'The Last of Us' - Season 2 Thread (NO GAME SPOILERS!) | HBO | April 13th, 2025 (7 Episodes)

[Jaguar93]

Naughty Dog offing Joel was the best thing to happen to the franchise outside of factions.

 

[jdubnyce]

Never played the game

What's the deal(backlash) on Ellie and Abby casting?

Also, I found these 2 episodes quite rushed. Abby was introduced, somehow found her in remarkable convenient position to find Joel, and completed her mission in record time.

Is this how the game goes too?

 

[EzekelRAGE]

What's the deal(backlash) on Ellie and Abby casting?

Ellie - she doesnt look like game ellie
Abby - she doesnt have muscles like she does in the game.

That basically sums up all the whining you see about he casting.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

I'm not even talking about the later group. Just how the story never made sense in the very beginning and you're not a white incel for thinking so. They killed a PlayStation icon and not even in a meaningful way.

I don’t understand why punish devs for taking narrative risks though? Playstation and gaming in general has a thousand bearded white men, he ain’t kratos.

 

[tru_m.a.c]

I imagine that Joel was killed off before Game of Thrones was a thing outside of a small niche? Probably explains the controlled reaction from the public in 2025 vs whenever Joel originally died.

If you'd killed the Master Chief off in 2003 I probably would've been on a warpath too. Few stories are written with actual consequences.

 

[Jaguar93]

I’ve said it before but Naughty Dog could’ve definitely played it safe. And gave us another fire Ellie and Joel adventure. While also giving Joel a generic hero’s death lol. But I’m glad they didn’t because they gave us something better.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

I imagine that Joel was killed off before Game of Thrones was a thing outside of a small niche? Probably explains the controlled reaction from the public in 2025 vs whenever Joel originally died.

If you'd killed the Master Chief off in 2003 I probably would've been on a warpath too. Few stories are written with actual consequences.

Nope, game came out in 2020, long after GoT hype was over

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

I’ve said it before but Naughty Dog could’ve definitely played it safe. And gave us another fire Ellie and Joel adventure. While also giving Joel a generic hero’s death lol. But I’m glad they didn’t because they gave us something better.

We wouldn’t even be talking about the game right now if they went that route. it would have been tell tale walking dead status

 

[King Static X]

Never played the game

What's the deal(backlash) on Ellie and Abby casting?

Bella Ramsey looks absolutely nothing like video game Ellie.

Kaitlyn Dever isn't muscular like video game Abby (she looks like Abby otherwise).

Also, I found these 2 episodes quite rushed. Abby was introduced, somehow found her in remarkable convenient position to find Joel, and completed her mission in record time.

Is this how the game goes too?

I haven't played the second game, but based on what I've seen/read, yes. Joel gets killed early on in The Last of Us Part II.

 

[klientel]

I imagine that Joel was killed off before Game of Thrones was a thing outside of a small niche? Probably explains the controlled reaction from the public in 2025 vs whenever Joel originally died.

If you'd killed the Master Chief off in 2003 I probably would've been on a warpath too. Few stories are written with actual consequences.

TLOU Part 2 came out during covid....GOT came out when i was in college lol. Like several years before the game released

 

[ReasonableMatic]

You game niccas are EXHAUSTING

Game nikkas and Book nikkas.

Idk who’s more insufferable when it comes to TV shows atp.
All their constant complaining. Just enjoy the fukkin show

Weird ass nikkas always complaining:
“but that wasn’t in the game / book ”

It’s a TV show, there will ALWAYS be changes to keep things interesting weirdos.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Game nikkas and Book nikkas.

Idk who are more insufferable when it comes to TV shows atp.
All their constant complaining. Just enjoy the fukkin show

Weird ass nikkas always complaining:
“but that wasn’t in the game / book ”

It’s a TV show, there will ALWAYS be changes to keep things interesting weirdos.

Expose yourself for not reading brehs. Reading is Fundamental.

 

[ReasonableMatic]

Expose yourself for not reading brehs. Reading is Fundamental.

With game nikkas and book nikkas I clearly was talkin bout ppl that complain about tv adaptations of games and books not following the exact storyline, not gaming and reading books in general.

Reading comprehension is clearly an issue with a lotta y’all.

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

I clearly was talkin bout ppl that complain about tv adaptations of books not following the exact storyline, not reading books in general.

Reading comprehension is clearly an issue with a lotta y’all

You're complaining because you don't read. If you did, you would understand why book nikkahs are upset.

 

[Mister_DoItNice]

I played both games. Loved them.

Watching the show. Love it.

They don’t have to be exactly the same.