• Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 15, 2023
Season #: 2, 1
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  1. Feb 27, 2023
    3
    Girl bosses, gay filler episodes, Joel isn't a man, and Ellie is obnoxious. Occasionally there are some fungus monsters. Play the game instead because the TV show is a joke.
  2. Jan 17, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I liked the game but this has nothing to do whit teh game. In the game you felt something when Sarah was killed in the show she was just annoying. They changed the show so much away from the game this might as well be another Walking Dead episode. Everything moved to slow and in the end of the episode I was bored out of my mind. On the positive side the world around did feel like a world that is in pain. That did came over from the game a bit. But the characters we should care about in this one was just not there. How can you mess up the casting so badly. Expand
  3. Jan 26, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mindless, illogical, clichéd and just dumb, turns out (spoiler) the writers were zombies. And this is the opinion of a fan of zombie entertainment! Behind Pedro’s eyes - in every scene - you can see him plotting his agent’s death. Awful. Expand
  4. Apr 1, 2023
    3
    "...it was fine." - was how my wife felt about this HBO show after episode 9 drew to a close. And it was. it was also fashionably woke and a tad slow, with budget restraints that elevated it just slightly higher than your average fan fiction. The game was much better, sorry but it was. 3 stars for the 3 clickers that appeared in the entire show.
  5. Jan 30, 2023
    3
    I might update later.
    but after episode 3, I cannot approve of this story telling. I mean; A whole filler episode?!? are you serious? even putting all the filler material aside, Joel said they the raiders will be stealth, smart and strong... nek minut... raiders running into traps are electric wire... really?
    this series is falling apart, I hope they don't waste more time like this, this
    I might update later.
    but after episode 3, I cannot approve of this story telling. I mean; A whole filler episode?!? are you serious? even putting all the filler material aside, Joel said they the raiders will be stealth, smart and strong... nek minut... raiders running into traps are electric wire... really?
    this series is falling apart, I hope they don't waste more time like this, this series seemed promising at the start.
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  6. Jan 15, 2023
    3
    No me gusta la adaptación de Bella Ramsey como Ellie, su cara no tiene nada que ver. No hicieron un mínimo esfuerzo en esto
  7. Feb 2, 2023
    3
    Three episodes in and gaming fans are declaring this the greatest TV show ever made. So, I sat down and watched three episodes expecting to be blown away. Yeah...no. For a HBO show, it's not even in the same league as "The Leftovers" - watch that if you a want well-written apocalyptic show. LoU is basically The Walking Dead with higher production values but ultimately just as shallow.Three episodes in and gaming fans are declaring this the greatest TV show ever made. So, I sat down and watched three episodes expecting to be blown away. Yeah...no. For a HBO show, it's not even in the same league as "The Leftovers" - watch that if you a want well-written apocalyptic show. LoU is basically The Walking Dead with higher production values but ultimately just as shallow. Gaming fans really are a bunch of gushing, sycophants when it comes to their precious toys. Expand
  8. Jan 30, 2023
    3
    Shills and NPCs giving this 9s and 10s (after one episode) on rating sites I see. I wouldn't give my fave series/films of all time a 10. Very bizarre.

    This still pales massively in comparison to the game in every way so far. Mostly the scenes are nowhere near as impactful as their source counterpart. The game came at a time somewhat just before the whole zombie thing wasn't
    Shills and NPCs giving this 9s and 10s (after one episode) on rating sites I see. I wouldn't give my fave series/films of all time a 10. Very bizarre.

    This still pales massively in comparison to the game in every way so far. Mostly the scenes are nowhere near as impactful as their source counterpart.

    The game came at a time somewhat just before the whole zombie thing wasn't absolutely done to death, and it was mainly the stellar performances, the bond the characters had, and the editing that made the game and set it apart. Today, it has to be at least equal or better or it's just another beyond-tired zombie show. Hopefully, it'll win me over in the coming weeks and I'll alter this review/rating.

    Episode 3:
    As agenda-pushing at it felt, I wouldn't have been okay with it if they were straight either. It was a perfectly fine "filler" type episode..but damn, they're telling the entire 1st game's story in just 9 episodes and they're "wasting" it with stuff like this?

