The Last of Us Season 2 Failed Ellie in Service of Safe TV

The Last of Us season 2 failed Ellie in service of safe TV

Without interactivity, the Ellie Williams that players know from the Last of Us games was never going to be the same person as the character who appeared on a television screen on Sunday nights. But by the time season 2 of HBO’s The Last of Us reached its finale, it became evident that the TV version of the games’ immune teen protagonist isn’t just an alternate interpretation. Ellie’s character from the games has been butchered, and the show is …

Joker Folie À Deux, The Last Of Us S2 & House Of The Dragon S2 Backlash Isn’t From Toxic Fandoms, But Creators Abusing Stories They Hate [Opinion]

What Is The Real Reason Behind Joker 2, TLOU 2 & HOTD 2 Backlash? ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Hollywood is experiencing a slump, from audience approval to box office performance, yielding polarizing outcomes. Contemporaneous failures of established properties like Joker, House of the Dragon, and The Last of Us are being attributed by creators to so-called ‘toxic fandoms,’ right-wing extremism, or broader cultural wars to save face. This deflect…

Will The Last of Us last a little longer? - Twentytwo13

We are at the end of May, and with that comes a slew of hard-hitting news and major game releases – especially if you’re into search action titles with Game Boy Advance-style graphics and roguelites in The Lands Between. Here's this week's gaming round-up. The big picture Last week, we highlighted that movie and live-action adaptations of video games (and even animated ones) are thriving in this generation. But what happens when you adapt a game…

The Last of Us Season 2 Was Never Going to Be Exactly Like the Game (and That's Okay)

This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us season 2. Season 2 of The Last of Us was undeniably a huge swing, as was the video game it’s based on. The Last of Us Part II features the death of the first game’s protagonist early on and forces the player to play as his killer not only before the deed is done, but for about half of the game part way through the story. It’s a narrative about cycles of violence and the lengths that people will g…

The Last of Us season 2 finale aquarium fight wasn't game-accurate because "a physical struggle wasn't going to go well", says co-creator: "Ellie is not really capable of killing Owen"

The aquarium fight played out very differently in The Last of Us show