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:skip:Im totally perplexed at the love its getting, nothing happened but some boring conversation. Didn't really move the show forward for me
We’ll see.:yeshrug: Getting work done in the crib so I’ll watch this afternoon since can’t leave for a few hours…
 

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The episode was excellent and the acting was dope too

I've never played the games so I'm not really against the casting against Bella because ivr never seen another iteration , the character is incredibly irritating but that's seemingly what they've gone for .

It's episodes like this that is likely why she was cast in the first place, that shyt really hit home in terms of the bond and love between the two, it's palpable and believable
 

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By far the best episode of this season besides episode 2

Neil Druckmann should direct all of these

Built perfectly on what the game offered and twisted it in a good way
 

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Honestly, the show didn't go far enough with Joel's shock/anger at Ellie being a lesbian.

Joel is a Latino Texan man that grew up during the '70s and '80s. Joel would probably NEVER accept Ellie being a lesbian.
I know right. He should have kicked her out the house or feed her to a clicker. Murica!
 

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I know right. He should have kicked her out the house or feed her to a clicker. Murica!

TBH I didn't really like them equating Joel to his father with the whole do better line. Joel dad beat the shyt outta his kids, meanwhile all Joel did was save her life and get mildly irritated that she was 17 getting tatted, smoking weed and dyking it up all at once :mjlol:
 

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TBH I didn't really like them equating Joel to his father with the whole do better line. Joel dad beat the shyt outta his kids, meanwhile all Joel did was save her life and get mildly irritated that she was 17 getting tatted, smoking weed and dyking it up all at once :mjlol:
Well, no, that's the point. Joel did "a little better" than his father in terms of parenting. He didn't abuse Sarah, and while he got angry at Ellie for doing "all the teenage sh!t all at once", he never hit her either.

Joel still has his flaws, though (like his lying and being a stone-cold killer).
 

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TBH I didn't really like them equating Joel to his father with the whole do better line. Joel dad beat the shyt outta his kids, meanwhile all Joel did was save her life and get mildly irritated that she was 17 getting tatted, smoking weed and dyking it up all at once :mjlol:

Sometimes I’m shocked at how low the level of media literacy in this thread is - this post is one of those times. Good lord :huhldup:
 

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Sometimes I’m shocked at how low the level of media literacy in this thread is - this post is one of those times. Good lord :huhldup:

If he had said "I was just trying to do a little better..." does that not hit the same while recognizing the efforts Joel has made even with his mistakes?
 

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Man that second half is gonna have such a different tenor with knowing why they did what they did. I don’t wanna say they should’ve kept that part on wraps longer until I see what other changes it leads to, but I don’t feel right knowing the show runners do legit want me to empathize with Abby day one
 
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