The Last of Us | Scientist Warns: The Fungus Controls Its Host Like a Puppet
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2023
- In Episode 1 of "The Last Of Us," a doctor talks about viral outbreaks and pandemics in the '60s. The main concern isn't bacteria; it's fungi. This fungus, named Ophiocordyceps camponoti-floridani, can control its host like a puppet, with the fungus itself pulling the strings and controlling the host. It's a scary prospect that sets the stage for our story.
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From Season 1, Episode 1: "When You're Lost in the Darkness"
20 years after a pandemic has radically changed known civilization, infected humans run wild and survivors are killing each other for food, weapons; whatever they can get their hands on. Joel, a violent survivor, is hired to smuggle a 14-year-old girl, Ellie, out of an oppressive military quarantine zone, but what starts as a small job soon transforms into a brutal journey across the U.S.
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Just by the way he looks, he could have played Oppenheimer
He would have made a great Oppenheimer.
I thought it was Oppenheimer in color.
An older Oppie, yes, but the movie showed him younger too. John Hannah can't pass for 20.
Dammit. Now thats all i see. If they de-aged him. It wouldve been perfect.
He's also a superior actor to Cillian murphy, just not as well known.
John Hannah is great in this scene but special credit to the host that gradually goes from smug host, to confused, to petrified.
bigheddi
Yes that was a really well acted scene, also, which fitted perfectly in the late 60's ambience.
BIG……..HEEEAAAAADDDDDDDD
Baghead
exactly!! from funny punchlines to real gutwrenching fear! the pivot is nice to watch
"what if the world were to get slightly warmer"
Oh shit
Propaganda
@@TravellerTinker thank you, beat me to it
@@TravellerTinker *using a real world element in fiction*
@@TravellerTinker are you saying the world hasnt gotten warmer lol
@@TravellerTinker97% of actively publishing scientists do believe that humans are causing climate change. but obviously you can disagree with science.
I love how realistically this was shot. Every bit of it felt like a real talk show chat. Well done.
Not to mention terrifying as a pandemic.
Talk show hosts wouldn't let their guests talk uninterrupted that long.
Everything except the colour scheme. The whole teal-and-orange look is a modern-movie, post-digital-grading phenomenon. TV broadcasts never looked like this. If anything, it was likelier to be a bit magenta-heavy, but mostly it was always a very neutral/natural colour scheme (whites being #ffffff white), just a bit under-saturated.
That’s the point
@llchapman1234 Nowadays, for sure, you can't speak more than 10 seconds max, but in those days, late 60's, there was much more respect in tv shows/debates.
Nowadays you have to speak fast and briefly, because most people's average attention span never exceeds 10sec, thanks to degenerate species having been raised with retarded parents.
Darwin is rolling in his grave.
@@llchapman1234 Queue unnecessary laughter and hands banging the desk every 5 seconds with constant stream of questions about every 5 seconds.
One of my most favorite cold opens in a show. Love how you can see and feel the building tension in the room. From playful and joking to deadly serious and terror.
Now, I believe that the first game would have been ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING,if they opened it with a similar segment like this
Even better if it was just on a random TV during gameplay
This scene is the example I give when I tell people the show improves on the game's story
@@sam23696
In certain parts they definitely do
In other parts
specifically Kathleen
😕
some real centrist Zionist propaganda there
Before you ask Neil druckmann is a Zionist
It kinda did tho. I believe this scene is supposed to be the "replacement" of the intro of the game where the news report how the pandemic develops
I dunno, the interaction playing as Sarah and seeing it unfold from her point of view was perfect for a game experience. This scene, however, great pre credits opener for a TV show, all dialogue, sets the premise for what we're about to see. Same for the second episode opener which I think was set in Jakarta?
"What if, for instance, the world were to get slightly warmer?" Gave me a chill watching it for the first time.
Now THAT'S how you bridge fiction and reality to build up tension. Before that you can seperate all talk of a zombie like plague to fiction, even one caused by a fungus with sound science... but throw in the also scientifical fact of global warming and the very real posibility of fungi evolving... suddenly fiction blends in with reality and creates palpable tension and horror. God I love this scene so much
NPC comment
There's no reason to panic. The world was warmer during the Middle Agess and the Roman Empire. There were temperature cycles long before the Industrial Revolution. We are currently exiting a little Ice Age that peaked around 1850.
