{"id":28909,"date":"2023-01-10T08:43:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T08:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/10\/i-was-wrong-about-hbos-the-last-of-us\/"},"modified":"2023-01-10T08:43:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T08:43:34","slug":"i-was-wrong-about-hbos-the-last-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2023\/01\/10\/i-was-wrong-about-hbos-the-last-of-us\/","title":{"rendered":"I was wrong about HBO&#8217;s The Last of Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/go.fiverr.com\/visit\/?bta=1052423&nci=17043\" Target=\"_Top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/fiverr.ck-cdn.com\/tn\/serve\/?cid=40081059\" loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"601\" height=\"201\"><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>*Note: this is a spoiler-free review of both <\/em>The Last of Us\u00a0<em>TV series and video game.*<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2020\/06\/19\/syrupcast-219-the-last-of-us-part-ii\/\" data-lasso-id=\"606306\">I\u2019m a big fan of\u00a0<em>The Last of Us<\/em><\/a>, but I\u2019ll confess that <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2022\/10\/01\/the-last-of-us-hbo-series-trailer-editorial\/\" data-lasso-id=\"606307\">I haven\u2019t been excited<\/a> for HBO\u2019s live-action series adaptation of the beloved PlayStation game.<\/p>\n<p>For me, effectively getting the same story for the fourth time in 10 years (after the original 2013 release, it\u2019s 2014 remaster and <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2022\/08\/31\/the-last-of-us-part-i-ps5-review-2\/\" data-lasso-id=\"606308\">2022 remake<\/a>) didn\u2019t really seem appealing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EVyDWbsucRA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"606309\">Marketing hued so closely to Naughty Dog\u2019s games<\/a> \u2014 often shot-for-shot, line-by-line \u2014 that I felt pretty apathetic towards it all.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Last of Us | Official Trailer | HBO Max\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uLtkt8BonwM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But now, after having watched the first few episodes of the show, I\u2019m pleased to say that my fears, so far, have been squashed.<\/p>\n<p>That all starts with the casting. The leads of any show are important, but especially so for a title like this that focuses so much on two characters. For the uninitiated, <em>The Last of Us <\/em>was hugely successful for its unforgettable and moving story of a broken man named Joel finding love again with a surrogate daughter, Ellie, in a post-apocalyptic world. The powerful performances of Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson, coupled with co-director Neil Druckmann\u2019s sharp writing, made you truly invest in this relationship. The central father-daughter dynamic has also helped Naughty Dog\u2019s game stand out from the many other zombie stories out there, such as AMC\u2019s <em>The Walking Dead.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, that\u2019s all equally true for HBO\u2019s <em>The Last of Us.\u00a0<\/em>While the show features some direct crossover between the game in that Druckmann serves as co-creator, co-showrunner and co-writer (alongside <em>Chernobyl\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>Craig Mazin), it\u2019s now <em>Game of Thrones\u00a0<\/em>alums Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey who take on the lead roles. And boy, do they kill it. Pascal is perhaps known for his child-protecting starring role in <em>The Mandalorian, <\/em>in which he impressively has to lean on body language and voice while being mostly helmeted. But in <em>The Last of Us<\/em>, we really get see his full dramatic range, with the camera offering many lingering shots of this world-weary shell of a man, and Pascal conveying all of that pain masterfully through subtle glances and facial expressions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_904683\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pedro-pascal-joel-tlou-hbo.jpg\" data-lasso-id=\"606310\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-904683\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-904683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pedro-pascal-joel-tlou-hbo.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Pedro Pascal Joel The Last of Us HBO\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pedro-pascal-joel-tlou-hbo.