    There are only 6 episodes left... But gaining brownie points is higher on the list than telling the game's main story I suppose.
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  9. Jan 30, 2023
    3
    Acting is very mediocre. Woke propaganda strong...... Have to ask where all that money went?
  10. Apr 5, 2023
    3
    Decepcionado, esperava a "finalmente" grande adaptação de games in Live action. Só que não.
  11. Feb 21, 2023
    3
    very overrated...Poor acting.. The faces of the actors are not similar to the game..It is boring to see
  12. Jan 16, 2023
    2
    It was not to my liking, I really did not feel empathy for the actors, very overrated. I'm really sorry
  13. Feb 5, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sick of damn wokeness and we must have a homo relationship in every damn thing Expand
  14. Jan 16, 2023
    2
    story was always good (huge fan of the games), but casting for this adaptation is dissappointing, specially ellie and sarah
  15. Mar 14, 2023
    2
    A Beautiful Disappointment.
    Not as good as the game... the acting, the pacing, the interactions, the lack of infected and marauders or bandits, unnecessary side stories, deviations from the main story-line. Feels rushed.
    The best parts of the TV show are 1-for-1 recreations of the game & the gorgeous scenery of a dead world.
  16. Feb 3, 2023
    2
    Why does the entertainment industry feel the need to inject virtue signaling into otherwise excellent storylines? I suppose because they know they have a captive audience to indoctrinate.
  17. Apr 18, 2023
    2
    I didn't play the game so can't compare. I don't like this show. The child's demeanor indicates she is a privileged, arrogant know it all. She's rude crude obnoxious doesn't listen can't follow instructions. She is 14 years old and that "f" word is constant plus she calls people names. She is ungrateful for everything that is being done for her. So unlikeable. I only made it through 3I didn't play the game so can't compare. I don't like this show. The child's demeanor indicates she is a privileged, arrogant know it all. She's rude crude obnoxious doesn't listen can't follow instructions. She is 14 years old and that "f" word is constant plus she calls people names. She is ungrateful for everything that is being done for her. So unlikeable. I only made it through 3 episodes-can't take it anymore. Her fascination with weapons is a bit off, knives, guns, have to wonder about her frame of mind. I just found nothing to like-neither the characters nor the plot. Expand
  18. Jan 17, 2023
    2
    The truth is, this adaptation does not convince me, it does not bring anything new, I hope this series improves, it is only the first chapter so I have hope but while I am disappointed
  19. Jan 27, 2023
    2
    I played the game, It's exactly the same. Unnecessary and repetitive to the game
  20. Jan 30, 2023
    2
    Metacritic and all other review websites have lost all credibility with these endless "10/10 AWESOME!!! EXCELLENT!!! BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD!!!" reviews.

    Not too long ago, you could take a single look at the overall ratings from metacritic, imdb, etc and at a glance tell whether a tv show or movie was great, good, mediocre, or awful. Precisely because these ratings were genuine.
    Metacritic and all other review websites have lost all credibility with these endless "10/10 AWESOME!!! EXCELLENT!!! BEST THING SINCE SLICED BREAD!!!" reviews.

    Not too long ago, you could take a single look at the overall ratings from metacritic, imdb, etc and at a glance tell whether a tv show or movie was great, good, mediocre, or awful. Precisely because these ratings were genuine. Now every bland piece of garbage (except something that's almost a crime against humanity like Velma), is a masterpiece according to these websites.

    The last of us is the same. Overblown, overhyped, and overrated.
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  21. Feb 5, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a gay guy, I appreciated the fact that they were highlighting a relationship that was present in the game, but the way it was done came off as a poorly-wrought soap opera something that Lucille Bluth could have written while on a bender, rather than something realistic to actual gay relationships or at all coming close to the characters portrayed in the game.

