Outside of easily being the most accurate adaptation of a video game, I found the HBO's THE LAST OF US to be an above average post-apocalyptic drama. Which is a good thing!
I feel like to truly appreciate this show, you have to be familiar with the games. As a casual watcher, you'll still enjoy it, but you'll feel like it's a reskinned I AM LEGEND/ TWD.
For the most part, episodes 1-3 are easily the best because they have strong respect for the source material. I was looking forward to the Pittsburgh bit (in the show, it's KC) Henry/Sam portion because that was by far one of the most intense aspects in the game. But imo, the show immensely nullified the brutality, fear and intensity from this portion of the game. It was still good but it could have been way, way better done imo. I get it, it'll be lame to get a complete carbon copy or the game. But THIS was a part of the game that I wouldn't had mind it. Glad they kept Henry and Sam's ending the same, at least.
One of the best things about the show is that it gives you an excellent character study on Ellie and Joel. In the games, Joel has superhuman old man strength, but in the show they remembered that he had to act like a jaded guy in his late fifties and not Mike Tyson at his prime. So that was actually good to see play out on the screen.
Yes, Bella doesn't look like video game Ellie, but she absolutely ACTS like Videogame Ellie.
All in all, the show is very very good, but it does have its dry spells here and there, but not too many.
I feel like to truly appreciate this show, you have to be familiar with the games. As a casual watcher, you'll still enjoy it, but you'll feel like it's a reskinned I AM LEGEND/ TWD.
For the most part, episodes 1-3 are easily the best because they have strong respect for the source material. I was looking forward to the Pittsburgh bit (in the show, it's KC) Henry/Sam portion because that was by far one of the most intense aspects in the game. But imo, the show immensely nullified the brutality, fear and intensity from this portion of the game. It was still good but it could have been way, way better done imo. I get it, it'll be lame to get a complete carbon copy or the game. But THIS was a part of the game that I wouldn't had mind it. Glad they kept Henry and Sam's ending the same, at least.
One of the best things about the show is that it gives you an excellent character study on Ellie and Joel. In the games, Joel has superhuman old man strength, but in the show they remembered that he had to act like a jaded guy in his late fifties and not Mike Tyson at his prime. So that was actually good to see play out on the screen.
Yes, Bella doesn't look like video game Ellie, but she absolutely ACTS like Videogame Ellie.
All in all, the show is very very good, but it does have its dry spells here and there, but not too many.