The Last of Us 1x1 "When You're Lost in the Darkness" | The Normies Group Reaction!

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  • @jachariah4694
    @jachariah4694 Рік тому +1527

    I love how grandma zombie didn’t hear Sarah coming in or calling out, because she was already deaf

    • @Ultimate_Lyfe
      @Ultimate_Lyfe Рік тому +215

      Bro how did I not realize that

    • @JiReyAnimation
      @JiReyAnimation Рік тому +325

      And her bones being fragile explains how Sarah had time to run. Grandma broke her back running out of the house. If this were a healthier person, Sarah would be dead before making it to the door.

    • @HELLFIRE0239
      @HELLFIRE0239 Рік тому +100

      @@JiReyAnimation I think the fungus is removing all pain but the muscles are still weak, they are just going on edge and don't care about any damage to their bones/muscles etc.

    • @Bookwasbetter
      @Bookwasbetter Рік тому +48

      @Table 4205 once the cordyceps takes over, the person stops being able to control their own body. The fungus is in charge at that point, and the fungus has a single-minded goal: spreading the infection. So the infected person is going to do that regardless of physical limitations, since they no longer think rationally as a human being. They're still intelligent, but they're not thinking like a sane person would. It's more animalistic and primal.

    • @eldeuls1237
      @eldeuls1237 Рік тому

      she would do a suck job as a clicker

  • @forgemakesstuff2734
    @forgemakesstuff2734 Рік тому +810

    Joel: *points a gun at Ellie*
    Ellie: *swears like a sailor at Joel*
    the start of a beautiful bond

    • @timothyw98
      @timothyw98 Рік тому +21

      Code broken 🙂🎵🎶
      Can't wait to Ellies joke book.

    • @eliteteamkiller319
      @eliteteamkiller319 Рік тому

      @@timothyw98 That "code broken" part felt like the most Ellie of her character, other than the "MOTHERFUCKERS" line.

  • @basicsimp8798
    @basicsimp8798 Рік тому +1467

    Crazy how the voice actress for Marlene is the same one here. She's perfect and we can't replace perfection!

    • @TheJmann1892
      @TheJmann1892 Рік тому +211

      Your right, she's the only voice actor from the first game that got cast to play the exact same character. Shes acted in alot of big shows and had some emotional moments!

    • @chrisvilla2416
      @chrisvilla2416 Рік тому +11

      @@TheJmann1892 i thought tommy too, he heard the same

    • @Peeplii
      @Peeplii Рік тому +82

      @Chris villa nah Gabriel Luna wasn't him in the game but he does sound *exactly* like Jeffrey Pierce

    • @1WonderingApe
      @1WonderingApe Рік тому +3

      @@TheJmann1892 not just her the actress playing Tes is also the og voice actor

    • @TheJmann1892
      @TheJmann1892 Рік тому +4

      @@gerardlacroix6015 correct. I once saw her doing a playthrough of the game along with Troy Baker a few yrs ago and they did a deep dive of how they made the game

  • @belordo00
    @belordo00 Рік тому +1636

    NOTE: the game is based off infection by spores (reason why they wear gas masks). The show based it off of the same fungal infection but instead of being infected by spores, you are infected by TENDRILLS (which is in their mouths), hence why Joel and Tess don’t wear gas masks. The directors and Neil Druckman stated that this change would make more sense if it were reality. If spores were in the show, that would mean everyone would have to wear masks all of the time.

    • @houseofaction
      @houseofaction Рік тому +47

      theyw ouldn't actually have to wear them all the times. just in places where the spores were heavy

    • @terrencenoran3233
      @terrencenoran3233 Рік тому +502

      But you forget that spores stick to hair and clothes....
      So, realistically speaking, they would be wearing the gas masks ALL of the time. The game casually ignores this though.

    • @stain_0697
      @stain_0697 Рік тому +376

      Yes Spores were used in the game to let you know that you are in a dangerous area however in real life if ppl were infected by spores like the game then humanity would be wiped out quickly.

    • @arafat9828
      @arafat9828 Рік тому +75

      @@stain_0697 yeah you just have to look at how fast covid spread

    • @bingbongboi2046
      @bingbongboi2046 Рік тому +106

      fun fact: the original game design was going to use tendrils, but they ended up going the spore route.

