Stevo985 Posted January 30, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2023 I'm also looking forward to the next episode Spoiler Joel and Ellie do a lot of bonding in that truck, with some really funny moments in the game, so I'm hoping they recreate that well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) I think ep 3 might be the best single episode of any TV show I have ever watched. Recency bias play into it, but f*** me that was superb. How they’ve solved the Bill chapter from the game was something I could never have imagined, and by jaysus it made the story a million times better. What can you say about Nick Offerman’s performance to do it justice? I mean, the guy is already a hero of mine, but that was next level. I can’t remember a more moving performance by any actor. Ever. I’m sure there has been, but I can’t think of any right now. The whole of the ‘last day’ scene had me not just fighting the tears, it had my sobbing like a child. This show. This f***ing show. Edited January 30, 2023 by El Zen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 The surprise for me was that playing the game I just kind of automatically assumed Frank and Bob's relationship was broke back-esque, as in they'd just spent years together lonely and it had developed rather than them being homosexual from the off Still think everything they've done in terms of expanding the story has absolutely nailed it, its so complimentary to the game and logical that it all fits perfectly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stevo985 Posted January 30, 2023 Author VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2023 The best bit of the episode was convincing IDKWTCH that the gay sex was in the game and you had to use the right stick to jack Bill off 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted January 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: The best bit of the episode was convincing IDKWTCH that the gay sex was in the game and you had to use the right stick to jack Bill off How gullible. It was obviously the left. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrusr Posted January 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2023 Watch the first 2 episodes yesterday (without spoilers but having played the games) as wanted to get a couple of episodes in. They were excellent, excellent TV and a wonderful interpretation of the game with Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal sublime in their respective roles. And now I've just watched episode 3. Wow. What an episode. Completely forgot you were watching a zombie apocalypse show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Would have been nice if Joel had put the note in a bin in the garage... And even better if Ellie had then picked it out If you know you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Really good demonstration of what a TV show can do so much better than a video game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted January 30, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2023 If I have a criticism of the series so far, and it's a super super minor one, I think Ellie isn't quite there yet. Its a really difficult role in a couple of ways, firstly as a role a player of the games has known for 30, 40 hours an alternative take is going to be odd regardless. And secondly Ellie in the first game, particularly early on, is a teen playing a role - she puts on a front, the swearing and aggression, she's playing a character of herself. In the show I don't quite feel that somehow, it feels like a character being played from whole cloth rather someone playing a heightened version of themselves, for want of a better way of putting it. But that really is nit picking and I do think as the series has progressed it's gotten better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Episode 3. Worst episode ever. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Chindie said: If I have a criticism of the series so far, and it's a super super minor one, I think Ellie isn't quite there yet. Its a really difficult role in a couple of ways, firstly as a role a player of the games has known for 30, 40 hours an alternative take is going to be odd regardless. And secondly Ellie in the first game, particularly early on, is a teen playing a role - she puts on a front, the swearing and aggression, she's playing a character of herself. In the show I don't quite feel that somehow, it feels like a character being played from whole cloth rather someone playing a heightened version of themselves, for want of a better way of putting it. But that really is nit picking and I do think as the series has progressed it's gotten better. The podcast threw out something that I'd never really thought of in the game in that she admires and wants Joel's toughness even if she doesn't like him and I saw that in episode 3 I think they are capturing that, like you say she's putting on a front and trying to be tough whilst the same time she's constantly asking Joel questions about where he's been and what he's done Maybe it's because I've spent more recent time with Ellie at the end of the game and in number 2 and to me she's not vulnerable and fairly useless whereas in this at the moment she kind of is Also from the podcast what Pedro Pascal is doing with his facial expressions and body language is properly superb, he's as much about what he doesn't say as what he does, for as great as Bill and Frank* were the scene where Ellie is reading the letter and it's a bit cheesy cos he's saying take care of her and it foreshadows Joels upcoming journey with Ellie but then it flips it of course its Tess that was really well done * the actor is very good in white lotus too, seems relatively new but in recent weeks I've seen 2 very high performances from him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 4 hours ago, messi11 said: Episode 3. Worst episode ever. Brokeback Mountain meets Res Evil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desensitized43 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 That episode was a masterpiece. Hit all the right emotional buttons and a really great way to go off script from the game to build out the world. Of course it’s made even better in my eyes by upsetting a few people online. We’ve got to see more stories told like that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 9 hours ago, messi11 said: Episode 3. Worst episode ever. You're not just wrong in my opinion, but pretty much everyone's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 31, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 31, 2023 Given @messi11's posting history, I assume he's joking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 5 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Given @messi11's posting history, I assume he's joking Trolling, in order to be joking you need to be funny. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Might seem a bit of a weird comparison but that episode really brought to mind the opening scenes of Up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderstudy Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 All 3 episodes have been excellent so far. Craig Mazin is a genius. Chernobyl bought my trust in him and this is continuing it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 31, 2023 Author VT Supporter Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, JB said: Might seem a bit of a weird comparison but that episode really brought to mind the opening scenes of Up. Because of the gay sex? Same 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted January 31, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 31, 2023 Just finished ep3. Flawless tv. I definitely have something in my eye. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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