8 hours ago, Noel said:

I'm actually liking it. At first, I thought it was going o be a Walking Dead rip-off, but I like how it paces. Honestly, I don't know if that makes sense or not, lol! No, I like how the show isn't about one thing for Season 1 while future Season 2 will be centered around something else. So far, I don't see groups, clicks, saviors, or leaders as compared to Walking Dead in this series. I like this pace while we still get to see their past lives.

Ellie (S01E08) is so SAVAGE! Hey, kitty girl! 

Season 1 Episode 3 is phenominal! Wow. What a beautiful well-written story. I'm not looking at this from an LGBTQ+ standpoint or prism either. I could talk politics, but we already have a thread for that, lol! 😆

I have to laugh at how enraged the intellectually- and socially-limited fan boys are, as they scream about how the inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters in the mix is "destroying the show" because "there were no qu**r characters in the game."

Um, hello? They obviously never played the original games or know anything about them. They are just jumping on the homophobic bandwagon and soiling their painties in rage out of knee-jerk (emphasis on the "jerk," LOL) bigotry.

Their impotent fury is hilarious. Whatever would they do if faced with actual, real problems?

22 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

Their impotent fury is hilarious. Whatever would they do if faced with actual, real problems?

Over a game? Yeah, that's crazy. It sort of makes me think of the Dr. Suess and Mr. Potato Head scandal, lol!

Is the FEDRA organization ran by the fireflys? I think you'll enjoy S01E07. It's another one of those flashback scenes but it digs further into Ellie. She's a firecracker I tell ya. In this episode, you'll see what she meant when she told Joel that she has killed a person. At first, I thought she was bluffing as telling Joel that she has killed before would reassure him that she's capable of using a gun. It's a good episode.

@vetsoapfanPedro dancing to The Last of Us theme. 😍

Started watching today and at the end of Episode 2. Loving this actress so I'm so annoyed at this ending.

 

About to start Episode 3 and getting nervous.

On 2/28/2023 at 3:11 PM, vetsoapfan said:

Maybe I should refrain from admitting that I cried during four consecutive episodes.😪

It definitely gets you in the feels. His daughter and her woman were my favorites so far so of course...it's downhill from there. lol. But I like all the characters so far. Shoutout to the woman scientist in Indonesia. That actress sold that whole scene at the start of Episode 2. 

Awwwww, Pedro! 😛 Showin' some love for the show. Get ready for Episode 3! It's so touching. Kudos to both Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman for such a beautiful story. This is what soaps need. Hahaha! I'm serious! Although you know what? Whenever I see Murray Bartlett, I can't seem to get his character who defecated in someone's luggage in The White Lotus out of my head. 🤣 But I live for it.

6 hours ago, Taoboi said:

About to start Episode 3 and getting nervous.

 

2 minutes ago, Noel said:

Awwwww, Pedro! 😛 Showin' some love for the show. Get ready for Episode 3! It's so touching. Kudos to both Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman for such a beautiful story. This is what soaps need. Hahaha! I'm serious! Although you know what? Whenever I see Murray Bartlett, I can't seem to get his character who defecated in someone's luggage in The White Lotus out of my head. 🤣 But I live for it.

 

He'll always be Dom from LOOKING for me.

 

I watched Episode 3. I will be very curious to see how the person who wanted me to watch it especially felt about it. He said he cried like a baby.

 

Me? It definitely got me in my feelings. And I liked that they subvert the Bury My Gay trope and turned something typical into something quite beautiful, romantic, Wuthering Heights-ish. But perhaps I've coming from it from a different perspective than others. Or looking deeper than I think. Or not looking deeper enough. From a writer's point of view, that episode was beautifully constructed. 

 

Or perhaps I fell like it was not going to end well. And I did love the role reversal between them. Or perhaps i was expecting a bit of the MAGICIANS episode 'A Life in a Day.'

 

I don't know. I feel it didn't hit me like it has others and I am still wondering why. 

 

Usually if I'm still thinking about something from a show/movie...it's a good sign though so  

 

 

19 hours ago, Noel said:

Over a game? Yeah, that's crazy. It sort of makes me think of the Dr. Suess and Mr. Potato Head scandal, lol!

Is the FEDRA organization ran by the fireflys? I think you'll enjoy S01E07. It's another one of those flashback scenes but it digs further into Ellie. She's a firecracker I tell ya. In this episode, you'll see what she meant when she told Joel that she has killed a person. At first, I thought she was bluffing as telling Joel that she has killed before would reassure him that she's capable of using a gun. It's a good episode.

When folks are melting down and gnashing their teeth over all these minor, absurd "issues," you know they have lost their minds, LOL.

I think FEDRA is run by the "remaining government," and the Fireflies are members a resistance force, so I don't believe FEDRA is run by the Fireflies. The two organizations appear to be battling each other.

Check out this essay on the two groups:

https://mashable.com/article/the-last-of-us-fireflies-fedra-hbo

 

17 hours ago, victoria foxton said:

@vetsoapfanPedro dancing to The Last of Us theme. 😍

Pedro  Pascal gets cuter and more appealing every time I see him!

6 hours ago, Noel said:

Awwwww, Pedro! 😛 Showin' some love for the show. Get ready for Episode 3! It's so touching. Kudos to both Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman for such a beautiful story. This is what soaps need. Hahaha! I'm serious! Although you know what? Whenever I see Murray Bartlett, I can't seem to get his character who defecated in someone's luggage in The White Lotus out of my head. 🤣 But I live for it.

 

 

The fact that soaps no longer even attempt drama like this is a major reason why soaps are failing, IMHO.

16 hours ago, Taoboi said:

Started watching today and at the end of Episode 2. Loving this actress so I'm so annoyed at this ending.

 

About to start Episode 3 and getting nervous.

It definitely gets you in the feels. His daughter and her woman were my favorites so far so of course...it's downhill from there. lol. But I like all the characters so far. Shoutout to the woman scientist in Indonesia. That actress sold that whole scene at the start of Episode 2. 

I'm very impressed by the casting of this series. Everyone, from the leading regulars to the one-time guest stars and bit players are impressive.

What did you think of the third episode?

I've watched eight of the season's nine episodes as of right now. Every one of them has been a roller-coaster ride.

What? That was the season finale? I clicked on the link that @vetsoapfan provided. Why only eight episodes? That stinks! 😁

7 hours ago, Noel said:

What? That was the season finale? I clicked on the link that @vetsoapfan provided. Why only eight episodes? That stinks! 😁

No, if you've only watched episodes 1-8, you still have number 9 to see, which is the first season's finale.

9 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

No, if you've only watched episodes 1-8, you still have number 9 to see, which is the first season's finale.

Ugh. I guess I'm confused because the article said this:

Spoiler

In the season finale, Joel and Ellie finally make it to Salt Lake City where they're ambushed by Fireflies and brought to the hospital base. Joel wakes up alone here, where Marlene informs him Ellie is being prepped for surgery — and that she won't survive it. In what is one of The Last of Us' most famous scenes, Joel decides to sacrifice the cure for humanity and save Ellie, meaning he kills countless Fireflies — including executing Marlene herself. It's a shockingly cold death for the leader of the resistance.

Oh, wait. I assumed that the show had 8 episodes because it seems to me a lot of series wrap it up in 8. I hate that. So, the cliffhanger for the season finale is that Joel lied to Ellie?  

Remember when sales for Reese's Pieces skyrocketed when E.T. pimped the product? I kind of wonder how the sales are doing for Chef Boyardee since it seems to be the only delectable cuisine for these characters.  

Edited March 21, 20232 yr by Noel

 

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