  • @jasminbaus6887
    @jasminbaus6887 Рік тому +374

    troy baker actually said that he wishs he could go back and reshoot some scenes in the game beacuse he was so inspired but pedros performance so I think we are in great hands

    • @unknownarmy7180
      @unknownarmy7180 Рік тому +9

      @KC havent seen him in game of thrones . dude had a short role but still is one of the most impactful performance

  • @ladrac198
    @ladrac198 Рік тому +125

    Fun fact: the soldier that shoots Joel and Sarah is Craig Mazin, the showrunner

  • @nikkibennett2798
    @nikkibennett2798 Рік тому +631

    "There's like six other drawers and cabinets, you only opened one!" 💀

  • @natwixterthan18
    @natwixterthan18 Рік тому +306

    There's a special place in my heart for Joel and Pedro literally embodies him so well

  • @rapmabida9813
    @rapmabida9813 Рік тому +54

    My man's answered Jakarta is in Africa with pure confidence

  • @thinkingoutloud3757
    @thinkingoutloud3757 Рік тому +296

    Also, I JUST noticed that they had the truck that hits them in the game ALMOST hit them, but this time it stops and honks - almost like it's an alternate timeline! "Very close but different." The way they're adapting this for TV is really thoughtful so far.

    • @xXSinForLifeXx
      @xXSinForLifeXx Рік тому +30

      Yes it subverted game fans expectations.

    • @EthanKWaters
      @EthanKWaters Рік тому +55

      @@xXSinForLifeXx Everyone's expectations, really. Sudden truck collision is pretty common in television, but high-speed impact with debris from a plane that flew into a gas station and exploded is a new one for everyone.

    • @eliteteamkiller319
      @eliteteamkiller319 Рік тому +4

      Yep that was a nice touch.

    • @GearWukong
      @GearWukong Рік тому +2

      Yeah, and then a plane explodes and causes the crash anyway... some thing's are inevitable.

    • @jubilantsleep
      @jubilantsleep Рік тому +1

      Pretty much the only good tv series adaptation of a game I’ve seen. They GET IT

  • @thomaschristopherwhite9043
    @thomaschristopherwhite9043 Рік тому +77

    I love how they fake you out with the truck almost hitting you and flipping their truck and you expect that because that's what happens in the game but they don't do it and immediately go bigger and badder with the crashing plane. It subverts expectations and immediately delivers with a bigger set piece.

  • @thabreez456
    @thabreez456 Рік тому +204

    Fun Fact The Actress Playing Marlene is actually the same Actress who voices her in the game. They got her back cause she one of the few VA’s who was also a Live Action Actress.

    • @timothyw98
      @timothyw98 Рік тому +24

      They've got Ashley Johnson to play Ellies mom and Troy Baker is playing a villian in this.

    • @thabreez456
      @thabreez456 Рік тому +4

      @@timothyw98 oh wait really? That’s so cool. Who’s Troy Playing? I knew Ashley and Troy were involved but I didn’t exactly how far that extended

    • @ricardovazquezbarrios1005
      @ricardovazquezbarrios1005 Рік тому +2

      @@thabreez456 wanna know? It’s not confirmed but there’s already a guess of who character he’s gonna play.

    • @Voidxbabyyy
      @Voidxbabyyy Рік тому +1

      @@thabreez456 it's speculated that he is either playing David or someone in David's group.

    • @NickyGuld
      @NickyGuld Рік тому +3

      @@thabreez456 They also have Jeffrey Pierce (Tommy's VA) playing a character in Episode 4, some guy called Perry, not sure who that is. Been awhile since I've played it.

  • @Thundernoob98
    @Thundernoob98 Рік тому +156

    Bruh Marlene was unnecessarily savage against her own soldier 😂

    • @aleksandraszejnoga
      @aleksandraszejnoga Рік тому +16

      hmmm idk, if i had a cure for humanity in my own hands id be lashing out too. she had much on her mind and her soliders were annoying 😂

  • @JLamstudio
    @JLamstudio Рік тому +150

    Also, Sarah has no flour for her pancakes, Nana is first seen eating biscuits that Joel then refuses because he's on a diet, Sarah doesn't take a cookie because she doesn't like raisins and Joel forgot to buy a birthday cake after work.
    So, Contaminated flour started the outbreak?

    • @PsychoSpiral
      @PsychoSpiral Рік тому +15

      That seems to be the prevalent theory on Reddit.

    • @matt928
      @matt928 Рік тому +12

      good catch

    • @eliteteamkiller319
      @eliteteamkiller319 Рік тому +13

      That actually happened in real life in France in 1951. Got a bunch of people sick, many had hallucinations, and some actually got violent (including a little boy trying to strangle his grandmother, and another guy jumping out of a window thinking he was an airplane). It's definitely realistic.
      .
      What's not really realistic is a sudden evolutionary shift that causes the fungus to use humans in their reproduction cycle, and one that spreads so suddenly. (1) The change probably couldn't happen so suddenly. It'd have to have happened gradually, with the fungus using humans for quite a while before fully evolving to spread from direct contact. (2) If there was a critical mass in human to human infection, it's be a localized event, and most likely would have been contained pretty quickly. (3) There's no way an infection would take hold and spread that quickly. It have to at least be several days to have tendrils develop like that, with a stage in which the human is incapacitated and sick for a while, which would allow doctors to see the tendrils growing inside them, which they'd physically remove. As far as the patients themselves, it'd probably bring up several ethical issues about euthanasia and quarantining them.
      .
      So fungi infecting humans and driving them crazy isn't what's far fetched. But fungi doing it so effectively and quickly is. Most likely this would be more like Contagion than a zombie apocalypse, where infected patients are chained to beds or locked up as the fungus slowly kills them while doctors try to find cures or prolong their lives (by manually removing tendrils form their throats as they grow).