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pedro-pascal-joel-tlou-hbo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pedro-pascal-joel-tlou-hbo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pedro-pascal-joel-tlou-hbo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pedro-pascal-joel-tlou-hbo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pedro-pascal-joel-tlou-hbo-417x235.jpg 417w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/pedro-pascal-joel-tlou-hbo-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-904683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pedro Pascal shines as Joel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bella Ramsey is also a revelation. As is (sadly) often the case with online fandom, the casting of Ramsey (who uses they\/them pronouns) has received pushback, particularly since they don\u2019t <em>quite<\/em> resemble the game version of Ellie. But those who look past such superficial gripes will find an exceptional performance. It\u2019s a role that requires finding a genuine youthful earnestness underneath an often prickly exterior, and Ramsey captures that beautifully, wide-eyed charm and all. The rest of the cast, including Gabriel Luna (<em>Marvel\u2019s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D<\/em>) as Joel\u2019s brother Tommy, Anna Torv (<em>Fringe<\/em>) as Joel\u2019s friend Tess and Merle Dandridge as Firefly resistance leader Marlene (reprising her role from the game), is also solid. Seeing these familiar-yet-fresh interpretations of characters I\u2019ve held dear for nearly 10 years feels quite special.<\/p>\n<p>The faithfulness to the source material extends to the set design. <em>The Last of Us<\/em>\u2018 overgrown, pandemic-ravaged setting has always felt wonderfully distinct, and the series\u2019 crew has done a wonderful job bringing that to life across various parts of Alberta. Through a <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>-esque budget <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2021\/07\/19\/hbo-playstation-the-last-of-us-show-calgary\/\" data-lasso-id=\"606311\">that reportedly makes it Canada\u2019s largest TV production to date<\/a>, the Canadian province\u2019s locales of Canmore, Lethbridge, Fort Macleod, Edmonton and more truly feel ripped right out <em>The Last of Us<\/em>. The quiet moments from the game, filled with utter beauty and returning composer Gustavo Santaolalla\u2019s engrossing, understated music, also work really well with the stunning Alberta cinematography.<\/p>\n<p>Adding to all of that is the fact that Druckmann and Mazin have made the smart decision to cut back on the action that punctuated the original PlayStation title. After all, you need that more in a 15-hour action-oriented game, but far less so in an HBO series. Instead, the human-zombie altercations come more sparingly, which makes them feel more impactful and tense, especially as the show slowly reveals new creature types over time. A particular highlight are the Clickers, of which gamers no doubt have terrifying memories for their gruesome look \u2014 a fungal outgrowth on a human\u2019s body \u2014 and echolocation-like ticks. The crew should be commended for how skillfully they brought these monsters to life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_904682\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-sarah.jpg\" data-lasso-id=\"606312\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-904682\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-904682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-sarah.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Last of Us HBO Sarah\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-sarah.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-sarah-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-sarah-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-sarah-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-sarah-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-sarah-417x235.jpg 417w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-sarah-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-904682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nico Parker as Sarah.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If I have any gripes with\u00a0<em>The Last of Us\u00a0<\/em>so far, it\u2019s that it\u2019s a bit slow to get moving. In particular, two of the early episodes are nearly an hour-and-a-half long, which can drag at times. This felt most apparent in the pilot. On the one hand, spending a bit more time in the pre-pandemic period lets us see more of the \u201cbefore times\u201d of Joel\u2019s life with his daughter Sarah (<em>Dumbo<\/em>\u2018s Nico Parker) and Tommy \u2014 a smart way to make the inevitable heartbreaking collapse of humanity feel more impactful. And some of this is compelling, like a sweet moment of Tommy and Sarah ragging on Joel on his birthday for being old. This banter is something that didn\u2019t feature much into the original game\u2019s rather breakneck opening, and it\u2019s so welcome here. That said, it also feels like there\u2019s some meandering as we watch Sarah sit through class or talk to a neighbour \u2014 time that perhaps could have been better served on more family scenes.<\/p>\n<p>That said, the show makes more rewarding turns from the game as it goes on. Admittedly, the first two episodes are mostly beat-for-beat the original game, plus a few rather interesting new scenes exploring the broader scientific world coming to terms with the outbreak. But Episode 3 proves to be a marked deviation from the game that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2023\/01\/02\/can-the-last-of-us-break-the-curse-of-bad-video-game-adaptations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"606313\">Druckmann himself admits will upset some fans<\/a>: a prolonged section with the crafty survivalist Bill (<em>Parks and Recreation<\/em>\u2018s Nick Offerman).