![]() ![]() At that point, Abby has suffered unbelievably for months at the hands of the California gang, her friends are already dead and now she has a surrogate son/little brother to take care of. I have repeatedly said that my own personal view is that the ending is perfect, and that it would have been a way worse finish had Ellie actually killed Abby. The theme what we're trying to say shifted a little bit, but our top priority always is are we being honest to the character? There's certain things we are trying to hit but they can only work if we're consistent with the character we're writing." "But at the end of the day, it felt more honest for the character. "Letting Abby live felt wrong thematically initially," Druckmann said. Close-ups mirror a young Joe Mazzello in a great example of slowly bubbling tension brought to a sharp, explosive boil by the cracking of glass on a floor soon to be covered in chunks of bloodied chanterelle.So, who made the call? That was game director Neil Druckmann who apparently “shocked” Gross with the reversal, the idea that Ellie should let her live: The Clickers stalk the museum floor like the velociraptors of Jurassic Park's kitchen, launching with a similar suddenness when alerted. There’s no irony lost that our first real meeting with one of them takes place in a museum - leading them to not only take over humanity’s present-day but also a place designed to preserve our past. They're a horror to look at as well, with their deformed fungal heads contrasting against what remains of their (mostly) human body. We're introduced to our first Clicker, the echo-locating breed of infected, whose chattering voice is the last heard by most who meet it - like the Predator's croaking battle cry mixed with a ghoulish shriek. A group of that size is a terrifying prospect, but sometimes just a single, different type of infected can instill much stronger fear. No image is as stark as the mass gathering of an infected colony seen from above, however, accompanied by Tess’ chilling explanation of how they can operate as one organism. There’s a reminder that these once-bustling cities don’t belong to humanity anymore at every turn as fungal strands twist through the streets like the electricity that used to power them. Set design continues to be one of the show's high points with nature's reclamation of every building, car, and dining table in full motion. Both display those tough exteriors but are also able to show trust and fondness for one another. She and Pedro Pascal do a great job of creating a tangible history between the two in a relatively short amount of screen time. Anna Torv is terrific throughout, displaying warmth beneath a scarred, steely surface. ![]() If anything, it’s Tess who takes more of a front seat in caring for Ellie and teaching her about the world outside the QZ walls. In these early stages, there aren’t many signs of a relationship building with Joel, who still very much sees her transportation as a means to an end to get to his brother Tommy in Wyoming. She's dependent but resourceful and, crucially, willing to learn as the true horrors of the wider world steadily become revealed to her. It’s deeply effective and an ominous foreshadowing of the show’s hopeless present day as we're transported back to a bombed-out Boston.īella Ramsey continues to be excellent as Ellie, granting humorous relief in a world that offers very little. A scene filled with quiet dread, it ends with the loudest of suggestions - the bombing of an entire city. Thrown into 2003 Jakarta, we bear witness to the very start of the pandemic that will soon sweep the globe in a chilling sequence that sees all hope drained from Professor Ratna thanks to a fantastically nuanced performance. Although not essential to Joel and Ellie's journey, it offers compelling information that acts as an explainer of how the fungus works for newcomers, as well as fascinating new context for those familiar. Episode 2 of The Last of Us greets us with yet another cold open that further displays Neil Druckmann’s desire to expand this world beyond that of his original game.
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