With an busy life its hard to binge watch shows like I used to so it took us a little while to get through the Last of Us. But the more I watch this show the more I fall in love with it. Now I am married to a gamer who really wanted me to play the game. However I am so not a video game person and I couldn’t make it through more then 10 minutes of the game. That said I could not love the story more. Now I am not one to speak on the accuracy of the adaptation, but as someone who love stories and storytelling structure, The Last of Us feeds into all of my favorite structures. I actually love the storytelling so much that I will also be writing an article on common tropes that the show not only does well but subverts expectations.
https://vocal.media/geeks/the-last-of-us-5c300450
The relationship between Ellie and Joel is so beautiful. Her reaction when she escapes and realizes that he came for her made me want to cry. I am definitely not emotionally ready for the finale but we will be watching it soon and speculating on what season 2 might bring. I might also do an overall season review that includes my husband to give the gamers perspective.