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_904684\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-bill.jpg\" data-lasso-id=\"606314\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-904684\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-904684\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-bill.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Last of Us HBO Bill\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-bill.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-bill-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-bill-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-bill-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-bill-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-bill-417x235.jpg 417w, https:\/\/cdn.mobilesyrup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/tlou-hbo-bill-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-904684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Offerman as Bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the game, the cantankerous Bill is an engaging enough companion for Joel and Ellie, but on the whole, he\u2019s mostly just a means to an end for them to get a working vehicle. His romantic relationship with Frank is also only briefly touched upon, so it\u2019s not nearly as effective as it could have been. The TV series, however, dramatically expands upon all of this. Here, Bill roams around his trap-filled town, which we previously only viewed from the perspective of Joel, and actually shares scenes with Frank (<em>The White Lotus\u2019 <\/em>Murray Bartlett). Through this relationship, we get to see more layers of Bill, a character I previously never thought much about, and it\u2019s easily one the show\u2019s biggest strengths so far. It remains to be seen how the series might handle other narrative departures, such as Kathleen, a brand-new character played by <em>Yellowjackets<\/em>\u2018 Melanie Lynskey, but it\u2019s certainly the sort of thing that most drives my interest in the show.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, four episodes of a nine-episode series aren\u2019t enough to definitively come down on\u00a0<em>The Last of Us\u00a0<\/em>one way or the other. But I will say that the show has, at this point, overcome my initial wariness. On the surface, there are excellent performances and immaculate set design that anyone can appreciate. And while its adaptation of story beats from the game sometimes feel more intriguing than genuinely fresh and exciting, the overall solid execution and more meaningful later creative risks are enough to grab my attention for future episodes.\u00a0Whether you\u2019re a fan of the games or a newcomer entirely, <em>The Last of Us <\/em>is absolutely worth a watch.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Last of Us\u00a0<\/em>premieres in Canada exclusively on Crave on January 15th.<\/p>\n<p>For more on\u00a0<em>The Last of Us<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2023\/01\/06\/the-last-of-us-pedro-pascal-bella-ramsey-gabriel-luna-neil-druckmann-craig-mazin-interview\/\" data-lasso-id=\"606315\">check out our interview<\/a> with several of the show\u2019s key players, including Pascal, Ramsey, Druckmann and Mazin.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: HBO<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<iframe data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/gig_widgets?id=U2FsdGVkX18x7XQvttUTrv1oEqmGNGTgvvCUiUoJ\/AP4z\/UyMz8lXGOLpu15jIMxBbTR0gmD5uBoFvhC4KWeALQRp3h\/X\/AwcVD0K8Wj9H\/ZzYKzcCNHosB9oS4SCJJFWiN85P9ICAc4OgCoE\/wHKIY7CDkf2\/DQ1vqGvk4smVe5cRDEmrLPCWi4FC8p40VUhSmWQ5udCm0zoJtorgWv3vbDQw0kKYkwn39ozAnQXDe+YvWMxkLFWA+O3TFwkJvdkIK+\/AUSnRssPKt5WHY0FhNOxnSPcLslEL4G4\/RfP95ve99U+kRnDy3X+KtzdQLY+u935ghON\/o3UE4IMv9oN6JX9RnxzL\/LRcOgnHigxStSGPKsZYtnz8RWNVT\/rOLAibqiWJadC5MYHRbekF3eg6FOGrQGkXYbsn0+a5aovnlLCbLwIqY9fcS17UX8J235iQ6cdmHNbrPeS84CMm34RA==&affiliate_id=1052423&strip_google_tagmanager=true\" loading=\"lazy\" data-with-title=\"true\" class=\"fiverr_nga_frame\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"350\" width=\"100%\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-mode=\"random_gigs\" onload=\" var frame = this; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.addEventListener('load', function() { window.FW_SDK.register(frame); }); script.setAttribute('src', 'https:\/\/www.fiverr.com\/gig_widgets\/sdk'); document.body.appendChild(script); \" ><\/iframe>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2023\/01\/10\/hbo-the-last-of-us-review\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hbo-the-last-of-us-review\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Note: this is a spoiler-free review of both The Last of Us\u00a0TV series and video game.* I\u2019m a big fan of\u00a0The Last of Us, but&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-universe"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I was wrong about HBO&#039;s The Last of Us - mailinvest.blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Technology is forever changing, and there are always new pieces of technology to replace obsolete ones. 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