    • @aleksandraszejnoga
      @aleksandraszejnoga Рік тому +1

      but hold up how does the fungi survive in high temperatures of oven then

    • @margaretbush
      @margaretbush Рік тому +2

      Salmonella with extra extra steps

  • @GerardoBCZ
    @GerardoBCZ Рік тому +53

    I really appreciate the translation at 7:22. It sounded ominous and important. Lovely language! Gotta love the little cultural details.

    • @Thenormies
      @Thenormies  Рік тому +23

      Thank you so much 😊 - Rana

  • @skjjjo2922
    @skjjjo2922 Рік тому +600

    i’ve never been so hyped for a show in my life, the first episode was just amazing i had low expectations because of how adaptations go these days, but i should have been more optimistic. it was such a perfect mix of sticking to the source material and adding parts that weren’t from the game, not to mention the cinematography and acting!!

    • @airesjoycasilac2125
      @airesjoycasilac2125 Рік тому +15

      Yes!,I was literally in school when it came out.Waited until lunch time.Then went to an streaming app,found it.Watched while eating.Finished it at home lol

    • @Kinobambino
      @Kinobambino Рік тому +2

      Agreed this was beautifully made and just in time to "revive" zombies after the walking dead ended

    • @Quzga
      @Quzga Рік тому +4

      Totally agree. I love tlou and the fact it was made into a show that is actually well made made me so happy.

    • @wplains
      @wplains Рік тому +1

      Since I’d never even heard of this and saw the episode for the first time I found this sadly lacking compared with the first episode of The Walking Dead which was absolutely riveting. This was confusing and not very riveting in my opinion.

  • @Martinbumms
    @Martinbumms Рік тому +528

    For me one of the best changes they did for the show was a very tiny one. The call from Tommy when he got arrested and asked Joel to bail him out.
    It's such a small thing and yet it delivered so much in 3 ways.
    First it gives us a better characterization of Tommy. He saw someone attacking a waitress and his first instinct is to help, even if it get him in trouble, which it did before (Tommy says "I'm in jail, it's not my fault THIS TIME"). He is a guy who tries to do good, he didn't shoot at mushroom granny, he wanted to help the people on the street and he hesitatet to drive through the people all these things could have been bad for himself, just as the jail was, but his instinct is to be a good guy.
    Second the relationship between Joel and Tommy. Tommy calls him, not a friend or whatever. He gives a quick explanation what happend and Joel, even when he is annoyed, will help 100%. These two guys would do everything for each other and that brings up the question what happend, that they are not together in Boston.
    And Third, the progression of the outbreak. It starts with the host talking about trouble in Indonesia, a little twitch here, more active police and fire department there, some jets and at the last thing before the actual outbreak and infected, we hear Tommy talking about a guy randomly attacking someone. And I love that all of those things, aren't that special. All of those signs, that we know how to interpret are every day events, so sure you see it but so what? It's just a fucked up friday ... or the end of the world.
    I'm so impressed by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckman. They knew exactly which parts of the game are perfect just as they were in the game and transfered it almost perfectly, they knew which ideas from the game work for live-action but needed to be adjusted and they recognised the parts from the game which wouldn't in a live-action show and where they would have to go a different way. It's such a display of knowledge, passion and the needed ingenuity to connect them both to make it work.

    • @anonymorse1335
      @anonymorse1335 Рік тому +23

      A line of dialogue explains why tommy isn't in Boston. He's a firefly working for marlene. that's why joel knows marlene and marlene knows him, they keep in frequent contact and when tommy goes 3 weeks without responding joel knows something is wrong and decides to go find him.

    • @Martinbumms
      @Martinbumms Рік тому +5

      @@anonymorse1335 okay, I didn't catch it that specific in the first episode, just that she was, in Joel's opinion, the reason why he and Tommy had some sort of falling out. As far as I can remember Joel just said something like "you turned my brother against me" or something like that

    • @Philliwolf5
      @Philliwolf5 Рік тому +4

      Facts. I hope Amazon has the same energy for God of War. My hopes aren't high though.

    • @mtreece2394
      @mtreece2394 Рік тому +2

      I mean Joel is his only family why wouldn't he call him

    • @starlightbutterfly3804
      @starlightbutterfly3804 Рік тому +4

      *mushroom granny* 💀

  • @DashingDavid
    @DashingDavid Рік тому +123

    I love the silence from y’all during THAT scene. Shows how powerful it is.

  • @fkajackiebrown_
    @fkajackiebrown_ Рік тому +232

    theres this brief shot where ellie sees joel beating that dude and the lightning strikes while she makes this sliding over sort of move to see what hes doing. gave me serious last of us II vibes. i loved it.

