I really appreciate the decision of not showing Henry killing himself, and just show Ellie's face. The whole scene is already very violent and sad. And Bella's performance, her gasp and tear, absolutely outstanding.
In the game, it also cuts away when Henry puts the gun to himself, but it cuts to black with kind of an eerie music note. Changing it to see Ellie's face and her horrified ghasp was a really excellent addition. They're being really thoughtful about the things they add. The show is great.
Yeah, I think zooming on Ellie was a good call because it really highlighted how much seeing them both die shocked her and how it'll change her forever.
I love that Ellie tried to save him with her blood, whether it was just her trying to comfort him or her desperately hoping it could work, it was nice that they shared that moment. Sam wasn't alone when he "went" unlike in the game
@@wallysmart2432 No she was sorry because her blood couldn’t save him. We know it wouldn’t work, but Ellie is still a child that was how she thought it would work
Ellie waited out the infection with Riley thinking they'd both turn. She waited it out with Sam thinking they'd both be saved. No wonder she's so afraid of ending up alone
@@yassinyassin4006 I think the reason is because again Ellie is a child who thought her blood would actually work so I guess she didn’t want to to worry them she thought she could fix it by herself. I mean this isn’t like other “zombie” shows where cutting off the leg would’ve helped stop the infection. T
First wasted bill for a gaypisode, now sams deaf? Guarantee Abby is trans and it’s her mom that got killed by Joel cause a man couldn’t have been the one to cure the virus. 😂🤣😂🤣
@@chrisclemente2985 Bro you need a hug. Bill, Tess, Sam and Henry were all meant to be minor characters. Who cares if they were deaf or gay. I rather have a strong story than care about the little things.
Henry's suicide has parallels to Bill and Frank's episode 3 - now Joel has seen for himself two people who chose not to live without the person they cared for the most. And Joel's a survivor who wants to live a longer life.
@@edwardcortez656 one of the best written episodes in all television ever, said by critics, but you a random guy is saying it was trash, maybe the problem is in you not the episode 😂😂
What is wrong with you? They ruined the story, Kathleen was an awful character with a bad actor and they made Sam deaf for zero reason. Losing his conversations with Ellie and the robot and him revealing he was bitten and not having it be a surprise?
I don't think Kansas City will able to hold this, they run out of bullets faster before thousands of infected will keep pouring out beneath the surface
Episode 4 ended with Joel waking up to seeing Sam. The debut of the brothers. Episode 5 ended with Ellie waking up to seeing Sam. The ending of the brothers.
Sam (Keivonn) was an absolute gem in this episode and really early on I felt the want to protect him at all costs. It was so amazing how he was able to convey every bit of emotion the character was going through without using any words. I really wished Sam and Henry's fates would be changed in the show as opposed to the game, but getting to know the brothers a little more made their end a little more heartbreaking.
I'm glad they picked him for the role, not only because of his great performance, but because he is genuinely deaf. I'm so tired of studios denying these scarce roles to people with disabilities who don't get many chances to act in favor of casting bigger names to pretend to have that disability. Keivonn looked so proud to take on this role and it looks like the rest of the cast loved him
As someone who played the game so many times, I was pleasantly surprised how familiar the sniper scene was done yet in a way we've never expected. It was spectacular! 👍👍👍👍👍
Honestly, I like the way they did it here better than the game. Sam revealing he's infected to Ellie and her revealing she's "infected" makes their bond a lot stronger and impactful when we see what happens, and they still manage to include the scenes where they reveal their greatest fears. It also plays into Ellie's character because spoilers. Also, the infected scene was 11/10 and made up for the lack of infected in the last 2 episodes. I'm also happy we got to see the bloater's signature, er, "move" this episode. Spoiler: It played into Ellie's character cause it ties in perfectly with how she originally got infected, with her and Riley promising to just wait out the infection and turn together, except of course Ellie never turns, and how it haunts her throughout the game.
Im glad Sam told Ellie he was infected because it added so much to their dynamic. It also makes a lot of sensw with Sam being younger than in the games. An eight year old is more naive and trusting. It all just fit
True, both tv show and game were great. My points in Tv show provides compassion of Ellie which added her resolve but the game Sam death scene is a bit more of touch. Visible confusion, hand shaking, mumbling and blame himself. Coz he mad a promise to Sam that he would protect him and hr failed.
Also, while Sam is asking Ellie to stay awake with him and Ellie tries to “cure” him, Joel is telling Henry how “it’s easy when you’re kid cause you don’t have people relying on you…”
I’m happy with those things too. But I personally found Kathleen to be the worst edition so far. She just didn’t work for me at all, and took away story and dialogue that could have added more impact and bonding for Henry, Sam, Ellie and Joel. (Especially between Henry and Joel compared to the game) Even the story of Ish (Which is by far the best side story in the whole franchise) was not even told here, but hinted at instead. Just to make way for… Kathleen…. I personally wanted to get more of that story then anything related to Kathleen, who seems very boring and one note. She just didn’t have enough depth or impact as she should have had imo. Didn’t work for me at all. But Henry and Sam were so damn good that again, I wanted more of them then this boring “villain”.
@@snoopdoggydogg94 I'm going to disagree a bit because a constant "series vs videogame" theme is that no one is an outright evil person, they're only "evil" because of fear, delusions, past experiences. Kathleen does fit perfectly in that theme, even just this single episode's themes about Sam and Henry. I'm not going to say the KAthleen character works for everybody, but as I've never played the game (or seen any screencast) I wasn't expecting her to be any other way, and it's consistent from scenes in Boston, where both Fireflies, and FEMDA people and everyone else is doing what they think needs to be done to survive.
