The Last Of Us Ep 1x8 Full Reaction
Added 2023-03-06 05:27:40 +0000 UTCIt's David Time! Sync up and find out how our duo deals with this!
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I've watched this episode three times already and every time Joel goes all old-school on those two guys, I cannot help but think of Mal: "You want to meet the real me now?!"
G. T. Blackwell
2023-03-07 05:11:48 +0000 UTCThe casting in this show has been next-level throughout. Scott Shepherd as David and Troy Baker as James absolutely killed it this episode, as did Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal (but that should really go without saying at this point). I had completely forgotten about this part of the game until this episode got going and then it all just flooded back. It was so difficult to watch (I had to pause and walk away at one point) and yet also very cathartic in the end. Just *chef's kiss.* I think it is worth discussing the religious facets of this episode. Religion (Christianity included) starts from a moral deficit because by its nature it encourages blind faith based on beliefs with no credible evidence and creates new opportunities for in-group/out-group thinking that we (not to mention the people living in the world of The Last of Us) absolutely do not benefit from. We have enough trouble with that sort of thinking already. David uses the beliefs he professes in order to exercise control and paint his group's actions as invariably moral while outsiders are immoral. His use of religion stifled his "flock's" ability to think critically. One of the people in the kitchen asks of the meat, "What is it?" She's told it's venison (before the dead deer arrived *ahem*) and seems momentraily skeptical but is ultimately unwilling to question and (presumably) risk punishment and ostracization. He calls out James for showing even the slightest hint of doubt. He invokes "The Father" while engaging in some classic abusive behavior in order to pacify the girl's mother(?) who also happens to be the momentarily skeptical woman from the kitchen. And the show has not been subtle about pointing out these issues with religion. In the first episode, the neighbor in 2003 chalks up the early stage of the outbreak to people straying from Jesus. In Jackson, one of the very few places that seem to function well, there's a nondenominational church; i.e., anyone may use it regardless of their beliefs, but it appears none of those beliefs are allowed to govern, and Maria (a fellow attorney, I'm please to note) counsels Ellie against putting blind faith in anyone. Ellie, of course, has not put her faith in Joel. He has *earned* her trust by that point through his actions. We also see religion at work in Kansas City. Kathleen depicts her brother as a Christ-like figure. She is a true believer and, after he is martyred, Kathleen invokes his memory to justify her worst actions, up to and including the murder of children for the sins of others. She also engages in the same in-group/out-group bullshit as David and stifles whatever (minimal) rational objections Perry manages to muster. Religion appears to be entirely absent from Bill and Frank's compound and they lived long, happy lives until they decided their journey was done (and death with dignity is an act few if any religions dare to countenance). This show is about a lot of things and the dangers of religion ranks somewhere near the top of the list.
G. T. Blackwell
2023-03-07 03:52:36 +0000 UTCI will say I wish this storyline had 2 episodes. Last episode was good but IDK if the DLC needed to be a full episode.
Justin Broadbent
2023-03-07 00:42:55 +0000 UTCGenerally speaking you can't kill anyone by injecting air into their bloodstream. Even an entire syringe full wouldn't likely be enough to do it. Could cause some significant discomfort tho.
Chloe Root
2023-03-06 21:32:16 +0000 UTCThe reason that the movie version of this didn't go anywhere is because The studio heads wanted World War Z Basically they kept wanting to throw zombies at the screen constantly
ichigo
2023-03-06 09:12:56 +0000 UTC
