Apr 15, 2025·edited·2 repliesI wanna hear a reasonable argument for why revealing Abbey’s intention that early was made. Makes it way more suspenseful if you didn’t know her intention off rip. They shot the dance scene almost shot for shot, but this is where they deviate
The betrayal won’t hit as hard when the group switches up on Joel imo.
Apr 15, 2025·3 repliesOkay solid premiere
I think the setting of Jackson is cool. I only played like 3-4 hours of TLOU2 so im sure there will be a lot this season that I don't know. I do know that the changes are interesting, some I like, some I don't.My favorite scene was the therapy scene. just really great acting from Pedro and Catherine.
I agree with @Jake about the Abby thing... feels unnecessarily preemptive. You can introduce Abby and the fireflies without making it obvious that they are going after Joel. I think that's just TV s*** though because they feel like they have to throw in stuff to keep the audience engaged. The thing is there is more than enough to be engaged with in the episode without that.
Another thing, I think the show creators have a sentient understanding that Joel is well liked amongst people and have made an effort to really show he's not that good of a guy. They did this in the first season as well and I just find that interesting.
One thing I for sure didn't know about are these new type of infected that operate different??? I definitely remember that level in the game and I don't think that was a type of infected I came across. But anyways that super cool and creepy
Anyways, I do have a critique and I won't explain it further but this show honestly feels like it wants to be prestige but under the surface of that it doesn't feel like it has the substance to be that foreal. like it wants to be the REAL HBO drama but idk sometimes it feels like the show is cosplaying as prestige rather than actually embodying what makes a show prestige. I can't really give explicit examples but just the overall feel of the show makes me think like... hmmm i don't know if this show is reaching the heights it could despite all the set dressings (great acting, production design, action sequences, etc.)
Apr 15, 2025·2 replies
Kr0niic ☘️OPApr 15, 2025Osama bin HardenI wanna hear a reasonable argument for why revealing Abbey’s intention that early was made. Makes it way more suspenseful if you didn’t know her intention off rip. They shot the dance scene almost shot for shot, but this is where they deviate
The betrayal won’t hit as hard when the group switches up on Joel imo.
ktt2.com/the-last-of-us-hbo-2023-new-thread-32529826/883
Neil gives the reasoning here and tbh it makes sense even if I don’t personally agree with it. I get their take
Apr 15, 2025https://twitter.com/johnnysobczak/status/1911819274450067958BlueDreamThose succession episodes are deadass some of the best episodes of tv ever made
In
Apr 15, 2025
Codyfound her, she was on You
I think she's also the mocap star in the next Naughty Dog game also
Apr 15, 2025https://twitter.com/johnnysobczak/status/1911819274450067958BlueDreamI was about to post the same lol, s*** is about to go down fr
- Apr 15, 2025·1 reply
jesomoYou're telling me that's not Vanessa hudgens
lmboooAll due respect to VH but she looks waaaaay better than her
- Apr 15, 2025·1 reply
Oblivion XStill haven't played TLOU2. Wanted to beat it before I watch the show.
Hogwarts been taking too much of my time
Hogwarts? Yea that's on you brother. You coulda put a pause on that
- Apr 15, 2025earthwalka
Okay solid premiere
I think the setting of Jackson is cool. I only played like 3-4 hours of TLOU2 so im sure there will be a lot this season that I don't know. I do know that the changes are interesting, some I like, some I don't.My favorite scene was the therapy scene. just really great acting from Pedro and Catherine.
I agree with @Jake about the Abby thing... feels unnecessarily preemptive. You can introduce Abby and the fireflies without making it obvious that they are going after Joel. I think that's just TV s*** though because they feel like they have to throw in stuff to keep the audience engaged. The thing is there is more than enough to be engaged with in the episode without that.
Another thing, I think the show creators have a sentient understanding that Joel is well liked amongst people and have made an effort to really show he's not that good of a guy. They did this in the first season as well and I just find that interesting.
One thing I for sure didn't know about are these new type of infected that operate different??? I definitely remember that level in the game and I don't think that was a type of infected I came across. But anyways that super cool and creepy
Anyways, I do have a critique and I won't explain it further but this show honestly feels like it wants to be prestige but under the surface of that it doesn't feel like it has the substance to be that foreal. like it wants to be the REAL HBO drama but idk sometimes it feels like the show is cosplaying as prestige rather than actually embodying what makes a show prestige. I can't really give explicit examples but just the overall feel of the show makes me think like... hmmm i don't know if this show is reaching the heights it could despite all the set dressings (great acting, production design, action sequences, etc.)
To your last point I think the reason for that is because it's not an original screenplay yknow? Like even though the script was written exclusively for TV its still an adaptation at its core.
Apr 15, 2025
YA ICEMAN ACEHate that this season doesn't span the entire second game because that means I have to go another 3+ years avoiding game spoilers
Just play the game omg. It's been 5 years
Oblivion 🇹🇭Apr 15, 2025Osama bin HardenI wanna hear a reasonable argument for why revealing Abbey’s intention that early was made. Makes it way more suspenseful if you didn’t know her intention off rip. They shot the dance scene almost shot for shot, but this is where they deviate
The betrayal won’t hit as hard when the group switches up on Joel imo.
Listen to the podcast they explain it
Apr 15, 2025Oblivion XStill haven't played TLOU2. Wanted to beat it before I watch the show.
Hogwarts been taking too much of my time
- Apr 15, 2025·1 replyYA ICEMAN ACE
The irony is that I own both games
I just prefer seeing everything through the show first so I'm surprisedyall so annoying omg
- Kr0niic ☘️OPApr 15, 2025
They use any pronouns so you’re not wrong whatever you use
Apr 15, 2025Salute
- Apr 15, 2025Notmyfirst
yall so annoying omg
Apr 15, 2025·4 repliesWhy the f*** does Joel have a therapist?
I really feel like them niggas who read all the books before a movie come out then you see it and it's like "Why they change this? This doesn't follow the book. Why did this happen so early?"
Like playing the games being such a huge fan of em has f***ed up my perception in the way they changing s*** and it's stupid what they doing
Apr 15, 2025YA ICEMAN ACEHate that this season doesn't span the entire second game because that means I have to go another 3+ years avoiding game spoilers
Genuinely don’t know how you got this far already
Apr 15, 2025https://twitter.com/ari_loves_tlou/status/1911075570265321559BlueDreamThis is not cannon Ellie it is what it is
- Kr0niic ☘️OPApr 15, 2025ThisIsMVP
Why the f*** does Joel have a therapist?
I really feel like them niggas who read all the books before a movie come out then you see it and it's like "Why they change this? This doesn't follow the book. Why did this happen so early?"
Like playing the games being such a huge fan of em has f***ed up my perception in the way they changing s*** and it's stupid what they doing
First time seeing an adaption you’ve read the source material for?
s*** gets changed - Apr 15, 2025Oblivion X
Still haven't played TLOU2. Wanted to beat it before I watch the show.
Hogwarts been taking too much of my time
For the love of god plz beat the game b4 the shows
- Apr 15, 2025·2 repliesThisIsMVP
Why the f*** does Joel have a therapist?
I really feel like them niggas who read all the books before a movie come out then you see it and it's like "Why they change this? This doesn't follow the book. Why did this happen so early?"
Like playing the games being such a huge fan of em has f***ed up my perception in the way they changing s*** and it's stupid what they doing
What’s exactly wrong with him having a therapist?
- Kr0niic ☘️OPApr 15, 2025·1 replyBlueDream
What’s exactly wrong with him having a therapist?
It demasculates him and makes him WOKE