@@squirlmy I will say this tho. In the game, the story of ish is soooo damn good that it is hard not to think that that would have been a better story to put that screen time on, rather then Kathleen. You should definitely check that story out threw playing, watching or reading it online. A story so effective and memorable that it stuck with me to this day. It might fit easier in a game, so that probably why they went this route. But man, is it captivating!
I have a 9 year old who’s autistic and was nonverbal for years. Once I started watching the episode and saw that the rumor was true of Sam being deaf, I wanted to start crying right then. This episode was amazing.
It's amazing indeed. It's so important to include different people in different conditions, makes those who are watching feel represented. Someone who was born without any special conditions will not understand how important this is, even more if its lacks empathy and can't put their self in others shoes.
When they entered the tunnels and you see the drawings and paintings outside the doors I was so happy and I was hoping they’d show the “Our Protectors” drawing and when they did I was smiling so big. Just perfect.
@@olg06 basically the main dude who started a survivor type camp in the tunnels/sewers. In the game he’s a ship captain that comes back and goes in the sewers for a while and he’s hesitant to let people in but eventually does and then his community grows and grows and it’s a great story. I’d recommend looking up a RUclips video about him.
In the scene where the clicker enters the car with Ellie you can see Joel scared but not for himself but for Ellie. He knows he cannot protect her inside the car and he finally relaxes after she gets out okay. His facade finally broke and that was clearly then shown at the end of the episode when Sam attacks Ellie.
This is hands down the best video game adaptation I've ever seen. This episode was perfect, I knew what was going to happen to certain characters and still got emotional. Huge applause to everybody involved in this masterpiece of a show.
What got me was the pacing. Going from slow and creeping to intense and frantic and then back to calm when they were at the motel. It really made what happened to Sam that much more heart wrenching
Both brothers were phenomenal!!! I hope they pick up awards for this episode. I don’t know if I’m looking to deep into this, but it was nice to see such a touching, compassionate story between two black brothers. It’s not often we see young black boys or people in general so humanized in mainstream media.
Man I love how Ellie tried to use her blood to save Sam. Instantly made me think “she wants her life to matter” just like in the game but showing her do that made it really clear to me that they’re really going to lean into that more which I really like
I think not seeing Henry kill himself was the right choice here. All we needed was Ellie's face, and the blood from Sam. That, in and of itself, was horrifying enough. The point was to emphasize a young boy's death and the affect it had on the brother; the gruesomeness of Sam's death and the awful realization Joel had about him and Ellie being like the two of them was the primary focus.
When Sam reached out for a hug with Henry, then with Ellie…😢 That bond felt so real. This was also the first time when I felt relieved when the infected showed up, like the cavalry showing up to rescue our heroes from the true threat. I really, really did not want Kathleen to kill or torture Henry. She might be the least sympathetic character we’ve seen so far, and I think it’s because she’s fully aware that she’s done monstrous things and that her own brother wouldn’t even condone her actions, yet not even that could stop her…The difference between her and the other characters is that she’s not trying to save anyone, just to kill. So her dying by clicker was honestly satisfying.
@@brandonarmienti7734 In the game from the moment Ellie and Sam meet they are having fun and messing around. Smiling and laughing. You have the scene with the toy and you miss the maybe total 2 hours with them in game for much less than that. Except they cover less than what 50 minutes was in the game. The sewers/tunnels had so many cool moments of character building. Being Joel with Sam was awesome when the group gets split. The moment with the bridge and the sniper town. Going through the houses talking about fire flies and playing darts. They some how took a sequence with so much characterisation and came out with next to none. My overall problem is the episode relies on you feeling sad for an 8 year old boy turning ... Where as in the game he was as old as ellie and even people who didn't like kids could connect they were similar people and if you wanted ellie to survive you wanted Sam. But the episode just didn't understand what the game accomplished and ruined it all. The sniper scene was tense in the game because you thought anyone could die at any moment. You lose that threat as soon as you have 100 clickers and infected running around instantly. The bloated was handled much better in game (Not school that was bad) but in the hotel sequence. They shoulld've mimiced that. The scene just felt stupid, I was cringing at everything going on. Smaller scale action would've worked better especially if it played out similarly to the game, so in the day light and once joel has the sniper has to deal with Kathleens men and infected running at them.
@@bevanmcnicholl2525 none of that is needed at all to tell this story😂. This is an adaptation not a carbon copy. They are gonna change things no matter what
The last 10 minutes of the episode were just heart retching. Ellie figuring out Sam is infected, trying to save her then Henry killing his own brother than himself. Wow.
This is my favorite "Inside the Episode" so far, ASL, the awareness and the reflection of bonding between Henry/Sam and Joel/Ellie, for all. Keivonn is so beautiful and bright.
This was the turning point for Ellie, I think once Sam turned and got shot by Henry, Ellie now fully knew she would have to be more like Joel to survive emotionally in this world.
best episode ever so far. I have raised a young brother and this episode hits deep in the feelings. Every Sam's scene I was working hard to no let the tears roll
Bellas performance in this episode is outstanding. I cried like never before watching tv show... just incredible emotions. I love the game but this series is a gem.
Literally was in tears. Sam and Henry’s death definitely gave me the feels from playing the game but hit 100x harder. Also appreciated the bloater scene at night made it a lot scarier.