    Pedro Pascal is the only shining light in this series that gives it any kind of dramatic power and prestige. I would have liked two episodes with the gay couple and make it about them being with Ellie and Pedro while cracking jokes, engaging in witty humor, and killing zombies. Instead, we got this soap opera straight of of Days of Our Lives or The Bachelor with people ponderously gazing out windows and crying buckets of tears every few scenes. It was nice that they started out with the badass gun collection, handyman skillset, and manly way to subvert the typical gay stereotypes, but then the piano scenes and everyone crying 24/7 and giggling over strawberries rubbed me the wrong way. Rather than a tale of badasses, it went out with a whimper and a tear. Even staying true to the anger with the original game end to the couple would have been tougher and more manly and more gay in my opinion. But what do I know, I'm just a gay guy that was unimpressed with the direction. They ruined my man Ron Swanson like this and did this couple that was far more humorous and witty dirty by bad directing.
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  22. Mar 18, 2023
    2
    I'm still only through episode 3 and I must say this one was simply terrible. I had to create an account to post this since I honestly feel I've just wasted an hour of my life. Even the best shows have some filler episodes, but the woke agenda is stronger than ever in this one. I seriously can't recall a more boring and useless episode in the last ten years of TV, and hear me out: II'm still only through episode 3 and I must say this one was simply terrible. I had to create an account to post this since I honestly feel I've just wasted an hour of my life. Even the best shows have some filler episodes, but the woke agenda is stronger than ever in this one. I seriously can't recall a more boring and useless episode in the last ten years of TV, and hear me out: I wouldn't have minded if they added a 5 or even 10 minute scene showing the romance between Bill and Frank, but how the heck is it justified to devote an ENTIRE 75 minute episode to a side-character gay romance in a 9 episode "miniseries". It doesn't make any sense to waste so much precious time in something that doesn't progress the story at all. Expand
  23. May 3, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The entire show can be explained as a series of massive setups with no payoff. An entire episode is a flashback whose only purpose is to explain how they got the car they're driving. Who cares. An entire episode is dedicated to worldbuilding a town's 'civil war' and Joel's forced to take sides. Very next episode literally everyone dies and there are no lasting consequences. Pointless. I haven't even watched the whole thing but I'm sure if you just watched the first and last episodes you would understand everything because nothing in between serves any purpose. Summary: "2 strangers grow closer moving from point A to point B during the worlds most uneventful apocalypse" 2/10 for decent acting Expand
  24. Jan 15, 2023
    1
    Not good. Don't believe all of the hype for this. Pretentious and overrated.
  25. Jan 16, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nope I'm not feeling it. I'm a big fan of the original game but this is a weak adaptation. I tried to like it but it falls so short I just couldn't. I rolled my eyes when the fungus was blamed on climate change. The writing and casting are the weakest links, followed by the directing. The opening of the original game is stunning and has a dramatic impact on the viewer. In the TV show on the other hand, it is completely watered down and diluted so it loses most of that impact. The main players are badly miscast and neither look nor act the part. Also they mumble their lines regularly which is a failure of the director. Pacing is slow, too much talking but not saying anything. Sarah is unlikeable and spends her time scowling, hostile and angry, nothing like the pleasant daughter of Joel in the game. The original game's voice actors for Joel and Ellie are light years ahead of their counterparts in the TV show. And then to the worst part, the complete miscasting of the most important character, Ellie. The casting director should look for a new career. Expand
  26. Jan 16, 2023
    1
    I expected more budget, sound, artistic finish, it really seemed very forgettable, I didn't feel anything special
  27. Mar 7, 2023
    1
    You must be STUPID or something to like this TV series. What a piece of **** this is
  28. Feb 8, 2023
    1
    Ellie is one of the most beloved video game characters of all time & to cast Bella Ramsey for her role is a really bad joke. There are so many other qualified legit actresses that would have been perfect for her role I cant help but wonder if there was nepotism involved in her casting. I cringe every time she tries to mimic Ellie, its not even close to working. Bill was an awesomeEllie is one of the most beloved video game characters of all time & to cast Bella Ramsey for her role is a really bad joke. There are so many other qualified legit actresses that would have been perfect for her role I cant help but wonder if there was nepotism involved in her casting. I cringe every time she tries to mimic Ellie, its not even close to working. Bill was an awesome character in the game, I could care less that he was gay but the episodes hour & 15 minute love story was boring, uninteresting & cut out one of the better parts of the game. The worst part is seeing the mainstream media discrediting any online criticism as "review bombing" or "homophobia". Im %100 liberal but I am sick & tired of the entertainment industry trying to insert itself as the main battlefield in the culture wars. It's almost as if they're trying to alienate people who aren't on the fringe. If you expect this show to pull on your heart stings like the game you will likely be annoyed & disappointed. It could, better yet should have been a lot better than this. Expand
  29. Feb 27, 2023
    1
    No reason to watch this. The hype machine really built this one up. So I had hope, finally a good zombie show. The Walking Dead is so tired. I've watched the first 3 episodes and already I'm disappointed. The acting is high-end, the FX are there, but it's an empty shell -- there's nothing fresh here. Game of Thrones was fresh because it reset fantasy from the good-evil idealism of LOTRNo reason to watch this. The hype machine really built this one up. So I had hope, finally a good zombie show. The Walking Dead is so tired. I've watched the first 3 episodes and already I'm disappointed. The acting is high-end, the FX are there, but it's an empty shell -- there's nothing fresh here. Game of Thrones was fresh because it reset fantasy from the good-evil idealism of LOTR that had dominated for two generations to a realpolitik that makes more sense for our times. Here there are no new ideas, no risk-taking. Don't bother. Expand
  30. Mar 14, 2023
    1
    Bad casting, hateful anti-Christian messaging, thinly veiled homosexuality and full of boring filler content. Whoever thought Bella Ramsey made for a good Ellie should be fired immediately.
  31. Jan 27, 2023
    1
    Part II was horrible and so the end of this series is horrible as well.