    • @thechad4485
      @thechad4485 Рік тому +1

      Definitely feel like Ellie is gonna become someone who’d go on a country-wide mass murdering spree with very little provocation or justification 😏 just a hunch

    • @gyrozeppeli00
      @gyrozeppeli00 Рік тому +6

      Pls hbo, pls don't fuck up this chance to delete part 2 from canon

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 Рік тому +9

      @@gyrozeppeli00 Deleting isn't required if they improve on it. Also, the games are a different continuity.

    • @eliteteamkiller319
      @eliteteamkiller319 Рік тому +2

      She was doing the stanky leg in the background.

  • @ENTERTAINMENT-yv2ll
    @ENTERTAINMENT-yv2ll Рік тому +54

    Thandie Newton's daughter did an outstanding job. Even as she took her last breath. R.I.P. Sarah Miller.

  • @xXSinForLifeXx
    @xXSinForLifeXx Рік тому +20

    13:34 The realization of the fake out 😂😂

  • @youngrootv
    @youngrootv Рік тому +410

    Nico Parker, Thandie Newton’s daughter, which is why she looks so familiar she looks exactly like her mom, is amazing as Sarah. Looking forward to seeing her in more things even though she’s a nepo baby lol. This pilot is incredible and I have faith that this show is going to be the best video game adaptation we’ll ever see!

    • @freshcola6301
      @freshcola6301 Рік тому +4

      Thandie Newton's daughter with zendaya's voice !!

    • @jarlhenrik
      @jarlhenrik Рік тому +35

      "nepo baby" lol. So they shoudl def have hired someone different for Marlene then, since this is her VA from the game so she already had her shot. "This kid shouldn't get a career chance because of her parents" is an odd take. It's not like she's without credits prior to this casting, and as far as we know auditioned against a lot of other kids.

    • @idelgado12
      @idelgado12 Рік тому +9

      *Thandiwe

    • @youngrootv
      @youngrootv Рік тому +61

      @@jarlhenrik lol I never said any of that. I just think that the term nepo baby is funny. Nico obviously worked super hard for her spot and she acted her ass off. The thing people have a problem with mostly is that famous actors’ children can get the audition in the first place because of their famous parents.

    • @chillslug
      @chillslug Рік тому +66

      @@jarlhenrik nobody said nepo babies shouldnt have jobs, they just want them to acknowledge how they had things much easier

  • @Tristan_Anderwelt
    @Tristan_Anderwelt Рік тому +62

    16:15 I cried like a toddler at this point, even though I saw the scene in the game x times and knew what was happening.
    My conclusion after this episode: I've never been so captivated by the start of a series based on a story I know inside and out

  • @istormmyy4172
    @istormmyy4172 Рік тому +521

    this intro skit was hilarious

    • @ethandoyle4978
      @ethandoyle4978 Рік тому +15

      I was about to say the same thing

    • @Mwhosay
      @Mwhosay Рік тому +8

      Yesss. You know they're excited when they made a skit.

    • @user-pm2b47ar8d
      @user-pm2b47ar8d Рік тому +1

      Ikr. I love that they made effort on making that

  • @basicsimp8798
    @basicsimp8798 Рік тому +47

    I love how the initial runners we see can't really control their movement that much. Like they're fast but if there's a curve they're screwed. XD

  • @marvelousmia
    @marvelousmia Рік тому +30

    LMFAO that skit in the beginning was so high quality and funny 😭 it looked like an actual movie 😆

  • @mattb7479
    @mattb7479 Рік тому +60

    This reaction taught me that there’s no chance for the crew who didn’t play the game. Y’all are going to ruin it for them. Rana saying “so sad” when Sarah shows up, Mickey making game references etc.

  • @chronoblitz9905
    @chronoblitz9905 Рік тому +22

    Anna Torv who plays Tess was the star of a scifi show called Fringe. I think you guys would love it. I think it is one of the best scifi shows in the past 20 years.

    • @timothyw98
      @timothyw98 Рік тому +1

      I liked her in Mindhunter to.

  • @mr.moviemafia
    @mr.moviemafia Рік тому +28

    It’s important to know that Druckmann and Mazin decided to change how the infection works. It’s NOT spores anymore, but more of a tendril system. It’s different, but looks really icky in the old neighbor woman’s mouth; Druckmann liked the idea of the infection being connected like a system, and I get the change for the show.

  • @miaelle1500
    @miaelle1500 Рік тому +14

    I love that the truck scene looked just like the video game. I was fangirling hard this episode with how cool the live action version of everything looked! lol

  • @Lauren-zx3gx
    @Lauren-zx3gx Рік тому +33

    The OG voice actors don’t feel any type of way regarding casting. They’ll always be held in high regards but also recognize that Ashley Johnson can’t play Ellie and Troy doesn’t look like Joel. Their characters are the ones in the games and they know these characters aren’t them. They’re being portrayed differently by their respective actors.