@@VincitOmniaVeritas7 I have no idea where you're getting your info cause the last time the Earth was this warm was 120,000 years ago. Plus the rate at which the planet is warming up is unprecedented
@@ezman141Ok pal whatever you say.
The amount of detail they put into this show is awesome. Opening the first episode with a scientist who fears that fungus could evolve and infect humans was brilliant. John Hannah gave a great performance here, even though it was a cameo.
Yeah instead of drawing out the mystery over the whole season, it's delivered immediately. We as viewers knows everything he's saying is what happened, and at the same time it adds the underlying dismay that his warnings went unheeded.
I’m all honesty, this show kinda sucks. There are some things about it that are great but in essence it’s kind of a disappointment.
Also, the episode with that completely revolves around two gay lovers was completely unnecessary to the plot and obviously a way to push a political agenda. I am not judging the show based on that episode yet it was still completely pointless and stupid.
@@jjones9822 Considering the slop that comes out on netflix and everywhere today it makes me wonder how high your standards are if this show sucks. I'm not devaluing your opinion, just wondering what does a show have to do to be good then.
This is as good as a game to tv adaption can get if you look at history.
The problem is this was all nonsense. There are dozens of fungi that infect humans right now. The species that cordyceps parasitizes right now are not even remotely 1% infected. If infection was widespread it would affect the survival of those species and that would kill the fungus. That means that when cordyceps first evolved to infect those species it was terrible at it and those species immune systems mostly handled it easily and that has remained the case (this is true for functionally all fatal parasites).
@@jjones9822the first paragraph I read of your comment and I immediately knew where it was headed and wasn't disappointed lol.
This show isn't perfect, there are a few scenes that I found questionable, but it's far from "sucks", and episode 3 was definitely a well written and well directed episode. It's okay, not everyone is used to seeing gay relationships, but don't undermine the entire show just because you can't stand to see same-sex relationships. That episode, btw, wasn't intended to push the plot, but rather give depth to the story and characters. It's okay, not everyone can understand it...I mean, not everyone can understand the movie Oppenheimer as well and found it boring.
P.S. Bill and Frank are a gay couple in the game it's based on as well, so no, it's not an agenda just because you're afraid to be "converted".
This scene. This one particular scene is what drew me to this show. The in depth and how the scientist explained how the cordycep worked in that world was truly terrifying. What also made this scene great is how everyones mood went from seeing this theory as a joke to a serious look in their faces of realization.
That's a real fungus and it actually works exactly as it's described in the real world.
@@h__rthey don't prevent decomposition however
The shots of "serious look" were also at the same point he's talking about our minds being infected and overtaken, hive mind like, the same way television and talk media began doing back then. So it's both a nod to the seriousness of the described situation but also a not-so-subtle nod to the, similar, impact mass media has had on us.
Cordeyceps like ideology of the political nature, Cordeyceps like Cordeyceps the real fungus. Humans fight their ideology wars and never stop till too late and the fungi has evolved, or we are all dead before then through complacency.
Cordycep sinensis is a rubbish name for a supplement.
One good out of this is that most(if not everyone) in that room were already old enough to have died before any of this happened by the shows events.
Hmm, isn’t this version of TLOU set in the Bush era? Quite possible the scientist was still alive, as this was only 30 years prior to the Bush administration.
@@Lewis-fd9js that scientist looks to be well into his 50's at this point, and the actor is in his 60's. If the character is the same age as the actor, 30 years would put him past 90. There's a possibility he'd still be alive, though it's very doubtful.
@@thefearofg0ds758 fair point!
They would have been alive as the climate got warmer though. So they may have thought back to his comments.
How is that good?
All i hear in this interview is "O'Connell!" lol
O’Connell *
How did I not recognize Eevee’s brother from the mummy Lmao
He would know how to blend in the infected too if he lives that long. IM-HO-TEP , IM-HO-TEP
“Americans”
Just from reading this comment all I hear is Beni yelling it.
“O’CONNELL!!!”
