The Last of Us HBO IS REALLY GOOD!?! - Angry Review
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AngryJoe, OtherJoe & Alex Review The Last of Us TV Show's Premiere on HBO, is it a good adaptation? Do they mess it up like the Halo Show? Find out!
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It’s nice to see a video game adaptation in a TV format that respects the source material. Unlike a certain show about a certain Spartan
“Wind’s howling”
It’s still episode 1. Just wait
I still can’t believe the halo directors said they don’t care about the games and wanna do their own thing like why? They are asking for the show to fail cause your immediately turning away your target audience it’s baffling
Don’t jinks it
God of war?
I enjoyed it. Not only was the episode loyal to its lore, but its doing enough to stand on its own. I like how we see Tess load her gun and it doesn't click smoothly. It means she uses that gun a lot and keeping weapons maintained is a hard resource to come by. Just like in the game. This is a great start.
Crazy cause my whole life I never you really had to clean ur gun and oil it up until I played red dead redemption 2 . Last of us payed attention to the little details
@@AnmolMishra946 it’s bullshit that we’re getting Part 2 WITH THE WAY THEY HANDLED EPISODE 3, for fuck sake.
Gay stuff aside, it was still just a 40-50 minute long segment.
No not saying I have any issues with the gay stuff.
Do you think most of them played the game to help stay loyal?
I think the best part I love about the show is the beginning part where the two doctors are interviewed. The doctors acting are great and nice voice too! Too bad it’s just a short part of the show
He’s a famous Scottish actor that guy
@@Whizzer_ "This is the house of f*cking batiatus!"
@@elmhurstenglish5938 He did a great roll in Spartacus.
Wasn't he the guy in the Mummy as well? I'm doing a Google search lol
@@reduXstereo yep. He was the chicks goofy brother or something. Classic movie. I think they’re all on Hulu right now.
Getting Ellie right is going to rely on showing her vulnerability as well as her confidence. Ellie in the game was so loveable because she had her no-nonsense badass attitude, combined with the fact that she is still just a child that can be naive and immature at times, but more than anything just wants to belong somewhere. I hope they don't overplay the boss side of her and make her more one-dimensional because of it.
agree. HBO Ellie is a bit too snotty.
@janetmillsrice she is a bit so far, I agree. I'm hoping that the other side of her will come put a bit more as we go. Ellie in the game was the same early on so I'm willing to give them the benefit of the soubt for now. They did show her messing around at the desk in the hotel in episode 2, which felt more Ellie like.
@janetmillsrice preach she legit comes less off as "survivor teen in the apocalypse who says what she feels" and has more "I've been watching the apocalypse from my penthouse and your guys screams and shit is getting annoying" vibes.
Also are me and my wife the only ones who find her face so jarring to look at? Like I don't wanna be a dick but if you told me she had downs I'd 100000 percent believe you
@DeShawn McDonald "I've been watching the apocalypse from my penthouse and your guys screams and shit is getting annoying" - That has got to be the most obscure, yet strangely accurate description I have ever heard 🤣
I loved the camera shots from inside the truck..showing you the characters limited vision field. Seeing things unfold as they did really ramped up the tension. Plus the plane crash looked amazing.
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Literally taken out of the game
it was like shot for shot from the video game........so good
I kept waiting for the damn car to strike them and then the plane came out of nowhere I actually went "oh my fcking god" lol nice twist.
I love those little changes like plane crash
I was really shocked at even the small things from the game were faithful on the screen even down to Joel's daughter dying sounds and Ellie commenting about Joel's watch being broken.
Literally exactly from the game and they acted it out perfectly imo
Even the even smaller details of Sarah being apart of a football (soccer) team! (You can see the photos in the back drop of one of the scenes.)
And the street signs they see when they come out of the their neighbourhood to the cross roads
New dying sounds sucked
@@goofysmp The shirt she was wearing when she woke up and got in the truck was the same as the one in the game too! There were so many little details tbh!.
you can also see after the soldier shoots and he rolls down the bank, the watch is now broken.
There were times in the episode where I needed to have a controller in my hands. The way that the first act was completely from Sarah's pov was so faithful to the game. We knew it had to happen but I was gutted when she was killed off. Amazing opener.
Didn't Niel say he was gonna be adding in story elements from the original script that he wasn't able to put into the game because of time or budget constraints? Because here, I feel that what he said is true. Because in the opening of the game it seemed like Joel and his daughter had close ties with the community they lived in but was never touched on. If this is true, and I feel it is, then I hope I see more of it, because the community familiarity in the show seemed to make soo much sense when you compare it to the opening of the game when the neighbor breaks through the backdoor. It also explains where Joel was and why he came running into the house all of a sudden. So it makes sense and is probably true that Niel is adding in stuff that he was unable to put into the original game. Think about it.
It’s almost like when you combine the original creators, respect for the source material, and a competent crew you can actually get a good show. Why is this such a difficult combination so much of the time?
Because Hollywood wants to hire people who have been in the industry writing or directing projects already regardless of whether or not they know or care about the material. They think they can just wake up and shit out a movie/tv show without doing any work. “It WiLL aPpEaL tO mOdErN aUdiEnCes”
People on set let their egos get the best of them and certain people pick things apart and think it will be best in THEIR vision. So many selfish people in the industry who want to change things for spotlight out of ego.
Because Hollywood and big wigs think they know what we want 🙄
Because Writers are stupid, they can't add to content and Instead want to tell their stupid fan fiction stories, whilst ruining all the great content already available
We know, they know.... the problem is they just don't want to copy the source material, they want to throw their own spin on it and then it just becomes bad. "Artistic freedom" is what ruins shows.
What I liked is that they included subtle nods to the game and hardcore fans while also taking a conservative approach with creative changes. I loved the cinematography during the truck escape sequence. The downtown buildings, camera angles, POV from the backseat, even the burning house. It's very much the same but also different. Hope this maintains
The way that car stopped and they got hit by plane wreckage instead was a nice change that threw me off in a good way
@@Sm0k3turt yeah it was kinda cool because as a lover of the game that has played it so many times it was good to have you sitting there expecting something to have that subtle change to keep fans of the game guessing ..
its going to be a great show if the stay true to the source material but throw in slight changes !!
