The Last of Us

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 15, 2023
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1284 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 764 out of 1284
  2. Mixed: 66 out of 1284
  3. Negative: 454 out of 1284
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  1. ffedupduck
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So far the show is great adaptation of the game, great acting, great effects. The third episode is heartbreaking but well written, I loved and hated it lol, mainly because it's just too sad. I've been a long time fan of the game and I welcome the changes to the show, it is just so well done … Expand
  2. GOwen
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    A truly fantastic adaptation. The greatest game series becomes a great moment in TV history.
  3. Orea19
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    As a huge fan of the game I love how it mirrors the gameplay and how the show can expand the world of the game with great casting
  4. Wudanmaster
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    Ignore the MASSIVE amount of homophobic small brained mouth breathers review bombing due to their insecurities. This episode was amazing. Acting was fantastic and really gave Joel and Ellie a great moral starting point with Bills last letter.
  5. KayVinceClear
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    lotta triggered snowflakes, if you want a one for one adaption, play the game. but yall got triggered by that too. weak.
  6. brentharlan79
    Feb 1, 2023
    10
    Playing the game through multiple times and now watching it come to life on HBO I can definitively say this is the best Zombie/Survival Horror show or movie ever! Thank you HBO!
  7. Tyrike89
    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.
  8. CODES84
    Feb 1, 2023
    0
    Giving up after the third episode. Today's woke culture is ruining everything it touches.
  9. steveyme
    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.
  10. EverydayNormalM
    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.
  11. Badadaptation
    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.    … Expand
  12. Sonicnomad
    Jan 31, 2023
    4
    First episode show promise, however the following episodes expose weak cast, poor writing, questionable direction and deviation of the original story. Only die hard fans of the videogame will enjoy it, maybe.
  13. Kleber007
    Jan 31, 2023
    5
    A great gay love story!!! simply one of the best and most impactful episodes in television history this episode is like a movie brilliantly Executed and with stupendous performances
  14. WishedSerega
    Jan 31, 2023
    0
    I like the 2 first episodes, they great, 0 complains at all, i don't like the third one.
  15. Zoidberg86
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    It captures the video game perfectly. Areas where it's had to be changed are dine well. Character in which things are expanded are done beautifully as well. Further, it angers bigots. Even better.
  16. MOHshow
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    Unquestionably the best adaptation of a video game. The episodes are touching and very well acted.
  17. GhostX92
    Jan 31, 2023
    5
    The first episode, the second I would say is awesome however the third episode, unfortunately, was worse than what I imagined. A full episode does not provide the story with anything but disgusting emotions between two
  18. Thiagodc
    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
  19. angelsanzcorrea
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    I made myself a nice warm latte and started this text just to say 2 things: one– this show is absolutely magnificent in every possible aspect; and two– this coffee tastes even better while reading the reviews of bigots and incels who haven't even been able to dent the User Score. It's a nice day today.
  20. Sewardquart9
    Jan 31, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Can't believe just how many people are giving negative reviews because Bill and Frank are shown to be gay Bill was gay in the game too but everyone seems to think that the show writers changed the character on purpose
    Nice to see some homophobes burn from inside    … Expand
  21. JonoFitz
    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.
  22. squeamich
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    This show is doubtlessly awesome and impeccable and i believe fans should stop hating on it just because it went beyond the lore-imposed borders. What’s the point in watching a brand-new SHOW simply BASED on the original game if you resent every alteration made? If u feel like it, go youtube/the_last_of_us_game_playthrough and don’t spoil it for the adequate ones. Thanks.
  23. Catalonec
    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...?
  24. musstang62
    Jan 30, 2023
    10
    Best TV show I've seen in years. I was cautiously optimistic before but it's ended up being better than I would've imagined
  25. ZeromusPrime
    Jan 30, 2023
    10
    Bill was always gay you morons, guess you don't care about the source material as much as you say. You "anti-woke" losers make my skin crawl
  26. Hakisak
    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.    … Expand
  27. MonkeyTennis
    Jan 30, 2023
    10
    It's an excellent show and the casting is great. Ignore any review that mentions "woke". It's a sure fire sign that the reviewer is an idiot. Sad little white men, furious that they're not allowed to look down on everyone else anymore.
  28. Paft
    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.    … Expand
  29. Dave_j
    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.    … Expand
  30. gutskira
    Jan 30, 2023
    3
    Acting is very mediocre. Woke propaganda strong...... Have to ask where all that money went?
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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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