The Last of Us

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 15, 2023
Season #: 2, 1
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  1. aidler
    Sep 4, 2023
    9
    The acting was stellar. I've never played The Last of Us, and perhaps that allows me to give a more unencumbered review of this series.
  2. Nik_Zizza
    Jan 15, 2023
    10
    beh ragazzi, THIS IS CINEMA. Grazie Neil, grazie Craig, grazie HBO e grazie Naughty Dog per aver portato un capolavoro del genere alla portata di chiunque, e in modo eccezionale e giusto.
  3. Pop_Fiction
    Jun 22, 2023
    9
    One of the best video-game adaptation series and probably also one of the best new series of 2023. The narrative and script are well written. The suspense aspect also well crafted. Pedro and Bella did a great job at playing Joel and Ellie. The world-building also good. The CGI and the visuals also good and well made. My only problem with this series is in episode 3. I'm not against LGBT+One of the best video-game adaptation series and probably also one of the best new series of 2023. The narrative and script are well written. The suspense aspect also well crafted. Pedro and Bella did a great job at playing Joel and Ellie. The world-building also good. The CGI and the visuals also good and well made. My only problem with this series is in episode 3. I'm not against LGBT+ community but there's another way of including them in a series other than that way. The finale also a bit rushed which make this show almost a masterpiece.… Expand
  4. sara9420
    May 14, 2023
    9
    ugh, i just loved this show, pedro and bella work so good together as well.
  5. Syhlcam
    Apr 9, 2023
    7
    J'aime pas le jeu de base, mais la série était cool, bien que si on connait le jeu y a rien de vraiment nouveau.
  6. SimboTheKing
    Apr 6, 2023
    8
    A very well made adaptation which is clearly made as a labour of love. The acting duo of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey will rightly get their props but my favourite aspect of the show has to be its production. Boasting gorgeous scenes full of superb settings and fantastic cinematography it really pulls you into the world of The Last of Us. There are some bits of writing that I found flowedA very well made adaptation which is clearly made as a labour of love. The acting duo of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey will rightly get their props but my favourite aspect of the show has to be its production. Boasting gorgeous scenes full of superb settings and fantastic cinematography it really pulls you into the world of The Last of Us. There are some bits of writing that I found flowed less well than the game but by no means was this noticably bad. Very much deserves all the praise its been getting as this is a great adaptation and a really enjoyable watch.… Expand
  7. Mr_Sasha_MurMur
    Apr 4, 2023
    10
    Я фанат игры. Огромное спасибо создателям за телеадаптацию. Невероятный сериал, каждая серия на одном дыхании, все актеры справились превосходно, ждем второй сезон с нетерпением!
  8. ROLANd1405
    Apr 3, 2023
    10
    Just the best Video Game adaption ever.
    The review bombing by homophobes and anti "woke" people says it all.
  9. Exceladeogun
    Mar 31, 2023
    10
    The Last Of Us

    There are adaptations and then there's The Last Of Us. The post apocalyptic television series holds as the most laudable series of 2023, with its third episode being one of the best episodes in television history. There's a painstaking amount of attention to its source material, and parts that develop upon or steer away are done masterfully. The Last Of Us is all about    The Last Of Us

    There are adaptations and then there's The Last Of Us. The post apocalyptic television series holds as the most laudable series of 2023, with its third episode being one of the best episodes in television history.

    There's a painstaking amount of attention to its source material, and parts that develop upon or steer away are done masterfully.

    The Last Of Us is all about relationships, heart, survival, and it's quiet and sombre moments hit as much if not harder than its grander moments.

    The cast is perfect! The chemistry between Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey is palpable, moving and endearing, with the two leads giving career-best performances. Storm Reid, Nick Offerman, Murray Bartlett, and the other numerous guest characters also deliver performances that hold more impact than the solo episodes they star in.

    The cinematography is striking and stunning, selling the post apocalyptic landscape. The score, direction, production design and special effects are nothing short of brilliant.

    9.5/10    … Expand
  10. nmt3f
    Mar 28, 2023
    9
    Everyone put heart and soul into this show. Bella was amazing in a very difficult role to play convincingly especially episode 8.
  11. cottandy
    Mar 26, 2023
    7
    Controversial adaptation of the original story.

    It starts very good but the longer the show goes the more negatives you start noticing. While in the original everything happened smoothly and logically, in the TV show too much was taken out of context. So great and fully authentic scenes and dialogues are mixed with poor and empty storytelling, which spoils everything. Some of the    Controversial adaptation of the original story.