Also also when Joel is beating the hell outta the guy he looks at Ellie and IMMEDIATELY I thought of that time in the game where you have to make that choice of "do I kill in front of this lil girl or not?" and THAT is good detail.
One thing i did feel is Zombie fatigue ~ it doesn't matter if its LAst of us or 10000 sequels of Last of us..
I've seen AmC's the Walking dead.. i lived thru tht era waiting for governor's saga, then negan. its all here.. similar but different but similar none the less. So despite me loving the game. TV show doesn't feel unique. its not the shw's fault. its just "Its another Zombie survival show"
Instead of their truck being hit from the sides they bring a whole airplane down to knocked them out even better I say 🙃
I loved it. I never played the last of us because even back then I was "zombied out". But now it makes me want to pick up the game and play it. Which is im sure another reason why this guy made this show and damnt it worked
it takes a really different approach to most other zombie games so i would really recommend trying it out!
@Serres Hawke I bought the ps5 version and love it im trying not to get to far into the games so as to not spoil the show but it's so good
I played the game like 4 times and I'm already anxious to know what happens next episode. It's so good.
You've played the game and you want to watch the same story again??
@@Blacktolite did you watch episode 3? The story diverges
This show has already impressed me from a production value standpoint, TLOU was filmed in and around my home town of Calgary Alberta.
I got to see a lot of the sets and shooting locations, and the effort that was put into disguising and transforming the locations they shoot in with both practical and digital effects, is nothing short of astounding.
It's cool to see how downtown Edmonton (my city) would look in a post-apocalyptic setting!
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Super cool. Did you see Pedro or Bella?
@@HerrenGamingNews i’m pretty sure its just looks like downtown Edmonton without the ice district.
I kid, cheers.
@@MaxwellAerialPhotography to be fair downtown Edmonton looks dystopian on a good day! Lol
I 100% agree, my worse “fear” for this show is if they paint the Fireflies in a positive light, the reason the first game was so good was because of the ambiguity.
I feel like so far the fireflies are made to appear actually a little shittier than I remember them being in the game
Playing the game at the same time, the fireflies weren’t painted in a bad light in the beginning at all- they were kinda ok- not the best but still better than “bad”
@IAmDaDumb1 I honestly have the feeling they are doing that on purpose to make Joel's decision at the end to seem more morally positive. Like from removing the familiarity between ellie and marleen to chaning her up I feel like they are clearly trying to make them the bad guys and idk for sure if it's connected but the ptsd flash back for Joel seemed like a lazy way to be like this character is a good guy just has been through shit. Kinda scared for this show tbh
I'm not sure how i feel about the fungus only spreading with the tendrils and not the spores, I hope it doesn't ruin certain scenes later on in the game. For example ellie breathing spores is how Joel believes her, and the tense scene in the second game where Ellie has to stop dina from sharing the mask
was waiting for this!!! love that you guys are going to be watching and that you guys are enjoying it seemingly as much as I have so far. super excited for next episode, given that it's title is "infection" I am hoping we will learn more about the infected and see more into Ellie's immunity.
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It was great, I especially love how they recreated the scene in the car from the games. It was so well shot it felt like you were in that car with them. Very visceral.
I like how they didn’t change much but they expanded on scenes made them a little more extreme like the plane crashing when they were in the car. Or just a small extra scene of Joel smuggling drugs with the security guard. And changing the plot just a little where Joel wants to find Tommy I like that new addition. Like Joe said this is how you adapt a game to tv. I’m excited too see the next episode
Me to, absolutely loved it!!
The burning house really did it for me. Incredibly close to the game. 9.5/10 easily already.
Especially Sarah's death scene. That's what got me hooked in the game. Got emotional just the same watching it in live-action. I like Bella Ramsey as Ellie. Feisty!
The car crash fake out got me a good laugh, then the actual crash just made me laugh even more
One thing they expanded on when Joel's daughter was home alone and you never knew why Joel was gone because he went to get his brother out of jail. I liked how they filled that gap in and it was finally explained. Great show so far, cant wait to see how this all evolves and plays out. Also Joe, that party where he was separated from his brother was because the fire and the wreckage was blocking them in the ally way. That is how it was in the game too. I know they didn't show it very well, but that's what was going on.
In the game I figured he was in the backyard because he heard something like his neighbors going ape shit.
I like the gamers theory better. He was getting birthday booty and the woman he was smashing bf came threw as a zombie 🤣🤣🤣
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Actually, in the game they were separated because Tommy stayed back to fend off the infected as Joel had his hands full with his daughter. But I 100% agree with the first part, it was in line with Joel/Tommy's conversation when they met in Tommy's camp later in the game, where Joel was talking about how Tommy always needed him to keep him out of trouble.
It makes sense in the show but not in the game because Tommy came to Joel with his truck. While Joel was probably investigating what was going on around the house after provably watching the news. Joel probably heard noices and whent to investigate the neighbors therefor could not respond to tommy. And we know what happens from there.
Episode 1 was epic. I've only played the game a little bit a long time ago and never played part 2 so I'm going in to the tv series pretty much brand new and I loved every second of it! Can't wait for episode 2.
Those completely new scene with the kid in the beginning of the 20yrs later section (the one with the green sneakers) was a nice touch and how you can build on the foundation set by the original IP..
I enjoyed it, even though they changed some moments. I really appreciate that they started on the morning of Joel's Bday so we see how it plays out, hearing the radio and news reports. The actress who played Sarah did great as well.
I am sure you will figure that out. One of my favourite Joel lines
The Ellie screaming "what the fuck" were spot on. Pedro works I reckon. He's great and the one scene of him sleeping on the couch was 100% Joel. Its pretty good. Tess and Ellie and Sara not really looking like in game counterparts was fine. It's SO nice to see a show simply retelling the source materials story.
