# The Last of Us - tv show discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, hbomax-wb-dc\ **Created:** [January 16, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314 "2023-01-16T16:30:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/41 "2023-01-22T19:59:33Z")
Agreed. It’s my understanding that some episodes are a fair amount longer than an hour too. And the story beats seem to really fit with one season and not two. I’m not familiar with the second game so no comment there. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/42 "2023-01-22T22:18:23Z")
Ideally they have the arc planned out without any thought to dragging it out or extending past the established story. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/43 "2023-01-23T02:54:55Z")
Another good episode. Sort of filler, but the performances are good, the set design is good, I felt appropriate dread and disgust. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/44 "2023-01-23T04:47:09Z")
Saw lots of my hometown Edmonton in tonight’s episode! Way cool! Good tension buildup and we finally got to see the mushroom-people up close. Pretty creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/45 "2023-01-23T08:12:18Z")
Love the actors. Anna Torv delivered. Not as good as episode 1 but still very good. There needs to be some world building and this did that. Makes it a bit less engaging but they still did it. So far a great show IMO. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/46 "2023-01-23T20:55:11Z")
I’m not sure I’d call it filler when we got our first real introduction to the monsters, we got a couple action set pieces and one of the main characters dies. Another great episode imo, and I hope we get more flashbacks. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/47 "2023-01-23T21:22:44Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > Saw lots of my hometown Edmonton in tonight’s episode! Yeah, the Lege played a _big_ part. I’m really waiting for my office to show up- 104th Street NW at 102 Ave. They were setting up there for about two weeks, and our IT guys set up webcams so we could watch them. It might be hard to spot, though, since they are putting in a lot of CG changes on the background shots. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/48 "2023-01-23T22:03:46Z")
By filler I mean the thrust hasn’t changed. End of ep1 is taking Ellie west. End of ep2 is taking Ellie west. That the filler was cool doesn’t change that, imo. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/49 "2023-01-23T22:06:12Z")
I haven’t played the games, but it seems to me that the entire season will be about taking Ellie west. Does that mean the it’ll all be filler? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/50 "2023-01-23T22:06:56Z")
… that would be spoilery for them what ain’t played. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/51 "2023-01-23T22:08:23Z")
My point is that the quest/road trip is a perfect legitimate story structure. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/52 "2023-01-23T22:08:50Z")
I mean, it wasn’t 100% filler. Tess dying wasn’t filler. > [@Alessan](#): > > My point is that the quest/road trip is a perfect legitimate story structure. Did I say it’s not legitimate? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/53 "2023-01-23T22:22:55Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Did I say it’s not legitimate? I mean, calling something filler is somewhat derogatory, as if you’re saying that it’s less important than the “real” story. Is the Odyssey mostly filler? Is the Lord of the Rings? IMHO, in the quest/road trip genre, what happens to the characters along the way _is_ the story, while the main “thrust” is just the framework. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/54 "2023-01-23T22:47:40Z")
I’d be surprised if they get where they are supposed to go before the last episode. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/55 "2023-01-23T23:55:54Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > Saw lots of my hometown Edmonton in tonight’s episode! … Makes sense since I didn’t see a lot of Boston in last night’s episode (other than something that was supposed to represent Faneuil Hall Marketplace, the Old State House, and the gold-domed State House). Tt was hard to really get a sense of geography since Boston isn’t that large of a city and has a lot of rivers and inlets around it. Like if all those landmarks are outside the Quarantine Zone, where is the QZ supposed to be? The North End maybe? ---
**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/56 "2023-01-24T00:37:14Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > The North End maybe? I believe it is supposed to be the North End. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/57 "2023-01-24T01:49:11Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I haven’t played the games, but it seems to me that the entire season will be about taking Ellie west. Does that mean the it’ll all be filler? Life is filler. If you think about it. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/58 "2023-01-24T01:50:20Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Like if all those landmarks are outside the Quarantine Zone, where is the QZ supposed to be? The North End maybe? I never really appreciated how important backgrounds are before this. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/59 "2023-01-24T01:51:49Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > I’m really waiting for my office to show up- 104th Street NW at 102 Ave. They were setting up there for about two weeks, and our IT guys set up webcams so we could watch them. It might be hard to spot, though, since they are putting in a lot of CG changes on the background shots. Pretty cool! Fingers crossed. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/60 "2023-01-24T01:56:32Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > I’m really waiting for my office to show up- 104th Street NW at 102 Ave. … I walked by there just last Saturday night. I was in town for a conference, and found a few minutes to just go for a walk, like I might at home. I must say, 104th Street looked great with all the trees lit up, and the Neon Museum up near Rogers Place. Anyway, all the Edmontonians at the conference were talking about the show, the locations, and what they recognized. This show sounds like something I might like, even if it is only to recognize some familiar places in Edmonton. (Note that I did live there for a few years while attending the University of Alberta, so the city is not totally unfamiliar to me.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314.md?page=4)