![]() ![]() The show opens in 1968, with two infectious disease experts discussing with a TV journalist the possibility of global pandemics. The nature of the infection itself has been reworked to have overt contemporary analogues. There are also too many examples of condensing and abridging gameplay segments to list all such instances (the much calmer escape and a sacrifice in Episode 2 will give an idea of what to expect), but here are some of the larger changes viewers can expect to see-and we will keep this list updated as the show continues through its first season. Where the game was locked into Joel’s point-of-view for all but a brief segment-meaning we see what he sees-the show takes a more omniscient one, showing us what other characters are up to and treating us to numerous flashbacks throughout its nine episodes. Rather than constantly prolonging the next story beat with excitement, TV tends to focus on context and backstory, and there’s plenty of backstory to go around with The Last of Us. ![]() Don’t expect this 9-hour series to find Joel and Ellie wheeling carts around to hop fences or fighting off Clickers every time they need to get from one place to another-Joel kills exactly one baddie with his giant arms, and it’s not an infected one. While HBO’s The Last of Us is true to the game, those who have played it can look forward to differences, if not surprises. We can almost imagine an HBO-style tagline: “It’s not Detective Pikachu. It’s exactly the sort of premise (serious, with contemporary overtones) and thematic material (both formats take on grief, hope, and parenthood) that you would expect more from cable TV than a Sonic game. ![]() The game, whose acclaim rests primarily with its narrative, was written and directed by Neil Druckmann (who, along with Chernobyl 's Craig Mazin, serves as showrunner for the adaptation) and follows a smuggler named Joel (Troy Baker in the game, Pedro Pascal in the show) as he ventures across the country with a teen girl (Ashley Johnson/Bella Ramsey) who might be the key to a cure to a fungal pandemic that has turned the world into an apocalyptic wasteland. ![]()
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