Tess voice actor is the live actor as well, so is marlene
@@gliver2549 wish they’d done that for everyone.
Tess voice actor in the first game is Annie Wersching, Anna Torv is the live action Tess, it was a bit jarring since Annie is an actor (she was in 24 for a few seasons) but Anna was pretty good in Fringe and she’s doing a good job so far.
@@hommernoel1247 i like anna as a actress but she seems to have her own mannerisms that she used in fringe at times which doesnt work for last of us but Tess really is a minor character and all in all she is doing a good job .
@@volvot6rdesignawd702 I was a bit disappointed when Annie didn't play Tess since she's already a pretty good tv actor and maybe that's why Anna Torv felt a little off when she came on screen to me- I just couldn't put my finger on it!
My small gripes were, I liked the original version how Joels daughter gets woken up in game rather than her wondering out in TV series. Joels daughter felt a bit too old, I feel younger cast has bigger impact... but maybe thats just me. Cast for Tess felt off a bit, cause it felt to me the guys who beat her up could not do it to the Tess cast in series... small gripes here and there but great beginning.
Tess got jumped in the game too, They just didn't show it.
I loved this first episode. However it is disappointing that they removed spores from the show entirely. I think scenes in which they have to maneuver through portions of cramped indoor areas filled with spores, obstruction vision and giving a sense that something is looming nearby is great for tension and suspense. I guess Pedro Pascal didn't want to have to wear a mask in 2 of his current shows? Not sure if it was actually him but I can only make assumptions on that.
I think Neil explained that the spores would’ve been an unstable element to the series. Gameplay wise, it makes sense in the game. I guess they just thought it would become too inconsistent of an element to keep track of in the series, people who are non-gamers wouldn’t understand why there would be multiple scenes that involve spores then.
@@dastemplar9681 But in the game they just put on a gasmask and gameplay stays exactly the same.
@@dastemplar9681 bruh this tells me you never played the game, in the game is just a visual as the spores is another method of spreading the virus nothing changed gameplay wise, they probably didnt want to CG spores so it was cheaper to remove them
@@mobious01 Druckmann said they ditched the spores early on for the mouth tendrils. He mentions it and elaborates on it in a Collider interview
I love how it expanded on the source material in many exciting ways but also respected the game universe. It added more context to moments from the games and gave us a great insight into events that happened off screen. I'm very excited.
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I loved the details that pay homage to the game. Like when Joel and Tess were going to confront Robert. They kneel down to check their bags exactly like Joel does in the game when you switch weapons.
That's what you call paying homage to the game?
@@kevinschwart1028 Well, it's 1 little detail he used as an example to infer what he's talking about. Quite a few small little things it does like that. Some of the ways it transitions into another scene are almost like... loading screens. Camera will frame something just like you'd see in last of us, looking out a window with the blinds/drapes blowing in the wind etc. Lots of small homages.
A better example would be when Joel and Ellie were in the room waiting before he went to sleep and she brought up his broken watch.
@@kevinschwart1028 That's exactly what it is. It's a nice nod.
@@therealharshlycritical I get what you are saying, but that watch is much more important to the story then being an Easter egg.
It’s the last piece he has left of his daughter. The last piece he could bare to have on him from the trauma. It’s super important for the game and the show.
Big props to the actress who played Sarah. I don't know her name nor what she's been in but she properly impressed me, especially when you know what happens. I hope to see her in more work!
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@@minusdagreez8817 huh, that's interesting. Thanks for the info.
lol I tought she sucked as Sarah.
@@NatoHoro yeah? Fair enough, man. Opinions and all that. I quite liked her.
The best ever video game to live action i have ever seen . Only worry is I hope that the first episode is not just a bait and hook strategy then change everything later . I hope they keep to it . I also love the minor changes that were not dampened but they in fact improved areas to make more sense . I loved that !
Man it’d be cool if there was a Halo TV series. I bet that it would be awesome.
They have such great nods to things mentioned in the game but not shown. The bit with the neighbors, when in the game Sarah says, "I saw them this morning." The bit with Tess and how she got kinda beat up. Ellie being held by the fireflies and knowing Marlene.
Ugh! So good! It also makes sense that Marlene and Joel know each other through Tommy and why Joel would risk leaving the city. Him just going out for guns didn't really feel super compelling in the game, but I got it. Guns would be a finite resource.
So far, I'm really happy with it.
The acoustic guitar in the corner. I thought Joel was gonna have it on his back the whole time.
This pilot episode was amazing. I never played the game, it comes out to PC in March, cannot wait. I was sitting glued to tv every second. NO movies or tv shows gripped me this much in the last few years. Hope they keep this up for the rest of the season.
Why is this not out on PC already?
I've been holding off to get another gaming pc/laptop, but this might be the game that pushes me to finally get one
It was a ps3/ps4 exclusive
Really enjoyed the first episode. have very high hopes for this series, can't wait for the next one! Also man i fucking love Pedro Pascal as Joel, such an amazing casting choice :)
I'm blown away how good this is, the acting is amazing, the emotion from the actors is so good, to be able portrait that type of acting is so incredibly important, if the audience feels it, it truly is something special. Also joe you need to watch Fringe, Anna torv is amazing in it.
I recognized her at once! Fringe was one of my favorite sci-fi serries... Good Actor!
Yes! Fringe is incredible! And I fell in love with Anna back then, she's amazing
Im I blind? this show was utter t...?????
@@Ubreakable-lr2dk clearly because to have that opinion you must have not actually seen the episode haha
@@Ubreakable-lr2dk yes you are
I loved that they added more to the opening scenes before the outbreak. The scene with Sarah looking at the DVDs with the old woman in the background was creepy as hell.
Yep I thought this as well..
& yesss that scene was def the creepiest part of the entire episode for me lol
Yes 100% agree loved it
I loved that scene too! The dog knew man. LISTEN. TO. THE DOG. PEOPLE lol
That was very smart. Huge problem with the first game is how little normal time you get with Sarah.