I knew this episode would devastate me. I appreciate that you upload these behind-the-scenes straight after, because those cute scenes of Keivonn showing everyone on set how to sign was just what I needed after finishing the episode. Perfect casting yet again with Henry and Sam, they were great.
I like how Henry's choice to save Sam by ratting out Kathleen's brother ended up being the destructive and "wrong" choice in the end. Very interesting indeed. The characters in the episode talked about Kathleen's brother like he was a saint, a great leader who can lead them to freedom and greatness, and I believe that had he lived, that would've been the case. The Revolutionary under Kathleen is a ruthless organization just like FEDRA before them. They are also led by a woman who is blinded by vengeance. That short-sightness led to the complete wipeout of the entire community by the infected at the end. But imagine if Henry had let Sam die and chose to support Kathleen's brother instead. With both Kathleen and Michael as co-leaders, the revolution would definitely succeed but with a much kinder approach to their enemies. Remember that Kathleen's brother Michael asked her to forgive Henry moments before his death. It would stand to reason that he would've forgiven all the collaborators and FEDRA agents who surrendered. With that, they would have a much stronger community and armed force. And with a capable leader not blinded by bloodlust, they would've been able to discover the nest of Infected underground and either dealt with it or moved somewhere else to avoid it. The alternate "what-if" timeline where Henry did not betray the revolutionaries is the better reality, but Henry chose family over the world. Those who've played the game, I think we can all see what they're doing here. Simply a brilliant adaptation.
yeah, loved that all those changes to parallel what is to come, and even foreshadowing not only joels development (end of game 1) with henry and sam, but also ellies development (game 2) with kathleen and henry. crazy how much they added without losing what made the original so great, and even building off of it to make it even better. impressive stuff
I noticed that too, It was a forshadowing on what will happen in later episodes. This show is well developed at everyway possible, and I really love how they make the characters that are going to die look like they aren't going to die and have a good future in later seasons. I would have loved to see henry and sam to go into jackson and live there.
@@iamfriendly6483 Same. I also notices Kathleen is basically Part 2 character with the whole ideal of Hate and Forgiveness, it's a nice breadcrumb leading to season 2. Ellie telling Joel to move on is pretty much Indifference in opposed to Love.
Bella will Win a major award sometime this year or next year or whichever giving body provides awards to TV shows. Her performance during Henry killing himself… that GASP and TEAR was superb in every way. It has been such a long time I felt raw emotion like this even though all of us knew what was going to happen OH HELLYEAHHH
Best episode yet . The tension was really scary . Great acting from the cast in this episode . ( Great performances from Lamar Johnson and Keivonn Woodard . Also Melanie Lynskey and Jeffrey Pierce were great in their roles ) .
Sam's fate was devastating. Seeing Keivonn in this interview is awesome; he's adorable. But then I remember what his character goes through and I'm devastated all over again.
i think they did a great job with the decision of making Sam younger and be mute and deaf. i originally was unsure how they’d make Ellie and Sam get along in the show, but they got along great! the ending was so much more emotional than the game which i thought was impossible
I KNEW that either Perry or Kathleen were getting the Classic Bloater Death Anim. I was correct. That was cool AF. Another great episode. Probably my favourite
Bella is killing it! Way to show the haters how its done. She was badass in this episode. I felt like she moved through that swarm of infected like she dodges in the games.
The whole show has been phenomenal, but i think this is the best episode so far props to Lamar, and keivonn for making the Sam, and henry storyline even more Devastating than it already is. Loved all the nods to the game- the sewers , ish, the sniper section. Savage starlight !!! And finally getting the bloater reveal was incredible.
As someone who's never played the game and is taking in the story not just from the actual show but the behind the scenes of it, it's really inspiring me. I'm a gamer, but also someone who would love to be a filmmaker one day. This show is so good for this! Making me really envision the games I would love to translate to screen.🙏
@@shaunpixel I want to badly man, didn't go through film school or anything but hey some of the best filmmakers ever didn't either. It's all about picking up that camera and being able to tell a story. Obviously it's important to study, learn from the filmmakers, watch the film and know all that kind of stuff, the behind the scenes. You just have to have that passion and dedication for it. I hope one day I can.
@@OrionInSpace "hey, some of the greatest filmmakers never went to film school either!" Yeah except the difference is they have equipment and have made films and have money and are, You know, Filmmakers.
This has the emotional element and the dramatic element, that infected scene with the bloater and watching those men get overwhelmed was good plus the Ish Easter egg from the first game was good.
This killed me. Even seeing the clips of the final scene just brings back all the dread and horror of watching it the first time. Incredible job on the part of everyone involved!
The best episody until now The history of Henry and Sam was so captivating and heartbreaking Hands down to the hard work of the cast, direction and production, you guys did a great job here XD
This one, was of the best stories in the game and it didnt dissapoint at all. Love how they play us with all these moments of bonding just to crush us in the end
I thought i was ready for this as I have played the game. But no, it hit me hard. Masterful episode. Ellie comforting Sam is foreshadowing (i ll ssh) and that was heart breaking.
Every deviation is SO IMPORTANT for true fans of the games. It's a treat especially for us. Such a tightrope their walking but man are they doing it well
This show has been so much fun for me. Looking forward to every weekend, watching all the recaps/reviews, seeing something on show that hints to game and giggling to myself like I’m in some special club or something, lmao. And watching my friends reactions who’ve never played.. It’s just been great!! I hold this story so close to my heart. For some reason it just gets to me, I love it. Thank u Craig & Neil! 🙏🏽
This was the best adaptation from the game (so far). It made me feel sorrow and sad to see how Henry and Sam went out as if i'm seeing all this for the very first time. Made me emotional all over again in the end despite already knowing how Henry and Sam's chapter would end. Props to the writers and actors and everyone in the studio behind this show for bringing an amazing game like the last of us into a live adaptation and adding more feeling into an already felt game.
