half sleeve yesterday! I couldn’t be any happier with it🤍🫶🏻

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Just waking up from a nap and looked out the window, There were about 2 trucks each carrying a car

Thought I would upload this for enthusiasts of the show. Filming starting soon and going until early morning. Unclear what characters will be present but we were told no noise effects will be used so I can't imagine there will be loud gunfire.

A few actors are good, some scripts are decent, but most of it just doesn't work. As a fan of the game, explain to me why I should subscribe to watch something that not only doesn't come close to the game but also defies all logic.

List of things I didn’t like:

- Joel. In the game, Joel is a beast but gives you a sense of protection, whereas in the TV series he only did that at the beginning with his tough-guy act and at the end in the hospital.

- Let’s not even talk about the actress playing Ellie—they could have found someone better, but I can overlook that.

- Some plot inconsistencies that go back and forth. For example: in the game, they go to the campus and see the giraffes before meeting David, while in the movie, David appears first.

- Lots of plot holes—where’s Ellie’s big escape all alone through the resort? In the movie, she barely even leaves the restaurant. Fine, but what about all the people who were with David and live there—did they just disappear??

- A crucial point: where are the zombies? Where are the toxic spores? In the game, there were many more zombies, but more importantly, in some places there were toxic spores that actually helped Joel realize that Ellie was truly immune and not just a casual bite victim.

- The part with the sniper and Sam’s bite

- The fight scene between David and Ellie against the zombies is missing

Who would I save?

- Marlene—the actress did a good job in the role.

- Joel’s brother, even though he could have done much better.

- The actor who plays David—he captured the character at times, but could have done better.

- Some of the scripts, landscapes, and settings.

- The boss that appeared midway through the season—in the game, there were at least two (again, in the first game).

- The way the zombies are portrayed—but they never mention that there are three types everyone knows about, and then the fourth is the boss. It’s not explained, so viewers don’t understand.

Aside from these few things, everything else deserves a rating of 1, which is a shame because great actors could have delivered more. I think the contract should require that every actor—supporting actors at least twice and lead actors four times—play the game to understand what fans and the audience expect. It felt like a movie that said, “Wait, now the series really begins,” but instead it’s over, and you’re left wondering, “What did I just watch?”

The game is much more thrilling and exciting; it gives you a real rush, vibes. It’s as if you were drinking an excellent wine (the game) and then they gave you a discount-store wine diluted 95% with water (the TV series) and told you it reflects the game. Yet they’ve proven that it can be done with *Uncharted* and have made a movie—which is shorter than a TV series.

Just on my way through the seasons again and I wanted to say, the intro to this episode, based in Jakarta, Indonesia is actually one of the best starts to a tv show episode I’ve ever seen. It’s a pretty flawless opening with such underrated acting.

Having the leading expert in Cordyceps emotionally telling the commander before asking to be taken home to be with her family is a genuinely genius delivery of the gravity of the infection… “Bomb. Start bombing. Bomb this city… and everyone in it.”

Massive Blue screens going up around the set in Maple Ridge, looks like production at this location is ramping up. Going under the title B & P (Bella & Pedro!?!?)

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I’m still new to charcoal, Ik I’ve plenty to improve on and I appreciate constructive criticism but please be nice.