    • @samuelstensgaard4828
      @samuelstensgaard4828 Рік тому +6

      Man, can you imagine how much bigger Troy Baker's head would get if he was the star of an HBO show?

    • @DECENTcrew
      @DECENTcrew Рік тому +3

      I would take Troys voice over any look of his characters ever

    • @mochiyeosang1908
      @mochiyeosang1908 Рік тому +1

      @@samuelstensgaard4828 context please?

    • @samuelstensgaard4828
      @samuelstensgaard4828 Рік тому +1

      @@mochiyeosang1908 He just has a reputation for being extremely pretentious lmao

  • @observantwonderer7401
    @observantwonderer7401 Рік тому +12

    Episode 1, hands down the best adaptation of anything I've ever seen its SOOO faithful to the source material, the acting, the camera work, the set design chefs kiss

    • @Lucas-wj8kl
      @Lucas-wj8kl Рік тому

      People saying "Chefs Kiss" is absolute cringe.

  • @YouMe-ru6wi
    @YouMe-ru6wi Рік тому +45

    As a huge TLOU fan who loves and is obsessed with both games Part 1 and 2 both masterpieces they are my favorite games of all time I know them both like the back of my hand. This episode was amazing great start so far I absolutely loved it I can't wait to see more let's go I'm so ready.

    • @Quzga
      @Quzga Рік тому +3

      Same, huge fan. I even got the guitar from part 2. So hyped for this whole series

  • @JuQui228
    @JuQui228 Рік тому +8

    I’ve been rewatching Fringe lately and when Anna Torv appeared on screen I LOST MY SHIT! She’s a PHENOMENAL actress and we are in for a treat for as long as we have her.

  • @EmileVinesh
    @EmileVinesh Рік тому +21

    The Last of Us is one of the best stories ever told in videogame history in my opinion. The first episode really has the spirit of the game and the show seems to remain faithful to the game. Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are great actors and they do a great job portraying Joel & Ellie. Nico Parker who plays Sarah also did a good job! I really hope that this show manages to stick the landing and do the story of the game justice. Such a great time to be a Last of Us fan!

  • @sickleweed3270
    @sickleweed3270 Рік тому +13

    Just hearing the sounds from that scene is enough to get my eyes to well up again.

  • @thefilmmaker9802
    @thefilmmaker9802 Рік тому +113

    So glad y’all are reacting to this show finally! Love that HBO is being extremely faithful to the game while adding new layers to the story & character relationships (ex. Sarah) that give the show more nuance! Definitely the best live-action adaptation of a videogame I’ve seen this far & up there with the likes of other few great adaptations like Arcane & Castlevania. ❤
    p.s. huge shoutout to cast as they knocked it out of the park. Especially Nico Parker & Gabriel Luna; who sounds exactly like his videogame counterpart, as their performances are so good!

    • @davidnobre5660
      @davidnobre5660 Рік тому +18

      finally? the first episode came out 2 days ago lol

    • @thefilmmaker9802
      @thefilmmaker9802 Рік тому +2

      @@davidnobre5660 I know, I’m just hyped that they’re reacting to it now 😂

    • @ZacharyFinch
      @ZacharyFinch Рік тому +2

      I love this analysis and agree on many levels. However, I’m still managing my expectations. The main challenge of translating VGs to film is the pacing. The opening of TLOU is very densely packed with plot points yet had relatively limited action sequences. All the tutorial combat against the runners in the smugglers’ path, Rob’s men, and the Fedra agents that players encounter before meeting Ellie? All of that was cut, and the context that would’ve been delivered in dialogue along the way needed to be condensed into a handful of scenes. That is surprisingly difficult to accomplish, yet they did it pretty effectively. However, this was the easiest segment of the game to do that with. Relatively speaking, there wasnt much need for expansion on detail to accommodate for the removed gameplay segments in this episode.
      The primary question is how well this adjustment to pacing can be maintained for segments like Pittsburgh, where you learn so much about the story, over such a long period of time, while navigating environments and contexts that wouldn’t be as exciting to a TV audience who’s attention isn’t also split between plot and gameplay. The game’s strategy is immersive and organic, but it’s not feasible for a TV audience.
      The secondary question is how this adjustment in pacing will affect the believability of the characters. Joel is an incredibly violent man in the VGs. It’s understandable because he lived in an incredibly violent world, but for the show to be immersive, I think HBO will insist on either making most of the enemies more humanized, which would further dehumanize Joel for killing them, or just remove enough of the violence to the point that it isn’t even as essential a part of his character. That is one example of how adaptations to pacing can affect character. There are many others.
      Not tryna be a Debbie downer. If anything, I share your positive opinion. I’m just still keeping expectations low for now.