    I do not like the cast and the feels not like last of us.
  32. Feb 3, 2023
    1
    TLOU die in 3th episode, The third episode marks a before and after, the woke ideology is present as in the second part of the video game and destroys the hype of a good series.
  33. Feb 7, 2023
    1
    Disgusting cast for an actors,worst Ellie ever, boring series,all is bad instead background
  34. Jan 16, 2023
    1
    Otra serie cliché de padre e hija tratando de sobrevivir en un mundo donde ni los del ejército pudieron sobrevivir…
  35. Jan 16, 2023
    1
    Not worth the watch, its slow...its boring. its more overhype for a overhyped series of games. its just like the game...boring and slow.
  36. Feb 6, 2023
    1
    bad adaptation, last review deleted, so again:
    * bad casting
    * bad plot story
    * bad decoration
    * criticaly changed character from original story
    * overhyped
  37. Feb 7, 2023
    1
    The third episode is just a disaster. I was playing the original game and was looking forward to the TV series. There are absolutely no homosexual moments in the game. Why, what right do you have to actually force people to watch such openly homosexual scenes? All people have different views, different religions, and if someone is interested in certain content, there are plenty of ways toThe third episode is just a disaster. I was playing the original game and was looking forward to the TV series. There are absolutely no homosexual moments in the game. Why, what right do you have to actually force people to watch such openly homosexual scenes? All people have different views, different religions, and if someone is interested in certain content, there are plenty of ways to choose the right movie. But the game is absolutely not about that. Why are you doing this? To observe international values, to promote propaganda here, to receive a TV award? You have no right to do this! For many people with different views, such homosexual content is simply not acceptable! If you even wanted to come up with additional plot branches with homosexuals, you could do it less openly, why should I watch it? We could just leave behind the scenes explicit scenes and show a hint that this couple is homosexual, lives together and that's it! You are violating people's rights! Try to understand how people with other religions and life values of the present family feel. Imagine if you were forced to watch, for example, a whole series of how animals are tortured, would you like it? For some people, what you have shown causes similar feelings. Shame! Expand
  38. Feb 6, 2023
    1
    Es una serie llena de Progresismo Woke mezclado con Zombies e Ideologias politicas, no es fiel al videojuego.
  39. Feb 6, 2023
    1
    There are long boring charcter dialogues that doent captivate. There are no monsters or zombies - could be any show like walking dead, but the boring parts.
    * Update - this show is rediculously boring and dumb. A bad walking dead, which was also just a dumb drama.
  40. Mar 16, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tommy had almost 0 screen time, its useless, you forget he exists 10 minutes after they left Jackson, he had no presence in the story, in the game he feels like a relief after all tha bad previous things, bring the comfort so much needed at that point of the journey. Expand
  41. Jan 31, 2023
    0
    I like the 2 first episodes, they great, 0 complains at all, i don't like the third one.
  42. Jan 24, 2023
    0
    looks like the budged went into these positive reviews because show itself is generic woke borefest with terrible woke casting and zero inovations. If you have played the game you have already enjoyed the best version of the story. Pointless show.
  43. Jan 16, 2023
    0
    Bad in all the ways you knew it would be. Sitcom-tier acting and writing, needlessly melanated characters, and surprisingly poor sets. In a lot of ways the show had a simple job, as the game the show is based on is very cinematic itself, but instead of following that blueprint the show has changed itself needlessly and to its own detriment in numerous ways. At the end of the day it’s justBad in all the ways you knew it would be. Sitcom-tier acting and writing, needlessly melanated characters, and surprisingly poor sets. In a lot of ways the show had a simple job, as the game the show is based on is very cinematic itself, but instead of following that blueprint the show has changed itself needlessly and to its own detriment in numerous ways. At the end of the day it’s just more of the same woke content nuHBO has been putting out for the last few years. Expand
  44. Feb 3, 2023
    0
    Bait and switch.
    Episodes 1 and 2 were ok.
    Episode 3 was unnecessary, it was a pointless side-story with no impact on the main story.
    If this is the direction the show is going this will get worst as episodes are released.
  45. Mar 3, 2023
    0
    Not my cup of tea. I was moderately interesred, halfway episode 2, then I learn that ep 3 is some sort of homosexual romantic flick.
    I quitted then and there, as I do not emotionally rom coms nor homosexuality. Hence a round zero.
  46. Feb 1, 2023
    0
    2 shows in and I'm a bit underwhelmed. It's ok, but if you have played the game, it does feel a little bit like you've seen it all before.
  47. Mar 26, 2023
    0
    En général, les jeux vidéo adaptés au cinéma, ça donne de la merde… et les jeux adaptés en série télé sont évidemment bien plus rares… mais figurez-vous que c’est aussi de la merde ! y compris quand c’est adapté par l’un des créateurs du jeu original : comme quoi, le jeu et le cinéma (ou la télévision) sont vraiment des médias totalement différents… pour ne pas dire incompatibles.

    Sauf
    En général, les jeux vidéo adaptés au cinéma, ça donne de la merde… et les jeux adaptés en série télé sont évidemment bien plus rares… mais figurez-vous que c’est aussi de la merde ! y compris quand c’est adapté par l’un des créateurs du jeu original : comme quoi, le jeu et le cinéma (ou la télévision) sont vraiment des médias totalement différents… pour ne pas dire incompatibles.

    Sauf lorsqu’on y met beaucoup de travail d’adaptation… mais c’est pas demain la veille qu’on aura un bon jeu en bonne série ou en bon film, à mon avis. En tout cas, quel ratage intégral dans les grandes largeurs, cette série (de merde) ! c »est de la daube de A à Z, partout, tout le temps, dans tous les compartiments…

    Alors surtout, si vous avez joué, aimé The Last of Us, le jeu, ne regardez… surtout pas cette nullité nulle à chier ! si l’acteur principal qui incarne Joel est ok, celle qui joue (très mal) Ellie, est une catastrophe : un laideron sorti d’on ne sait où alors qu’Ellie est si jolie dans le jeu, intelligente, charismatique et volontaire : un personnage si dense et formidable ! et dans la série, on se retrouve avec une fille affreuse et sans aucun talent : ça fait mal de la regarder… tenter de jouer Ellie !

