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Ivynn
11/19/2023
07:23 PM
#1
It was pretty good. I think it was a fine abridgement of the game. Had fun doing the "Leo DiCaprio point" at things I remembered from the game (surprised how much I did since I haven't played TLoU1 in several years).

Anyway, since I missed all the discussions about it, were there any interesting spicy takes or controversies or whatever about it? I know the general consensus seems to be that it was a good adaptation, but I'm interested anything notable people said about it. >_>
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boxoto
11/19/2023
07:29 PM
#2
even though viewers would tend to like it, there were some who complained about episode 3 (and episode 9).

there were also people who kept complaining about how the actress didn't look like Ellie.
Don't you agree, Zach?
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Kaldrenthebold
11/19/2023
07:30 PM
#3
boxoto posted...
even though viewers would tend to like it, there were some who complained about episode 3 (and episode 9).

there were also people who kept complaining about how the actress didn't look like Ellie.

Yep these were the two things people whined about most. That and the lack of infected
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SocialistGamer
11/19/2023
07:30 PM
#4
Kaldrenthebold posted...
Yep these were the two things people whined about most. That and the lack of infected
and no spores
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Eab1990
11/19/2023
07:31 PM
#5
I think most of the regular complaints were along the lines of "8/10 not enough water--I mean, zombies".

S2 will definitely get shat on more. People have already begun saying "the actress they cast as Abby looks more like Ellie than Bella Ramsey did", to say the least.
boxoto
11/19/2023
07:33 PM
#6
the interesting thing about the actress they might have found for Abby is *Uncharted 4 spoilers* she played Nathan and Elena's daughter at the end
Don't you agree, Zach?
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boomgetchopped3
11/19/2023
07:33 PM
#7
All in all it was a decent first season. I didnt like how they nerfed the hospital scene. But oh well.
Ivynn
11/19/2023
07:34 PM
#8
boxoto posted...
even though viewers would tend to like it, there were some who complained about episode 3 (and episode 9).

there were also people who kept complaining about how the actress didn't look like Ellie.

Of course, episode 3. That must've had....interesting...reactions. I thought it was fine. Departure from the game, yes, but there seems to be a push for Hollywood to give gay couples a happy ending. >_> (A similar change was done in House of the Dragon). I thought Nick Offerman did great acting.

As for Ellie, I'll admit there were some times the thought "she's an odd-looking girl" crossed my mind. <_<
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Ivynn
11/19/2023
07:35 PM
#9
Kaldrenthebold posted...
Yep these were the two things people whined about most. That and the lack of infected

I actually didn't mind the lack of Infected. Zombie shows are pretty played out now, there wasn't much they could do that would've been more interesting than Joel and Ellie's journey.
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NeonBoobs
11/19/2023
07:35 PM
#10
I thought Ellie was great.

I didnt like Episode 3 too much; it was boring and literally nothing happened except Joel got a truck >_>

The side plot was okay but the dude is a fucking dumbass and just stood in the middle of the road to shoot at bandits instead of hiding behind cover. All those smarts with the electric fence but no brains to protect yourself with cover >_>
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BakonBitz
11/19/2023
07:38 PM
#11
SocialistGamer posted...
and no spores
Yeah, though I actually kinda like the alternative they had. I think I read that the writers were wanting to include spores in the future seasons as a way to show that the fungus is evolving.
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TimeForAction
11/19/2023
07:39 PM
#12
Joel turning into Rambo during the hospital scene worked in the game but it wouldnt have worked in the show
lilORANG
11/19/2023
07:40 PM
#13
I thought it was pretty good but I kept seeing people acting like it was peak prestige television and honestly I think that's just bc people's standards for video game movies and shows is in the gutter. It was hardly breaking bad or first half of GOT good.
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BlueKat
11/19/2023
07:42 PM
#14
TimeForAction posted...
Joel turning into Rambo during the hospital scene worked in the game but it wouldnt have worked in the show
Yeah, I just watched the last episode and I felt like it rushed by way too fast. I think it definitely could've used an episode 10
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littlebro07
11/19/2023
08:17 PM
#15
Not enough infected and ew gay people was basically it
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Zithers
11/21/2023
05:37 PM
#17
i didnt like it. tbh when i played tlou for the first time a couple of years ago i thought 'this story reminds me of some generic prestige tv show' and lo and behold it gets turned into one.

using exact dialogue or shots from the games is cringe. i don't like when adaptations are slavish to their source material. and of course the best episode was easily the one that most diverted from the games.

tlou2 is one of my absolute favorite games and i'm worried to see how its adapted. i don't think mazin and druckmann have the juice to do it justice.
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ItsNotA2Mer
11/21/2023
05:46 PM
#18
Some people complained that the actress playing a 14 year old wasn't hot enough. Yeah, that really happened.
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