The Last of Us tells the story of smuggler Joel (played by Pedro Pascal) and 14-year-old Ellie (played by Bella Ramsey) who struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Joel must smuggle Ellie out of a heavily guarded quarantine zone and travel across the country with her. This adventure is set in the year 2033, 20 years after a mushroom mutation has already turned more than half of humanity into monsters.
The series is based on the video game of the same name released for the PlayStation in 2013. In just two weeks, the game has sold more than 4.3 million copies. And the newly released series is also a hit. In the US alone, the first episode had 22 million viewers, making it HBO’s second biggest series launch after “House of the Dragon”.
The reviews of the series are also positive. On the Rotten Tomatoes rating platform, the series receives a 96 percent rating from critics and 94 out of 100 percent from viewers.
After the second episode aired on January 23, the makers already announced the next season. Further information about the second season is not yet known.
In the third episode, the series deviates from the story in the game for the first time: little action, but a lot of emotions. Although the main characters are Joel and Ellie, this episode is mainly about the love story between Bill (played by Nick Offerman) and Frank (played by Murray Bartlett). And it is precisely this story that inspires and moves viewers to tears:
The third episode of #The last of us seen.
cried.— Peter Heilrath (@heilrath) January 30, 2023
Episode 3 of #The last of us broke me emotionally, wrecked, destroyed. What a good series so far, I can’t take it anymore
— Vlesk (@Vlesk) January 31, 2023
The last of Us Part 1 is one of the best games in the world. and #The last of us is definitely one of the best series in the world! Holy shit what an episode.
— Pancakes (@Shazami_Uchiha) January 31, 2023
Just watched episode 3 again 😭😭#The last of us pic.twitter.com/RXT9YigtkS
— DomTheBomb (@DomTheBombYT) January 31, 2023
Just when you think you know what The Last of Us is about, when you think you know what to expect, you get an episode like that.
Pretty awesome!#The last of us
— Dean Haworth (@TheKingOfSpain) January 30, 2023
the last of us writers was like ‘hey joel needs a car. what if we wrote the most moving and heartbreaking hour of television in the world”
— Zach Silberberg (@zachsilberberg) January 30, 2023
everyone: “yes, I’m watching the last of us, but I know what happens when I’ve played the game”
episode 3: pic.twitter.com/UBKGaJvqhN— 𝕜𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕖𝕖𝕟 (@k1k1cat) January 30, 2023
The last of us have done in an hour what the walking dead have been trying for ten years.
— JJ (@ladydragonjj) January 31, 2023
Me to myself while watching episode 3 of The Last of Us pic.twitter.com/ng7DhWD4Ud
— J (@dallassstarboy) January 31, 2023
I now have to process the third episode of The Last of Us. I need two weeks for this…
— Sven (@Serv0ven) January 30, 2023
The Last of Us portrayed the greatest dystopian love story of our generation while also giving us the funniest dystopian exchange in human history#The last of us #TheLastOfUSHBO pic.twitter.com/SIpQyYrWd8
— Brian Anthony MS, PA-C (@brod0815) January 30, 2023
“The Last of Us” can be seen in Switzerland on Sky Show. New episodes appear every week. The final will air on March 13.
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Source: Watson
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