Loved all of the changes implemented, thank you for honoring Ish in all of this, despite of not telling his story directly. And DAMN that Bloater was everything I hoped for!!! Loved the way he just casually popped that head like I would do to my barbie's heads as a child lmao. Cathleen had it coming, and I am glad that a child clicker did the job. Thank you, HBO for this masterpiece
Lamar & Keivonn have such a believable brotherly love -- their chemistry, as brothers, appears so real & natural, given their brief appearance on the show! So as a fellow Torontonian (Canadian), I'm proud of Lamar's outstanding performance on TLOU! 👏👍👏
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We really needed a Danny and Ish backstory...where is it???
"RUN"
walks away because she is to fat. kek.
I really appreciate the decision of not showing Henry killing himself, and just show Ellie's face. The whole scene is already very violent and sad. And Bella's performance, her gasp and tear, absolutely outstanding.
She did a phenomenal job
In the game, it also cuts away when Henry puts the gun to himself, but it cuts to black with kind of an eerie music note. Changing it to see Ellie's face and her horrified ghasp was a really excellent addition. They're being really thoughtful about the things they add. The show is great.
Yeah she was great!... it was already sad enough, without seeing that scene ontop of it
Yeah, I think zooming on Ellie was a good call because it really highlighted how much seeing them both die shocked her and how it'll change her forever.
I mean they've cut away almost every direct kill lol. It wasn't unqiue for that
I love that Ellie tried to save him with her blood, whether it was just her trying to comfort him or her desperately hoping it could work, it was nice that they shared that moment. Sam wasn't alone when he "went" unlike in the game
Spoilers:
Him not being alone was a nice parallel to when Ellie and Riley got infected, and how they promised to ride it out together
HE WAS ALONE, ELLIE FELL ASLEEP AND HE TURNED BY HIMSELF... THATS WHY SHE WAS SORRY.
@@wallysmart2432 No she was sorry because her blood couldn’t save him. We know it wouldn’t work, but Ellie is still a child that was how she thought it would work
I think it sets it up for later the unknown about the actual cure and wether ellie and joel want to go through with it
@@Aliens1337 No. She was sorry because she broke the promise.
Ellie waited out the infection with Riley thinking they'd both turn. She waited it out with Sam thinking they'd both be saved. No wonder she's so afraid of ending up alone
And why she needs her immunity to mean something
This comment alone just made my heart break. she is just a child carrying a guilt with her forever and it's just sad.
i wander why didn't she told them!!?, they could've cut his leg, it would've give him 50/50 chance better than 100% dead.
"Everyone that I have cared for has either died, or left me." Is gonna hit hard next episode
@@yassinyassin4006 I think the reason is because again Ellie is a child who thought her blood would actually work so I guess she didn’t want to to worry them she thought she could fix it by herself. I mean this isn’t like other “zombie” shows where cutting off the leg would’ve helped stop the infection. T
I love the inclusion of him being deaf, It really adds to the character
Same for me
Yeah, if only they made him blind and paraplegic as well, would've made him such a deeper 3 dimensional character. Even more than we got
@@WuMyth i love the sarcasm 😂
@@WuMyth I didn’t like that he was deaf either lol
@@ElectricArcher Either? no I thought it was great, but if he was blind, Sam could've reached his full potential as a character
I never thought I would feel the deep impact of Henry and Sam’s death again after the game. They’re doing a wonderful job with the show.
It hit so much harder because of how incredibly young he looked, plus him being deaf.
I think this time was even darker, you can see the blood coming out from sam’s head when he’s been shot by henry. Kid’s 8 year old
Every major scene has done that for me so far. Hits hard even when you know it’s coming
First wasted bill for a gaypisode, now sams deaf? Guarantee Abby is trans and it’s her mom that got killed by Joel cause a man couldn’t have been the one to cure the virus. 😂🤣😂🤣
@@chrisclemente2985 Bro you need a hug. Bill, Tess, Sam and Henry were all meant to be minor characters. Who cares if they were deaf or gay. I rather have a strong story than care about the little things.
Henry's suicide has parallels to Bill and Frank's episode 3 - now Joel has seen for himself two people who chose not to live without the person they cared for the most. And Joel's a survivor who wants to live a longer life.
Episode 3 was trash
@@edwardcortez656Your comment is trash
@@edwardcortez656 Look another homophobic guy
@@edwardcortez656 i dont think.
@@edwardcortez656 one of the best written episodes in all television ever, said by critics, but you a random guy is saying it was trash, maybe the problem is in you not the episode 😂😂
Best episode yet! Henry and Sam’s story hurt more here then the game did imo
Why? The BLM mall looting story hit close to home huh? Don't play mam
@@flyingmonke WHAT
@@flyingmonke You high?
John Khan is your brain on conservative anti woke RUclips. Never go full anti woke.
What is wrong with you? They ruined the story, Kathleen was an awful character with a bad actor and they made Sam deaf for zero reason. Losing his conversations with Ellie and the robot and him revealing he was bitten and not having it be a surprise?
This episode was insane, I’ve never seen so many infected in one place in the game
Forreal. I don’t think the PS3 could handle that amount haha
There was in TLOU2, but nothing like this. Fcking awesome man.
