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The Last of Sus (CW: Art inspired by Zionism) (hexbear.net)
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What I liked about S1 was that it was a bit tighter than The Walking Dead. Pedro Pascal, of course, is always great to watch. I liked the little vignettes as the road trip across America played out.

S2 lost all of that momentum. Interpersonal moments became overly contrived. The show settles into a predictable pacing of running, action, stop and talk, running... Actors get even less to work with and good character moments are sparse and mostly used for cliffhanger bait.

I just want grumpy Pascal escorting a vulnerable but sassy child/alien across a map and making/killing friends along the way. I do not want a late 00s zombie c-movie with theater actors doing metaphors about Israel/Palestine. Especially when the punchline is "Wow, Israelis sure are brutal but have you seen what they're fighting?"

What did YOU think about S2 and its ending?

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[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

So I think Season 1 works. Basically you can just watch Last of Us season 1 and leave it at that and it just works. I also thought the relationship between Joel and Ellie carries the show and as you said Pascal is fun to watch.

Season 2 has some fun setpieces (like the zombie attack on the village) and moments of action but is an overall weaker piece of fiction. Its still prestige TV but it feels pretty mid despite the very high production values.

The depiction of the Seraphites (cultists) and WLF left a bad taste in my mouth. The WLF is clearly meant to be the "civilized" IDF stand in.

Im curious what they plan to do with Season 3 since that one is supposed to be focused on Abbey quite a bit.