    It starts very good but the longer the show goes the more negatives you start noticing. While in the original everything happened smoothly and logically, in the TV show too much was taken out of context. So great and fully authentic scenes and dialogues are mixed with poor and empty storytelling, which spoils everything.

    Some of the episodes are so empty and feel so unimportant to the main storyline that you can just skip them entirely or the most part of them and won't really feel missing something in the end.

    It either feels that the show is trying to follow the primary source very close, but at the same time it doesn't quite catch its soul. If it really did, it would be top notch as the original was.    … Expand
  12. BlueGuyTalks
    Mar 25, 2023
    9
    No matter who it’s for, The Last Of Us is not just another phenomenal video game adaptation. It’s a fantastic story of grief, companionship, and the selfishness of humankind.

    FULL REVIEW HERE: https://www.serializd.com/review/4652732
  13. EthanRucker
    Mar 24, 2023
    7
    Episode 1 - 10/10 Episode 2 - 9/10 Episode 3 - 7/10 Episode 4 - 8/10 Episode 5 - 7/10 Episode 6 - 10/10 Episode 7 - 7/10 Episode 8 - 9/10 Episode 9 - 6/10 Average: 8/10
    The Last of Us stays close to the source material, while diving deeper into characters and relationships. The show focuses more on the danger of human corruption than hordes of infected that you fight off in the game. The    Episode 1 - 10/10 Episode 2 - 9/10 Episode 3 - 7/10 Episode 4 - 8/10 Episode 5 - 7/10 Episode 6 - 10/10 Episode 7 - 7/10 Episode 8 - 9/10 Episode 9 - 6/10 Average: 8/10
    The Last of Us stays close to the source material, while diving deeper into characters and relationships. The show focuses more on the danger of human corruption than hordes of infected that you fight off in the game. The cinematography, acting, music, directing, and screenplay are all excellent and seeing a video game adaptation have this much quality is refreshing since other video game adaptations have been rather bad until now. Where the show falters is the pacing from episode to episode and the overall writing for the season. It starts out strong but eventually things start to feel rushed and ultimately leaves you unsatisfied with how quickly everything gets wrapped up. Also, I don’t mind a zombie, or for the show's sake a “infected” tv show to not have infected as the main focus, but I feel that they went too far with this idea, and it made infected feel nonexistent, and the world feel empty and safe. I tried being as unbiased as possible to the show since I have played the game, but I can’t hide the fact that I was very disappointed the longer the show went on. I loved the beginning and I thought we were about to have one of the best shows ever, oh how I was wrong. I don’t mind changes to the story to better adapt to tv, that’s understandable, but this show easily could have been 11-13 episodes long and it would have been perfect. The farther along we got the more was cut from the story and the more infected fights were left out. In the game the final mission was emotional and tense where the final episode for the show felt dry and quick. I couldn’t believe how fast they rushed everything and even cut things out that was in the game at the end. This ruined the experience for me especially since they started out so well. Why wouldn’t you just stay as close as possible to the original story, it doesn’t make sense. Now my average is an 8, but since I have played the game and saw the potential of what this could have been I have to give it a 7. That rushed last episode really bothers me and it’s more disappointing than anything especially since the first episode hit me hard emotionally just as the beginning of the game did, so that made me excited to watch this great story be portrayed on tv and for me to watch that amazing ending unfold but unfortunately the show couldn’t deliver in the end. In my opinion this is still the best video game adaptation and I still like a lot that this show has to offer, and I am excited for the next season.    … Expand
  14. Fixer84
    Mar 23, 2023
    9
    Wonderful series. Although I have never had the opportunity to play the game, I must admit that every episode, more or less, has impressed me. Episodes 3 and 5 are literally "wow".
  15. chong
    Mar 22, 2023
    9
    A damn near flawless adaptation of the video game! Just wish that the infected were used more
  16. LuissDt2
    Mar 22, 2023
    9
    Many of those who are rating this series poorly just want to make them think that it is bad but no, or good, in my personal opinion it is not and I cannot judge those who truly hate it and do not just want to do review bombing because there are many reasons to despise it but in my personal opinion, The Last of us is dramatically good, the characters despite not resembling those of the gameMany of those who are rating this series poorly just want to make them think that it is bad but no, or good, in my personal opinion it is not and I cannot judge those who truly hate it and do not just want to do review bombing because there are many reasons to despise it but in my personal opinion, The Last of us is dramatically good, the characters despite not resembling those of the game are written in a phenomenal way, in each chapter both joel and ellie are improving although not in an expected way , Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey do not look like Joel and Ellie in the game and I accept it but they acted in a magnificent way and the music by Gustavo Santaolalla is a masterpiece