    • @thefilmmaker9802
      @thefilmmaker9802 Рік тому +1

      @@ZacharyFinch There are some parts within that episode that were trodded a bit quickly, especially in the second half as I felt the plot was moving too fast for my liking. That’s my only gripe with the show so far is the pacing but other than that, like it so far!

    • @robertcampbell8070
      @robertcampbell8070 Рік тому +2

      @@thefilmmaker9802 It should be noted this was originally two episodes that were cut down to one long episode. That's most likely why the pacing felt so packed.

  • @AkimboJV
    @AkimboJV Рік тому +28

    i really hope this season is good. It'll show other production companies that it's possible to make a hit live action story based on games. They just have to do it right, and not let the IP be changed too much. Imagine what they could do with the flood if done well?

  • @hwheelez24
    @hwheelez24 Рік тому +3

    Fun fact, the scientist at the start , was the same actor who played Jonathan in The Mummy trilogy.

  • @Ren_Davis0531
    @Ren_Davis0531 Рік тому +148

    This is the kind of show that is perfect for a Normies reaction. We’re in for some fun everybody 😏

  • @FenixNade
    @FenixNade Рік тому +4

    28:04 the sound of "you've been spotted" subtly plays in the score here. I saw this on another reaction and absolutely love that detail.

  • @travishenderson9635
    @travishenderson9635 Рік тому +7

    I dont think it was shown in the reaction. But Sarah's classmate was also twitching like the old lady and probably infected. that's why he kept flashing her with his watch!
    Edit: Micky subtly mentioned at the end. Nice!

  • @randycooper3428
    @randycooper3428 Рік тому +57

    I hope Micky is okay. He must be hurting not being able to say "They need to make a game for this!" ☺

  • @Li2HT
    @Li2HT Рік тому +20

    Fun fact: Marlene in the show is played by the same actress who voiced Marlene in-game.

  • @Remy.
    @Remy. Рік тому +6

    Troy Baker hosts the HBO The Last of Us podcast. Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann are both on there as well to explain how they translated the game to tv and why specific decisions were made. They will release an episode a week just like the show. Definitely check it out :)

  • @at_oussama
    @at_oussama Рік тому +9

    the woman playing Marlene is also the one who did Marlene in the game

  • @THEMVPS3179
    @THEMVPS3179 Рік тому +15

    Great adaptation so far, the Marlene casting being actual Marlene is great

  • @ohhbero6940
    @ohhbero6940 Рік тому +6

    so nobody is gonna talk about how tommy sound exacly the same as tommy in the game??

  • @MalarikFilms
    @MalarikFilms Рік тому +4

    I was just crying at the tension and chaos of the car scene and at Joel hugging Sara after Killing the old person

  • @kaetha1
    @kaetha1 Рік тому +7

    Marlene was in the game, she voiced the same character so they will put a voice actor in a show like this

  • @brandonhiebert2012
    @brandonhiebert2012 Рік тому

    I’ve been watching reactions to this first episode all day and this has easily been the best one! You guys are awesome.

  • @myrtle_she_wrote
    @myrtle_she_wrote Рік тому +12

    Best pilot ever. Coming from someone who has played the original game 9x. They did this justice and that first 30 mins 🔥🔥🔥

  • @jackdubz4247
    @jackdubz4247 Рік тому +11

    The episode has John Hannah and Gabriel Luna from Agents of SHIELD, of course it's going to be brilliant.

  • @ohmypoo123
    @ohmypoo123 Рік тому +9

    Pay attention to the fact that they avoided all food products with wheat in them in the intro 😁

  • @Dularr
    @Dularr Рік тому +18

    Love how the biscuit and pancakes hint how the fungus first got into the food supply. While Joel and Sarah were eating eggs and OJ.

    • @ians_parks
      @ians_parks Рік тому +9

      He also forgets the birthday cake.

    • @KillaKay928
      @KillaKay928 Рік тому +3

      Good thing Sarah didn't like raisin cookies as well.🤣👌

    • @derfritz4550
      @derfritz4550 Рік тому

      well Part 2 explains more about how the infection happend an in the games its stated that the export of southern fruits and stuff made it worldwide
      first infections and stuff happend in south america brazil and stuff...
      with a box bananas it traveled the world....

    • @Dularr
      @Dularr Рік тому

      @@derfritz4550 I'm trying to stay with what we have seem in the show so far. Avoiding spoilers from the game.

    • @jayc5373
      @jayc5373 Рік тому +6

      I’m have celiac disease so it stuck out like a sore thumb as to what they were “avoiding”.

  • @lunarnightcore8416
    @lunarnightcore8416 Рік тому +5

    The disappointment on his face when he found the gun😂

  • @charmedoriginal5923
    @charmedoriginal5923 Рік тому +3

    Fun Fact: Sarah ( Joe's daughter ) played by Nico Parker is the daughter of actress Thandiwe Newton, who played Maeve Millay in "Westworld".

