The last of us season 2 review

the The first season of HBO’s Another of us It was just one of the most impressive video game modifications so far, and it was also one of the most morals. The exhibition did a great job in repeating characters, sites and moments of the game, to the extent that she felt it was only Skip directly to Cutscenes Sometimes. However, the first season was shown a flash of his story novel, with episodes such as “Long time“Who expanded the world after the horrific to the main story of Elie and Joel. This series helped to feel originally and distinct from source materials. Season 2 takes matters a step forward-it follows with a more complex story, while also spending more time going out beyond his leading characters.

_{This piece contains light spoilers Another of us Show and games.}

While the first season extended completely from the first match, the second season covers only part of Another of us, the second part. It is seven episodes, which cover nearly half of the game’s plot; Craig said, the former participant author The division was made because “the story of the story we got Part Two From the game more than the story that was in the first game. (This also means that the new season is shorter than the nine episodes of the first season.) After watching the entire second season, it seems shorter, but it also ends in a place where the third season is well.

If you did not play the game, the second chapter picks up after the Joel Pascal Pascal decision, which “saves” Eli (Bella Ramsey) from a group of scientists trying to take a zombie -like infection vaccine that has experienced this world. But they do not get the opportunity because Joel kills everyone to get Eli out of there, because the procedure will kill it. It is a selfish personal choice – saving one person at the expense of potential humanity as a whole – to the extent that Joel lies in Elie about what really happened.

Fast forward to the second season, and the couple lives in a relatively safe society in the remains of Jackson and Wyoming, while dealing with Elie’s facts. She wants more responsibility and perhaps she has a friend named Dina (Isabella Merced), and Joel does not deal with all of this well. He even sees a therapist (Catherine Auhara) in the hope of working through it.

Early, although these problems become a faded memory. Another of us“The second chapter is ultimately a story of revenge, and after a major moment-I will not spoil what it is for beginners, but I will say that it is still unchanged from the game-Eli becomes consumed with the idea of ​​revenge and travel to a dangerous and warm Seattle with Dina to get what you want. This leads us to Abe (Kaitlin Diver), the source of Elie’s anger. When things turned and the players saw – and they played – things from their perspective.

This does not change the dynamism between Abe and Eli; They still hate each other, and they still have their reasons for doing this (whether these reasons are justified, of course, somewhat blurry). But it helps things to move slightly faster, and best suits them with a weekly TV program, as you cannot rush through the story to know what Abe deal is. The trend is still the same as it was always, with two unavoidable conflict, which means that this season is likely to be a dispute like the game. If you think Joel’s decision at the conclusion of the first season was a challenge, boy, you are waiting. Personally I felt it Another of usThe second chapter was a difficult but effective way to explore the permanent influence of violence and anger, but it also turns its main personalities into unwanted social meetings, so the miles will definitely differ.

The impressive thing in the second season of the offer is how to maintain the same story that revenge fueled (or, at least, the first half of it) while building it as well. Since it is offered, you are not only playing from the Ellie perspective as in the game, so the rest of Jackson and Sayattle receives more attention. In addition to some new characters, such as the Joel processor, there are pivotal stories that are already related to Elie’s endeavor, but focus on the danger of this world. You can see a lot of Jackson’s internal work, while Seattle has become a battlefield for two opposition forces: a militant organization and a group of religious fanatics. Like Abe, the motives of groups and backgrounds are explained early. Here, not only see the amazing struggle directly, but you also see the logic behind it.

What this means is that, even if you have already played the second game, there are still many reasons for watching Another of usNew season. It is doing an excellent job in presenting some of the most important moments of the game – yes, there is a lot of playing guitar – with the story of Joel and Eli in the biggest context of this world. And if you are coming new, well, the second season is just the beginning of a brutal story – a story that will change the way you see these characters.

_{Season 2 of Another of us For the first time on HBO and Max on April 13.}