Non-Gamers React to The Last of Us 1x2: Infected [Blind Reaction]

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    In The Last of Us 1x2: Infected, after escaping the QZ, Joel and Tess clash over Ellie’s fate while navigating the ruins of a long-abandoned Boston.
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    0:00 - Intro
    1:06 - Infection backstory
    4:15 - Back in the present day
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  • @HeroesReforged
    @HeroesReforged  Рік тому +30

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    • @ssuaswgamer
      @ssuaswgamer Рік тому +1

      What laptop and gear are you guys using for the stream setup?

    • @HeroesReforged
      @HeroesReforged  Рік тому +1

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    • @Blinkerzz
      @Blinkerzz Рік тому

      Hey just wanted to let you know something, the clickers arent CGI. There actually played by die hard fans of the game and I say they did a hell pf a job at doing it.

  • @brittanyhoward1741
    @brittanyhoward1741 Рік тому +327

    I think that the cold opening with the expert is by far the scariest thing in the entire episode. Like, do you have any idea how scary it would be if the an expert--a person who's dedicated *years* of their lives to studying--looks you dead in the eye and tells you that the only viable solution you have to stopping this virus is to bomb the shit out of the entire city???

    • @zacharyjackson1829
      @zacharyjackson1829 Рік тому +54

      I love how they handled that cold opening. Like yeah who would be surprised if the military officer gave the order to do it based on their own idea but when the civilian doctor tells you to do it, and she doesn't try to exclude herself from that order... yeah you know yall are done for

    • @moondawwg
      @moondawwg Рік тому +1

      They should've done that with Wuhan on day one.

    • @DFTNSHEXGRM
      @DFTNSHEXGRM Рік тому

      @@moondawwg No, Covid isn’t an extinction level threat. Her telling them to bomb the city and everyone in it was to reinforce the gravity of this fungus infection.. With 14 people on the loose, plus the fugus in the worldwide grain supply, it’s game over before they even figured out there was a problem.

    • @moondawwg
      @moondawwg Рік тому

      @@DFTNSHEXGRM Nah, bomb China anyway, virus or no virus.

    • @malcolmmorin
      @malcolmmorin Рік тому +33

      ​@@moondawwg Covid doesn't turn people into fungus spewing monsters.

  • @belordo00
    @belordo00 Рік тому +34

    NOTE: The clickers in the museum are not CGI. All prosthetic. They did an amazing job recreating the clickers.

    • @HeroesReforged
      @HeroesReforged  Рік тому +13

      Read this as "the chickens in the museum..."

  • @dababa85
    @dababa85 Рік тому +53

    "Can't you find a fucking boat?" "inside the library, Hector?" I just DIED. Hahah

  • @BenyaminLorit
    @BenyaminLorit Рік тому +159

    "She's about to drop some truth bombs."
    Lmao at that timing

  • @Nelson-lm5ik
    @Nelson-lm5ik Рік тому +93

    The actress in the opening is Christine Hakim. Shes a veteran actress from Indonesia. She serves incredible performance here

  • @crisssidk
    @crisssidk Рік тому +112

    Anna Torv told in an interview that the fungus of the clickers, their movements and the sounds they make are all practical and done by the make-up team and the actors themselves

  • @claumax
    @claumax Рік тому +125

    Those clickers were not CGI at all, they made them so good, I bet the actors were actually pretty scared when they saw them for the first time

    • @vordt4139
      @vordt4139 Рік тому +35

      Apparently the clicker actors are extreme fans of the games, they most likely know how they move and act to a pin-point degree.

    • @imadeamistak4905
      @imadeamistak4905 Рік тому +21

      a little less scary when you learn the actors had to have their hands held on set to navigate them bc they couldnt see well bc of the fungus haha. they did an awesome job but thought that was a cute behind the scenes detail

    • @annson24
      @annson24 Рік тому +6

      @@vordt4139 i heard the clicker actors were actually the ones who did the mocap of the clickers in the game.

    • @terithetacticalunicorn6003
      @terithetacticalunicorn6003 Рік тому +9

      The Clickers (all of the ones in the show) Are made up of MoCap actors from the game, used to moving that way, and they're fans who have played the games quite a bit. Neil wanted people who loved the games as much as he did. That's also why so many of the games voice actors are in the show.

