(SPOLIERS) Season 2 of The Last of Us

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Anyone watched the first episode?

I was explaining to my mum about the bloaters, I said in the game you have to literally pelt them with petrol bombs or nail bombs and then shoot them, that’s how I killed them until you picked up the flame gun which you don’t get until later in the game.

It's not going to be exactly like the game. That would be dull. I'd just play the game in that case.

Yeah, long live the flame thrower

I was expecting it too but I still sobbed !

I had it spoiled for me after S1 so knew it was coming but it was still brutal to watch. I weirdly still had that hope that something would happen last minute. Reminds me of how I felt during many episodes of The Walking Dead.

I haven't enjoyed either of the first two episodes.

Felt like nothing much happened in the first and the second seemed to just be violence.

What was the back story to the Dr who Joel killed?

He was just a doctor who wanted to save the world. He was especially kind to animals and was Abby's dad

But to Joel he was the doctor who was going to cut out Ellie's brain.

I watched episode 2 last night, didn't expect that ending DS played the game but he had kept quiet about it.

I really enjoyed both episodes.

I take my hat off to those who played the game and were able to keep that massive spoiler to themselves. For 2 years! (since season 1).

My ds included.

I would never have been able to, I have been quite vocal at to just how distraught I am.

I have been increasing judgy about programs with attackers and poor defence systems. Zombie types are definitely the worst, as vikings etc tend to be up against thick stone wall castles. Why on earth did they only have a single wall perimeter and a main entrance with no holding pen? Both infected and other humans would have been a lot easier to deal with if they had proper defences and satellite settlements to fall back to! There are certainly enough trees in the area.

I just caught up with S2 ep2 last night...to say I was absolutely gobsmacked is a complete understatement!! My (grown up) son has played the game and was waiting for my reaction, as he knows how much I love Pedro 😭
I decided that I wouldn't watch the rest of the series, but I've since read an interview with the show runner, who says it's not the last we'll see of Joel. Plus now I want to see Ellie avenge him.

You couldn't catch some of those infected in any kind of holding pen and those bloaters aren't the toughest in that world, they don't just smash through walls, they come upwards. Settlement's are limited to where cordyceps is and isn't. It got in, that's why they came when it detected humans.

It's an excellent story and it's worth sticking with.

Thankyou @gamerchick

I'm not bothered about Pedro being gone after his attack on JK Rowling

I hadn't heard about that!

His brothers now becoming a sister so he's pretty much captured.

Pedro is a big ally of the trans community, his sister Lux is trans .

Oh I will be sticking with it while judging 😁. Walking dead series 1 was the one I judged the most. Why were they just hanging out in a forest with no clear perimeter, plenty of hiding spots and no sentries posted?

I knew that he died, but haven't played the game, so the rest is all a mystery. Love Bella Ramsey!

The walking dead I agree with

The flu in the prison with the sick pig. Hershel was a ruddy vet and nobody thought of asking him to have a look. Could have avoided the whole thing.

There was a lot of holes in that program and wtf moments.

I have never played the game but knew what was coming 😪 Loved the scenes with Tommy ( am a bit biased as I have spent time with Gabriel Luna who plays him and he is one of the kindest, down to Earth guys you will meet).

I’m still gutted, I’m not carrying on after Ep2. I knew it was coming from the game, but it was brutal.

I'm heavily conflicted as an elder TERF who has always loved Pedro. I see that he loves his sibling and is therefore very biased. I can’t help but feel he’d be on the side of women’s rights if not for that. He’s always spoken out for the good fight.

However that makes me feel like a naïve dickhead because I know plenty of left leaning men support men’s rights thinking that’s the side they’re meant to be on. Ugh.

Yes, very disappointing

My thoughts exactly. Even your most basic mediaeval castle had much better defenses than Jackson Hole. They clearly could make cement so why was the curtain wall only made from timber? And why only the one defensive wall? And even with just one wall they should have made it overhang at the top so there was no way the zombies could have climbed over.

Jackson Hole looked like a children's fort!

Annoyed with myself. Watching episode 2 and I couldnt figure out who Abby was and I thought I had forgotten some plot point from season 1 so I googled “ who is after Joel in season 2” and first hit was about Joels death so I spoiled it for myself.

Find it hard to believe a serious organisation like the Fireflies or whatever they were called now would have groups heading off dedicated to personal vendettas though. They just left when Joel was dead. Also such a good look out why did Jackson Hole not have people posted there?

It was a shocker for sure but poorly executed I think.

Sorry to ask a daft question but in episode 2 what triggered the dead infected coming out of the ground and going on the rampage?

Was it something to do with what they found in the pipes and when it started smouldering from the sparkler?