The Last of Us (EP's 4-5) - Full Reaction
Added 2023-03-09 20:58:36 +0000 UTCOh my oh my! When I ended my 1st sitting with this show, it ended on episode 3 with hope and sweetness and then this time it ended with no hope and I didn't have the same urge to watch the next episode! I'm still heavily invested, thinking about it a lot but man those episodes hurt my feelings. I have this feeling that they are going to leave us like this at the end of the season too and I don't know if I can take it! We were having some sound issues which it why it took a bit longer to get up, sorry about that! Hope you enjoy!
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Henry should have went with Joel and Ellie. "I feel no hope.' "I like it, but I don't like it."
Clay F
2024-10-23 04:43:37 +0000 UTCYeah this episode devastated me! I was not sure if I wanted to keep going...but I did lol
Jayson Phillips
2023-03-15 04:50:04 +0000 UTCIt’s pretty amazing that you give us the gift of seeing your raw emotions watching a show about raw emotions❤️
Charlie Chap
2023-03-13 01:47:52 +0000 UTCThe absence of Game of Thrones in the series you mentioned at the start is sus. Did you watch GOT? 🤔
Julien
2023-03-12 12:35:39 +0000 UTC2023 the year of Bond, Pascal and Cage
Sean Stuart
2023-03-12 08:43:30 +0000 UTCShe'd be more familiar with the first one as "Raising Arizona."
Ben Livingstone
2023-03-12 06:49:55 +0000 UTCI don’t agree w their concern but I think their point was more that this is an apocalypse, a time of scarcity.
Julien
2023-03-11 20:12:34 +0000 UTCPlease react to Pedro Pascal's three favorite Nick Cage films if you haven't already. 'Arizona Junior', 'Moonstruck' and 'Peggy Sue Got Married.' They are three of my favorite films too.
KMJ
2023-03-11 18:33:14 +0000 UTC“Endure and Survive” is right. I definitely wouldn’t be watching this show if it wasn’t for Cassie. It’s a little traumatizing, but I’m glad there is someone like Cassie to help me through it. “I’m scared of being alone.” Wow, that episode was hard to watch.
Uncle Phoenix
2023-03-11 05:58:59 +0000 UTCHave you seen all the reel videos/memes of Nicholas Cage driving with Pedro Pascal? I think Cassie should put the unbearable lightness of being Nicholas Cage on the list!!! Though her Nick Cage repertoire is a little low to get all the references
Sean Stuart
2023-03-11 04:52:18 +0000 UTCThat was tough. You did good Cassie. You survived. Now you have to move forward to the next episode. These kind of series are hard to watch. The Walking Dead burned me out years ago. I had not planned on watching this series. But, decided to make the journey with you. At least I have someone to suffer with through this. How about something a little more upbeat before the next episode of this one?
Rick Williams
2023-03-11 02:01:22 +0000 UTCIt's interesting all the negative comments about the Kathleen character or rather the actress. People thought she was too soft looking. As if she had to look like a Terminator. Don't they realize that Mussolini, Hitler, whatsisname the North Korean leader...were all unprepossessing men? It's their ability to bend people to their will that makes them scary. Heck even our last president was physically nothing but controlled millions.
Anthony Perez
2023-03-11 00:56:58 +0000 UTCOh crap, but I have to ask you 😬😬😬 are you swedish???? 🥴🥴
Björn Karlsson
2023-03-10 22:42:50 +0000 UTCOMG. You haven't watched lost?!?!?!?!?!?. I think in my lifetime I've watched a couple of hundred shows and I think Lost is the best television program of all time. It had its detractors, some hated the ending. But I thought it was perfect. I think its too long of the watch for PIB or Patreon, so watch this in your own private time with your husband. It will be worth it.
rakesh
2023-03-10 18:00:12 +0000 UTCYou literally mentioned a character most didn't even know existed will be in the show. Not everybody watches the interviews, press releases, or even trailers for this reason You should do the right thing and add a "SPOILER ALERT" to your comment at the very least.