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino Рік тому

      @@terithetacticalunicorn6003 dooooope

  • @dlweiss
    @dlweiss Рік тому +830

    I suspect that living through the COVID pandemic probably helps make this show seem even MORE believable and relatable, because we all know from experience just how quickly a potent illness can spread - and how tricky it can be to get it back under control once that's happened.

    • @Parenegade
      @Parenegade Рік тому +128

      Also how quickly it gets "political". Or how conspiracies jump up and shit.

    • @WheresWaldo05
      @WheresWaldo05 Рік тому

      And no this hasn't changed anything. Keep believing the political narrative given to ya. Tens of thousands dying from basic whatevers changes on death report as covid death to make it seem worse than it was. Still havent gotten it. I dont think it exists. Which makes the small percent even smaller when you takw away all the fake death reports.

    • @kevinlowe6713
      @kevinlowe6713 Рік тому +6

      Truth

    • @86leewis
      @86leewis Рік тому

      @@megasauruss I doubt you could spare any from your ass, would diminish your personality entirely

    • @RitwiK15
      @RitwiK15 Рік тому +7

      Couldn't agree more man

  • @wizarddragon
    @wizarddragon Рік тому +154

    How Joel handled the Clicker situation is exactly how I handled my first couple of clickers in the game. lol

  • @ryancooke8429
    @ryancooke8429 Рік тому +99

    The craziest detail I noticed was that the actors never ate anything with flour in the first episode. It spread through the flour from the flour mill in Indonesia. (No pancake mix, didn't eat cookies because they were raisin, no biscuits because of the atkins diet, etc) The doctor mentioned it was the perfect substrate in this episode!

    • @JwanCortez
      @JwanCortez Рік тому +27

      He forgot to buy the cake too! That's awesome

    • @sproutyoon6128
      @sproutyoon6128 Рік тому +7

      right!!! all the information from the beginning of the episode plus the luck that they had in the first episode in missing all those chances to get infected to help put it all together is SO COOL

    • @Gruvmpy
      @Gruvmpy Рік тому +6

      @@JwanCortez And the neighbours were eating biscuits the morning of the infection

    • @australianwi-fi
      @australianwi-fi Рік тому +4

      Joel wasn't actually on the atkins diet, he was bullshitting to get out of spending time with his neighbours lol

    • @ryancooke8429
      @ryancooke8429 Рік тому

      @@australianwi-fi yes but regardless avoided the flower

  • @rja8907
    @rja8907 Рік тому +254

    Hector comes in with the jump scare like a young Michael Myers, Scaring Adam the Horror movie watching Veteran. It looks like the student has finally become the master.

    • @W0NK042
      @W0NK042 Рік тому +16

      This is the way.

    • @JayRutley
      @JayRutley Рік тому +12

      And Augustin doesn't even react heh

    • @RPG_Angie
      @RPG_Angie Рік тому +2

      I love that he also scared himself, though. You can see his secondary jump at 10:36 and then he admits it.

  • @northwind2538
    @northwind2538 Рік тому +56

    Joel and Tess' immediate fear upon realizing there could be clickers there translates so well that it truly makes viewers fear them just as much.

  • @EchaAnggara
    @EchaAnggara Рік тому +22

    that scientist, its Christine hakim, she is an indonesian acting legend, !! shes the indonesian equivalent of meryl streep

  • @alanguillermo3145
    @alanguillermo3145 Рік тому +142

    There's something special about this episode being directed by Neil Druckmann. It's only fitting that the creative director of the game introduces us to Clickers in live action as well. He did a great job!

  • @user-sr9qe2zl9w
    @user-sr9qe2zl9w Рік тому +90

    I loved how they subvert horror tropes. Long build up. No cliche jump scares. Reloading the gun was slow and intense. The hotel lobby noise didn't set anything off. Joel was both scared and determined at once.

  • @robertbaldwin5636
    @robertbaldwin5636 Рік тому +30

    " Inside a library Hector " has had me dying all day 🤣

  • @ravenblack3474
    @ravenblack3474 Рік тому +20

    I just realize when Joel and Tess deciding to go through the Museum, it's just like Gandalf deciding to go through the mines of Moria. That part of the roof collapsing behind them when they enter that large room trapping them inside is just like what happened when the Fellowship enters Moria. And in both these shows they loose a party member before they leave the area.