John Hannah is fantastic in this scene.
Singlehandedly one of if not the most chilling cold open to a show ever.
Conclusion fungi ain't no joke. Please don't kill me mushrooms
Conclusion should be stop burning our goddamn planet up
They won’t kill you, that’s what makes it so terrifying.
"I for one welcome our new fungi overlords"
The probability of you being killed by fungi is very low, but not 0%
Like he said in the show; they aim not to kill you but to control you. Thats even worse if u ask me, you are self aware but nothing u can do.
I was anxious about this show and then relaxed after this scene. What a fantastic opening.
same, i was totally ready to ignore this show entirely but by god this scene really sets the horror to 11 and makes us ready for the ride we know is coming
Easily the best video game adapted tv show or movie ever
Too bad the rest of the show is pc garbage I'd rather play part 2 again don't watch this trash
@joealred4312 😂 I hope you're not one of those people man. The only episode I remember not enjoying was the left behind episode because it felt like it could have just been cut out.
@@PreacherJenkins I agree man this show originally I thought would suck . After seeing the level of production in the first episode and this tense scene I was hooked .
The silence from the host and the audience. That was the pivotal point where they understood this guy isn’t joking.
This is a brilliantly done scene. In three minutes he foreshadows the entire cause and premise of the monsters in the show, no long drawn out mystery, no untold story. He's giving everyone a warning, that we know goes unheeded, and the entire idea is plausible if not completely possible in the real world too. The point where everyone's face turns serious and nobody else is saying a word you realize everyone in that room is scared to death of the potential.
I wouldn’t say it was unheeded but there really isn’t anything you can do to stop or prevent it regardless
Johnathan really got his act together after all those mummy adventures
That last part when he says “We lose.” Always gives me chills!
The detail of the public looking like "zombies" it is also quite on po int.
“We lose” two words simple yet so scary
We’ll be back.
Right? Especially after it was said that humans always win.
John Hannah is brilliant at making the most of a short phrase. Check out his 'I was wrong' in Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Loved him in Spartacus
I'm Spartacus! NO I'M SPARTACUS! NO I'M SPARTACUS!
Batiatis!
I AM SPARTACUS
The Mummy! Lol.
He looked like he enjoyed that role .
Honestly one of the greatest openers to a TV series ever. The casting, cinematography, pacing, and natural exposition are all so well done
Was delighted to see John Hannah steal the show in the opening scene - remember him from way back in the mid-90's in Four Weddings and a Funeral, he gives a phenomenal speech at his lover's funeral in that movie, great actor.
He recites Funeral Blues by WH Auden.
I love that the apocalypse in this show was because of the tenacity of nature itself, not our mistakes.
"What if the planet where to get hotter"
Which happens at natural rates, yes, but at the moment humans have their foot on that gas pedal. I think that's what the scientist hinted at.
I meant to say, it's the fungi's 'will' to evolve that started the zombie-apocalypse. I mean, who would have thought that? @@tubewanderer5721
@@tubewanderer5721u really believe all that stuff?
@@TravellerTinker yes... believe in reality is so stupid...
@@TravellerTinker the world is getting hotter because of our doing, no need to deny it. It won't cause any fungus evolution for millions of years though
The cure is just to pretend one is infected, right John Hannah?
"Im-ho-tep...Im-ho-tep..." 🤣😂
If you're not familiar, this is a reference to one of the funniest moments (and one of my favorite) in "The Mummy," which John Hannah co-starred in.
I'll take "Deep Cuts" for $1000, Alex. 🤣
Hahahahaha, awesome.
I also couldn't believe that worked lol.
Do not panic, Alex. That's my job
This is one of the best scenes in tv history I think, every second of it is perfect from the tone switching, to the panning of the audience. The precise dialog and the call back with “we lose”
JOHNATHAN FROM THE MUMMY
BATIATAS!
who would have thought Batiatus would eventually find himself here
The show managed to scare our shit out in just 3 minutes than the entire walking dead series
He will always be the funny brother from The Mummy
Can't believe Batiatus survived and became a scientist. Such a great redemption arc.
John Hannah acted in Agents of Shield and he was great in it. He deserves bigger roles.