Richard Maurer
2023-03-10 16:14:23 +0000 UTCI think we need to define spoilers (again) - Referencing anything from a future episode is technically spoiling, although if it's something innocuous - like "Ellie will be using the F word in future episodes" or assumed - like "Ellie will be in future episodes" then most people wouldn't consider those spoilers. But it's best to always err on the side of caution were spoilers are concerned, such as with the OP 's comment, I would say it's a (mild) spoiler.
Richard Maurer
2023-03-10 16:06:33 +0000 UTCI didn’t spoil anything they told us all this before the show even aired calm down.
Alex Gorell
2023-03-10 12:51:01 +0000 UTCThank you very much for that spoiler about the finale. Please keep ruining things for people who haven't been spoiled yet, you're doing such a good job.
Shibby
2023-03-10 12:02:56 +0000 UTCYes, its bleak show but its interesting what creators said about this story, It's story about love but no happy popcultural love, It's about primal love, the instincts that we have in us to protect loved ones that can lead to horrible things.
Eryk Klukaczyński
2023-03-10 11:49:10 +0000 UTCOh Nvm saw u had it with 1 and 2, i got tricked by the yt edit just having episode 1 and 2. :)
Pickadoren
2023-03-10 11:36:56 +0000 UTCSo episode 4-5 here, am i blind or have u skipped episode 3? cant find it anywhere anyway.
Pickadoren
2023-03-10 11:34:43 +0000 UTCI was thinking this exact thing...
iOmegaTron
2023-03-10 06:49:17 +0000 UTCThis show does such a great job getting you invested in characters and then ripping them away from you: Tess, Bill and Frank, now Henry and Sam. This one was difficult and hurt. Mainly because Sam was so young and it was Henry who shot him. I can't imagine any other outcome after that. Ooof! Rough stuff. Enjoy time with your kiddos and glad you're watching some more light-hearted content in between.
Marty McGee
2023-03-10 05:55:31 +0000 UTCI've quit watching several shows, because I realized the story was just too dark and I didn't like ANY of the characters. Mad Men and House of the Dragon come to mind. Every one of those characters were horrible people even if well-written. The difference to me here is yes it's dark and depressing, but I absolutely love Joel and Ellie. I don't mind horrible villains and/or dark and depressing if the protagonists are worth rooting for.
Marty McGee
2023-03-10 05:42:56 +0000 UTCWhoa. That was quite the couple of episodes. I’m watching for the first time along with you Cassie. That ending of Ep.5 was rough. I think I need to go watch something else to cleanse the palette. In spite of the heaviness of the show, I’m looking forward to watching the next batch of episodes.
Robert da Spruce
2023-03-10 05:26:55 +0000 UTCThis show will break your heart in more ways than one. It will make you cry in sorrowful joy and it will make you cry in tragic anguish. It literally puts you in the POV of the characters in the show. That's why it is so damn good! I always tell people: This is what The Walking Dead SHOULD have been. I really hope you stick with it! It's incredible!
OneManReactionFaction
2023-03-10 04:30:27 +0000 UTCWell you handled episode 5 better than I did
Tonio
2023-03-10 04:13:38 +0000 UTCSpoiling
Tonio
2023-03-10 04:13:12 +0000 UTCThank you, Cassie 🙏 I know that wasn’t easy to watch, but I can guarantee the ending will be really cathartic. Keep pushing!! 🙌
Jones
2023-03-10 04:07:26 +0000 UTCppl should maybe chill on talking about what's to come and let cassie experience it for herself?
Chip MC
2023-03-10 03:40:27 +0000 UTCjust bc its in the past doesn't mean its not a spoiler
Chip MC
2023-03-10 03:39:47 +0000 UTCYou'll find out Ellie's first kill in episode 7. Not spoiling
Nathan Jasper, the Artist Formerly Known as Primary
2023-03-10 03:30:25 +0000 UTCThe trick is to find the beauty in the sadness.
