After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.
- Won 8 Primetime Emmys
- 90 wins & 132 nominations total
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"The Last of Us" Stars In and Out of Character
"The Last of Us" Stars In and Out of Character
Take a look at Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, and the rest of 75th Primetime Emmy nominated drama "The Last of Us" cast in and out of character.
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- TriviaGustavo Santaolalla, the music composer for video games The Last of Us (2013) and The Last of Us: Part II (2020), was brought on to compose the series soundtrack.
- GoofsAs with the game, the series' depiction of the cordyceps fungus has some inaccuracies. Overall, the probability of a fungus of this type evolving the need and capability to infect humans is astronomically small. Human brains contain hundreds of thousands of times more neurons compared to an ant brain, and it would be an extraordinarily rapid evolution for cordyceps to gain the ability to infect and take over one. Even if it did, fungal infections are slow, taking a matter of weeks, and nothing like the near-instant transformation depicted; new filaments take some time and energy to produce. All 600 species of Cordyceps which seize control of insect bodies do so to force the host into a humid place where the fungus can feed on the body and spread its spores, so if an evolved cordyceps infected a human and over the course of many days transformed the body into a shambling host, the fungus' end goal would be much the same. Lastly, while insects do gain some level of aggression when infected, they normally do not attack other insects.
- Crazy creditsThe opening titles display a Cordyceps fungus taking on the forms of various landscapes, and finally the forms of Joel and Ellie.
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Not bad, not as good as the game
This series feels like a good remake that does fall short of being in the same league as the source material.
There are a few things that were really good, for example the short introduction pieces that told more of a background story of how the cordyceps began to spread or how certain characters are the way they are. These are really well made and add to the story of the game.
Whenever the series stays faithful to the game, it is the closest to reaching the same heights. One example is the first episode, which is just as emotional as its corresponding part of the game.
Unfortunately, some other episodes or events deviate from the game in a way that makes scenes less impactful. Often these are small changes but they add up. Big events in the game are made less significant by almost glossing over them, changing the general mood of the scenes or by changing the scenery that was such an important part in the game.
Overall, this series is good. I suspect people who havent played the game might find it a little better (but they are missing the bonus of fan service). As someone who has played the game however, I can only say: This is an off-tune version of the game and therefore if you gave me the choice between the two, I would always pick the game. It is more impactful and rounded off.
Still, I enjoyed it, mainly for the backstory it provides and the times it does follow the game more closely. And it gave me a reason to play the game again.
There are a few things that were really good, for example the short introduction pieces that told more of a background story of how the cordyceps began to spread or how certain characters are the way they are. These are really well made and add to the story of the game.
Whenever the series stays faithful to the game, it is the closest to reaching the same heights. One example is the first episode, which is just as emotional as its corresponding part of the game.
Unfortunately, some other episodes or events deviate from the game in a way that makes scenes less impactful. Often these are small changes but they add up. Big events in the game are made less significant by almost glossing over them, changing the general mood of the scenes or by changing the scenery that was such an important part in the game.
Overall, this series is good. I suspect people who havent played the game might find it a little better (but they are missing the bonus of fan service). As someone who has played the game however, I can only say: This is an off-tune version of the game and therefore if you gave me the choice between the two, I would always pick the game. It is more impactful and rounded off.
Still, I enjoyed it, mainly for the backstory it provides and the times it does follow the game more closely. And it gave me a reason to play the game again.
- hanneswohlfarth
- May 3, 2024
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- The Last of Us
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- Calgary, Alberta, Canada(Season 1)
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- Runtime50 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1
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