# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/142 "2023-01-31T12:25:02Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Murray Bartlett played the manager in season 1 of _White Lotus._ Alrhough I didn’t like the show I do recognize he did a good job. Even though all he did was go from a mustache to a full beard I took a moment to recognize him because of how differently he acted. Not the least of which having a very good American accent instead of his native Australian. Farscape fans will recognize him as “DK”, Crichton’s friend from Earth who only appeared in 4 episodes. It’s hilarious that a minor character on Farscape is now the most successful. I swear I thought Ben Browder was going to be huge. > [@Jasmine](#): > > Well, you guys have convinced me. I’m going to give it a go. There’s no football this Sunday, so maybe I’ll binge watch 5 or 6 episodes. There have been only 3 episodes. It’s a weekly show, not a season dropped all at once. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/143 "2023-01-31T13:08:39Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > There have been only 3 episodes. It’s a weekly show, not a season dropped all at once. Ooooh, then I can catch up in one day! 🙂 > [@Mahaloth](#): > > I swear I thought Ben Browder was going to be huge. I never thought he was a really good actor, just handsome. LOL ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/144 "2023-01-31T16:33:32Z")
Apropos of nothing, retweeted from an instagram story (regrammed?): “Last of Us and Sinamarink have opened to wild success this year bc their style of horror doesn’t rely on jump scares or gore but simply on showing audiences what it would be like to live in Alberta.” Greg in (mostly) zombie free Alberta. ---
**Author:** ![notadoctorshh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/notadoctorshh/32/9286_2.png) [@notadoctorshh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notadoctorshh)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/145 "2023-01-31T17:03:16Z")
This whole show is world-class cinematography! I just watched the third episode, and had a feeling shortly before going in that this was gonna be a good episode… coming off of two great ones already… and boy! … was I unprepared for how hard I cried. I am really glad to see I am not alone. Oh my… absolutely beautiful & devastating… ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/146 "2023-01-31T17:58:51Z")
I’m finding it legit better than the video game. I liked the game, but must be one of the few that did not love it. Show is better. I wonder if they will strictly follow the main storyline…especially the controversial choices in Part 2? ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/147 "2023-01-31T20:37:22Z")
Someone started a thread about re-watching _The Magicians_ recently, this episode reminded me of the one where Quinten and Elliot spent a life together. Also really well done. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/148 "2023-01-31T20:38:43Z")
It was me, that was well done and didn’t interrupt the flow of the story early in the show. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/149 "2023-01-31T21:00:09Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > Someone started a thread about re-watching _The Magicians_ recently, this episode reminded me of the one where Quinten and Elliot spent a life together. Also really well done. My favorite thing about that episode is that they didn’t cop out. Both of them remember the whole thing even when it is “reset” to normal. ---
**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 31, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/150 "2023-01-31T21:12:32Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > I never thought he was a really good actor, just handsome. LOL IMHO he is more handsome now and also a better actor. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/151 "2023-02-01T02:40:25Z")
By happy coincidence s3e5 “A Life in the Day” is the episode that was next and I’m watching it now. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/152 "2023-02-01T02:50:02Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Not the least of which having a very good American accent instead of his native Australian. He was on Guiding Light for two years, so he had time to perfect his American accent. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/153 "2023-02-01T02:53:42Z")
I read that the crew had to spend two weeks in quarantine as soon as they got to Alberta, before they could even start filming. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/154 "2023-02-01T03:04:14Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > By happy coincidence s3e5 “A Life in the Day” is the episode that was next and I’m watching it now. Season 3 was the peak of the show by a lot. Just loved it. ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/155 "2023-02-01T03:51:55Z")
Well, I am shook. A beautiful love story in the middle of the zombie apocalypse, in a TV show based on a PS4 game. What a weird and wonderful world we live in. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/156 "2023-02-01T16:46:51Z")
Apropos of nothing > **[Dangerous Fungi Are Spreading Across U.S. as Temperatures Rise](https://www.wsj.com/articles/fungi-spread-last-of-us-valley-fever-climate-11675260773)** > > As temperatures have risen globally, some fungi might be adapting to endure more heat stress, including conditions within the human body. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/157 "2023-02-04T00:08:51Z")
I’ve enjoyed the show so far. I wonder if Joel and Ellie harvested any of the strawberries before the left. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/158 "2023-02-04T07:59:44Z")
I don’t think they would have known about the strawberries. There were on someone else’s property. ---
**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:** [February 4, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/159 "2023-02-04T09:44:03Z")
And about ten years ago. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/160 "2023-02-05T05:15:58Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Oh, I agree, but I wasn’t necessarily familiar with it before last night, and I’m about five/six years younger than his character is supposed to be. Joel (the character) is supposed to be in his early 50s, which means he was born just after this song came out. Now, it’s _possible_ he was listening to Linda Ronstadt’s beautiful ballads in his teens, but he’d more likely be familiar with the music of Madonna, Whitney Houston, Sinead O’Connor, Pat Benatar, Celine Dion, etc. In the show, Joel is 56. I’m 56, and I know who Linda Ronstadt is and I’ve heard that song many times. My childhood was in the 70s–how could I not have heard Linda Ronstadt? My wife is 52 and she knew it as well. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314/161 "2023-02-05T05:22:35Z")
I’m 55 and I certainly know Linda Ronstadt and many of her songs. I don’t know that song. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-tv-show-discussion/978314.md?page=9)