  • @Keitek
    @Keitek Рік тому +208

    The amount of detail that went into this show is absolutely insane and it's all totally worth it. Well done to the production crew they are nailing it.

  • @Reece_Hart
    @Reece_Hart Рік тому +124

    I think the clickers might actually be scarier in the show then the game. Also I couldn't help but notice the little detail of the SARS sign at the start of the episode in the hospital they took the expert to which was a big thing in 2003. Seriously there's so many small things the show has done so far that just add to the realism it's trying to portray.

    • @canadianrage5224
      @canadianrage5224 Рік тому +17

      Clickers are definitely scarier in the show. Think the main reason for that is cuz they’re way harder to kill.

    • @PsychoSpiral
      @PsychoSpiral Рік тому +8

      Well in the game, you get to do first aid while being slapped around.

  • @SunKiss3r
    @SunKiss3r Рік тому +21

    A nice detail I love is in the first ep the radio talks about riots and violence in Jakarta and Jakarta has one of the largest flour mills. This episode its said that the flour mill is a perfect environment for the Cordecyps. In the first episode, they have no flour for pancakes, they didn't take the biscuits offered to them, Sarah didn't eat the raisin muffins and Joel forgot to get a birthday cake. All stuff that would have flour in them. 4 close calls with a potential infection and it's all in the background

  • @Uchihafan25
    @Uchihafan25 Рік тому +93

    They did a phenomenal job with the Clickers in this adaptation. Great reaction as always.

  • @Aussie27Legend
    @Aussie27Legend Рік тому +59

    Hector about to risk it all for an infected girl haha I died.

  • @vickyy518
    @vickyy518 Рік тому +137

    I am so thrilled to watch yall's reactions to this series as blind viewers of the story. It's truly a joy to witness someone experiencing it for the first time, and here's hoping you look into the game after this series ends too ^-^

  • @SlayInnit
    @SlayInnit Рік тому +9

    When Hector said "She's about to drop some truth bombs..." The face I made before checking the comments!

    • @SlayInnit
      @SlayInnit Рік тому +2

      And then Adam... "Make out with me". I'm dead from these xD

  • @childofbacchus
    @childofbacchus Рік тому +31

    The Inside The Episode for ep2 shows off the Clicker prosthetics. They’re all practical

    • @TheBenperri
      @TheBenperri Рік тому +1

      That’s amazing. And should be a lesson to Hollywood how good practical effects are.

    • @asciiavatar
      @asciiavatar Рік тому

      Not only that, but the actors who played the Clickers are huge fans of the game, which also shows that if you get actors who know, understand and appreciate/love the material, it pays off.

  • @bpowick
    @bpowick Рік тому +50

    I love the live action interpretation of the ‘clickers’. The sound design and look were pretty much identical to the game. I felt that same tension in my gut hearing them as I did while playing the game!
    It’s also pretty cool that Neil Druckman, the creative director of the game, directed this episode. I think he gave us a really solid hour of television.

  • @michaelwolf8690
    @michaelwolf8690 Рік тому +17

    We are traumatized by the fear of Covid. It will ever change how we look at a viral outbreak in movies and TV. You guys felt it in the first episode when they were talking about viruses on the talk show. It was scarier than if they were talking about zombies, because we all have a direct experience with a pandemic now.

  • @alex455a
    @alex455a Рік тому +4

    It's not CGI with the head-piece it's an actual prosthetic done by the same man who created prosthetic effects for Chernobyl tv series.

  • @LMarti13
    @LMarti13 Рік тому +9

    Damn, Hector NAILED the motivation behind Tess's behavior

  • @suptandarsaefulakbar1032
    @suptandarsaefulakbar1032 Рік тому +35

    They trying to deepening the lore with that Indonesia scene and somewhat explain why the soldier/FEDRA agent are giving order to kill any civilian like Joel and Sarah who's wondering inside the infected zone. But I suspected they (the government) failed to notice that the fungi also contaminated the food (flour), so despite their extreme approach the infection can't be stop.

  • @hazri8758
    @hazri8758 Рік тому +6

    Christine Hakim and Yayu Unru. Legends of Indonesian cinema.

  • @stormcrowlu
    @stormcrowlu Рік тому +11

    "Save who you can save" Man that hit me right in the feels.