    De toute façon, tout le reste de la distribution est à la masse, de même que bien des changements apportés à l’histoire, laquelle est devenue une connerie sans queue ni tête… Une connerie volontiers wokiste qui se traîne par ailleurs comme une tortue dans le coma. Tout sonne faux ici, tout est tellement bâclé, c’est un cauchemar de crasse nullité à tous les étages ! une horreur de nullité totale, une sous-merde effroyable ! c’est vraiment pas regardable, fuyez, pauvres fous !
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  48. Mar 29, 2023
    0
    Superestimado. Na minha opinião o The Walking Dead foi melhor. É a mesma primissa.
  49. Jan 23, 2023
    0
    I can't believe the reviews on this site and others. No way is this terrible show an 8.1 out of 10. I hope the reviewers were paid handsomely.

    The story is slow and boring. The actors have been casted so badly its an achievement to be honest. I dont know how you can get so many characters so very wrong. I wouldnt mind if the actors were good solid choices, but they are so bad in
    I can't believe the reviews on this site and others. No way is this terrible show an 8.1 out of 10. I hope the reviewers were paid handsomely.

    The story is slow and boring. The actors have been casted so badly its an achievement to be honest. I dont know how you can get so many characters so very wrong.

    I wouldnt mind if the actors were good solid choices, but they are so bad in their roles. Every single one of them.

    I'm in shock, I thought this show would be badly reviewed. Im not normally wrong on what is a good or bad show, and I have a diverse range of shows and films i like, and this one is bad, like really really bad.

    And yet here we are 8.1, Nothing is real anymore. I can not believe for the life of me that anyone likes this show. Money talks. That's for sure.
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  50. Jan 16, 2023
    0
    disappointing show. so many changes from the game where u cant even recognize that is is base on it. also the cast was terrible from not looking the same to not sharing same emotions of its characters. this should be a good ahow if its not base on the game
  51. Jan 17, 2023
    0
    this show is ok. It is not groundbreaking masterpiece or horrible velma level garbage, but it made me like tlou games less. It made me realize how much of a burden gameplay really is in TLOU games. It is sad because I really like story of tlou games, but now when I look back where is no need to play tlou games when show exists. This makes me really sad honestly.
  52. Feb 1, 2023
    0
    Giving up after the third episode. Today's woke culture is ruining everything it touches.
  53. Jan 18, 2023
    0
    I really disliked this series. It’s not loyal to the original content, plus it’s poorly written in some situations like: “the fungi can’t survive in temperatures above 35°C” ~ “The ‘global warming’ will make the fungi to adapt and evolve.” Such dialogue doesn’t make sense. Plus this series is full of w0ke things. It doesn’t deserve our attention.
  54. Jan 18, 2023
    0
    Personaggi diversi, tantissime come cambiate altre inventate e male, zero azione...pessimo sotto ogni punto di vista....
  55. Jan 17, 2023
    0
    It dragged so long! I don't recognise the two main stars as Joel and Ellie. They are completely different. They have changed so much that this is the Last of Us in name only.
  56. Jan 17, 2023
    0
    이 드라마는 꼭 봐야 합니다. 그리고 게임도 반드시 플레이 해봐야 합니다.
  57. Jan 19, 2023
    0
    Casting should have been done better. Also, the woke message of changing Sarah destroys a major event in the story. This could have been brilliant if HBO just stayed true to the game and the story.
  58. Jan 17, 2023
    0
    それは本当に絶対に良くないです.私はこれ以上他のエピソードを見ません.ああ、エピソードは本当に退屈でした.80分間の純粋な退屈をどうもありがとうございました.
  59. Jan 28, 2023
    0
    Окуя оюндагыдай кызыксыз. Окуя кичинекей баракка туура келет. кедей адамдар үчүн зомби.
  60. Jan 17, 2023
    0
    It's really absolutely not good, I won't watch the other episodes any further, oh and just by the way the episode was really boring, thank you very much for 80 minutes of pure boredom, it was really worth it
  61. Jan 17, 2023
    0
    Overhyped show to an overhyped game. The story isn't really that extraordinary. Stories like this have been told countless times. In the game it kinda works a little, because you are more immersed into it. But as a show it's just another zombie show. And seriously we've had enough of those by now.

    And who ever calls this the first good video game adaption, must have really low bar, for
    Overhyped show to an overhyped game. The story isn't really that extraordinary. Stories like this have been told countless times. In the game it kinda works a little, because you are more immersed into it. But as a show it's just another zombie show. And seriously we've had enough of those by now.