@@17thknight made me believe 100% Sarah never would've survived this type of world. She was too soft and innocent.
What I like is that the things they didn’t directly adapt still advances the story. Like Sarah is a main character to me now. You feel the loss in the game and know it haunts Joel but imo, the way they showed everything from her POV and we saw little things like her going to fix the watch, her going to the neighbors, her actually having scenes outside of the outbreak with Her uncle tommy even if it was such a small scene made me feel so much more when she dies and will stick to me so much more throughout the season in a way it didn’t in the games. And the way their is such a huge difference in her in Elle. The writer said in the behind the episode that they wanted to focus on Elle and Sarah’s reaction to seeing Joel kill. Sarah sees Joel kill the neighbor and even though he had to and should have, Sarah is confused and sad and cries. When Elle sees Joel kill the guard, you see this gaze in her eye that is a hint of fear but also an embrace that shows a glimpse of how destined for each other Joel and Elle are but also how toxic in a way that is somewhat needed because the environment but also dangerous. It is the beginning of a bond that the writer says begs the question of is this type of love always good? They eventually are willing to kill and make extremely primal decisions for each other. Like Joel is willing to kill every single person on the planet and doom everyone to this apocalypse to save Elle. And Elle in revenge for Joel death in part 2 is willing to do and kill anyone to avenge her adopted father.
*SPOILERS*
Sarah's always been a main character. Her death was top 3 moments in the game. Only topped by Joel's near death incident.
*SPOILER*
The game also is from Sarahs POV up until she hurts her leg...same as the TV show
Hope it stays good media has been so bad lately
and it's insane because that moment is what began ellie's evolution into stone cold killer. I'm psyched for the Last of Us 2 story in season 2 🔥
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hey guys, nice review! As someone who has an outsider perspective into this show (never played a single second of the game and have barely seen footage, don't even know what it's about besides the setting of a post zombie outbreak) and i really like the show so far. The first 20-30 minutes are AMAZING! Never been so hooked in the first 20 minutes before.
(Spoiler) I was constantly wondering if the game started the same way and if so then no wonder people love it so much. Focusing on the daughter and making her the "main character" in the intro was also a genius move and her and pedros acting when she died gave me goosebumps! If it keeps this quality for the entire season it's a contender for best show for me.
You are in for a great show I wish I didn't know the story. If they ever adapt the second game I wouldn't watch it though it really is that bad
@@databend6609 don’t trust this opinion.
Part 2 received critical and commercial acclaim and a very loud part of the fanbase just couldn’t accept certain realistic things that can happen.
@@auralian1428 Not a loud part, the fanbase was split 50/50, and I don't know anyone to this day that liked it. You lying about a "loud minority" doesn't change that. It's as simple as looking up user ratings, NOT review journalists
Eagerly awaiting episode 2, it's going to be tense. All in all fantastic job! To the team that brought this alive.
My guess for episode 2 Tess Joel and Ellie navigate the sky scraper we saw at the end of the episode. Tess dies at the capital building and the episode ends with Joel and Ellie finding Bill.
Let's just hope HBO doesn't cancel this series. They are putting a lot of money into it, and if they don't get back a decent profit (more subscribers), they may cancel it.
im waiting for half life episode 3 for over a decade.
@@Andytlp We ain't ever gonna get that one
For the creatures don't expect to see them nearly as much as you do in the games the choice was made to use them sparingly but to great effect and to really build the tension and make each encounter with an infected very memorable and traumatic. Imagine the First Jurassic Park that only has like 15 minutes total of footage with dinosaurs in it , especially for the IMPACT value of it.
That's honestly the best approach. When this series was announced, I was really worried we'd see Clickers basically being like walkers in TWD. So glad they're taking the horror approach.
@@dmaxwell910901 to be fair TWD never got as bad as LOU part 2
@@jamespaul6315 it's not bad. You're not grasping that just because you disliked the game, that doesn't make it universally bad.
@@vidmasterK1 the story was shit
@@jamespaul6315 if you say so
Bring from Edmonton. This is awesome to see a big budget project filmed here! The legislature building in episode 2 looks so beautiful in the last of us world! That scene was filmed behind my old apartment ! So sick
Oh my God yes the part where they got separated from Tommy where he just had to Walker on the cars reminded me of the Obi wan kenobi show where he had to shut down the force field gate when they could have easily taken 10 steps around it
The scene with Sarah made me cry back in the day, this adaptation captured that same heart breaking moment. I knew I was hooked after that scene
Heres the thing that about Sarah i did not understand. When she wsa looking at Joels watch, we saw her play with a knife and cutting her finger. What was the point of that?
@Arbin321 probably to contrast with Ellie and her character. Ellie has a knife and is confident with it, knows how to use one, and Sarah is totally unfamiliar and seems threatened by its presence in the drawer.
@@BinisGunsAndGames that is also a knife that you can use to cut and pick up mushrooms
I enjoy looking at angry Joe videos, but it’s one thing that I cannot stand and he do it all the time is, I know he’s the star of the show it’s named after him and everything but when it’s time for him to turn the mic over to his costars and when they start telling what they think of the movie every single time he takes over again.
Yep. It’s fucking awful. He’s seriously the definition of a man child. I still enjoy but he needs to tone it down
13:45 I already know where you’re going with this and love Alex’s expression… thought the same thing after finishing the episode. Like this will most likely be a banger for season 1 maybe hopefully but then we have part 2 to adapt so hopefully they expand more on that stuff…. 😅😅😢😂😂
Even if they just fix the part of Joel and Tommy giving out their name and address, and make it more organic how they find them, and make that part a little longer it could be ok. I think the worst part about Last of Us II is buying the game (with Joel and Ellie in mind), and then within the first hour losing him. Simply giving more time would've helped.