  • @MickeyValenz
    @MickeyValenz Рік тому +14

    They filmed many scenes in my city and surrounding towns (Alberta Canada). It's surreal seeing what the set designers, makeup, and visual effects artists achieved. The production value deserves way more praise.

  • @Indioprophecy81
    @Indioprophecy81 Рік тому +10

    The clickers scene perfectly represented my gameplay because I am bad as stealth. I love the changes in the show because it adds more context and give more depth to the story.

  • @lalocorgan
    @lalocorgan Рік тому +10

    Love your visceral reactions to the clickers and the tension you showed by keeping quiet along with Joel, Ellie and Tess. That's exactly how we all felt playing TLOU back in 2013. I even unconsciously held my breath again watching the museum scene.

  • @19RoFlMao19
    @19RoFlMao19 Рік тому +5

    Fun Fact: This episode was directed by Neil Druckmann, the director of The Last of Us games

  • @rileysevern1968
    @rileysevern1968 Рік тому +3

    “It’s clicking” Yep, and that my friend is what’s referred to as a clicker😂

  • @iams1635
    @iams1635 Рік тому +31

    It wasn’t CG, the actors who gave life to the Clickers, were also fans of the game so they understood te Clickers body language and they had prosthetic !!! Amazing!

    • @manvirshergill1739
      @manvirshergill1739 Рік тому +3

      No, the actors also voiced them in the game.

    • @iams1635
      @iams1635 Рік тому +1

      @@manvirshergill1739 You are right, Misty Lee and Phil Kovats are the voices of Clickers in The Last of Us game, also reprising their roles as such in the tv show!

  • @jubilantsleep
    @jubilantsleep Рік тому +4

    I was so mad they were making this beautiful video game a tv show till I heard about the cast. This game means so much to me and they’re being so respectful to it. I’m not used to this ❤
    Their performances are 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

  • @martinxy1291
    @martinxy1291 Рік тому +18

    Honestly, she plays Elie very well form the first game.
    The little shit that made every loud noise conceivable and got me killed a dozen times.

    • @HyperWolf
      @HyperWolf Рік тому +3

      And then she’d crouch on the wrong side of the table in the game 😂

  • @XxBlade.88401
    @XxBlade.88401 Рік тому +3

    "Inside a library Hector!" Lol🤣🤣🤣

  • @helinituhhh
    @helinituhhh Рік тому +4

    "She about to drop some truth bombs" the timing, Hector lol💀

  • @festioka
    @festioka Рік тому +2

    Hi, Indonesians here, the woman who played Ibu Ratna as scientist is well known and respected Actress, maybe like our Meryl Streep. she began her career in 1973, played so many roles and won lot awards, as Indonesians we were proud not only that she got screen times, but also in one of the best game-adaptation series of all time. Props to the casting director who find Christin hakim and actually do research about her status as Actress, glad they didn't cast random people
    *sorry for my English, not the first language in our country

  • @theoriginalspur
    @theoriginalspur Рік тому +25

    I believe I'm one of many who actually held their breath when the clickers came through as if I'm the room too.
    😂

    • @vwood1398
      @vwood1398 Рік тому +1

      I held my breath and didn't move at first in reaction to the initial sound of the clicker. I was so invested, just waiting for the first look.

    • @RitwiK15
      @RitwiK15 Рік тому +2

      Lol i thought i was the only one who was feeling this, the intensity of these moments are really stressful man i wasn't scared that much playing the game as i was watching this episode

  • @senbujohns4489
    @senbujohns4489 Рік тому +6

    Bruh that last infected was like "Hey shawty you come here often ?"

  • @chimaxx
    @chimaxx Рік тому +14

    The second game came out about 6 months into the COVID lockdown. There was controversy over some of its storytelling and choices, even from people who considered the first game a favorite. But separate from that, there were other people who had played the first but couldn't bring themselves to play the second game during the pandemic. So, yes, there is little doubt that our recent familiarity with the pandemic informs how we perceive the world the game is set in.

  • @matt.dufault9966
    @matt.dufault9966 Рік тому +5

    Clickers are not CGI by the way. They released a behind the scenes that showed off the prosthetics.

