Bella Ramsey is such a brilliant actress. That short, horrified yelp as she watches Henry take his own life is heartbreaking. I refuse to get attached to anymore new characters. I'm just going to assume "Well. . . they're dead!"😢

Excellent acting by Bella in the scene where Henry shoots himself. Her whimpers instinctively gave me a fatherly urge to hug her Ellies "I'm sorry" at the end got me so hard. Crying counter 4 of 5 episodes

One of the things that I find really beautiful about this episode is that you can really see the juxtaposition between Ellie and Joel changing. Eli is becoming so much more hardened by all of the awful things she has to witness, and her innocence slowly eroding the more and more she lives in this world, and then, on the other hand, you see Joel, who is softening up more and more and learning to sort of give people a chance, and to trust people, which is so hard for him

The question Sam asked "If you turn into a monster are you still you inside" is the same question Henry is asking of himself about the compromises he's had to make to keep Sam safe and alive ("I am the bad guy, because I did a bad guy thing."). Is the good guy I thought I was, that I wanted to be still in me?

@Corvo-zs7dx

Жыл бұрын

Holy shit I didn't even realize that. That's actually some genius fucking writing right there.

@thatrandomaussiechick4107

Жыл бұрын

according to the writer her cry was imptovised

@d3l3tes00n

Жыл бұрын

Bad guys don't usually sit around wondering if what they did was bad, so he's definitely not a bad guy.

@chimaxx

Жыл бұрын

@@d3l3tes00n "don't usually" and "definitely" really don't line up. And in the world of The Last of Us, who is the good guy and who is the bad guy is entirely a function of whose point of view you are taking. This is explored in the David section of Part 1, but it is made even more explicit and even more a core theme in Part 2.

@d3l3tes00n

Жыл бұрын

@@chimaxx Oh I'm aware which is why I love it, but I still stand by what I said. I can see all perspectives. Truly bad people don't care who they hurt & wouldn't sit around feeling guilty & spending the rest of their lives trying to make up for what they did. I still don't see his actions as "bad guy" actions. Even Kathleen's brother didn't.. he understood. I'd agree.. forgive in this situation. Not respecting her brother's wishes is what bothers me the most.

Sniper does not have "shit aim". Kathleen wants the 4 of them ALIVE. Sniper would have orders to just pin them down until the main force arrives to apprehend the 4 of them. Snipper is missing on purpose. The role of snipers is not purely "Kill and Cover" but often to hold an enemy force at bay until reinforcements can arrive.

Fun fact: Adam Basil, the actor who played the Bloater in this Episode is 6'6 Foot Tall (1.95 cm), and the full Bloater suit weight is at least 80 Pounds (40 Kg).

The answer to Sam's question about if it's still you inside is answered in the beginning of episode 3. When Ellie holds the knife up to the infected in the convenience store basement, it followed it with his eye. It recognized the knife for what it was. The person was still inside and aware.

The truck is a snow plow. They are gigantic. The blade can be angled to have the snow go to the side as well as being set to the front. The back end is a dump truck where sand is spread on the road.

Runners > STALKERS > Clickers > Bloaters

25:25 the irony of Kathleen’s comment!!! She’s brought an entire army on a revenge vendetta for her brother. Doing all this for one person. Hello?!Pot-Kettle!

Also, I read that the child they hired to play the clicker in the car with Ellie is a 9 year old gymnast

@ODragonwing

Жыл бұрын

She's a Canadian gymnast and contortionist named Skye Cowton

Melanie Lynskey is a home grown Cuzzie from Aotearoa. Wonderful actor.

Makes it super poetic that Fedra got the last laugh by locking all those infected underground. And how Kathleen went out from a kid because they "die all the time." I reckon Jefferey Pierce (Perry/Tommy in the game) asked for a brutal death and definitely got one! The way he looked at that Bloater gave me the impression that he's never seen one before. Love how rare they are in the game and the show! 👌🏻 Henry & Sam's deaths never get easier to watch no matter what medium it's in 😞

your first kill in an apocalypse is your own little brother!! Let tha sink in!! 😭😭😭😭