True
He was great as Radcliffe
He starred in his own TV show - Rebus.
This scene was just awesome. Not only a great intro in its own right, but a nice surprising opening for those of us who played the games.
This really is one of the best TV Shows ever made.
my only problem was the woman that plays the leader of a community,,her acting was bad theres nothing scary about her acting shes like forcing or kinda acting it, idk its just bad for me
such a perfect eerie way to start the show
Nice to see Big Head giving interviews.
"and did I panic? I did NOT!"
When I sat down for this show I had some slight concern... but this scene right off the bat put me at ease; "Oh... Oh shit they know what they're doing here".
Its just so chilling, and more so given that we've all recently lived through an epidemic of our own. I'd this had released in April 2020... I think people would be making amateur case studies on the subject. Given how pivotal Covid-19 was, we've all moved on from it rather quickly. I would have expected there to be a new wave of lockdown/pandemic related movies out to explore the human condition and how we coped with the world ending, either real or fictional... but no.
Maybe the 27 days later sequel. 😅
John Hannah taught me how to curse like a man in Spartacus.
One of the best openings to a show ever
One of my favourite openings of any tv series ever! This was brilliantly acted, set up and foreshadowing 👏🏻
The first scene of the show and I already knew it would be GOATed because of how good it is
It’s was great to see John Hannah again. Simply amazing!
I didn't think the goofy guy from the mummy movies could terrify me, but here we are...
i think it's interesting to note that the talk show host was likely alive when the outbreak occurred 35 years later. i wonder what was going through his head when it all happened.
probably the fungus
this is top notch acting and editing... 👌🏿..
Fan of Christopher Heyerdahl, the second scientist next to John Hannah.
Todd the wraith
Shall we shake hands?
Mr. Swede!
Fantastic scene. What makes it even more so is that his hypothesis is true in real life
It’s not
@@bluealteran4599 why exactly?
@@smittyssnippets1358 It's not impossible, but extremely unlikely.
The fungus has to infect mammals instead of insects, which is a huge leap.
The fungus has to grow much, much larger to infect every part of a human body. That will take a long time during which the fungus has to survive in the body without killing or completely disabling it.
Then the fungus somehow has to control this huge body. Muscles, bigger than hundred of ants, have to move in a coordinated manner to move us around. Fungi are smart, but they need to be a lot smarter to move a human.
And the fungus has to achieve all of this through a series of random mutations that might take millions of years to occur naturally.
@@picklejho5833 thank you for the explanation, that was bothering me for a long time. Now I can sleep well again.
To add to what others said, it's also possible to cure and prevent. He says it's not possible and it adds a lot to the scene but that's not true. Some grain processing plants use electron-beam processing to destroy anything organic. It's not everywhere because its expensive, but it wouldn't seem expensive if this started being a problem.
What a wonderfully acted, scripted, directed, produced scene! I watched this the first time quite impressed at the work.
This expert came from fighting Imohtep to fight a fungus
Love these three actors
You can see the terror in everyone's eyes when he theorises that fungi could addapt to the humans internal temperatures. The sudden realisation, the "oh shit, that could actually happen" thought going through everyone's minds was palpable.
Good to see Batiatus doing well
Man the first half of this episode was amazing!
For everyone worrying, our bodies can get up to 103° and even 104° without suffering injury. The fungus can evolve to withstand 99-100° temperatures and our bodies would still win
But what if that were to change, what if for instance the world were to get even warmer?
@@leton7565 yeah nah n8 then we'll die for heat exhaustion well before any fungus evolves to survive that
@@starliner2498 As far as I'm concerned, we're all still evolving
There's also preventatives and cures and it is possible to make them. it's my favorite part of this scene but its untrue as well. Not only medical treatments, but some processing plants for grains and dry bulk(how the fungus spread in the show) they use electron-beam processing. Literally a particle accelerator that shreds anything organic with high energy electrons as the grain passes through on a conveyor. It's not everywhere, but it could be if suddenly we needed it.
Also fungus won't evolve over the span of 50 years
This is so well made and acted I keep coming back to watch it even though I havent played the game or watched the show 👌
This scene is so quietly played,brilliant
This was the best scene in the entire show IMO.
