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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Mixed or average reviews- based on 1284 Ratings

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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. gamingwombat
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    "The Last of Us: Season 1" is an insult to the groundbreaking video game it's based on. The characters are poorly cast, the storyline drags on, and the adaptation fails to capture the emotional depth of the original. A prime example of how not to adapt a beloved property for television.
  4. 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
  5. sara9420
    May 14, 2023
    9
    ugh, i just loved this show, pedro and bella work so good together as well.
  6. onestub
    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
  7. justopinion
    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
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. Donharley
    Apr 5, 2023
    3
    Decepcionado, esperava a "finalmente" grande adaptação de games in Live action. Só que não.
  11. 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!
  12. ROLANd1405
    Apr 3, 2023
    10
    Just the best Video Game adaption ever.
    The review bombing by homophobes and anti "woke" people says it all.
  13. snorkiss
    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.
  14. 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
  15. NEILTON_1962
    Mar 29, 2023
    0
    Superestimado. Na minha opinião o The Walking Dead foi melhor. É a mesma primissa.
  16. 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.
  17. Broyax
    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 !    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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".
  22. chong
    Mar 22, 2023
    9
    A damn near flawless adaptation of the video game! Just wish that the infected were used more
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. josephstalino
    Mar 21, 2023
    0
    The show is worse when it moves away from the game's writing, but its insulting when they copy pasted some dialogues just to add a silly line between and change the whole spirit of the scene. Theres laziness doing the show, with a lot of passivity for the details of the original script. The lack of zombies is due to lack of budget in producers words, not due to creative design, is pure medicrity.
  26. 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.
  27. dskm
    Mar 20, 2023
    4
    Актерский состав мне не понравился. Сюжет не плохой, но меня сериал не затянул. Добавлять что либо, у меня желания нет.
  28. 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
  29. relaxus
    Mar 19, 2023
    9
    This show should be the new standard when trying to adapt a videogame into another format.
  30. cookie_critic
    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
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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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