So happy to see the themes and messages in the game get expanded upon even more in the show. Because what I love about The Last of Us, that I think is explored so well in this episode in particular, is that things are not always 'Good or bad with no inbetween'. When it comes to survival, there is moral ambiguity in every decision and the dangers of allowing emotions, in particular vengeance and rage taking over logic and reason (which ends up being even more prevalent in The Last of Us 2) Kathleen should have warned the people about the sinkholes, but she was blinded by her rage and anger towards Henry and chose to seek vengeance over the sake of the people, which ends up dooming an entire city to death. Something that her brother Michael would never have done. Her moral compass was Michael and when Perry says that he "was a great man but he didn't change things, you did". That is true, but he wouldn't have let things go that far or put people in danger and Kathleen did change things, but not for the better. It makes the whole situation even more tragically ironic when she calls Henry selfish for wanting to save one person "You think the whole world revolves around him? That he's worth everything?" , because that's exactly what she has done too. She puts an entire city of people in mortal danger just to get revenge for one person. If she'd just listened to Michael and chosen to forgive, then things would have had a very different outcome.

@mariadoloresgasparino6085

Жыл бұрын

Very well said. I cannot wait for Part II.

Cool Factoid the actor that played Sam is actually deaf in real life. So the crew learned how to sign to communicate with him. The rifle that Joel uses I think is a deer hunting rifle most likely a Remington, the caliber is .308/7.62mm

You forgot about the second stage, stalkers. Runners -> stalkers -> clickers -> bloaters. And the new ones you don't know about yet.

31:11 this glitch was freaking hilarious in contrast to her sadness

Great job, I always enjoy you guys. Ok, I'm probably going to catch some flack for this. The sniper was not a bad shot, his job was to use suppressing fire to keep them pinned down until the rest of the group could arrive and capture them. He could only take out one of them sniping, but by shooting how he did, they were trapped.

I am convinced at this point that knowing what's coming as a fan of the game doesn't remotely help emotionally

Yes! I’ve always loved Melanie Lynskey! Her master of an American accent coming from a great New Zealand actress since her stunning debut in Beautiful Creatures has always made me admire her talent!

Nobody's talking about Edelsteine who, despite knowing exactly where Sam & Henry was, didn't rat them out to Kathleen, even though he is a collaborator himself.

Ellie and Joel switch sides at the end. That was the Tess moment from episode 2. Ellie runs ahead while Joel is still waiting at the grave. Tess gave Joel a mission he wanted to fulfill as her last wish. The relationship that Joel had with Tess was similar to Ellie and Sam. Ellie promised (unspoken with hope) Sam the cure here and couldn't keep this promise. She now wants to make sure that this never happens again. As Tess said at the time "save who you can save". Ellie really has a mission now. Indirectly get through her feelings of guilt. She wants her blood to work. Before that, she was someone who had no control over anything. Others have determined where she grows up and where she has to go now. "I didn't ask for this" were her words in episode 2. Now that has changed. Now conviction plays a role and she takes control. She wants to save the world so that there are no more Sam's. And while Joel gradually finds his humanity again and lets people into his life again, Ellie loses a little more of herself and she takes the lead here in the end. I think the series showed that more clearly in this way than the game did. In addition, Ellie and Joel have reached a new level of connection with each other. Wordless understanding. Both wanted to save the brothers during the attack. That wasn't Joel's "don't do it Ellie" look. That was the look "I'll give you fire protection Ellie". And Ellie has absolute confidence in Joel. There was also a little joke about the game. The moment when the sniper shot and Henry and Sam senselessly ran out of cover, only to return immediately. This is how Ellie behaved very often in the game. She ran out of cover, right in front of the enemy and then back again. An interesting feature of the show so far is that real brutality is only shown to us when Ellie sees it. We see Joel beating the soldier to death in episode 1 because Ellie is there and sees it. Ellie tortures and kills the stalker in episode 3. We see Joel's sniper kills because Ellie sees them. We see Henry's death, Sam being shot and Kathleen's death. With all other killings (Old Sniper, Bryan) you only hear it because the camera is focused on Ellie while she doesn't see these killings herself.

I think Ellie, was optimistic not thinking her blood could heal Sam with her blood.

This episode is just a taste of things to come in season 2. Different perspectives, parallel situations, and the thought of my actions are justified by my grief. Just a few things that the adaptation of the second game will bring.

@BuffMcLargeHuge2

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Friends and family find me crazy bc I keep talking about how great Kathleen is. They can't understand it bc it feels like she's ripped right out of Part II

Every time I hear Perry talk while I am not looking at the screen my brain gets confused for a second because it can't understand what Tommy is doing in KC... until my brain goes "Oh, no, nevermind, just the voice actor..."

Your reaction when you first saw the bloater was priceless. Loved it!

