Daryl Dixon, a hardened survivor of the apocalypse, travels with a child across a post-pandemic landscape, fighting threats of the infected and human variety. The child is considered an invaluable source to the future humanity, and Daryl is entrusted with delivering them to a mysterious location to aid in this task. If this sounds familiar, … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this finale review of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. The season finale opens with Anna, Ellie’s biological mother, being chased into a house by unseen infected. An original character only referenced in dialogue during the Left Behind DLC (Episode 7 for a recap), Anna is portrayed by the actress who provided voice … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. Beneath a glorious mountain vista is the Silver Lake Resort. A furious winter storm rages, unrelenting and unforgiving. We hear a passage from Revelations 21, read by the voice of Scott Shepherd, the actor tasked with bringing one of the most … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of The Last Of Us. Bloody tracks in the snow lead to an ancient, weathered house. Inside, Ellie fights to control the bleeding from Joel’s knife wound. He urges Ellie to leave him and return north to Tommy’s settlement. She’s hesitant to go but heads for the stairs. She … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of The Last Of Us. Sometimes, HBO’s The Last Of Us can find a way to tug at your heartstrings with a line of dialogue or the death of a character cherished by all. The opener earned a reputation for pulling on said heartstrings within the first thirty minutes. The Bill and … Read more
If you’re one of the millions of people tuning into The Last of Us every week, you probably know by now that it’s a great show. Packed with emotional and smartly written dialogue, exciting action scenes and gut wrenching drama, it’s easily one of the best video game adaptations ever, and some of the best … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. The credits start to play, supported by Agnes Obel’s ethereal “Fuel to Fire,” and we can take a deep breath, reeling from those final sobering minutes of the episode. Henry’s suicide, a tragic consequence after being forced to kill his infected brother, is … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. Last week, we had a post-pandemic love story, sweeping audiences away with an earnest, original insight into Bill and Frank’s relationship. There were strawberries and songs, suicides, and Ellie sitting inside a spaceship, or at least in her imagination. This week, … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. This’ll be a tough one to write. It’ll be a long one too. Following a summary of last week’s events, the third chapter of HBO’s adaptation cuts to the credits and skips past the cold open. The absence of one is … Read more
Spoilers from the outset for this review of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. The second episode to HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us follows suit from last week’s talk show interview in 1968 – and opens with an entirely original scene to open the next chapter. We begin in September 24, 2023, two days … Read more