The Last of Us is one of the most popular video game franchises ever, and it is not just for the flashy visuals and emotional storytelling. Naughty Dog wanted to give the gaming community a cinematic, yet interactive experience that could rival major Hollywood blockbusters and passed with flying colors. Unfortunately, in every tale of…
The Last of Us is a masterpiece video game that tackles raw human emotions from start to finish. It was an emotional rollercoaster that was too good for an interactive experience, and later became a television series that rivals the quality of storytelling from the source material. Casting is one of the difficult aspects in…
The Last of Us Season 2 is a shining example of how a live-action adaptation can thrive without being a perfect replica of the source material. Naughty Dog did not hold back with the story of the controversial sequel and introduced a handful of original characters like Dina, who becomes Ellie’s love interest in her…
HBO’s The Last of Us proves that video game adaptations can be good and rival the source material quality-wise. Fortunately, the team behind this live-action adaptation is familiar with the games and worked with the original game creators to ensure authenticity. Gabriel Luna stars as Tommy Miller, but this character was mostly absent in the…
The Last of Us Season 2 is currently airing, and Episode 2 just dropped last week. Major spoilers for that episode and The Last of Us Part II game are about to follow. If you haven’t seen/played it yet, I’d strongly recommend you stop reading here and come back later. Everything following the subheading and…
The Last of Us Season 2 will not cover the entire story of the controversial sequel, but the early parts are more than enough material to work with. Set 5 years after the first season, Joel and Ellie are now part of the Jackson Hole community and have established new lives and relationships. While the…
The Last of Us Season 2 has finally reached the moment where Ellie and her friends embark on a dark path, similar to the path Abby walked in the prologue. There is no denying that the live-action adaptation perfectly translated Joel’s death, and the showrunners made it even sadder with a few creative changes from…
The Last of Us Season 2 features one of the strongest episodes on modern television, with the perfect balance between action and drama. While the source material was much more focused on certain aspects like the action, this new medium allowed the showrunners to try something different and highlight other characters going through an emotional…
The Last of Us Season 1 ended two years ago, and it was arguably one of the best video game adaptations ever made. The show was a massive success that introduced Joel and Ellie to a new audience while giving fans of the source material a different version of the story they all know and…
The second episode of The Last of Us Season 2 has been released, and it is an emotional rollercoaster. From the infected horde popping out of the snow to Abby’s crew arriving at Jackson, the showrunners held nothing back and elevated the source material for this medium. Fans of the source material will be pleased…