I hope there will be those subtle indications of one's humanity still trapped in their bodies like they did in the first game (but was cut out of the remake). Like that scene where you can hear that Runner crying and pleading how she does not want to kill the person that she's eating
You won't cause they have shrimp mouths
Seen a small second clip where an infected eyes seem to follow something, seems aware.
When the show starts with an " I' am Legend" and "Dawn of the Dead" vibe, you know it's gonna be good, well done Craig and Neil !
Fantastic start. I cried during Sarah's death despite having played that scene 3 different times. I'm so glad gaming stories are being realized properly in cinema.
My concern is the pilot episode was 80+ minutes but was suposedly two episodes combined into one so im guessing each episode will be like 40+ minutes. Im really hoping the episodes arent too short where it feels rushed and it turns out to feel really unfullfilling each week.
Same. Suggests they can be sluggish in how they forward the plot and are ok with boring endings. Hopefully it happen too much
HBO drama series are always around 60m except for openings and finales. No reason to worry on that department.
Was watching with my dad who’s never played a game like the last of us in his life, was constantly adding info ab the game when he had questions but that was it, it was such a good adaptation that is faithful to the game but also has some fantastic world building and the added context thats great not cheap trash
I’ve never played the games and man, this pilot episode was some of the best television I’ve watched in awhile. The world, the characters, the emotions. I’m so excited.
have you seen season 1 of "tulsa king"? it just finished up - FANTASTIC!
You really should play the game.
You really need to play the game
This must be your first tv show ever to like this garbage or your standards are super low
the you have two fantastic games to discover :) enjoy ;)
What I noticed they missed out the dialogue where the soldier in the beginning of the game says on the radio "sir, but its a little girl"
One thing they changed in the tv show is why Joel and Tess wants to leave. In the game Joel and Tess wants to get their guns back because they were sold to the fireflies. In the TV show joel wants to leave beacuse Tommy has not contacted him in 3 weeks. If my memory is correct, in the game Joel and Tommy has not talked to eachother in years, until Joel and Ellie find him later on.
Naughty dog went from arcady games to cinematic experience
Mazin went from parody movies to Chernobyl
Both made big changes throughout the years. 💯
I was absolutely happy to watch this show. I wasn't gonna give it a chance but man this show delivered. They added many things that makes the plot much better. Like better context of who Sarah is, the neighbors. I felt so bad, just wow. I would rate this show an 8 out of 10. First time in years where I enjoyed a show based on a videogame.
Ooo never was a fan of Pokemon?
I also love how they take lines from the game like the “where did you get the money for this?” “drugs I sell hardcore drugs” they need to keep doing that
@@scottneil1187 wait what? Red and Green came out first the games. I think the anime came out first here in the US no?
You clearly haven't watched Arcane then
@@MrRockapoodle72 Arcane is not adapting anything. It just takes place in the universe and does it own thing.
I forgot you guys didn’t like part 2. I definitely didn’t want part two but after playing it I thought the story made sense. Was happy with it. First one was my favourite story ever
I agree with some of the criticisms of part 2, but overall do think that the narrative made sense for the story.
Didn’t like some of the decisions but at the end of the day the game isn’t mine to develop
A lot of people were deterred from playing the game because of all the backlash online
People sometimes just dont understand a shit.
Cuz Part 2's story is just...as...lol. Some good parts but mostly bad.
@@bluewhitespartan5258 No, Joe completely understands the story for Part II. If you watched the review, you'd know that. He just knows the story is shit.
I loved it! I loved how they had the beginning of it too with the scientist talking about the fungus. Sarah scenes were sad once you see it too 😢
I recorded it as it was on Sky Atlantic at 2am in the UK. Watched it and it was brilliant. Can't wait for the 23rd of Jan for the next episode. It inspired me to play the ps4 remaster again. What a start, I hope the next episodes are just as good.
Why does Alex always seem like he doesn't want to be there. Dude looks straight up miserable most of the time.
Cuz he is a hater and thinks he’s Siskel or Ebert
Honestly Neil Druckmann made the game back then to make it feel like it’s half a film which was not a popular concept back then. The linear, cinematic narrative structure of the 2013 video game made it easy to adapt into a TV show. It’ll be a fool for Neil to fuck it up
Excellent video at first I was hating my guts Bella Ramsey as Ellie, however watching the first episode of TLOU on HBO is not bad is acceptable her performance, I mean the adaptation of the show compared to the game is fucking phenomenal I feel that Bella as Ellie is literally digging into my skin. Other side characters as Gabriel Luna his voice is almost exact as Tommy like I could close my eyes and hear him. Pedro Pascal was fucking made for Joel i really really liked it. Overall is definitely worth watching the show and cannot wait for the next episodes has in stored, makes me want to keep watching even though I own TLOU I and II for PS 3,4 and 5 ...
They nailed it I love the little fakeouts they give the people who played the game and the casting is incredible I remember people being mad the actors didn’t look like their counterpart but everyone so far has done amazing joel and Tommy absolutely nail the roll they got I can’t wait to see how it continues I don’t mind them changing stuff up as long as they keep things from the original and so far that’s what they’ve done so good on them
If the Witcher was like this a bit more, man I would’ve enjoyed it. Poor Henry Cavill
Lmao that car that almost hits them and stops had me dying
Marlene is actually played by the voice actor. Cool stuff!
just wait. Druckman wrote out spores out of this adaptation. The thing that made the whole setting work. tainted crops are how the infection spread and why humanity can't just rebuild.
@@elitemook4234 the show did a good job of explaining everything in the first 15mins or so with that intro
Wish episode 2 was already out. Watched the first episode twice. It was so good
Here yeye
Me too
I actually am okay with weekly episodes it gives me a chance to watch all the reactors here on you tube and see there thoughts
A big help for the story was one writer/producer made the whole thing and the main writer was a huge fan of the series and actually was coming at it as a fan with pride in his fandom and work.
17:45 I’m pretty sure the soldier in the beginning has a mask in the game as well. But what a great start to this iconic story. Can’t wait to see the rest!
