The Last of Us

Esplicito

Content Warning: In this episode, we do talk about suicide and murder, as it relates to both the game and the show. We spend time discussing the death of Black characters, in particular. If this is something that's not okay for you to hear right now, we recommend a different episode. In this episode, Brit and Stephanie talk about their memories of playing The Last of Us in 2015-2016, and how our feelings about the game have changed over time, with the onslaught of zombie shows like The Walking Dead as well as living through a real pandemic. We talk the game v. the show, especially where we think the show made good changes (i.e. Bill and Frank), and where the show really let us down (i.e. Henry and Sam). Ultimately, we conclude that, 1) maybe we don't need any more post-apocalyptic stories for a while; and 2) maybe ...