TV: The Last of Us (HBO)

[JoVel]

Spoilers about the fate of a couple of characters from season 2.

Spoiler

I hope they'll put much more effort into Jesse's character than the game did. I'm not sure what even the point of his character was, other than the fact that Dina had to be prenant. I could not give two shits when he died.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Who said ‘wrong’?
Youre certainly entitled to your opinion. But discounting probably 100s of thousands if not millions that love it and arent gamers is a swing and a miss IMO.

And yeah, you know nothing about us either. And frankly I dont have to understand diddley squat.

well your opinion doesnt really matter (I mean it does but not towards what Im talking about) . I hope you enjoy the overall story but those who know and have loved it have the right to criticized it.

if you never played the game there's no reason for the things that bother the fanbase to bother you. but we shall see. a certain something happens. it made ALOT of people rage quit

I'll be watching and likely buying season two on 4K as well. but what I see so far I dont like too much. and mostly it's Bella. she was okay and acceptable as young Ellie but I just dont see her fitting into older Ellie role very well.

only thing I really hope is this Abby doesn't get bullied like the original. it's really unfair how people treat Bella as well even if she looks NOTHING like Ellie

Spoilers about the fate of a couple of characters from season 2.

Spoiler

I hope they'll put much more effort into Jesse's character than the game did. I'm not sure what even the point of his character was, other than the fact that Dina had to be prenant. I could not give two shits when he died.

he was just their friend, I thought Jesse was fine for his purpose. its kinda like some of the other characters in Abby's crew like Jordan and I forget the red head girls name.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

I'll never understand why people care if an actor doesn't look like the character from the source material. Just incredibly silly to me. And to answer your question, no it wouldn't be easy to find an actor who is talented and looks just like the character. It would be incredibly hard in fact. There's probably less than a dozen English speaking girls in the world who are Bella's age and can act as well as her.

Its f***ing creepy is what it is.


A lot of weird, creepy people in the world.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Its f***ing creepy is what it is.


A lot of weird, creepy people in the world.

it's not creepy to want a beloved franchise to atleast cast actors that look like the characters like literally everything out there
what if they casted Danny DeVito as Wolverine for Deadpool and Wolverine? no big deal?
yeah Im sure that would have gone over real well.

even Tom Cruise as Reacher got backlash but not Alan Ritchson, I wonder why...... people care about these things and care more and more depending how much they love the franchise. considering most of you have never played the game I really dont give a shit if u like Bella or not.

 

[Bocephus86]

it's not creepy to want a beloved franchise to atleast cast actors that look like the characters like literally everything out there
what if they casted Danny DeVito as Wolverine for Deadpool and Wolverine? no big deal?
yeah Im sure that would have gone over real well.

even Tom Cruise as Reacher got backlash but not Alan Ritchson, I wonder why...... people care about these things and care more and more depending how much they love the franchise. considering most of you have never played the game I really dont give a shit if u like Bella or not.

Danny DeVito would be a closer representation of comic book Wolverine than Jackman, yet we all love Jackman as Wolverine because he played it well. That's what matters.

The Cruise Reacher movies were entertaining, but casting a 5'7" 150 lbs guy to play a character known for his overwhelming size is different than casting an actor you don't think is pretty enough.

I played the first one, not the second, yet thought Bella did great and I loved the series, as did my wife. It seems like it was a success for HBO too so it seems to have worked out.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

Danny DeVito would be a closer representation of comic book Wolverine than Jackman, yet we all love Jackman as Wolverine because he played it well. That's what matters.

The Cruise Reacher movies were entertaining, but casting a 5'7" 150 lbs guy to play a character known for his overwhelming size is different than casting an actor you don't think is pretty enough.

I played the first one, not the second, yet thought Bella did great and I loved the series, as did my wife. It seems like it was a success for HBO too so it seems to have worked out.

only because of the height but still if they put him as Wolverine over Hugh Jackman everyone would likely not be happy. We love Jackman because he played the role very well yes and he's been the only Wolverine.

I thought she was bad but acceptable. her looks were pretty awful for Ellie. I just don't understand how she got that role. and it's not because she's not pretty enough to play as Ellie, she also was never sexualized in the game, so the whole not pretty enough argument makes no sense. she just looks nothing even remotely close to Ellie, closer to Buzz Lightyear than Ellie

she might be a slightly better miscast than John Wayne as Genghis Khan

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

even Tom Cruise as Reacher got backlash but not Alan Ritchson, I wonder why.....

As has been mentioned, a defining aspect of the Reacher character in the books is his giant size.

Ellie's appearance has absolutely no bearing on her character. I don't think it's even ever addressed once in the games. That's the important difference.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

As has been mentioned, a defining aspect of the Reacher character in the books is his giant size.

Ellie's appearance has absolutely no bearing on her character. I don't think it's even ever addressed once in the games. That's the important difference.

I dont understand why they would address her looks for her character in the game anyways, that makes no sense.

fact is she just isnt a good Ellie, she doesn't look remotely like ellie, doesn't act like her, doesn't have her mannerisms, doesn't even talk like her, she's not even the same character.

either was Bill in episode 3. (it may have been a good episode) but they changed everything about his character too, a guy that trusts no one and so stuck in his ways that he drives Frank to abandon him out of hatred but getting bitten in the process and then committing suicide, they dont go out together in a crappy love story, Bill continues on by him self.

one change I did like was them making Sam deaf, I dunno it just fit well. but all of that was rushed too.