    And who ever calls this the first good video game adaption, must have really low bar, for what is good and also have lived under a rock for decades, because there have been plenty of good videogame adaptions. This just isn't one of them.
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  62. Jan 31, 2023
    0
    Loved the first Last of Us game. I watched the first 2 episodes of the show and thought ok a bit boring but decent enough. Then came episodes 3. One hour and 20 mins of complete filler. I had to fast forward most of it as it was so boring. What a let down.
  63. Feb 20, 2023
    0
    Enough already. This adds insult to injury with more and more race swapping and idiotic political ideology, female supremacy and a story that is becoming weaker and weaker after a promising start, drowning in pointless gender identity. We must purge the woke from society before it's too late: like the infecting cordyceps in the game, everything they touch turns to rot.
  64. Jan 18, 2023
    0
    The last of us was a game. It has huge fan base, this series **** them on head by making "no Ellie" in this series......
  65. Feb 6, 2023
    0
    e ne vais pas partager l'enthousiasme presque général. Déjà j'ai fait les 2 jeux et autant j'ai adoré le 1 autant j'ai détesté le 2 par le fait qu'on nous manipulait trop en voulant nous faire jouer le personnage Abby, ce qui cassait complétement le narratif et n'apportait rien. Il y ici un gros problème avec le casting. On se permet de changer les personnages, comme celui de Joël maise ne vais pas partager l'enthousiasme presque général. Déjà j'ai fait les 2 jeux et autant j'ai adoré le 1 autant j'ai détesté le 2 par le fait qu'on nous manipulait trop en voulant nous faire jouer le personnage Abby, ce qui cassait complétement le narratif et n'apportait rien. Il y ici un gros problème avec le casting. On se permet de changer les personnages, comme celui de Joël mais aussi Ellie sans aucune justification. Encore Pedro Pascal ça passe mais Bella Ramsey c'est juste pas possible. Elle ne colle pas du tout au personnage et pour moi c'est irregardable. L'autre élément rédhibitoire, et qui faisait le sel du jeu, et le fait d'enlever la transmission du virus par les spores. Expand
  66. Jan 19, 2023
    0
    Horrible casting, horrible writing, and a very clearly low budget made this pretty much unwatchable. Not to mention the story in episode 3 didn’t make sense. Replay the game and tell me why they changed it so much.
  67. Feb 9, 2023
    0
    I was enjoying the show for the first 2 episodes but it went full woketard in the 3rd episode. There is no reason for this episode to even exist. The show runner decided Joel and Elle needing a car needed to be spun into an hour long meaningless love story that had nothing to do with the show. My opinion has absolutely nothing to do with the gay aspect either. I would feel the exact sameI was enjoying the show for the first 2 episodes but it went full woketard in the 3rd episode. There is no reason for this episode to even exist. The show runner decided Joel and Elle needing a car needed to be spun into an hour long meaningless love story that had nothing to do with the show. My opinion has absolutely nothing to do with the gay aspect either. I would feel the exact same way if it was Victoria secret models walking around topless for hour. Instead of telling the story the show runners took the opportunity to show the audience a gay love story we needed to see, and this is according to the directors actual statement. I am so sick of these idiots forcing their SJW garbage into every piece of entertainment. Cancelled my HBO Max sub and wont be back. Expand
  68. Jan 31, 2023
    0
    Ratinho e manquitos Personagens fracos, nenhuma semelhança com o jogo, continua com a lacração e o roteiro é novela mexicana de zumbis
  69. Jan 16, 2023
    0
    The Last of Us is about to be The Last of Playstation adaptations. Starting off the year with a dud. They put this out in January to mask the failure.
  70. Jan 16, 2023
    0
    Man this is just a cheap rip off of the Walkding Dead, and everyone is sick of that show for years. No more boring zombie stuff, Hollywood!
  71. Jan 16, 2023
    0
    Horrific adaptation for what was once a great game. Hopefully it gets cancelled and Naughty Dog get shutdown. Easy 0/10
  72. Feb 12, 2023
    0
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    es obvio que la pelicula de Mario y Sonic Prime van a destronar a este bodrio de clony, ni haciendo series te salvas de que te destronen Clony JASJKKAJSKJAJAJAAAA
  73. Jan 15, 2023
    0
    The story is just as boring as the game. The story fits on a small sheet of paper. Zombies for poor people.
  74. Mar 13, 2023
    0
    a series that leaves something to be desired, I played the game and this series was changed, I do not recommend it. It already bothers me to see Sarah black when she is blonde with blue eyes, they didn't even respect that and I stopped seeing her when I got to episode 3.
  75. Jan 16, 2023
    0
    It's really absolutely not good, I won't watch the other episodes any further, oh and just by the way the episode was really boring, thank you very much for 80 minutes of pure boredom, it was really worth it
  76. Jan 16, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Abby kills Joel in the second game and Ellie let her go when she has the opportunity to kill her and I really hope they will change this part in the TV show because I didn't like it.

    Pedro is good as Joel in the show, but something feels weird with Bella as Ellie (also because she looks like she is 20+ years old when she is supposed to be a teenager).

    As always, Neil (the creator of the game and show) is focusing more in the wokeism than in the actual show (same for the games).
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  77. Jan 16, 2023
    0
    All the scenes do not look very realistic, the apocalypse is not felt. The cast does not match the original. Fake ratings 10/10 does not correspond to reality, the series is not based on a game, but on some kind of illusion
  78. Jan 30, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just hope they won't let Abby kill Joel as they did in the second game. Otherwise evrything looks good in the show. I like the fact that they changed the race of Joel's daughter and that she is black now ! Pedro Pascal is really good as Joel also.

