It's a ridiculous attitude and it comes from the (unfortunately) evergreen idea that genre fiction is just cheap entertainment and can't have anything, even remotely, interesting to say about the world etc.

The Last thing of Us IS an action/adventure game in third person where you have to hide from enemies or face them using firearms, and most of these enemies are zombies/infected. This is not an opinion, it's literally a fact. It's also the story of Ellie and Joel traveling together, through a world that is actively trying to kill them, and becoming each other's family. People who are saying otherwise need to get off their pedestal and admit that GASP they've been loving an action videogame where zombies play a pivotal part

Maybe they felt he could convincingly play a predator

Its really frustrating how the show and its fans try to distance themselves from the zombie aspect almost like they are embarrassed of it. This isnt some literary masterpiece it is a video game adaption about the zombie apocalypse just fucking own it

Enoch was the best.

The scene where she realizes that Amaya and Nate are not only sleeping together but actively using their powers while they do it has to be a top 5 arrowverse moment.

This is simply the plot, the relationship between Ellie and Joel is the focus. But fans downplay the zombies part a lot. The gameplay is all about shooting the infected (and sometimes human) or trying to escape from them. They are a big part of TLOU and survival is not a minor issue in the game.

that's because the later seasons of the walking dead had too many people for you to be invested in one goal. The first season hit insanely hard.

It is, but it is insane that they actually made it like that. Think about if something similar would come out today. Imagine watching it weekly, most people would stop watching after 3 episodes. The rage on the internet, it would be hilarious.

To me TWD Season 2 succeeds in a lot of ways TLOU somewhat failed. Season 2 was a slow burn full of character intrigue and, crucially, enough infected to remind us of the ever-present danger lurking around every corner. This culminating in the horde scene in the season finale was perfect build-up. TLOU’s problems are definitely partially a result of the small number of episodes and the over-focus on side stories (I liked episode 3 and 7 quite a bit but in retrospect they wasted time there).

It is excellent!

Oh, and basically the entire series of Westworld. The timeloop is an essential part of the series on multiple levels.

33 minutes from Battlestar Galactica.

I know it doesn't really count, as it isn't a timeloop perse, but it was such a great (re)introduction to the concept of a fleet of refugees being hunted by calculating relentless robots.

The series Daybreak was great

“a show about love in a post-zombie world”

I hope thats not the point of the show because thats fucking stupid

End of Community season 2. The whole season built to the showdown of Pierce vs the group, with everyone but Annie voting to kick him out, and then he surprised everyone by saving the school and then voluntarily leaving the group. Season 3 should have been the story of Pierce away from the group, and how they realized that they needed him (and he needed them).

Instead, he was back in the group right from the intro to Season 3 with nary a mention of what had happened, and with the group again trying to get rid of him. It felt like the entire payoff of the season 2 finale was just for naught.

I agree. TWD before the Governor was on another level.

if only we coulve seen a bit more infected but still it was good. especially second half for me.

i watched the game play after and it was great too. if not better. series tried to get deep on secondary characters but game did it with less scenes and with more infected. they didnt lose time with seconday characters much. series tried to connect us with character we wont see another episode. i rather watch more joel and ellie dialogue.

still i enjoy it very much. we re lucky to have this great adaptation. if only witcher and henry couldve been that lucky.

It`s still sad that Dark Matter was canceled :(

TLOU is not a zombie show, it's a show about love in a post-zombie world. TWD was much more of a zombie show and I enjoyed it for it. But I didn't expect TLOU to have a lot of infected as in the game you need stuff to shoot at between the story while in the show you can concentrate on the plot. FWIW they said season 2 will have more infected.

Person Of Interest Episode If Else Then

It's not set for March anymore, prob will come out later in the year

Well yea they didn’t do the same shit every episode, I wonder why it hits different

You see the Gaslit portrayal?

TIL Banks was the host of Dancing with the Stars. She will be missed.

I liked the last of us but the game is just so much better IMO