2:46
I love that shot right there.
The way the two seniors are leaning forward in their seats with blank expressions on their faces….they look zombie-like in that moment.
That whole series of quick cuts to the audience members as he talks about the fungi taking control of billions of them, poisoning their minds and bending them to the will of the fungus, ending with that shot of the seniors…masterfully creepy and eerie 👌
Kind of ironic as well that it’s being broadcast on the television. A device that has helped to poison our minds and control our thoughts and behaviour.
mind controlling and thought poisoning exist way before television exist, its just easier and harder at the same time one way or another
Big head continues to fail upward
It's Baghetti! lol
I loved the acting in this scene from both actors
I confirm kiling the fungus in my toenails is a loong ongoing struggle, still hoping for ultimate victory!
Bro, speed ran Egyptian mummies. Now he's at zombies funguses. 🤣
that is the absolute best cold opening for a show of all time. They introduce the concept, the threat to this world and they make the idea seem realistic even though Cordyceps doesn't work that way at all.
Best intro ever 😊
That intro is amazing!
:: clicks video, video starts out in black, hears Christopher Heyerdahl's voice without seeing him yet :: TODD THE WRAITH!!!!!!
John Hannah would be an INCREDIBLE Grey Man if they ever made a Half-Life movie.
Man… as soon as he says what if the world were to get warmer? Like that just hits you in the gut then he breaks it down how there’s dozens of variants and types that if any one of them decide to make the evolution jump we are fucked…
Lawbringer detected
It’s not real. It’s a show
@@bluealteran4599 OBVIOUSLY.
@@bluealteran4599it is a real thing though, just not in humans. Not yet
@@thehutch1674very unlikely that a cordyceps species would evolve to infect humans. Even if it does, we do have drugs against fungi.
Thank god the world will never get warmer
😅😅😅😅😅
Don’t worry, the government will solve all your problems
one of the best openings
And then Mr. O’Connell comes in the room and says, Jonathan I thought I told you no more wild parties..
When it comes to fungus, there are already some humdingers out there!
Episode 3 tho. If you're a fan of this last of us. You will watch episode 3 over and over. Start from there
And with this scene and the one in Jakarta this show surpassed every season of The Walking Dead.
Big Head graduated from Stanford to the talk show circuit I see.
Credit to the everyone who was involved in this scene, the writing, directing even the reaction of the extras in the audience.
This first scene made me realize that the series would be amazing.
"This fungus has nothing on me. I loved someone for 3000 years."
- Imhotep -
can't wait for the season 2
I get goosebumps from this.
He didn't quite explain it correctly, in the amazon
The fungus that infects ants, does travel to the ants brain, where it directs the ant to a particular place, right temp, right humidity, right shade and moisture.
Once there, the ant is directed to just stand,
Where upon the fungus devour it slowly before it reproduce.
Real pictures of this can be seen on the Internet.
Oh, and the fungus in the amozon covers hundreds of square miles, and appears to live as one entity.
Such a fantastic opening hook.
Does the scientist know his ancestor had a Lupus in Capua?
i honestly think this confirms that what they where trying to do in the lab wasn't gonna work.
It's wild this was made while covid was going crazy
No covid was not going crazy, people were.
@@Big_Bulli millions of people died and the world had to shut down to prevent hospital overflow, yes it was crazy
What a perfect to set up the story. It makes the audience think about the possibility of all this shit actually happening... Wich makes this series even more horrifying. Just brilliant
Awesome Action from everyone
This is where the show did well. Giving the fans more to tlou lore
It gave me chills
Big Head finally gets serious and this shit happens.
As a fun guy, I see this as an absolute win.
The world's best cold open to ever exist.
I'll like any video showing something Christopher Heyerdahl is in. He's a great actor.
It’s great seeing the other scientist sort of quietly sitting there at the end. More than likely realizing “….shit this is apt”
Listen to "Quintus Lentulus Batiatus" ...
He has mind for this.
Not once did he mention his successful ludus back in greece.
Doctor: "They called me a mad man"
Realize how the guy's face changes the moment the other guy says"t what if for instance,the world were to get slightly warmer". Thats because it already was and everyone knew it. Amazing detail