    The only "bad" thing that I could think of is that sometimes, I'm not sure why, in some shots, Bella Ramsey makes me think of Gollum from The Lord of The rings... it's maybe from the way she moves or something.
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  79. Jan 16, 2023
    0
    I like the game and it cost me 1 hour to watch it cause I am in china.but I got disappointed.
    The choose of Ellie’s actor is an absolutely facking joke.
  80. Jan 16, 2023
    0
    This is a slap in the face for all fans of the series. Complete misscast. Don't give a damn about canon. The acting is zero. Moreover, most of the original characters do not resemble themselves, both externally and in their moral image. I have one question. if you don’t care about the canon and you wanted to tell a different story, the one that you wanted to show, then why beThis is a slap in the face for all fans of the series. Complete misscast. Don't give a damn about canon. The acting is zero. Moreover, most of the original characters do not resemble themselves, both externally and in their moral image. I have one question. if you don’t care about the canon and you wanted to tell a different story, the one that you wanted to show, then why be attached to the original characters? Why not take some Jack from Portland who walks across the country with another girl? I suspect that this is done because the script is crap and it is necessary to somehow attract the viewer at the expense of famous characters. In short, complete parasitism on the original story, which you distort as best you can. I am a big fan of the series and have been waiting for this series for a long time, but I did not expect such a disappointment ... 0/10 Expand
  81. Jan 22, 2023
    0
    Direct downgrade from the almost decade old game, just go play the game if you want to experience the story.
  82. Jan 24, 2023
    0
    Enjoyed the game and the TV show is doing a good job at recounting the story with great sets
  83. Jan 29, 2023
    0
    Had to get up and go find my phone for this proaganda BS... didn’t even have to watch the 3rd episode because I didn’t finish the first game and disn’t finish the second game because NEIL DRUNKMANN has to insert new age woke equality hot garbage down our throats.. no pun.. and on top of that, it’s the one freedom fighter who survives that has to take that ‘equality’ fall.... corporatizedHad to get up and go find my phone for this proaganda BS... didn’t even have to watch the 3rd episode because I didn’t finish the first game and disn’t finish the second game because NEIL DRUNKMANN has to insert new age woke equality hot garbage down our throats.. no pun.. and on top of that, it’s the one freedom fighter who survives that has to take that ‘equality’ fall.... corporatized AGENDA spewing nonsense. Expand
  84. Jan 27, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. capítulos con poco contenido, no aporta drama ya que nada es sorpresa y no por saber lo que pasa en video juegos sino que son predecibles, hacen chistes del tema principal y en momentos muy cerios lo cual le quita credibilidad al peligro que tienen en frente, personajes que en teoría tienen mas de 20 años de experiencia en ese mundo apocalíptico y nos los presentan con una personalidad de experiencia de 1 semana en ese mundo caótico y para tener 20 años los muertos siguen intactos. Expand
  85. Jan 30, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Joel dies early in season 2. Just in case you don't know. As a huge fan of the first game, I was excited for this season. Then it quickly became obvious that, just like with the second game, the team involved in adapting this story have again decided to focus on all the unimportant, trivial aspects of the story. To give you an example, there isn't a single straight white man in the show that isn't evil lol. Episode 3 is nothing but Ron Swanson making out with another guy with a big beard, the whole episode. They completely forgot to introduce Bill since they were so caught up in telling us about his boyfriend and how much they love rubbing their beards together. I was invested, but episode 3 took me out. No need to tune in on Sundays anymore. I don't know who they made this show for, but whoever they are, I hope they love it lol. Expand
  86. Jan 31, 2023
    0
    Only for the third episode. How could you dedicate an entire episode to a non-canon relationship and still cut out the development of the relationship between ellie and joel and the fight with the creep at school...?
  87. Feb 1, 2023
    0
    Its a bad adaptation, could be a good tv show but if you want to experience the story at its peak quality go play the game. Its leagues ahead in writing. All the changes of the show are for worse:

    the cordyceps and those **** spaghettis in mouth (like WTF) and hive mindset makes the concept to be like any other zombi movie/show instead the natural infection of the game that occurs in
    Its a bad adaptation, could be a good tv show but if you want to experience the story at its peak quality go play the game. Its leagues ahead in writing. All the changes of the show are for worse:

    the cordyceps and those **** spaghettis in mouth (like WTF) and hive mindset makes the concept to be like any other zombi movie/show instead the natural infection of the game that occurs in real life.

    The character of Tess has nothing to do with the game one, she was badass, as dangerous as Joel (nearly killed Ellie when she knew she was infected), almost the gangster queen of the quarentine zone. In the show is so soft, bad survivor and absolute idiot in that final scene that its a bad joke comparing to the one of the game.

    Bill its also nerfed in the show. In the game he is so badass he had the controll of a entire town, but the town itself is dangerous full of traps, clickers and runners, even a bloater, (he even use some infected as defense against the hunters surrounding Lincoln). In the show its only a neighborhood and its as clean as a todays stores showcase, even after 20 years of apocalypse.
    He is so incompetent as a survivor that he exposed himself in the middle of the road tho get a shot!
    Game's Bill would have killed this **** tv Bill in one second. Also he didnt even meet Ellie, what a disappointment, they had a really interesting interaction.