  • @sgtmian
    @sgtmian Рік тому +4

    the intro 😭 i’m so glad you’re reacting to this

  • @isaiahlemus6636
    @isaiahlemus6636 Рік тому +1

    Gotta love that intro, cracked me up, sending much love 💯

  • @Cagieh
    @Cagieh Рік тому +2

    Really interesting fun fact; the fungi was in the flour. You hear on the TV that Jakarta had problems. Jakarta is one of the biggest countries that produces flour. Joel and Sarah were out of flour for them pancakes, and later in the episode they don’t eat the biscuits. Also, Joel forgets to bring cake home. That’s why they didn’t get infected. It’s a really crazy detail of this show, and interesting way and more realistic way on how the spores of the fungi travels and infects people. No visible spores in the air just like the game, that wouldn’t be realistic to see that.

  • @chocolatedoughnut1305
    @chocolatedoughnut1305 Рік тому +4

    Pedro Pascal has officially been typecasted as a reluctant single dad, and considering he sold a father-son relationship with a puppet when he was completely covered in armor I’m shocked you’d doubt his casting in this lol

  • @ginaaa2000
    @ginaaa2000 Рік тому +3

    the voice actors for the game are actually involved in the show. Marlene is reprised by Merle Dandrige who did the voice acting. Ashley and Troy will also make an appearance in the show.

  • @auroraborealis7415
    @auroraborealis7415 Рік тому

    obseSSED with the skit at the beginning, its one of y'alls very best!

  • @Jamierice139
    @Jamierice139 Рік тому +7

    Love when she translated the Arabic

  • @xXSinForLifeXx
    @xXSinForLifeXx Рік тому +5

    23:30 I gotta sit next to Ranna for this whole reaction 😂😂

  • @Sean-xy2nb
    @Sean-xy2nb Рік тому +4

    pedro pascal has to be my fav actor this is so gonna be his year with this and the mandolorian s3

  • @Lokalaugenschein_
    @Lokalaugenschein_ Рік тому

    I've already watched it a few times. Outstanding ! It's such a great beginning ! I'm totally blown away by how accurate the acting is and how close the scenes come to the game. I'm looking forward to the next episode. ^^

  • @anthony_n3108
    @anthony_n3108 Рік тому +2

    16:55 I’m over here crying from the scene before and you just hear *BOSTON!! We in boston* 💀💀💀

  • @bb8thedestroyer33
    @bb8thedestroyer33 Рік тому +19

    So Joel got the assault rifle at this point but I had to wait to the end of the game?!

    • @ohtrueyeahnah
      @ohtrueyeahnah Рік тому

      Yeah he's only meant to get the hunting rifle in the next segment inside the capitol building when Tess goes full Independence Day.

  • @matheuskeunecke1335
    @matheuskeunecke1335 Рік тому +8

    About Marlene not telling Joel about Ellie's condition. If they know the maybe could sell the girl to someone who pays higher or maybe don't even believe and just leave without doing the job.

  • @KalRose
    @KalRose Рік тому +2

    As an Indonesian people i happy to hear jakarta because all they know its just bali thanks

  • @forceinfinity
    @forceinfinity Рік тому +1

    14:08 - "I need a drink" Perfect time for some levity after how tense those last couple of minutes were

  • @Shawn_M
    @Shawn_M Рік тому +7

    Rana coming in CLUTCH with the Arabic translation!
    Mad Props!

  • @angelsantos8459
    @angelsantos8459 Рік тому +1

    Omg finally! Been waiting for your reaction video on this show👀❤️

  • @leeshawnklb
    @leeshawnklb Рік тому +7

    29:22 made me uncontrollably wheeze

  • @ManSeekingMeaning
    @ManSeekingMeaning Рік тому +48

    An incredible couch for this reaction (the same six as Chainsaw Man). Thanks Normies! This first episode really delivered on so many levels.

  • @yukislavia
    @yukislavia Рік тому

    it's crazy I've been watching the last of us reactions recently and had a memory come back when I saw the name of the channel, turns out I watched them react to SKAM over 3 years ago and tuned in every day when the video would come out

  • @SDavid3388
    @SDavid3388 Рік тому +1

    Nico Parker who plays Sarah is Thandiwe Newton's daughter from Westworld! She was amazing.

  • @hamburgermedost
    @hamburgermedost Рік тому +7

    People sleeping on Arcane also being a fantastic video game adaption.

    • @tykimikk7872
      @tykimikk7872 Рік тому +1

      Also cyberpunk edgerunners and castlevainia were good but they havent watched them clearly.

    • @niktonic5379
      @niktonic5379 Рік тому

      Except LoL doesn't have a story in game so not sure if I'd call it an adaptation.

    • @hamburgermedost
      @hamburgermedost Рік тому

      @@niktonic5379 then that would apply to the Sonic movies and Detective Pikachu too, right? They're just using the characters and that's it.