I don't think Kansas City will able to hold this, they run out of bullets faster before thousands of infected will keep pouring out beneath the surface
That would be the hardest difficult imaginable.
You need a MOAB to kill all those fast moving zombies.
Episode 4 ended with Joel waking up to seeing Sam. The debut of the brothers.
Episode 5 ended with Ellie waking up to seeing Sam. The ending of the brothers.
Not going to lie, I saw this comment and almost started crying AGAIN
Pedro and Bella have crazy good chemistry
They are dating so yeah
@@RevelCriswtf
@@RevelCrisyou just made that up lmao
Sam (Keivonn) was an absolute gem in this episode and really early on I felt the want to protect him at all costs. It was so amazing how he was able to convey every bit of emotion the character was going through without using any words. I really wished Sam and Henry's fates would be changed in the show as opposed to the game, but getting to know the brothers a little more made their end a little more heartbreaking.
I'm glad they picked him for the role, not only because of his great performance, but because he is genuinely deaf. I'm so tired of studios denying these scarce roles to people with disabilities who don't get many chances to act in favor of casting bigger names to pretend to have that disability. Keivonn looked so proud to take on this role and it looks like the rest of the cast loved him
As someone who played the game so many times, I was pleasantly surprised how familiar the sniper scene was done yet in a way we've never expected. It was spectacular! 👍👍👍👍👍
It was sick 👏👏
I clapped when I saw that houseb
I did the Leonardo Dicaprio meme pointing at the TV (to my cellphone tho)
Man it is so interesting to read all these comments cuz I never played the game. just happy seeing people appreciate the show.
@@Azfa_ go play it. If you can. Just do it. You won’t regret it
They really cast the cutest little boy as Sam just to break our hearts all over again 🤧
Honestly, I like the way they did it here better than the game. Sam revealing he's infected to Ellie and her revealing she's "infected" makes their bond a lot stronger and impactful when we see what happens, and they still manage to include the scenes where they reveal their greatest fears. It also plays into Ellie's character because spoilers. Also, the infected scene was 11/10 and made up for the lack of infected in the last 2 episodes. I'm also happy we got to see the bloater's signature, er, "move" this episode.
Spoiler:
It played into Ellie's character cause it ties in perfectly with how she originally got infected, with her and Riley promising to just wait out the infection and turn together, except of course Ellie never turns, and how it haunts her throughout the game.
Im glad Sam told Ellie he was infected because it added so much to their dynamic. It also makes a lot of sensw with Sam being younger than in the games. An eight year old is more naive and trusting. It all just fit
True, both tv show and game were great. My points in Tv show provides compassion of Ellie which added her resolve but the game Sam death scene is a bit more of touch. Visible confusion, hand shaking, mumbling and blame himself. Coz he mad a promise to Sam that he would protect him and hr failed.
Yep she relived that moment with Riley again with Sam in this episode. Such fantastic writing. Can’t wait for them to adapt Left Behind
Also, while Sam is asking Ellie to stay awake with him and Ellie tries to “cure” him, Joel is telling Henry how “it’s easy when you’re kid cause you don’t have people relying on you…”
This was the best episode of the show so far. I absolutely loved the way they handled Sam and Henry and that battle with the infected was so great.
I’m happy with those things too. But I personally found Kathleen to be the worst edition so far. She just didn’t work for me at all, and took away story and dialogue that could have added more impact and bonding for Henry, Sam, Ellie and Joel. (Especially between Henry and Joel compared to the game) Even the story of Ish (Which is by far the best side story in the whole franchise) was not even told here, but hinted at instead. Just to make way for… Kathleen…. I personally wanted to get more of that story then anything related to Kathleen, who seems very boring and one note. She just didn’t have enough depth or impact as she should have had imo. Didn’t work for me at all. But Henry and Sam were so damn good that again, I wanted more of them then this boring “villain”.
@@snoopdoggydogg94 Only bad thing
@@snoopdoggydogg94 I'm going to disagree a bit because a constant "series vs videogame" theme is that no one is an outright evil person, they're only "evil" because of fear, delusions, past experiences. Kathleen does fit perfectly in that theme, even just this single episode's themes about Sam and Henry. I'm not going to say the KAthleen character works for everybody, but as I've never played the game (or seen any screencast) I wasn't expecting her to be any other way, and it's consistent from scenes in Boston, where both Fireflies, and FEMDA people and everyone else is doing what they think needs to be done to survive.
@@squirlmy I will say this tho.
In the game, the story of ish is soooo damn good that it is hard not to think that that would have been a better story to put that screen time on, rather then Kathleen. You should definitely check that story out threw playing, watching or reading it online.
A story so effective and memorable that it stuck with me to this day.
It might fit easier in a game, so that probably why they went this route. But man, is it captivating!
@@snoopdoggydogg94 Kathleen maybe purposely to be like Abby in the game
Keivonn was very good! That scene in the office space was heartbreaking. Nobody could say "no" to this kid! 😅
That beautiful boy did great ❤😊
I have a 9 year old who’s autistic and was nonverbal for years. Once I started watching the episode and saw that the rumor was true of Sam being deaf, I wanted to start crying right then. This episode was amazing.
no one cares
@@wedding6515 What a troll you are.
@@wedding6515 but you cared enough to comment? 🤔 lol
It's amazing indeed. It's so important to include different people in different conditions, makes those who are watching feel represented. Someone who was born without any special conditions will not understand how important this is, even more if its lacks empathy and can't put their self in others shoes.