    • @NickyBlack24
      @NickyBlack24 Рік тому +1

      Some parts are cgi tho, like when Joel was reloading his rifle. Shi looks craaaazy tho

  • @hoss4774
    @hoss4774 Рік тому +4

    "Inside a library Hector?" took me the fuck out

  • @omicron5128
    @omicron5128 Рік тому +6

    The actors who played the role as the Clickers are the same people who did the motion capture for the Game

  • @jayceburress7604
    @jayceburress7604 Рік тому +5

    The little jump scare Hector pulled was amazing 🤣🤣🤣

  • @lilogden
    @lilogden Рік тому +3

    Tess dies at the same point in the game. But rather than infected storming the building, Its FEDRA soldiers coming to kill them, tess stands her ground but gets gunned down. This adaptation of her death is a great alternative!

  • @abcdefghi2749
    @abcdefghi2749 Рік тому +2

    Craig Maizin and Neil Druckmann said during an interview in regards to the ending of this episode: "We wanted a chance to show a different result of being infected, which was not one of mere violence or horror, but rather a sick kind of community. Now, at the end, we had an opportunity to show how connected they were," he added, explaining the reason behind that horrifying 'kiss of death' and the fact that the infected are all part of a hive mind. Additionally, co-creator Neil Druckmann (who also wrote the game) explained to Entertainment Weekly that Tess' encounter with the infected in the show illustrates that "these things don't have to get violent unless you're fighting them from spreading [the infection] further."

  • @rafaelchavarria9647
    @rafaelchavarria9647 Рік тому +2

    that scare at 10:30 even got me LOL....

  • @CurlSef
    @CurlSef Рік тому +10

    The clickers were actually practical which is awesome! They said in the aftershow that they got fans of the game that really knew the movement of the clickers down to a T to play them in the show.

    • @JorbyTinky
      @JorbyTinky Рік тому

      They didn't find fans specifically. The performers that were used happened to be fans of the games

  • @legendswarble2845
    @legendswarble2845 Рік тому +15

    I would say that after living through a pandemic, the show feels a lot more personal in the fear it creates. Before, I think it was a creative spin on your classic zombie apocalypse, but it was like any other tragedy that you know has real-world roots but have never experienced before. It's very different seeing something from afar or as a hypothetical than living through it looking it and its consequences in the eye.

  • @zyonfarley955
    @zyonfarley955 Рік тому +13

    Hector even scared me with that jump😂😂

  • @thedarkknight2221
    @thedarkknight2221 Рік тому +15

    When I heard that the same people who worked on Chernobyl were going to work on TLOU the scene when the plant workers had to drain the tanks at the bottom floor of the plant immediately came to mind. I thought if they can make this scene incredibly nerve racking imagine what they could do with the clickers. Even though I played the game and knew how it would go I was somehow even MORE terrified than when I played the game! It’s the scene I’ve been most anticipating to see the reactions of people who have not played the game or know anything about the clickers.
    As for Tess’ ending, I think it was actually done better than the game. The scene of the mycelium (the fungal threads) going into her mouth was incredibly disgusting but the look in her eye when it happened showed that even though she was about to turn into one of them she managed used that iron will of hers to force herself through those last seconds before turning to burn them all. Stand and applaud for Anna Torv everyone!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @Haunt1013
    @Haunt1013 Рік тому +4

    To Agustin’s question at the end, I first played THE LAST OF US the summer of 2020. I don’t know why I’d put off playing the game before then (the game originally came out in 2013), but for some reason, in the craziness of a brand new pandemic, immersion therapy was my unique coping mechanism, and I decided to finally check out this game everyone loved about a post-apocalyptic plague.
    I was INSTANTLY emotionally devastated…and hooked for life. I’m a rabid (no pun) fan of the entire series, have played and replayed both games and the DLC multiple times, and watched scores of play through and reaction videos. As strange as it sounds, the trauma and, more importantly, HEART of the games genuinely did get me through the living nightmare that has been the past 2+ years.
    I think the HBO series is absolutely KILLING it, and I continue to love watching the three of you experience this story and these characters that have meant and continue to mean so very much to me.

  • @tokeytime7432
    @tokeytime7432 Рік тому +12

    Uh I never really comment but I've been a big fan of you guys for awhile. Loving the Last of Us reactions a lot. You guys put out solid content quickly with quality. Appreciate it, have a good one!

