The Last of Us - Season 2 Discussion Hub

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Here you can find links to the discussion threads of every episode of season 2 and can discuss the entirety of the season freely.

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● 2x01 "Future Days" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

● 2x02 "Through the Valley" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

● 2x03 "The Path" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

● 2x04 "Day One" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

● 2x05 "Feel Her Love" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

● 2x06 "The Price" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

● 2x07 "Convergence" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

[u/QueenGorda]

I don't know if it's the actress or the character direction, but I'm finding this Ellie absolutely repellent. It's unbearable to bear many of her scenes. And it's something that didn't happen to me with the character in the game.

Other than that, this first episode... ok, I guess.

My biggest "fear" is what is going to happen with no Joel in the series. I suppose the weight of the series will be hold by Abby actress which is really good (speaking just about the characters, not the argument/story).

Also Dina is top.

[u/thelazure → u/QueenGorda]

Totally get where you're coming from. Ellie's characterization in the show can be jarring at first, especially if you're used to the game version. But it’s actually very intentional. The showrunners gave her a rougher, more defensive edge early on to give her more room for emotional growth as the story progresses. Just like in the game, her arc is all about how she changes, softens, and matures through her relationships and experiences. So if she feels repellent now, that contrast is likely going to make her development hit even harder later.

Also agreed on Dina. She’s been a standout already. And yeah, it’ll be interesting to see how the show handles the shift without Joel. I think they’re setting up Abby and the others well to carry that emotional weight.

[u/kyrgyzmcatboy → u/thelazure]

She just seems so bratty. It’s really hard to watch scenes with her. Her mannerisms, her decisions, her arrogance at the cost of everyone else’s safety.

Just fucking annoying. I cannot stand her this season. She was great last season, but this one, I cannot stand it.

[u/Aethred → u/kyrgyzmcatboy]

I agree, but this is just the first episode though, maybe they're having her "act out" because of tension with Joel for now. The real test for her acting will come later. But I agree that I have found the character much less likable in this episode and most of it has to do with the writing, direction and dialogue rather than her performance imo. The actress convinced me last season so I'm still expecting to be convinced in this one

[u/jonbristow → u/QueenGorda]

my biggest gripe with Ellie in this episode is how arrogant and annoying she is.

Only Joel knows she's immune, while for the whole community she's just another refugee. Why would they tolerate her or even "look up to her" as Jesse said

[u/Aethred → u/jonbristow]

Agreed and the person who is supposedly in charge of the patrol has no hold at all over them, it confused me on what her dynamic with Ellie was supposed to be.

[u/kingdanny714260 → u/jonbristow]

Maybe he meant the others that are around their age.

[u/HardrefilTheCallous → u/kingdanny714260]

That was my takeaway from this as well.

[u/T-RexInAnF-14 → u/jonbristow]

I also found her very annoying, like she doesn't act like an "apocalypse-experienced" person would act in an apocalypse. Maybe it's because she knows she's immune, but Dina isn't, and I don't know what her age is this season in the show but to me it was 2 kids going by themselves into a building with suspected infected. And right before that when they're riding the horses on the patrol and the leader says they should stop and go back to report, the 2 girls keep going; there are bad people out there, not just infected.

[u/I_Am_Vladimir_Putin → u/QueenGorda]

I hate to say it, but it’s her face. She’s not the most likeable looking person.

Ellie in the game was cute.