@@karinaamaral2328 I definitely agree.
Sam being deaf was such a beautiful deviation from the game. Really adds more emotion to their story
So glad to see Ish's part too. Made the episode even better and as always we appreciate the nod to the game
When they entered the tunnels and you see the drawings and paintings outside the doors I was so happy and I was hoping they’d show the “Our Protectors” drawing and when they did I was smiling so big. Just perfect.
@@TheHeadlessCreatorit was the exact same drawing as in the game haha.
@@sayyid5869 I know man it was great!
Who is Ish?
@@olg06 basically the main dude who started a survivor type camp in the tunnels/sewers. In the game he’s a ship captain that comes back and goes in the sewers for a while and he’s hesitant to let people in but eventually does and then his community grows and grows and it’s a great story. I’d recommend looking up a RUclips video about him.
The way Craig speaks about the game and it's story, you can tell he really understands and respects the source material
In the scene where the clicker enters the car with Ellie you can see Joel scared but not for himself but for Ellie. He knows he cannot protect her inside the car and he finally relaxes after she gets out okay. His facade finally broke and that was clearly then shown at the end of the episode when Sam attacks Ellie.
This is hands down the best video game adaptation I've ever seen. This episode was perfect, I knew what was going to happen to certain characters and still got emotional. Huge applause to everybody involved in this masterpiece of a show.
I mean the competition isn’t fierce lol
Just wait until you see "Mario Kart 8...The Movie." 😉
@@gonzalo2465 Arcane, Edgerunners, Castlevania were all amazing
@@wonderlanddreamer1021 All animation. I think it's safe to say he means live action.
Lamar and Keivonn are STARS. Can't wait to see what they do next.
Keivonn Woodard is so fantastic. I hope he gets more work from this.
What got me was the pacing. Going from slow and creeping to intense and frantic and then back to calm when they were at the motel. It really made what happened to Sam that much more heart wrenching
Both brothers were phenomenal!!! I hope they pick up awards for this episode.
I don’t know if I’m looking to deep into this, but it was nice to see such a touching, compassionate story between two black brothers. It’s not often we see young black boys or people in general so humanized in mainstream media.
I believe Sam’s actor got an award!
Man I love how Ellie tried to use her blood to save Sam. Instantly made me think “she wants her life to matter” just like in the game but showing her do that made it really clear to me that they’re really going to lean into that more which I really like
I think not seeing Henry kill himself was the right choice here. All we needed was Ellie's face, and the blood from Sam. That, in and of itself, was horrifying enough. The point was to emphasize a young boy's death and the affect it had on the brother; the gruesomeness of Sam's death and the awful realization Joel had about him and Ellie being like the two of them was the primary focus.
When Sam reached out for a hug with Henry, then with Ellie…😢 That bond felt so real.
This was also the first time when I felt relieved when the infected showed up, like the cavalry showing up to rescue our heroes from the true threat. I really, really did not want Kathleen to kill or torture Henry. She might be the least sympathetic character we’ve seen so far, and I think it’s because she’s fully aware that she’s done monstrous things and that her own brother wouldn’t even condone her actions, yet not even that could stop her…The difference between her and the other characters is that she’s not trying to save anyone, just to kill. So her dying by clicker was honestly satisfying.
The child clicker is also...similar to Old Sarah.
This episode was amazing!! Henry and Sam's story was just as heartbreaking as in the game.
This was so much worse than the game
@@bevanmcnicholl2525 why was this worse in your opinion?
@@brandonarmienti7734 In the game from the moment Ellie and Sam meet they are having fun and messing around. Smiling and laughing. You have the scene with the toy and you miss the maybe total 2 hours with them in game for much less than that. Except they cover less than what 50 minutes was in the game.
The sewers/tunnels had so many cool moments of character building. Being Joel with Sam was awesome when the group gets split. The moment with the bridge and the sniper town. Going through the houses talking about fire flies and playing darts. They some how took a sequence with so much characterisation and came out with next to none.
My overall problem is the episode relies on you feeling sad for an 8 year old boy turning ... Where as in the game he was as old as ellie and even people who didn't like kids could connect they were similar people and if you wanted ellie to survive you wanted Sam. But the episode just didn't understand what the game accomplished and ruined it all.
The sniper scene was tense in the game because you thought anyone could die at any moment. You lose that threat as soon as you have 100 clickers and infected running around instantly. The bloated was handled much better in game (Not school that was bad) but in the hotel sequence. They shoulld've mimiced that. The scene just felt stupid, I was cringing at everything going on. Smaller scale action would've worked better especially if it played out similarly to the game, so in the day light and once joel has the sniper has to deal with Kathleens men and infected running at them.
@@bevanmcnicholl2525 none of that is needed at all to tell this story😂. This is an adaptation not a carbon copy. They are gonna change things no matter what
@@bevanmcnicholl2525 That's so much unnecessary details just for Character development for Joel and Ellie needing one another like Henry and Sam.
The tears streaming down Ellie’s face after Henry… THE TRAUMA
The last 10 minutes of the episode were just heart retching. Ellie figuring out Sam is infected, trying to save her then Henry killing his own brother than himself. Wow.
"HENRY NO", that line man. what a show.
And Ellie’s scream😭😭😭😭😭
This is my favorite "Inside the Episode" so far, ASL, the awareness and the reflection of bonding between Henry/Sam and Joel/Ellie, for all. Keivonn is so beautiful and bright.