Episode 5 was Amazing and the The Last Of Us Show is the best thing on TV in the last Few years and I Found out The Cost of The Show Each Episode of The Last Of Us Cost $10 million dollars an Episode

@Kevin_Lazar

Жыл бұрын

They spent more than $100 million on the season so it was more than 10 more like in the 12-15 per episode

@fajaradi1223

Жыл бұрын

​@@Kevin_Lazar Marketing included?

Kudos to the creators for having a deaf character!

Henry and Sam dying is still the thing I hate most in this series game or show. I wish they had lived.

Sam couldn't survive, Henry couldn't endure. 😢 😭

Really like your reactions and your discussions after. Great job. Looking forward to the rest of the season 👍🏻

I think Ellie wrote "I'm sorry" because she hadn't stayed awake with him, as she had promised. Not because her blood couldn't help him.

@GoingMach5

Жыл бұрын

Producer said it was because she said her blood was medicine.

@mjdaniel8710

Жыл бұрын

She tried to help and keep her new friend from getting infected and it didn't work

@o.b.7217

Жыл бұрын

@@GoingMach5 Yeah, let me guess: someone poked them on Twitter and explained that as their theory...and to get rid of them, they simply agreed. That's how these things usually go.

@dimsum6999

Жыл бұрын

@@o.b.7217 there’s a official podcast show after each eps air. Straight from their mouths actually

@o.b.7217

Жыл бұрын

@@dimsum6999 And is there a possibility to ask questions in that podcast? Send them in via email/Twitter/FB?

I love both of your insight during your reactions, particularly your end of video feedback. Very thoughtful opinions! 👏🏾👏🏾

You guy's brought it in this reaction (just like usual) your's was the best reaction to this episode I've heard so far... Shoot... period... you always bring it and you are my top 5 reactors.... but this one is EPIC!!!!WOWWW....I GOTTA GO SMOKE A CIGARETTE NOW!!!!.... AND I GOT ASTHMA

again one of the things you see coming when you have played the game, but this was made so more intense and emotional I approve :D also the bloater is epic :D

It wasn't just that it was her brother. Could Brian have been her son? When she is in her childhood room, Perry said he talked to Kathleen's mom. Which means Kathleen also had to see her mother lose her child. Maybe see him dragged from home. Know that he was tortured and beaten to death in a cell. And knowing KC FEDRA, most likely put on public display afterwards as a warning.

Great reaction. I guess I should give kudos to you both for not breaking into slobbering tears. 😂

Great reactions, as usual. Love the 'Sabbath' shirt!

Keep on loving last of us. Loved your reactions as always. Btw i loved your earrings haha

Solid video. You're both doing a great job!

Yes, that ending was heartbreaking.

This show...goddamn! Like you say, Trent, even when you know it's coming, you're not ready. The performances and Ellie's turn as someone with less and less innocence is paying off in a way that doesn't really show in the game. I'm in love with this show, but I hate that it's hurting me this way. 😭😭😭😭

@bobbiedylan9758

Жыл бұрын

They’re preparing us for season 2 Abby 🤦🏾‍♂️

Great insights particularly into Joel.

Great reaction and analysis. Well done!

This episode was really epic! I love it !!

great editing I'm defo a fan !

We've also seen stalkers, the one that gave the "kiss" to Tess was a stalker.

Very emotional and sad episode to watch! Kathleen is so ruthless and evil that she is more concerned with killing human beings and children! However she is not concerned with killing the Zombie hord that is beneath their feet! I knew it was not going to end well but to see what happens to Sam and Henry really hurt and got to me!! Inspiring, love, sadness, maddening, and heartbreaking best describes this episode for me!!!

Best part of him he doing sign language was the best 🎉🙌🏼

Hi Trent and Julia I really enjoy your reaction to this episode the part with the army swarm comes out of the ground and the bloater Was incredible and I'm so sorry about Sam and Henry they made it so far and it was sad in the end😭🥺❤❤

and the gut punches keep on coming

Thanks, Julia! Thanks, Trent! 🖍 #FandomZone #TheLastOfUs #TLOU #TheLastOfUsHBO

Liked for that awesome Black Sabbath shirt.

Oh one more thing. If they add kid clickers to the game in part 3....... I'm soooo dead

@Vibingdir

Жыл бұрын

there was a kid clicker in ep 5

@Esclipsea

Жыл бұрын

@@Vibingdir they meant in the last of us 3

@phoenixrising8231

Жыл бұрын

@@Vibingdir he's talking about the video games. There hasn't been any child clickers in the video games.