I’ve been checking for this review all day. Glad you guys enjoyed it as well.
Our pleasure!
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The SOUND! I was consistently delighted by the extreme quality in the sound in this 1st episode. The explosions, the click/clacking of reloading guns and the ... clickers. The moment when they were traveling under the culvert and the rain dropping on the top. *chef's kiss*
@@scottneil1187 well I meant the ones sounding off in the distance in the end.
Agreed. Also appreciated the sound cue from the game when joel & co get spotted by the guard 👍
Really happy with ep. 1. A little nervous on how they will change Joel leading up to the events of tlou 2 but I’m looking forward to the next episode.
There's a poster in the wall that shoqs the turning times depending on where the infection starts. The kid didn't "not turn immediately" like Ellie, he was hurt in the leg which can take up to 24 hours to turn. So he was still incubating.
Great first episode. Never played the game bit that opening scene of the dr explaining the fungi was amazing and I was scared during that. The tension of the initial outbreak happening is a masterclass in writing. Pedro is amazing as Joel and Lyanna Mormont is great as Ellie. Can't wait for episodes 2-10
Personally I didn’t like the beginning of them explaining the fungi. The last of us gave us the total mystery and showing us the fungi rather than us being told. You know what they say show don’t tell.
@Scott Neil I know. It did a great job explaining what it was to people unaware and the "If that happens, we loose" was such a great line
@Mario Jerez I think this was a good choice because many people don't know what Codyceps is and half the point of that was to show that it's a real thing
I think for the medium of television, it’s a bit more important to explain some of the science behind the fiction being portrayed to the audience because I think suspension of disbelief is A LOT MORE IMPORTANT in a movie or TV show than a game (where you kinda just need the general setup to get moving).
@@thebaron2277 yea and they even tied it to global warming which is good insert and not forced like in much other shows
Can't wait to see which Mr. Olympia winner they cast as Abby.
It will just be a strong girl
Jay Cutler needs to get back on the juice
Brock Lesnar as Abby
@@scottneil1187 wah wah, they did killed my favorite character mommy wah wah.... keep crying Scott.
Playing and controlling characters makes us invest and get attached to them. For Sarah in the Show, they give her more screen time to get the same emotional impact as you felt in the game. Sounds like Bill will also get the same treatment
Sure he will, he’s gay😂
@Yana Petruk lol yeah you know they are gonna milk that cow for every cent it's worth
@@DeShawnMcDonald they already said they won't allow it to over stay it's welcome. Part 2 will need 2 seasons to tell they said. I'm guessing if they do part 3 thats another 1 or 2 seasons. We will proberbly get 4 or 5 seasons
@The PiratePeteShow them saying shit is kinda meaningless when it's over its over but until then I'm not dumb enough to think well they said it would be like this so imma expect that
@@DeShawnMcDonald not only did they say it when epsiode 1 aired. Craig Mazin said it again yesterday when news broke it was renewed for season 2
I've been curious how they will handle the season per year type deal. By season 3 we could be getting ahead of the games if they stay on track together. Unless they make each game into multiple seasons. Which I doubt they'll do
Pedro as Joel is a perfect casting.
After about 30 minutes I stopped seeing Pascal and started seeing Joel.
As others have said, this is already cemented as the best video game adaption out there. Everything from the set pieces, voice acting, to story is faithful to the source material while adding it’s own unique spin on things. It’s been years since I’ve looked forward to an episode drop but I need episode 2 now.
Did you like Bella as Ellie tho? From the trailer I don't love her casting very much 😕
@@phaolo6 her face doesn’t resemble Ellie but her acting and mannerisms are perfect
@@phaolo6 yeah, in the trailers she doesn't work, but in the episode it works REALLY well. She doesn't look like Ellie, but she definetely is Ellie.
Sonic the hedgehog movie clears
*holds Baby Yoda* I wonder why?
The reason the kid didn't turn right away is explained by the sign next to the kid, depending on where the bite/infection is determines how long it takes to take over, the neck being the fastest, the chest arms takes a little longer, the legs takes the longest cause the infection takes the brain so the legs takes the longest before turning you.
Here watching in Brazilian portuguese this show struck me very hard, cause they got the same voice actors whom made the brazilian version for the game, just fantastic.
@18:45 Everyone probably already noticed that the biscuits the husband was feeding the grandma were the cause of her infection. Good thing Joel turned down eating them.
I was blown away by the show man. They killed it 🔥🔥🔥
If you're woke, maybe
@@rektz2457
Dawg stop using woke unironically, it’s deadass cringe…
@Succ Boah this show is woke af with the race swapping. If you don't see a problem with that, then you're woke
@@rektz2457 the race swapping doesn’t make it woke bud… I don’t think you know what woke means…
@@rektz2457 just say your racist buddy
The actress playing Marlene has reprised her role from the games. Meryl Dandridge. She also played Alyx in Half Life series.
My only real complaint is that they've lessened the brutality of Joel which imo severely detracts from the actual character, his brutality in the game was a major part of his character because it helped to really emphasize the anger and torment he was going through over Sarah's death for the 20 years up until he took on the job to get ellie to the fireflies, I really really hope they do the interrogation scene with Joel and the 2 cannibals in its entirety after ellie gets captured by them.
I think it's great that the few changes they've made, are more for cooler additions like the plane crash, or grandma Adler introduction, even the clicker attack in the museum
I really like the first episode. Hopefully, it continues to impress. Also as the whole internet conversation I can tell you even if you were some of the lucky few that did have broadband internet by 2003 it didn't matter too much due to how slow it was, at least compared to todays standard that and the whole news media was structured differently. On top of that, home computers were crazy expensive. Add to that smartphone during that time weren't really that advanced. I mean, seriously there's been such huge strides in tech in the last 15 years that it genuinely feels like 30 years have gone by.
It’s like they almost forgot how the Internet worked in 2003. There was no Facebook. There is no Twitter the main way people consumed news back, then was on TV. News travel significantly slower back then. I’m from California and my family had one crappy used PC that barely worked and didn’t even have internet. If forget phones, those didn’t have Internet yet.