This was the turning point for Ellie, I think once Sam turned and got shot by Henry, Ellie now fully knew she would have to be more like Joel to survive emotionally in this world.
best episode ever so far. I have raised a young brother and this episode hits deep in the feelings. Every Sam's scene I was working hard to no let the tears roll
Bellas performance in this episode is outstanding. I cried like never before watching tv show... just incredible emotions. I love the game but this series is a gem.
Literally was in tears. Sam and Henry’s death definitely gave me the feels from playing the game but hit 100x harder. Also appreciated the bloater scene at night made it a lot scarier.
Officially the most beautiful episode of 2023
A dose of drama, sympathy, happiness, friendship, sadness, regret and loss
That was so good. I loved the change with Sam showing Ellie he was bitten.
Ellie was so great with Sam. A natural big sister. I love her so much now.
Keivonn was so good, what a soulful little actor. Big things in his future.
Keivonn and Lamar's performances were incredible. and I loved the rapport between Sam and Ellie.
I knew this episode would devastate me. I appreciate that you upload these behind-the-scenes straight after, because those cute scenes of Keivonn showing everyone on set how to sign was just what I needed after finishing the episode. Perfect casting yet again with Henry and Sam, they were great.
I like how Henry's choice to save Sam by ratting out Kathleen's brother ended up being the destructive and "wrong" choice in the end. Very interesting indeed.
The characters in the episode talked about Kathleen's brother like he was a saint, a great leader who can lead them to freedom and greatness, and I believe that had he lived, that would've been the case. The Revolutionary under Kathleen is a ruthless organization just like FEDRA before them. They are also led by a woman who is blinded by vengeance. That short-sightness led to the complete wipeout of the entire community by the infected at the end.
But imagine if Henry had let Sam die and chose to support Kathleen's brother instead. With both Kathleen and Michael as co-leaders, the revolution would definitely succeed but with a much kinder approach to their enemies. Remember that Kathleen's brother Michael asked her to forgive Henry moments before his death. It would stand to reason that he would've forgiven all the collaborators and FEDRA agents who surrendered. With that, they would have a much stronger community and armed force. And with a capable leader not blinded by bloodlust, they would've been able to discover the nest of Infected underground and either dealt with it or moved somewhere else to avoid it.
The alternate "what-if" timeline where Henry did not betray the revolutionaries is the better reality, but Henry chose family over the world.
Those who've played the game, I think we can all see what they're doing here. Simply a brilliant adaptation.
Definitely move out of Kansas City to avoid getting mauled apart.
yeah, loved that all those changes to parallel what is to come, and even foreshadowing not only joels development (end of game 1) with henry and sam, but also ellies development (game 2) with kathleen and henry. crazy how much they added without losing what made the original so great, and even building off of it to make it even better. impressive stuff
I noticed that too, It was a forshadowing on what will happen in later episodes. This show is well developed at everyway possible, and I really love how they make the characters that are going to die look like they aren't going to die and have a good future in later seasons. I would have loved to see henry and sam to go into jackson and live there.
@@iamfriendly6483 Same.
I also notices Kathleen is basically Part 2 character with the whole ideal of Hate and Forgiveness, it's a nice breadcrumb leading to season 2.
Ellie telling Joel to move on is pretty much Indifference in opposed to Love.
Right and wrong are all about perperstive.
The actors for Sam and Henry absolutely killed it. I've never fallen in love then been left heartbroken so much during a TV show
I ugly cried at this Episode. Great job HBO. Craig & Neil
The cast for this show is outstanding, but my god, the guy playing Henry was absolutely phenomenal!
Bella will Win a major award sometime this year or next year or whichever giving body provides awards to TV shows.
Her performance during Henry killing himself… that GASP and TEAR was superb in every way.
It has been such a long time I felt raw emotion like this even though all of us knew what was going to happen
OH HELLYEAHHH
Wow, this episode was perfect. My favorite so far! The cast is killing it, and the scene with the clickers and bloater? Amazing
I keep telling myself this after every single episode, the consistency of this series is scary
Both Sam and Henry's actor did a brilliant job. Man, I love Sam soooo much. My heart is broken even more for him than Bill and Frank.
Best episode yet . The tension was really scary . Great acting from the cast in this episode . ( Great performances from Lamar Johnson and Keivonn Woodard . Also Melanie Lynskey and Jeffrey Pierce were great in their roles ) .
Sam's fate was devastating. Seeing Keivonn in this interview is awesome; he's adorable. But then I remember what his character goes through and I'm devastated all over again.
The acting is insane that tiny scream of shock from Ellie after he shoots is insane attention to details
Those zombies busting out of the ground was freaking awesome best episode
Not zombies
i think they did a great job with the decision of making Sam younger and be mute and deaf. i originally was unsure how they’d make Ellie and Sam get along in the show, but they got along great! the ending was so much more emotional than the game which i thought was impossible
I KNEW that either Perry or Kathleen were getting the Classic Bloater Death Anim. I was correct. That was cool AF. Another great episode. Probably my favourite
Dude could have completely got away though lol
Ikr! That scene alone is just 🙌
Episode 5 was incredible. So excited for Jackson next week.
This episode was unreal. A masterclass in making a game to screen adaptation.
Ellie's (Bella) gasp at the end deserves an Emmy on its own. Such a wonderful casting.
Yeah that shocked me and I've played the games
Bella is killing it! Way to show the haters how its done. She was badass in this episode. I felt like she moved through that swarm of infected like she dodges in the games.