    And after 3 episodes Ellie is still a non like able girl, very badly portrayed by the actress and the changes on her behaviour makes her a worse character (even if they are subtle changes, all of them are for worse and are killing the characters evolution that is so well done in the game). It hurts but after the expectations, Bella Ramsey its one of the worst casting choices ever made, period.
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  88. Feb 1, 2023
    0
    Disrespectful to the source material, not similar enough, can please to new fans but its not going to be liked by the game fans, looks like a cheap version of the story we all love.
  89. Feb 1, 2023
    0
    Not that good, could have been better if they attached 100% to games screenplay.
    Forgot the **** nazis vs woke idiots, they are doing the same. This show its about 6 alone, but as The Last of Us adaptation is a 2, gonna give 0 to low the average puntuation.
  90. Feb 2, 2023
    0
    They were on the verge of greatness, but choose to **** up, those who support the senseless changes have brain damage or dont know anything about character evolution, prob didnt play the game at all.
  91. Feb 2, 2023
    0
    Best example of the inferiority of tv/film industry against video game industry, writers are empty of new ideas, even in an adaptation with the OG creator they manage to infect with mediocre ideas a perfect story, put your dirty hands out this if you are such an incompetent Craig.
  92. Feb 9, 2023
    0
    Thought the 4rd episode was good, in fact compared to the previous ones was way better but once you compare it face to face to the games cutscenes... o boy its a cheap version, pedro is ok, not great but ok, but bella ramsey its not at the level needed, she has less range than stallone, should take more interpretarion lessons.
  93. Feb 9, 2023
    0
    Bad casting, till now OG Tommy, Bill and Marlene are the only good ones. Bella Ramsey, Tess and that woman of kansas city are awful.
  94. Feb 10, 2023
    0
    Terrible production value, first episode was meh, the rest like a low budget indie show.
  95. Feb 11, 2023
    0
    The antagonist of kansas city is **** where did this woman come from? I know her face but cant place it, terrible actress
  96. Feb 11, 2023
    0
    Absolute mess, WTF 5 episodes already and Joel and Ellie merely know each other. 5 episodes villains are dumb as **** how they won a insurrection its a mistery. The main villain is stupid an had no personality, barely a psycopath but retarded version, one scene is crying and2s after supossedly hasd no emotions, and at the end she is just stupid. The bearded guy lokks badass but then heAbsolute mess, WTF 5 episodes already and Joel and Ellie merely know each other. 5 episodes villains are dumb as **** how they won a insurrection its a mistery. The main villain is stupid an had no personality, barely a psycopath but retarded version, one scene is crying and2s after supossedly hasd no emotions, and at the end she is just stupid. The bearded guy lokks badass but then he goes 1vs1 with a bloater with only a knive!!!! WTF is this **** Also they cut a lot of Ellies an Joel scenes, like icecram truck and the jump on the bridge wich means a lot to their relation.

    Absolute horrible adaptation.
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  97. Feb 11, 2023
    0
    F*** HBO for screwing this story with useless inclusion (deaf for nothing) and adding unveliablely stupid characters out of nowhere.
  98. Feb 11, 2023
    0
    Houston we have a problem. TLOU is all about Joel and Ellie, the Wworld is secondary, in fact it says **** the world, we look for each other. So what are they domingo in the show? Yeah Joel and Ellie are just 2 character in the middle of the things that are happening, the world is the centre of the show and they completely forgot to develop the most important thing of the IP, the mainHouston we have a problem. TLOU is all about Joel and Ellie, the Wworld is secondary, in fact it says **** the world, we look for each other. So what are they domingo in the show? Yeah Joel and Ellie are just 2 character in the middle of the things that are happening, the world is the centre of the show and they completely forgot to develop the most important thing of the IP, the main characters and their relationship, in a story like this is the key to get the viewer emotionaly involved and keep going through the episodes, they instead give us boring characters and forgetable scenes. Not going to see more of the show, i will replay the game to enjoy a well written journey. Expand
  99. Feb 12, 2023
    0
    I really hope this to be the best adaptation of the videogame, but after already in to more than half the show, its clear that they downgraded the story and made it for casuals and tv consumers with low standards.
  100. Feb 12, 2023
    0
    6 its a good punctuation for this series comparing to other tv shows, but it doesnt live up to the video game, also the lack of infected in a lot of the portion of the show (of the first 5 ep, only in 2) makes the world of this adaptation to be a walk on the park compared to the video game, they could at least put them in the background or in stealth scenes.
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 44
  2. Negative: 0 out of 44
  1. Reviewed by: Barbara Ellen
    Sep 10, 2024
    100
    Don’t be put off by the mushroom monsters – this is a fully realised human parable, with TLOU evolving into a brutal, passionate, post-apocalyptic western par excellence.
  2. Reviewed by: Simon Cardy
    Jun 1, 2023
    90
    Anchored by two outstanding lead performances from Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal, it delivers an enriching show for fans of the PlayStation hit, while also managing to stay welcomingly thrilling to newcomers.
  3. Reviewed by: Jonathan Wright
    Mar 6, 2023
    100
    By leaning just enough on the source material but not so much as to lose sight of the mission, which is to deliver a gut-wrenchingly emotional and poignant story, The Last of Us is not just the perfect adaptation; it’s an adaptation that has the potential to transcend even the original game.