Oso planning to go pro
I thought Uncharted was a fun popcorn movie and I had no idea it was affiliated to a video game until my kids informed me.
Avatar 2 was Avatar 1 with water dragons instead of sky dragons. But like you said, it was visually perfect and the action was fun. I hope they get a new storyline for the remaining movies.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
TLOU episode 2 was another great one. Nailed the clickers great camera work to build tension. Loved the added flashback at the beginning. Last line of the flashback was so unnerving. That kiss....was uncomfortable but I think I liked it and it made sense. Paschal continues to exude Joel, doing very well. I'm enjoying Ramsey but not as much as Paschal.Excited for epispde 3. Multiple reviews have said its their favorite
Excited for epispde 3. Multiple reviews have said its their favorite
If you've seen the preview for episode 3, we get to see some backstory unfold that wasn't part of the game. I'm excited to see how they handle it.
Stalone's Tulsa King on paramount+ is pretty entertaining.
In completely un-shocking but great news The Last of Us has been renewed for another season. The 2nd game is so big it probably needs to span 2 seasons, IMO.
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
Honestly felt like TLOU ep 3 was a bit to much of a filler episode. I get that they wanted to dive more into Frank than the game did, and wanted to "de-neck-beard" Bill a little, but at the end of the day the story is about Joel and Ellie. Come the end of the season, I think ep 3 will just end up being "that episode where Joel and Ellie got a car". All that being said, I thought Offerman and Bartlett were excellent.
Not quite sure what to say if that’s what you took out of it.
It's a fine story, but it doesn't move the main story at all.The Joel Ellie dynamic is unique because when they meet Joel has seen the worst that the world has to offer and Ellie has been relatively sheltered in the QZ. The effect of having the "short-term" companions that they do (Tess, Bill, others later), is that Ellie experiences the wide variety of how different people coped/reacted to the pandemic. Bill is obviously on one of the extreme ends of that spectrum, so removing their direct interactions is a missed opportunity IMO. Again, the Bill/Frank story is fine, and on it's own is well done, but it has zero effect on the Joel/Ellie dynamic that drives the show. I would be shocked if any episode the remainder of the season has less Joel/Ellie, and that's the relationship that pushes everything.
The ending of the episode made very clear the impact that Bill will have on Joel and Ellie based on the letter that was left. "I used to hate the world and I was happy when everyone died. But I was wrong. Because there was one person worth saving. That's what I did: I saved him. And I protected him. That's why men like you and me are here: We have a job to do. And God help any motherf**kers who stand in our way."
Disagree, the letter won't have any effect on Ellie at all because she had no relationship with Bill. And it hasn't really changed the way Joel feels about Ellie. It's clear that (at least right now), Joel is bringing Ellie along because Tess wanted him to. The flashback made it clear that even though Joel and Bill were willing to trade, Tess and Frank were the ones pushing that partnership, if it were up to Bill they wouldn't have had any relationship with the outside world because they were self sufficient. Joel hadn't even seen Bill in years (evidence by him being unable to immediately find his stash at the way station). The Joel/Bill relationship was always more of a mutual respect at each others ability to survive, whereas the Joel Tess relationship was much deeper. Bill telling Joel to protect Tess (because he had never even met Ellie), has much less of an effect that Tess telling Joel to protect Ellie IMO.
Disagree. While that letter doesn't carry weight for Joel in terms of his relationship with Ellie at that specific point it absolutely has that impact as their relationship grows. It impacts Ellie through Joel and the connection they build. They didn't just throw in a bottle episode without it having a significant emotional impact on the larger story and focus of Joel and Ellie.
Don't mean to sidetrack the Last of Us discussion, but "You People" on Netflix is hysterical. Nails absurdities and tropes, Eddie Murphy is understated but hilarious, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is fantastic, and Jonah Hill does a great grown up version of his awkward fish out of water humor.