    • @niktonic5379
      @niktonic5379 Рік тому

      @@hamburgermedost Well, I haven't seen those so, idk.

  • @joshuayoon2296
    @joshuayoon2296 Рік тому +6

    Your faces when you realized the car crash didn’t happen was priceless LOL

  • @GoldenQ9
    @GoldenQ9 Рік тому

    Man the director is amazing. Same pol behind the game made this. that scene with the old lady in the blurred back ground spazzing was just genius ! This show is perfect! Literally and this group a vibe lol i love it

  • @Blazingstoke
    @Blazingstoke Рік тому

    Speaking of attention to detail in the story's environment, my favorite little detail is how the establishing shot of the Boston QZ shows that Congress St. is just outside the wall. It seems like such a little throwaway thing, until Marlene says they need to get Ellie to the Fireflies waiting at the Old State House, which is a Revolution-era landmark by the corner of Congress and State - thus, outside the Quarantine Zone.

  • @ValentinaSimmons
    @ValentinaSimmons Рік тому +9

    You guys are one of the few UA-camrs who knew that was an 80s song at the end right away and said it was Depeche Mode 😆. I love that they picked Never Let Me Down Again for the end. It fits 😆
    This episode was epic. I love all the game bits they put in. Very accurate. I also appreciate - having played the game - the dive into extra details for environment and character depth. Keeping both gamers and non gamers on our toes.
    👏

    • @Dularr
      @Dularr Рік тому +1

      Sub titles

    •  Рік тому

      I don’t remember hearing that song before but the context and music production pretty much told us it was an 80s song so…

  • @JerryAlmonte
    @JerryAlmonte Рік тому +4

    Wait, have you guys ever reacted to Fringe? The actress who plays Tess is the lead in that show and it would be a fun time! Run a poll or something!

    • @mrwilliams7086
      @mrwilliams7086 Рік тому +1

      That's where I've seen her at loved that show

  • @xXSinForLifeXx
    @xXSinForLifeXx Рік тому +1

    Love the 2 guys freaking out during the truck highway scenes because it was exactly the same as the game.
    If you go look at a gameplay clip it's crazy how similar it is. Basically shot for shot copied from the game.

  • @seancody4936
    @seancody4936 Рік тому

    That cut scene where the car got wrack from debris of that plane and has a lil music like when you're dead in the game is a muacch chef kiss

  • @morbidangel2424
    @morbidangel2424 Рік тому +4

    The fake out with the car was great like nope but you know this was supposed to happen then bam plane crash

  • @haymaker710
    @haymaker710 Рік тому +3

    I never played the game before but I still liked the show. It's nice to see the Red Viper of Dorne and Baby Bear on HBO again.

  • @laurenbendik2006
    @laurenbendik2006 10 місяців тому

    Its interesting u can watch this with so many ppl and being filmed…i like getting in my feelings with shows like this, by myself, and not worrying about if my reactions are entertaining.

  • @nathanmedina6211
    @nathanmedina6211 Рік тому

    Anyone else catch that the song they were using when Joel was looking at the map and drinking shots is the same song that plays in the lobby for multiplayer mode for this game.

  • @Crunchyfrog28
    @Crunchyfrog28 Рік тому +6

    "Please be good". I said the same thing, and I'm so glad they delivered

  • @TheKannibalistic
    @TheKannibalistic Рік тому +4

    Having played the games numerous times, we can practically read Suraj and Micky's minds at any given point lol
    We're the manga readers now!

  • @PhreakPhantom
    @PhreakPhantom Рік тому +2

    I am gonna watch this series, but at the same time I cannot believe I am going to put my heart through this again....

  • @bambis46
    @bambis46 Рік тому +1

    That first scene, with you guys, I was like "wait a minute!" Lol

  • @LordMyrsky
    @LordMyrsky Рік тому +9

    Tom Cruise gonna save us all if something like this really happens.

  • @hepunk
    @hepunk Рік тому +4

    6:57 DARK deep cut. damn, lmao. Also, teacher says that HW is due at end of class tomorrow, yet Tommy says its Friday on the phone.. hmmm

    • @nicolet8186
      @nicolet8186 Рік тому

      Is it past midnight when he says it’s Friday maybe?

    • @hepunk
      @hepunk Рік тому

      @@nicolet8186 It didnt detract from how great the ep was, and I didn't catch it on first watch. Only noticed after watching a few reactions. But they show the clock and its only a little after 11pm when Tommy calls

  • @joabtaylor2899
    @joabtaylor2899 Рік тому +1

    Been waiting for this golden drop, this series is going to be amazing, the first episode was perfect

  • @niknokseyer
    @niknokseyer Рік тому

    All the tension build up… so good.

  • @chrisvilla2416
    @chrisvilla2416 Рік тому +3

    Goddamn. I'd watch it alone. Those constant laughs break the mood of the episode.

  • @porrasm
    @porrasm Рік тому +3

    Marlene is played by the same actress as in the game!