    You have your reasons to hate her and I accept it, everyone has her likes, for me she only has some problems but for me, they didn't make it worse at all    … Expand
  17. Karmel
    Mar 22, 2023
    10
    Stick it in my veins it's so good. Action, emotion, depth it's got it all and delivers on every front with superb performances carrying the entire show. Somehow this dystopian, traumatic story which keeps you tense and on edge manages to also be a cosy enjoyable watch?! Credit to the chemistry between Bella and Pedro in achieving that. Okay it's a tad video gamey at points and is almostStick it in my veins it's so good. Action, emotion, depth it's got it all and delivers on every front with superb performances carrying the entire show. Somehow this dystopian, traumatic story which keeps you tense and on edge manages to also be a cosy enjoyable watch?! Credit to the chemistry between Bella and Pedro in achieving that. Okay it's a tad video gamey at points and is almost too respectful of its source material but this was mainly an issue in the first couple episodes - after that point it feels legitimate as its own series and perhaps even exceeds its origins.… Expand
  18. Pavchris
    Mar 21, 2023
    9
    The show is best when it actually moves away from the game's writing. Love the attention to detail in almost every scene, the call backs and easter eggs. Funny, producers have figured out that a zombie show works best [and cheaper] with less zombies and better acting, kinda like Walkin Deader, but you know, with better acting and writing.
  19. phoenix_prjct
    Mar 20, 2023
    8
    Final Thoughts:

    The Last of Us: Season 1 is the new benchmark for adaptations, bringing complicated characters and their respective arcs to life in such vivid and visceral ways while expanding on what makes them tick. It struggles to deliver a compelling story outside of its cast, however, underutilising its post-apocalyptic landscape and losing a lot of its context to be slimmed down    Final Thoughts:

    The Last of Us: Season 1 is the new benchmark for adaptations, bringing complicated characters and their respective arcs to life in such vivid and visceral ways while expanding on what makes them tick. It struggles to deliver a compelling story outside of its cast, however, underutilising its post-apocalyptic landscape and losing a lot of its context to be slimmed down for the medium. Pacing is inconsistent and, while individual episodes are rock solid, as a collective whole the show never picks up speed, leaving its undeniably emotional finale a little anticlimactic.

    Despite this, performances from Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay deliver crackling chemistry that goes a long way to smoothing out the cracks. Backed with superb creature design and a gorgeous soundtrack, The Last of Us: Season 1 is a TV event you do not want to miss.

    For the full review and more posts like it, visit my site: https://thephoenixprjct.com/%f0%9f%8d%bf-the-last-of-us-season-1-in-depth-review-%f0%9f%8d%bf/    … Expand
  20. relaxus
    Mar 19, 2023
    9
    This show should be the new standard when trying to adapt a videogame into another format.
  21. infraRecon
    Mar 17, 2023
    7
    Finally, review time. I watched all episodes of the last of us tv series, and its not bad, it's definitely in no way superior to the game at all, not even close, however, it does expand on some areas and changes in the plot because of budget, yes I noticed. HBO should have given more money to VFX because infected in a TV series where infected affects the environment and the moral of theFinally, review time. I watched all episodes of the last of us tv series, and its not bad, it's definitely in no way superior to the game at all, not even close, however, it does expand on some areas and changes in the plot because of budget, yes I noticed. HBO should have given more money to VFX because infected in a TV series where infected affects the environment and the moral of the characters is an essential part of the apocalyptic world of The last of us.

    If only there were a template of some sort like a game that could tell you about certain events that include infected, well I guess they just brushed over every single part that included infected because let me tell you in simple terms. The amount of scenes with action, infected and violent scenes shows me that the apocalypse is possibly better than real-life.

    Other than that there were some unnecessary changes, because of certain "cultural" notions. Some of the characters are not taken directly from the source.

    Pedro Pascal as Joel does a superb job, but I feel that the Dialogue given was lacking from the writers and scripters.

    Bella Ramsey also does a great job as Ellie. Great Job kiddo.

    Rating time:
    Story and Plot: 7/10, wait, isn't the last of us story a masterpiece? It is but there were so many unnecessary changes to characters, scenes, and pacing that affected the quality and the powerfulness of the TV show's plot.
    Cast and Acting: 8/10, Very nice but lacking some dialogue, weird cast changes and choices, but the acting is nearly spot on.
    VFX: 8/10, Done really well, but again lacking in areas where there needs to be during the plot.
    Adaption Quality: 7/10, It's good but misses the mark by far.