They got rid of Joels dialogue begging god not to take his daughter in her death scene - and nobody noticed....
Also it was slower than it needed to be.
Second time watching it was a couple hours ago with my parents. Both of them loved the first episode and they never heard of the game before. My mom was invested the whole time and she said it was fantastic. My dad liked it but he though Ellie looked, well you know. I don’t disagree with him, she definitely looks off but my reason is completely different than his 😂. So far, her acting as Ellie is spot on so there’s a big plus. I’m really looking forward to this show and hoping they stay faithful to the game. I want to see almost everything the game had in this show, like during the winter when Ellie goes Rick Grimes mode in the bar and Joel finds her and holds her like Sarah. Also Sarah’s actor killed it, like completely. She made me care so much for her and I very much prefer the show Sarah of the game Sarah
"Ellie looked, well you know..."
I wonder if you could clarify, perhaps? I've been seeing a lot of people couch their criticism of Ellie's character in this kind of language, and most of the time what they're saying is, they think the actress playing Ellie is ugly. Not saying that's what you're saying, just that a portion of the show's audience seems hung up on whether HBO's Ellie is attractive. Kind of an odd criticism, realy - Ellie in the game isn't a supermodel. She looks like a regular 14 year old. I much prefer an actress like this with the proper acting chops to nail the role then some well known, model-level actress with less talent than looks. I'm thinking you probably just meant that she doesn't look anything like game Elle?
@@blackpajamas6600 personally I don’t care about how she looks as she’s a great actor. At first when I saw her I was a bit disappointed thinking she was pretty ugly, then my dad the whole time she’s on screen talks about how she’s the ugliest thing on this planet. Like I said, I learned not to care about her looks and appreciate her great acting instead
@@jwaximus1113 I hear that (the focus on her acting). I'm hopeful that by the end of this first season, Bella Ramsey will have really grown into the role. Fingers crossed.
I think they didn't portrait Joel as much of a monster as the game did though. I think the Robert scene where Joel breaks his arm is pretty important in that regard. They also made the connection between Ellie and Sarah too soon.
This first episode though, was actually pretty good nonetheless! I really liked it and the fact that the source material was respected and taken into account just makes this a whole lot more enjoyable.
They didn't make a connection with ellie and sarah, that was just joels PTSD from having soldiers aiming at him in the dark.
@@thescruffinator8830 hmm I don't know.. the flashback with sarah, at least to me, kinda implied that "it was happening all over again"
Joel wasnt a monster. Robert was a drug dealer so who cares if he broke his arm?
@@jamespaul6315 So drug dealers deserve to be brutalized is what you're saying? Even the ones who do it out of necessity?
@@-sanju- i wont cry over them thats for sure
I’m so happy to hear it’s good. I hope they can keep the momentum throughout the entire series!
Its just some WOKE garbage
Joel gets brutally murdered
@@LucasGualbertoSilva its woke because they changed sarahs race? I bet you didn't complain about Pedro being hispanic even though Joel is supposed to be white. Them changing sarahs race was the only "woke" thing about it, but Nico Parker absolutely nailed her performance. Go cry somewhere else.
@@LucasGualbertoSilva god damn it must suck to have no friends.
They changed who the virus spread... That say a lot on how good the show might be and how much care of the source material
I got tears when I saw Joel cry for his daughter and i actually cared for her even though i knew she would die. It was great
It’s sadder in the game. Was she adopted or something?
@@katnip526ya there’s absolutely no way Joel would of ever knocked up a black girl. Totally impossible he’d have a light skin daughter. Lmao you neck beards are so weird, did the daughter being light skin seriously have that much affect on you?
me and my partner starting sobbing for real
@@katnip526 it hit just as good in the show because of the acting and buildup by the characters. It’s totally possible Joel had a mixed child, welcome to the world man.
@@katnip526 it really is wild that just based on a skin color it can effect your opinion you need to do some work on yourself.
I really enjoyed this pilot episode! Show Joel feels like game Joel, show Ellie feels like game Ellie. I feel like a few scenes were paced slightly better in the game cutscenes over the show in the individual scene but overall I like what they’re doing, and thank god they got the same music!
I’m very excited to see where it goes, especially knowing they filmed a lot of the show in my hometown/home province.
Ellie feels like the game Ellie! Are you joking? Play the game again because it’s apples and oranges
@@katnip526 Let me guess, you decided 6 months ago you hate Bella for Ellie and now you’re saving face?
@@DUBS720 yup
Yeah the only trouble is they’re turning 30 hours of gameplay into like 10 hours of TV so some things will have to be cut or rushed to push the plot along
@@goofysmp I wouldn’t say those are fair timelines. Keep in mind most of that 30 hours is gameplay. Do a quick search and you’ll find compilations of all the cutscenes and those are only 5.5 hrs. Now if you take the gameplay sections and translate those into action scenes for the show that’s 4.5 hrs of action.
I’m optimistic it’ll translate to the show far better than many other games.
And no matter how it turns out, there’s more room for story than if it were a movie (looking at you Uncharted!) so I’m optimistic.
I love both games immensely, and with the track record for live action adaptations of video games being what it is, I was not expecting much for a long time, and just hoped it wouldn't end up being an embarrassment. The trailer got me a little hopeful, but I've been fooled by deceptive marketing before, so I was still pretty skeptical.
Holy fucking hell was I blown away by how amazing that first episode was. All the new scenes fit perfectly with ones taken from the game, and all the highs and lows hit me in exactly the same way as the game does, and that is just an incredible achievement.
I am so happy with this adaptation, and I'm so excited to see the rest of it.
i dont wanna be that guy ....but those games were basically tv shows anyway
@@Z50nemesis that's kinda been one of the big dreams of the future of gaming though. The time where video games actually look and feel just like a movie.