  • @NuKnightRider
    @NuKnightRider Рік тому +2

    The “walking around for 20 years” is a reference/hint to the Rat King variant from Part 2

  • @Aishakenya824
    @Aishakenya824 Рік тому +3

    If up until this point you haven’t subscribed to Heroes Reforged Patreon, the time is NOW!!! Watching these reactions to Last of Us, uncut has been so much fun!!!
    On a side note…this episode validates the argument these are not zombies at all. Once your taken by the fungus your technically still alive and can live for years under its control. I’m hoping every episode they go back to the beginning of the outbreak and give us more and more details on how it started. They are doing such a phenomenal job with the adaptation thus far 🙌🏾

  • @ledgcredits
    @ledgcredits Рік тому +4

    it's not CG at all, it's all the actors and the prosthetics :) they had movement coaches and learned how to imitate the clickers moves and also the sounds as well

  • @rhonita
    @rhonita Рік тому +1

    The woman who acted at the beginning of the episode is Christine Hakim, one of the most prominent actors in Indonesia. I am happy that you are happy with her performance.

  • @jdkalantar
    @jdkalantar Рік тому +10

    Hector scaring Adam killed me hahaha a great reaction as always homies!

  • @MegapixelsofFun
    @MegapixelsofFun Рік тому +3

    @Heroes Reforged This was filmed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and surrounding areas which happens to be my home town, I got to meet Pedro Pascal and see a bunch of the sets around town and was one of the extras in the Boston Quarantine area and dead infected.

  • @Zminator2007
    @Zminator2007 Рік тому

    13:30 it is all practically. That is the art and costume department doing a phenomenal job with research, and the actors having to have played the video to know that creature to act them. *chef's kisses*

  • @RitwiK15
    @RitwiK15 Рік тому +16

    I have played this game but still the episode had me so much engaged and on the edge of my seat during the climax scene like i was watching this for the first time the production team is doing a magnificent job on these episodes the stress was at the peak not gonna lie the moments felt way scarier than the game and the opening sequence wow enough to send shivers down your spine.

  • @courtneylasker304
    @courtneylasker304 Рік тому +5

    Great reaction and I love the “Directed by Bryce Dallas Howard” t-shirt.

  • @gengenwar7257
    @gengenwar7257 Рік тому +7

    Watching Hector watch this might just be my favourite thing.

  • @MichaelROLeary
    @MichaelROLeary Рік тому +1

    This is for narrative locale (not actual filming locations) nerds but if you're curious about the geography of this episode in terms of Boston: Starting from the hotel where they were overlooking the infected writhing on the ground was Faneuil Hall Marketplace - there's no hotel right where they were on the balcony, that's just more shops but yeah they're on the east side of FH. That marketplace spans about 600 feet. After that, the museum - which represents The Old State House - is another half of a standard city block, another 450 or so. From there, the current Massachusetts State House is another full standard city block farther - or about 1000 feet. The whole journey in this one is what would be roughly a 15 minute walk IRL.

  • @VC-id1ho
    @VC-id1ho Рік тому +16

    I absolutely freaking love you guys!! I loved watching this video, I felt like I was part of the group there watching it with you guys.

  • @AllInTheGame01
    @AllInTheGame01 Рік тому +12

    10:25 & 19:14; LOL! Yet another confident & self-assured cold open! Have loved Anna Torv in Fringe, The Pacific, Mindhunter, The Newsreader and now TLOU - sad to lose her this early :(

  • @insomniacg
    @insomniacg Рік тому +2

    There's an official companion podcast with Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin, and hosted by Joel's original actor (would highly recommend, it doesn't contain future spoilers) where they've talked pretty extensively about how much they had to alter the framing because the audience now understands our own pandemic. Stuff like adding the very first scene with John Hannah where they really differentiate the fungi from how covid functions, it's super interesting

  • @The_Jedi_Teacher
    @The_Jedi_Teacher Рік тому +2

    Stress watching is the only way to describe this show. After the museum scene, I realized I was clenching my jaw the whole time and my face hurt. This show is causing me physical pain. Thanks Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann!

  • @canadianrage5224
    @canadianrage5224 Рік тому +5

    Great video, loved your reactions! Just a heads up, clickers are infected who have lasted longer then a year, and the thing that approached Tess I believe was a stalker. They’re infected who’ve been around for over a few weeks, and they still have their eyesight although typically don’t run as fast as runners. Therefore they lurk and quietly stalk survivors before striking.