    Overall, 7/10, I know it's meant to be 7.5 but I don't give points for free, not only that I am being particularly hard on This TV show because the game exists as the perfect form and original source.
    This show was close to nailing it but was pushed down by a lot of changes in plot, characters etc.

    I don't know who thought by changing events of a perfect story would be good, it's like ordering a steak but instead of a steak you get a well-made chicken schnitzel, good but not what I wanted.

    As for the future of the TV series, I hope Pedro Pascal is ready for some Golfing.

    About the changes, I don't dislike them, it's just they did not affect the plot, it was just an excuse to get through a certain part quicker than normal. Maybe if you add some unexpected consequences it might keep viewers interested instead of just knowing what happens.

    Another thing is not to change important and impactful parts of the story, you can change for Season 2 though because The Last of Us Part 2 was pretty bad in the story department. But if your going to continue the Journey with Joel and Ellie(Young) then I'm Very much interested, we haven't seen that before.    … Expand
  22. Dee-Jay_Deli
    Mar 15, 2023
    7
    Good, but not great take on TLOU video game. With a good-quality production, this show sticks close to the source material, without quite nailing the core relationship between Joel & Ellie.
  23. KrisxKris
    Mar 15, 2023
    10
    Really enjoyed the show. More than I thought tbh. Excited to see season 2
  24. tarekali
    Mar 14, 2023
    9
    I have certainly binged on my share of apocalyptic series during this new golden age of streaming television. We have been flooded with shows in the last decade, ranging from viruses to natural disasters to aliens. However, the premise of Last of Us is compelling and terrifying, the humble fungus gaining a foothold due to the climate change we are witnessing before our eyes. The worldI have certainly binged on my share of apocalyptic series during this new golden age of streaming television. We have been flooded with shows in the last decade, ranging from viruses to natural disasters to aliens. However, the premise of Last of Us is compelling and terrifying, the humble fungus gaining a foothold due to the climate change we are witnessing before our eyes. The world depicted is appropriately bleak and desolate, with the lurking infected just out of peripheral vision. The set pieces are excellent, eerie and evocative - rivalling the depressing vistas of The Road. As usual, we see that human evil continues to thrive in the last strongholds of humankind, a classic disappointment. We cannot resist turning to tyranny at the first possible chance, with the silent majority of the remnant minority allowing evil to rise. This is also the age of Pedro Pascal, the everyman thespian who slides effortlessly into every single role he plays. What a tour de force - he depicts a broken warrior with smoothness and credibility. A man seeking redemption in the face of a lifetime of sin. Bella Ramsey is brilliant, insightful, stinging and delightful. I expect huge things from this fantastic actor - she will continue to bowl us over for decades. She shows tremendous bravery and courage in every scene, a fitting role. There is no doubt every single episode of this masterpiece is well crafted and thought out, and delivers maximum emotional impact. There are no fake emotions here, each well-cast actor plays their role with genuineness and frankness. The extremely difficult choices of the final episode leave a ringing sound in my mind. We are truly defined by what happened in the past, and sometimes some are unhealed by time, and others are healed by other things.… Expand
  25. Ska-Tea
    Mar 13, 2023
    8
    Amazing Show, Needs More Infected and for those looking for gameplay connections shouldn't expect too much from a show from creators who believe "Love supersede's Logic" in a very emotional journey. Like most long format story telling, it always feels 2-3 episodes long. Pacing was solid for many episodes and perhaps they can fix this in season 2 with more Clickers to get those Clicks
  26. MarleyW
    Mar 13, 2023
    7
    Show started out a 10/10 but after episode 5 there were a grand total of 2 zombies for the last four episodes and it was rushed for episodes 8&9.
  27. Aravghostthised
    Mar 13, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was actually pretty good with some cons aswell this show feels like the game.
    My favourite episodes being 5 and 9 are amazing and made me cry so hard that I love it. The actors are amazing for Joel and Eille. Great casing aswell. Definitely a 9.2/10     … Expand
  28. KJ_20
    Mar 13, 2023
    10
    The Last of Us is a show about relationships, healing and resilience. The zombie part is wonderfully done and they are super scary. EP1/2 really shows that. The show is able to wonderfully *SHOW* us the world of Last of Us by telling emotional and strong stories at the same time. The performances, set design and cinematography are top-class!
  29. Tirakis
    Mar 12, 2023
    10
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  30. Paddzonik
    Mar 12, 2023
    10
    WELL DONE HBO!!!! That's how you do a video game adaption! Absolutely AMAZING!!!!
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84

Universal acclaim - based on 44 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 44
  3. Negative: 0 out of 44
  1. The Observer (UK)
    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.
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  2. IGN
    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.
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  3. We Got This Covered
    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.
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