Anyone watching "Last of Us" on HBO?

[czgunner]

Watched one episode. Its ok

Better series that is similar is Station 11

I'm 1/2 way through the first episode. Please tell me this isn't a "Covid was nearly the end of mankind" nonsense.

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[GTF425]

I'm 1/2 way through the first episode. Please tell me this isn't a "Covid was nearly the end of mankind" nonsense.

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It's not.

[SteyrAUG]

Ellie played a feisty badass in Game of Thrones.

That's where I learned to hate her.

[t1tan]

I'm a huge fan of the game series, have played through countless times since it's launch on the PS3. This is the first video game adaptation to film that I don't find instantly offensive to the source material. It seems well done given the game creators are directly involved in adapting the content, I appreciate the addition of backstory to the spread so far. Many of the games original actors have returned for the series as original characters like Merle Dandridge as Marlene(also plays Alyx Vance of Half-Life 2), Troy Baker who originally played Joel and Ashley Johnson who played Ellie each play a different character in the show.

For those interested you can watch the game cut into a movie on youtube, this creator also has Part 2 on his channel

[Averageman]

I'm a little annoyed that they aren't wearing gas masks.

[SteyrAUG]

I'm a little annoyed that they aren't wearing gas masks.

Fungi aren't bacteria or viruses, if you aren't wearing a hazmat suit, you are still very vulnerable. Spores typically infect skin.

Of course there are lots of science problems on the show. Strands of fungi would never be completely dead / dry. And of course fungi couldn't grow in out of control proportions like they depicted, otherwise truffle farms would be everywhere.

And if you did walk into a building encrusted with zoonosis cordyceps, nothing would save you. The carriers would also be the least threat, the cordyceps itself would be the most dangerous.

There is some plausible science to this idea, but it is like Jurassic Park. While the idea has some foundation, there are so many factors that would actually prevent it from happening that it's not really a possibility.

[Adrenaline_6]

Dammit...episode 3 just had to go there. Shouldn't be surprised.

[t1tan]

The episode was “too gay” but still good, Bills character was gay in the game, talked about his “partner” Frank and then Ellie even steals gay porn from him and jokes about the pages being stuck together.

I preferred this chapter in the game over the show, finding notes from Frank who was sick of Bill and decided to hang himself rather than deal bickering with him anymore. I was looking forward to a live action scene of them looking for the truck battery in the school and the first run in with a ‘Bloater’ but it didn’t happen. Next episode or two should have some pretty brutal scenes in Pittsburg.

[GTF425]

The episode was “too gay” but still good, Bills character was gay in the game, talked about his “partner” Frank and then Ellie even steals gay porn from him and jokes about the pages being stuck together.

I preferred this chapter in the game over the show, finding notes from Frank who was sick of Bill and decided to hang himself rather than deal bickering with him anymore. I was looking forward to a live action scene of them looking for the truck battery in the school and the first run in with a ‘Bloater’ but it didn’t happen. Next episode or two should have some pretty brutal scenes in Pittsburg.

I'm curious to see how they do Henry and Sam.

[hotbiggun42]

So its a gay show? Its not like we need to know the sexual orientation of the character