![]() Many people boarded the hype train as marketing for the series started and then followed it weekly as it aired on HBO - and were often left in tears side-by-side with people who have played the game, too. Nothing is previously required of anyone to watch The Last of Us, of course. So if you're ready to get hurt again, you should definitely use some of that time we have until Season 2 to get to know their stories and have your heart broken. Season 1 of the HBO show continued the game's trait of having supporting characters inform and lead the journey the main ones undertake, and that's still true for Part II, as well, all of them being deeply developed and aligning either with Ellie, or against her, and all for good reason. It also introduces a whole new set of great characters, like Ellie's girlfriend Dina ( Shannon Woodward), Elllie's antagonist Abby ( Laura Bailey), her boyfriend Owen ( Patrick Fugit), and runaway Lev ( Ian Alexander). It takes Ellie away from the safety of the Jackson commune and to some new and interesting places, especially Seattle, which is faithfully represented in the game with tons of references to real places, and not-so-sunny California. Some of that story was already teased in " Look For The Light", the Season 1 finale, which will likely connect directly with the plot that is the main driver for Part II. News of the HBO adaptation were comforting, and the series definitely delivered on that end, but, now, here we are again. ![]() So we got our fix but we were already craving more a few months later. But, just as there are people who like to binge-watch TV shows, for some of us playing the game was something that could have been done over a weekend. ![]() We finally got our fix of The Last of Us again precisely when Part II arrived, with a new story focusing on Ellie ( Ashley Johnson in the games, Bella Ramsey on TV) and turning Joel ( Troy Baker in the games, Pedro Pascal on TV) as more of a supporting, background character. By then, videogame adaptations had a somewhat "cursed" reputation, none of them considered nearly as good as their original material. It wasn't until March 2020 that Craig Mazin was hired to turn the game's story into a TV series at HBO. ![]() There were false alarms along the way, like when Screen Gems announced a movie produced by none other than Sam Raimi, for example, but that didn't work out. Oh, sweet summer child, what do you know about waiting? Fans of The Last of Us have been waiting for almost 10 years to see an adaptation make its way to screens. ![]()
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