The whole show has been phenomenal, but i think this is the best episode so far props to Lamar, and keivonn for making the Sam, and henry storyline even more Devastating than it already is.
Loved all the nods to the game- the sewers , ish, the sniper section. Savage starlight !!! And finally getting the bloater reveal was incredible.
As someone who's never played the game and is taking in the story not just from the actual show but the behind the scenes of it, it's really inspiring me. I'm a gamer, but also someone who would love to be a filmmaker one day. This show is so good for this! Making me really envision the games I would love to translate to screen.🙏
Start today man. Film something, and keep at it.
@@shaunpixel I want to badly man, didn't go through film school or anything but hey some of the best filmmakers ever didn't either. It's all about picking up that camera and being able to tell a story. Obviously it's important to study, learn from the filmmakers, watch the film and know all that kind of stuff, the behind the scenes. You just have to have that passion and dedication for it. I hope one day I can.
@@OrionInSpace oh yeah you're absolutely going nowhere brother
@@ryantalley5284 enlighten me. How so?
@@OrionInSpace "hey, some of the greatest filmmakers never went to film school either!" Yeah except the difference is they have equipment and have made films and have money and are,
You know,
Filmmakers.
This episode alone everyones acting all round was just amazing.
Mister Keivonn nailed it as Sam! Such good and charismatic young man! Amazing! 👏👏👏
The last sequence was extremely powerful. One of the best episodes of television history right here
I’m still physically ill from watching this episode. Sam was SO ADORABLE. I’m just as, if not more heartbroken as the game 🥺 such a great episode.
This has the emotional element and the dramatic element, that infected scene with the bloater and watching those men get overwhelmed was good plus the Ish Easter egg from the first game was good.
I was not expecting that ending. Found myself crying in corner. I Was not ready for that. Best episode so far.
This killed me. Even seeing the clips of the final scene just brings back all the dread and horror of watching it the first time. Incredible job on the part of everyone involved!
The best episody until now
The history of Henry and Sam was so captivating and heartbreaking
Hands down to the hard work of the cast, direction and production, you guys did a great job here XD
agree with it being the best episode, the actors playing sam and henry were absolutely amazing
the fact that they got an actual deaf kid actor for Sam is amazing, huge respect
This one, was of the best stories in the game and it didnt dissapoint at all. Love how they play us with all these moments of bonding just to crush us in the end
When Ellie wrote she that she's afraid of being alone gave me Part 2 flashback.
I don't think my heart can take it when season 2 comes out.
Lot of spirit in that actor for Sam, he did a lovely job.
I love how they choose a deaf child to play a deaf child it melted my heart :)
Yeah this episode hurt. The changes were done so well and fit seamlessly. 👏
I thought i was ready for this as I have played the game. But no, it hit me hard. Masterful episode. Ellie comforting Sam is foreshadowing (i ll ssh) and that was heart breaking.
Every deviation is SO IMPORTANT for true fans of the games. It's a treat especially for us. Such a tightrope their walking but man are they doing it well
This show has been so much fun for me. Looking forward to every weekend, watching all the recaps/reviews, seeing something on show that hints to game and giggling to myself like I’m in some special club or something, lmao. And watching my friends reactions who’ve never played.. It’s just been great!! I hold this story so close to my heart. For some reason it just gets to me, I love it. Thank u Craig & Neil! 🙏🏽
This was the best adaptation from the game (so far). It made me feel sorrow and sad to see how Henry and Sam went out as if i'm seeing all this for the very first time. Made me emotional all over again in the end despite already knowing how Henry and Sam's chapter would end. Props to the writers and actors and everyone in the studio behind this show for bringing an amazing game like the last of us into a live adaptation and adding more feeling into an already felt game.
Darn you guys for making a good show with every episode getting better and better! Made me cry like a baby!
I knew this episode was going to break me. Very well done. 👏🏾
This episode was so heartbreaking because even though the game players knew what was going happen it still was so upsetting to watch Sam and Harry die
I liked seeing the Savage Starlight comics.
Episode 1, 2 and 5 are my favourites so far.
as much as i enjoyed this episode, it was so uncomfortable because I knew what was coming. amazing performances by all involved.
Keivonn is such a sweetheart!
Run keivonn and Lamar the Emmy’s now
Loved all of the changes implemented, thank you for honoring Ish in all of this, despite of not telling his story directly. And DAMN that Bloater was everything I hoped for!!! Loved the way he just casually popped that head like I would do to my barbie's heads as a child lmao. Cathleen had it coming, and I am glad that a child clicker did the job. Thank you, HBO for this masterpiece
I just wanna hug Keivonn, hope he gets a full life growing up and in case he chose to be acting full time at a young age that he succeeds.
I love how they added on to the Sniper scene in the game and having it be more epic with the show. The Bloater scene was so freaking cool.
Ikr!
This is how you do representation, don’t shove it down our throats, just show a character with a very impactful story
Every episode is sadder than other !!! Nice serie
The kid who played sam was superb. Just excellent all around. Well done by everyone. 👍👍
Hand's Down Best Espiode Yet 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Lamar & Keivonn have such a believable brotherly love -- their chemistry, as brothers, appears so real & natural, given their brief appearance on the show! So as a fellow Torontonian (Canadian), I'm proud of Lamar's outstanding performance on TLOU! 👏👍👏
I love that they show you cannot win if you're outnumbered by infected, it's just game over and that's that.
What a fantastic episode, knew exactly what was going to happen and I still teared up in the end :(