@nickvanderlinden7165

Жыл бұрын

@@Vibingdir thank you captain obvious...lol I saw the episode that's why this was my response sherlock.

@EhrineAshbark

Жыл бұрын

It's unlikely. It would put the player into the place of having to do violence to children which is somewhere games generally try to avoid as ratings bodies take a somewhat dim view of it. Unless it's something critical to the plot, I think they'll steer wheel clear.

Fall…🥺

BLOATER!!!!! 😂

i hope every second ep will not have folks we meet and they die at the end

❤

Where were the grenades tho?! We seen them with Tess RIP, but just didn’t make sense really as they overtook FEDRA that all they did was use bullets instead against the infected 🤷‍♂️? Just a bit of a bug bear here maybe…

@ODragonwing

Жыл бұрын

They've already shown they weren't making smart choices. They thought the infected were trapped underground and they made no plans for if they got free.

@ccronk

Жыл бұрын

@@ODragonwing yeah sure I guess, but the floor moving in the previous suggested that they knew they were coming but anyway, not smart for sure

So sad😢

I think its even a bit worse when you factor in Ethics/Morals into the show scenario. For one this is a tragedy. In tragedies all stories are sad and usually end with everyone either dead or in a worse state. Druckmann said that episode 3 was the happy episode so we know where this is going. The story is a story about love wrapped in a zombie narrative. Mazin the other showrunner said this is a story about how love keeps us together in dire times and that same love may doom us. In this show every character did what they did out of love for someone. As a result they are all dead. That is the them of the whole story. This is the last of humanity. The apocalypse has come and gone and this is just what happens to those who remain on the other side. The real monsters are the humans and only their love can save them or destroy them.

I find it difficult to accept how many people seem to 'relate to' or 'feel sorry for' Henry, who betrayed to his death, the leader of the rebellion. I wonder if they same people would have felt this same way about the guy if he had turned in Princess Leia to Darth Vader and she had been murdered? What about Lord Bolton who betrayed Rob Stark? Did you feel sorry for him? I don't understand why the idea that Sam was a little boy makes a difference since men have been laying down their lives for causes and to protect the people they love for centuries. The fact is Henry sacrificed the lives of all those people who were murdered by the resistance, he also sacrificed the lives of all the resistance fighters (those killed by the infected at the end of the episode) instead of simply dying on his own sword or allowing his brother to give his life for the rebellion.

Poor Ellie, I’m guessing they don’t have science class in that “sh*tty FEDRA school..😢

@BornInsane0

Жыл бұрын

I think its a combination of lack of knowledge of how things work, and naïve optimism.

@elder_millennial_Fboy

Жыл бұрын

shes 14

Kathleen being the leader of a survival resistance group just almost made the show a comedy.

i mean Kathleen isn't wrong. Sam was going to die from sickness. so henry murdered someone ( a good person) to keep him alive. in no way is that ok. Everyone acts like shes way off base by saying that Sam was meant to die. henry was effectively deciding who lived and died with his decision.

@mjeid4835

Жыл бұрын

in the end look how many people are dead now because of henrys decision to save sam. Everything that happened after Kathleen's brothers death including sam and henry's is a result of that decision.

@stevemcgowen

Жыл бұрын

Henry gave information to Fedra. He didn't murder anyone... Karen was so blinded by hate and revenge she was responsible for KC getting wiped out...

@bouboulroz

Жыл бұрын

Kathleen was being hypocritical. She changed a whole city to satisfy her revenge for her brother's death. She dared suggest that Henry should have let go of Sam when she can't let go of her own brother. Both were ready to do the worst for their brother, so how was she any different from him ? Had the situation been reversed, we know for sure that Kathleen would have done the same, if not worse, to save her own brother. Also, I disagree with your take on saying that all the death that occurs was because of Henry's decision. Kathleen made decisions too after that. She's the one who ordered a blockade, she's the one who killed the doctor, and ordered the death of the collaborators, she told Anthony to stall Henry and Sam, and she's the one who came with the trucks that freed the infected. Henry didn't force Kathleen to do any of that, her own thirst for revenge did, at the cost of disrespecting her brother's last request even.

@mjeid4835

Жыл бұрын

@@bouboulroz hypocritical how. sam was dying of natural causes. her brother was not. yes her thirst for revenge was the reason alot of people died but that would never have existed if not for henrys desire to put his own brother above Kathleen's brother.

@mjeid4835

Жыл бұрын

key words "after that" would ahve never happened "IF NOT FOR THAT"