  • @MavenCree
    @MavenCree Рік тому +2

    The Pandy definitely had an impact. It's like one of the reasons people (me included) had a problem with the end of Man of Steel. The two flying guys crashing into and collapsing buildings... Once that would be okay. But it's post 9/11. You can't just collapse buildings (knowing there are people in there) and just move on to the next scene like it's nothing... or like... share a kiss among the rubble...

  • @keeganbate8935
    @keeganbate8935 Рік тому +1

    7:35 "oh now I'm gonna control this girl and all I can do is climb and jump"
    Spiderman PS4 jfc

  • @sample.text.
    @sample.text. Рік тому +3

    I sat through the sponsor because you guys had the decency to not let it interrupt the video.

  • @shinatsuji7503
    @shinatsuji7503 Рік тому +2

    They changed the spores clouds into a hive mind mentality which is more scary to be honest.

  • @Marthentic
    @Marthentic Рік тому +6

    I love watching this show with you guys because its all new to you. Seeing how you react to the crazy twist and turns is awesome!

  • @Frostbite08
    @Frostbite08 Рік тому +3

    The game hit everyone super hard as soon as it came out. Replaying it or watching this show after COVID just adds a new layer.

    • @HyperWolf
      @HyperWolf Рік тому

      Especially the moments where you’d doubt someone might do something as dumb in real life…

  • @irishgamerkerrielouise
    @irishgamerkerrielouise Рік тому +1

    No CGI the Clickers were full costumes and headpieces. look up the making of pics. It's amazing.

  • @karinaarias2665
    @karinaarias2665 Рік тому +2

    The mouth fibers/tendrils give me such a sick feeling. Enoki mushrooms and glass noodles are off the menu for now.

  • @miroh8
    @miroh8 Рік тому +1

    the clickers are prosthetics not cgi, and the sounds are human voices, they actually got the same voice actors from the games to do the clicker noises

  • @edwinchrisverde5625
    @edwinchrisverde5625 Рік тому +7

    In the game Tess gets shot from the military in the building as they’re talking between the 3. they changed her death but I think with this death, she went out like a g. better than just getting shot. the make out thing was strange but regardless great episode. The shot of them looking at the view before coming down the ladder is 100% shot for shot from the game. Moving through the water was as well and Ellie joking about the luggage was accurate as well. Tess being lifted by Joel is gameplay accuracy, her unlocking the door from other side is accurate. Museum is accurate. only difference is before going to museum, they actually go into the towers and find the clickers there then escape to the final location. I think the next thing I wanna see Joel actually choking a clicker out and seeing the stealth from the game. not too much but just a bit. Shivs I would like to make an appearance which unlock secret, locked doors with items. The black bandage was a nice nod to the crafting. it’s fucking awesome man and what’s gonna happen next is going to be dope.

    • @BlackWACat
      @BlackWACat Рік тому +5

      it’s close to the same death, she stays behind to fight off the military and kills two before she is shot to death
      i don’t mind the change, i just forgot she dies so early into the story tbh

  • @chengkuoklee5734
    @chengkuoklee5734 Рік тому +2

    I heard that gamers enjoy this show more than non-gamers and this show has way way realism based on nature, turning "fun guy" into not so fun guy.
    I will watch this reaction next month to not get spoiled.

  • @matthewwilshaw3569
    @matthewwilshaw3569 Рік тому +1

    “Can’t you find a fucking boat”
    “…….inside a library hector?” 😂

  • @MM-hi
    @MM-hi Рік тому +1

    The song at the end is actually from the last of us part 2

  • @mxnstrs3285
    @mxnstrs3285 Рік тому +2

    Okay, now that I've watched this, to answer your question: Playing this originally in 2014, I enjoyed how real the fungal infection *could* take place, but I didn't think twice about it. Watching this show AFTER the pandemic hit? I feel like that DEFINITELY had an impact, and between the game changing the year from 2013 to 2003 (the year that was recorded as the hottest on record for the world, thus forcing the fungi to evolve) so that modern day is set in our time today...it has a MUCH more real emotional tie to it. We had our own pandemic, something they actually referenced in the opening of the first episode (which we all chuckled at because we knew it was a nod to covid), and Neil Druckmann (creator of the franchise, and the person who directed this specific episode) took that concept and said "What if we did have a pandemic, but it was fungal instead? How would people react? What would we do?"
    Him and Craig Mazin, as well as all the actors, extras, everyone that worked on shooting the show, as well as the post-production crew have done an amazing job bringing this to life while also keeping it extremely grounded in reality. It gives people like me who have played and fell in love with the game a tense feeling of unease despite knowing what may possibly happen, while catering to the entertainment of those who have never experienced the horrors that are seen in this game.
    I'm so excited to be with y'all on this journey.