Yaisu
2023-03-10 03:27:19 +0000 UTCI wish I could say the show gets more optimistic and easier to watch from here, but that's not the kind of story this is.
KTVindicare
2023-03-10 02:40:14 +0000 UTCI think that’s a healthy perspective. There’s no reason to make yourself miserable when watching entertainment. I have quit watching other shows, such as The Walking Dead, because at some point I found that I was watching them out of a sense of commitment instead of enjoyment. When it starts to feel like homework, I’m done.
Just Plain Bob
2023-03-10 01:53:28 +0000 UTCI knew this would be a bad one for you. The thing about any post-apocalypse show is you need to just assume at some point things are going to go bad and characters you care about are going to die, then if it doesn't happen you can be pleasantly surprised, till the next episode anyway.
Richard Maurer
2023-03-10 01:35:48 +0000 UTCCassie, for a cure to the doldrums elicited by this show, I’d like to once again recommend “Pushing Daisies.” It’s the exact opposite of TLOU. Funny and light with a love story at its heart, it uses vibrant colors to tell its story and is guaranteed to put you in a better mood.
Just Plain Bob
2023-03-10 01:29:03 +0000 UTCHoly Moly. Dead Reckoning, MI 7 is currently almost 3.5 HOURS LONG. We will never see the movie that long.
Brian McGovern
2023-03-10 01:22:20 +0000 UTCMaybe one day!
kaiielle
2023-03-10 01:10:10 +0000 UTCI would not call you a “ spoiled game fan” you like what you like, you want what you want. I would say that it does you no good to get too attached to the IP, and hope they follow 100% Ultimately, it is going to cloud your option of the show. You are not wrong for having an opinion. At least you are still watching and enjoying ( as much as anyone can enjoy seeing people at their absolute lowest point and at their absolute worst) and not blasting it because of what you didn’t get. I hope that comes across as respectful as intended.
Brian McGovern
2023-03-10 00:39:17 +0000 UTCShe may quit it "cold turkey" in season 2. If she hasn't already. She even replied to a comment when they said season 2 will be rough. She said you mean these aren't rough enough? Or words to that effect.
Brian McGovern
2023-03-10 00:07:26 +0000 UTCFirst, to answer your question about Ellie's origin... she's an orphan from Boston. To answer what seems to be your misconception about the 'truth' of TLOU... the infected, clickers and bloaters (Hulk-like infected you saw in the last episode) may be 'monstrous'... but it's the 'humans' that are the 'real monsters' in the world. Thank you for reacting to TLOU Cassie.... Again, it DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER... but it DOESN'T STOP DETTING BETTER.
Terry Yelmene
2023-03-10 00:01:52 +0000 UTCI knew this episode would be a difficult watch for you but all things considered you handled it like the champ you are Cassie. Such an emotional rollercoaster is this show. The storytelling, set design, music...the acting... Pedro and Bella are simply amazing. This is the best series that I have seen in a long time.
Robin Craft
2023-03-09 23:53:00 +0000 UTCThey changed/left out quite a bit from the video game but it stays closer than other shows that based off of games. The show isn’t a happy show it’s about survival and doing what you can for the people you care about. Fun fact the guy with the big beard played Tommy in the video game. The guy who plays Joel shows up in a later episode and the woman who plays Ellie in the game plays her mother in the show which you will see in the finale.
Alex Gorell
2023-03-09 23:52:14 +0000 UTCYeah, I know, it's a fine line to tread. But in the weeks since these episodes have aired, the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that the show didn't need Kathleen at all. You cut Kathleen and her entire thing, reallocate her screen time to a pretty awesome game sequence, and the episodes lose none of their suspense or impact. And how many clickers have we seen? Three? I do love the show overall, but I think it should have had more infected. And unfortunately, since it is so critically acclaimed, you can't really criticize it without people calling you a spoiled game fan. 😂
Caomhan84
2023-03-09 23:49:25 +0000 UTCThis story is about the growing bond between two people while the world falls apart around them. Sadly, that means there is a lot of tragedy. I think I can speak for my fellow followers when I offer a group hug for Cassie.