Like I've gaming for over 30 years, and I very much remember when I was 6 and obsessed with my NES, and being amazed at how much better it was over playing Atari. And when I was 12 and finally got a playstation, and how amazing games like Metal Gear Solid had become, and how close to movies video games had become. I can't even describe how insane the hype for Metal Gear Solid 2 was only a couple years later. I was going nuts at the upgrade of the graphics even though I only got to see a few stills from the trailer that had been printed in PSM magazine (August 2000, specifically) as the internet was basically still a toddler at the time, and gaming was still pretty much only thing with people under the age of 25.
But yeah, being able to play games that pretty much are just like live action movies or TV shows, that's a dream come true man.
just a note about the shop closing and why the family or daughter didnt do more or hear more until that night, it is likely the 2 individuals that run the watch shop have family in the middle east and heard how bad it is in Lebanon or locally in that region, and know in advance just how quickly things are soon to escalate in the US before news can really inform anyone on the actual severity. This is confirmed by how severe and haphazardly the military is treating the quarantine of Austin. They hadn't even prepped their soldiers until it was literally radioed in.
I absolutely ADORED this episode in every sense of the word, one of the only small nitpicks I have is that I wish they didn't show the opening credits until after Sarah's death scene. In the game, after Sarah dies we get the opening credits and it really helps you just sit and process what just happened for a couple minutes before going back into the story. In the show, they go right into the timejump after she dies which felt a bit abrupt imo. I hope I'm not the only one who felt this way!
I felt the same, but it took over half an hour for her to die, i may have assumed it was credits and turned it off at that point lmao
I thought the same thing. To be honest though, I’m glad that’s my biggest nitpick.
There was a sign saying something like bitten in neck head you will turn 5-15 mins. torso arms etc 4-8 hours. legs 12 -48 hours. kid was bitten in leg. so he was not speciel. just slow turning
Also. the reason we dont see clickers in the beginning, is becouse there are no clickers yet. its one of the later stages of the infection. early one you become a "runner" i think its called. still got your vision and not to much body mutation.
Oh also, the episode was facking awsome
Did you guys miss the clicker on the building at the very end as the trio were walking into the buildings? You could hear it scream over the Depeche Mode music....
I see all the praise for the show and it feels so weird that no one sees what I see.
The show is called "faithful" because it recreates scenes, but the context around them is way different than in the game. It's all wrong, even causing a plothole and Joel is kind of a bum that I don't see surviving the apocalypse at all..
Great first episode, if the season is as great as this we’re in for something great
Anyone that writes great so many times to describe something usually means it's exactly the opposite.
@@RS-kt6bo did you not watch it?
@@TheHinni1234 I'm not going to watch it and I don't need to either. Saying great 4 times in a single sentence are sure signs of major overcompensation. I hope you're looking forward to the show being faithful to Joel getting his head bashed to bits like the awful second game 🤣
@@RS-kt6bo im pretty sure that guy just has a lack of vocabulary. I haven't played the games and it takes a damn good show for me to actually invest in. I think this pilot episode was done very well
Agreed, great stuff
You know what I’ll love if for the 2nd season is to tell the story between part 1 and 2. So many stories to tell those 4 years. And you’ll get more Joel.
Yep, worse part about Last of Us II is buying the game with Joel and Ellie in mind, and then having 1 hour with Joel despite the years that have passed between both games. They could've expanded more on that in the game, and then also had a more organic discovery of Joel's name and address, and it would've been 'ok'.
About the part with the kid you see a sign that says a leg bite can take up to 14-24 hours so he might not have been immune
A LOT of people DID NOT have the internet in 2003 ... I did but there were very few people I knew didn't even have a computer
I really like they streamlined the storylines to make it less video game-y and more believable. Robert wouldn't be the type to have 20 armed guards for Joel and Tess to kill.
Would have really liked to see the shootout between Robert's team and the Fireflies. Also see Tess be more of a badass like in the game.
@@rufusrycroft825 Yea I wish they had Tess kill him smh 🤦♂️
I want spores and gas masks, even if they reduced it/changed a bit. It's shame they got rid of it completely. It added so much tension to many scenes and lead to lot of memorable scenes.
From what I heard is that there adding something new where the fungus on the wall and floor are linked together like a hive so if they step of the fungus on the floor all the clickers and runners are alerted
@@a_waff1es_0pinion76 I'm sorry but if that is the case, then they stole that idea from Stranger Things, we're if you step on the black vines in the upside down, you alert the monsters.
@@Lp-cd5mx this was a concept for the first game, They did not add it to the game but they were thinking about it so it’s not a copy from stranger things
@@Lp-cd5mxyeah sorry to break it to you buddy but stranger things did not invent the concept of a hive mind
I am sorry I didn't realize I had to list every show, movie, book, comic and any other property that uses a hive mind concept. And key words were planned to be used in the game and rumors that it might be used in the TV show, meaning it didn't happen in the game and still don't know if it's going to happen yet in the show. But you know who is recently using the hive mind concept as a plot, Stranger Things ... But again I enjoyed The Last of Us game and the show looks to be off to a great start. I am sorry if an opinion I made ruffled your feather's 🙄
@AngryJoeShow Sorry Joe but when it comes to TV shows, Alex is much more on point you should give him more space to lead the conversation. Alex touched exactly what I am fearing most and what I am as well thinking going to happen - one of the main reasons people hated 'The Last of Us 2' was because the first game established a story line where you have a grey world with people acting not on a black and white spectrum where the hero is a hero but he isn't perfect and the villians aren't necessarily the villains and the 'good rebels' might be quite evil themselves even if its for good intentions. What I fear most is that instead of realizing this is what made the game good, Niel gonna double down on his horrible choices in the second game that tried to ignore that aspect and just make the Fireflies as Alex said into a bunch of diverse(mostly PoC and female) saints that do only good only so viewers will hate Joel (cutting the information that previous research had led to failure will serve just as well to do so).
It was a stellar furst episode. If they keep it up could easily be a hit this year and one of the first videogame to television adaptations that is overall well recieved.