    • @hectorminator
      @hectorminator Рік тому +2

      We're excited to have you join us! Thanks for watching.

  • @rileysevern1968
    @rileysevern1968 Рік тому

    I love watching you guys experience this story for the first time. Gets harder and harder waiting for the next episode knowing what’s to come!

  • @DatDudeJakeC
    @DatDudeJakeC Рік тому +2

    I totally agree with Agustin’s point. Especially the cold opens of both the episodes, hit so much harder due to global warming/climate change and the pandemic. I played both of the games for the first time back in September (amazing btw, totally give Part I a shot after you watch season one of the show). The show has done an incredible job expanding upon the game, without taking away from the foundations that the game has set up. Neil Druckman and Craig Mazin are doing a phenomenal job so far.

  • @rcarrion2148
    @rcarrion2148 Рік тому +3

    I truly enjoy every minute of your reactions. Genuine! Thank you!! 😆👍🏾

  • @claudiomontufar4180
    @claudiomontufar4180 Рік тому +3

    Thank u for the service that u do, reacting to a series with the lights on, really hope u enjoy it, I myself would never watch a series like that, so, thank u, really nice video!

    • @HeroesReforged
      @HeroesReforged  Рік тому

      Thankfully, because we use a studio light system, the area where our 55" TV is, is dark.

  • @Evil_Vegan
    @Evil_Vegan Рік тому +1

    3:26 Hector: "She's about to drop some... truth bombs"
    you forgot "no pun intended" 😭
    4:12 Also Hector: "Every actor in that opening scene was like stellar"
    Christine Hakim is a seasoned/celebrated actor, pretty much the Indonesian Meryl

  • @justinmckinney3231
    @justinmckinney3231 Рік тому +3

    Great reactions so far! Been enjoying the videos! To answer some questions you had:
    1) The clickers were prosthetics, not CG. The “inside the episode” on HBO Max’s channel shows them in detail.
    2) Tess’ role in the game is the exact same. She dies in this same place but is killed by FEDRA instead of sacrificing herself to wipe out that hoard. IMO, the show’s depiction of Tess’ death is much more impactful
    3) I feel that the pandemic happening has definitely elevated the horror and experience people have with the show, especially those who haven’t interacted with the IP before. But, I still think it would be a huge hit without the pandemic since the game was such a hit back in 2013.
    Can’t wait to see your reaction to the next episode!

    • @kildeer
      @kildeer Рік тому +2

      4) headshots aren't necessary to kill infected, at least not in the games. If it's the same in the show, these aren't typical zombies, they actually require the host to keep functioning, the fungus is only controlling the brain, it can't make the body move. So regular human fatal wounds will kill infected, though obviously waiting for them to bleed out isn't usually an option, hitting any other vital organ usually works.

  • @primetime3306
    @primetime3306 Рік тому

    the zoom in's on hector during the jump scare lol...nice work Adam

  • @thomasalexander9978
    @thomasalexander9978 Рік тому +1

    I love you guys SO much... I don't have the largest of friend bases and most of them aren't really into the kinds of entertainment I enjoy, they tend to be sports minded or into talking about bit coin and nfts. But, for a few minutes at least once a week, I get to sit down with three guys who look a lot like me and enjoy the stuff I do and have some truly great interactions while they react in much the same ways I did watching the same content. I wish I was in a place financially that I could afford to hit the Patreon and buy some merch already... hopefully, soon, though. Thanks for representing for the brown-skinned nerds and cinephiles out here!

  • @yyxyas
    @yyxyas Рік тому +2

    i absolutely ADORE your reactions, also love the fact whenever you have the chance you talk about willow 🤣
    this adaptation so far has been amazing!!

  • @DrexPlays
    @DrexPlays Рік тому +5

    they are 2/2 on these cold openings. best part of both episodes for me so far