Justtired
2023-03-09 23:37:24 +0000 UTCI know its dark and difficult to watch but I hope you're able to power through! Over halfway already. I try to take solace in the little moments of beauty they give us because they really stand out when contrasted with this dark world.
Casey Steiner
2023-03-09 23:30:39 +0000 UTCIt's why I'm not watching the show. I just don't need that much bleakness in my life. I quite Game of Thrones for similar reasons (well several) but I had enough going on in my life, I need something upbeat. I am catching some people's reactions as I can detach myself from it and I read spoilers and my roommate gives me updates. But when he came downstairs 30 minutes into the first episode crying and saying nope, I knew this wasn't for me.
Jennifer Medicus
2023-03-09 23:29:11 +0000 UTC"The Last of Us will be the Last of me" as Natalie put it.
Robin Craft
2023-03-09 23:16:48 +0000 UTCMaybe that is what is making the show a critical success, BECAUSE they are emphasising the human element and easing up on some of the gaming sequences. It’s the line creators need to tread when adapting any source material. How much do you keep, how much do you remove. What will hopefully work to aid the show.
Brian McGovern
2023-03-09 23:09:31 +0000 UTCBut I do think it falls down a little bit by overemphasizing the human element more than the infected. It's a great show, don't get me wrong. And it's a pretty great adaptation of the game. But episodes 4&5 in particular are ones that frustrated me as a game fan because they cut out an entire sequence where they could have incorporated great game events into the plot (and written a cliffhanger between episodes), but decided not to, instead showcasing human characters invented entirely for the show (Kathleen and co... Who I don't believe were needed in this show at all). Of course you can't have a faithful TV adaptation of a game that consists of 90% sneaking around, I understand that, but in some cases they have gone too far the other way. "Where are the infected?" is a valid criticism. And considering the large budget of the show, it's a question worth asking... Did they put a little too much emphasis on the human characters?
Caomhan84
2023-03-09 23:01:58 +0000 UTCawe cassie, i'm sorry i know this time we're ending on a very, very somber note. i can't promise it'll get much happier but it really is a beautiful, albeit tragic story about the lengths we'll go to for the ones we love. the video game is my favorite piece of media, full stop, and this series is doing an excellent job of adapting it for those who would otherwise never play the game. i'm so glad you're powering through, i hope you'll feel it's worthwhile at the end.
Foggy
2023-03-09 21:57:39 +0000 UTCNatalie Gold has a similar issue. After watching episode 5, she was in tears. She said she hates the show. It is not entertainment, it is torture. In that I agree. It is not an uplifting series, it is downright bleak. I still watch. I have not played the game, but I know what happens, and it does not let up. You may well stick with it, but honestly, I would not fault you for not watching anymore. Ironic that a show set in a pandemic where humans turning into horrific creatures, it is more about the horrors that humans will resort to in order to survive.
Brian McGovern
2023-03-09 21:43:04 +0000 UTCFor a break, Pedro Pascal's Hot Ones interview released earlier today: https://youtu.be/zVRwUHbHgt8
Gábor Árki
2023-03-09 21:15:03 +0000 UTCThis is not going to be a hopeful story... So just don't expect that. It's a story about survival and the bond between two people. It's rough, but worthwhile.
Caomhan84
2023-03-09 21:12:58 +0000 UTCYou two teaming up would be entertaining.
Rick
2023-03-09 21:10:35 +0000 UTCSo excited for this. I've literally been waiting all week.
PapaXan
2023-03-09 21:02:39 +0000 UTCLooking forward to watching this with you tonight Cassie!
kaiielle
2023-03-09 21:02:01 +0000 UTC
