I read those books so not exactly the same for me. The number of characters the story had even in season one was significantly higher.
The Last of Us HBO series
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Honestly when I first played the game I had a similar reaction to his death where it was just wtf I'm not sure I want to keep playing. I think I might have even taken a short break from it. But then I figured this is the story they've decided to tell, let's just see where it goes. Turned out to be pretty damn good. Still one of the most shocking moments I've ever experienced in a video game.
The Last of Us 2 and RDR2 are two video games that absolutely shocked me.
I am still shook from Lance Vance betraying Tommy in GTA: Vice City.
I wonder how much more screentime he has this season, with him being their biggest star I'm guessing they find a lot of ways to keep Joel in the story.
Really Red Dead 2? I have it in my steam library, but just could not get into it. Maybe I need to pick it back up.
Very good story. You need to finish it.
Dunno. I saw an interview with Pedro yesterday that said the only reason he took the role was because they told him he would be killed off. He is busy as hell with so many projects.
I had a hard time getting into it as well and never got through it
The game delves heavy into flashbacks, and we’ve seen clips in trailers with Joel that haven’t been seen yet. I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a lot of onscreen Pedro yet. They have 5 full years of context to fill in…
The military training thing is always funny to me. People really question tactics 22 years after there has been no formal military training!? How many survivors even served, and how old are they now? It’s just such a completely bizarre scenario that I find it funny that people think they could adapt and perfect every single military best practice 20+ years after an apocalypse. When every single “thing” we take for granted in terms of resourcing and travel and health and just basic human interaction and rule of law and anything and everything - turned completely upside down. It’s unfathomable. It would honestly be like a new planet. I can say with certainty that there is no possible way I would recognize myself in 22 years IF a fungus zombie infection takes over the world today.
I didn’t read the books before season 1, so Ned’s death was the single most shocking event in TV history to me. But that also made it my favorite TV show, because anything was on the table (plus the writing, character development, and White Walker mystery were top notch). Never once did I think “I’m done with this show”.
I read all the GOT books between seasons 1-3, so I knew the Red Wedding was coming. That episode was more of an anxiety watch for me than shock.
I haven’t played TLoU2, but was unfortunately spoiled via a gaming thread last year, so I knew this was coming too. Same deal here where it was more anxiety than surprise
I'm a complete sucker for a story that's willing to kill off main characters. We've all watched so many scenes trying to build tension and completely failing because you know they won't do it. After Ned dies it changes the way you feel watching every other scene where a character is in danger.
Uhh… they were struggling to even clear their sewer line of roots and keep their buildings warm. It’s a stretch to expect so many resources and labor be spent on defense.
Their city defense was actually pretty good.
I get that-- but how much labor and resources were spent on that wall in the first place? They could have put the same effort into smarter defenses.
That was a pretty damn good wall under the circumstances. They don’t have unlimited construction materials, equipment or a contractor to build a perfect modern defense.
