Reviews

Easily... by far and away... the most heartbreaking part of The Last of Us game, is the storyline of Henry and Sam. When I saw the end result in the game, it shook me to my core, I cried, and felt like crap for awhile.

The Last of Us show, on the other hand, already gave us episode 3 -- which anyone with a soul -- will admit, made, and still makes me cry to this day.

I couldn't take another heartbreaker of an episode like that. And even though, yes, this episode absolutely made me cry. It could have been WAY worse.

First off, I figured (like in the game), Sam and Henry would have stuck around for a little while. At least a couple of full episodes.

Instead, after last week's fantastic, and very necessary, build up episode to this week. They essentially crammed a fair amount of storyline into one VERY VERY excellent episode.

At first, I hoped they filmed what happened to all the people who lived in the underground school, in what could have been, an amazing standalone episode. Which I always wanted to see after playing the game.

But... they explained right away, why they didn't do that. When, the most insane part of this (or any other episode of a show featuring the undead for that matter) happened.

The scene with the run of clickers coming out of the ground was absolutely terrifying; more terrifying than ANYTHING The Walking Dead has ever done, and even more terrifying than the white walkers in Game of Thrones.

For the first time ever you see these monsters, and realize just how helpless you are against them in this world. They don't feel like they can be inevitably beat like on other shows, or somehow weak against our main characters.

Joel and Ellie get away because they're lucky, and because they know clickers are an ABSOLUTE last option. It's an amazing change of pace.

When, the inevitable happens with Sam and Henry, it's just as sad as it was in the game, and if you've never played the game, it's probably just as heartbreaking.

However, they also ripped the band aid off almost immediately, and for that I am eternally grateful. They could have dragged it out (something I probably would have done, especially with how wonderfully cast and amazing the actors were portraying Sam and Henry), thus making us more attached to them, but they used them as more or less another cautionary tale for Joel and Ellie on their journey.

Ultimately, The Last of Us, is about them, and the show never forgets that, even if they take us on a few side paths.

Again, somehow... this episode was done better than the game. I don't know how they keep doing it, I don't know how they keep threading the line so well between keeping it the same, and enhancing it. But they do.

From the amazing acting, cinematography, writing, directing, music, tone... etc. It proves time and time again, to be the best show on t.v. And yet again, proves, it's already my favorite show of all time.

This episode absolutely blew me away.

I've played the game, I know Bill is a fairly important character, and Frank is already dead.

What they did instead is why "The Last of Us" just became mine (and I'm also sure for a lot of you), our favorite show on television (and if this episode is any indication, favorite series of all time).

I won't get into specifics, but all I can say is this episode is so beautiful, so genuine, so poignant, and so heartfelt that if you have an open mind, even a macho homophobe can be changed.

I'm not ashamed to say I cried, and will probably cry everytime I watch this episode.

Thank you to everyone who is responsible for this episode and series as a whole... you actually make the world a better place.

I trust whatever Jon Stewart does, I think most of us do.

I like the format, but you can tell they're still figuring out the right process, and they'll get there.

Solid start though.

I did like the interview he did with the secretary of the V. A. he made it an honest and open conversation, asked tough questions, but was respectful, and made numerous follow up questions.

You could tell the man he interviewed had his hands tied, he was frustrated, and he didn't have answers, because he couldn't give any answers without creating career suicide.

I think a lot of people have that issue, because they know if they don't have the job, some other guy will, and then maybe the problems will never get fixed. So this guy just plays the game hoping eventually he can make change.

That was probably the best part of the show. I personally wish he did what John Oliver does, I know he wants to get away from daily topical coverage. But his input on those topics are very revered. And if he just took the beginning of the show and discussed current topics I think it would be a lot better.

I know it seems like it's tacky and drawn out, but it's a format that works. Hopefully they get there eventually.