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THE LAST OF US SEASON 2 REVIEW
In December of 2022, The Last of us Part 2 was the undisputed game of the year, and fans and haters alike took to the internet to express their joy and disdain. On March 5, 2023 in the TV adaptation first season finale, Joel concluded the first game’s storyline by destroying the world in order to save his own. Now present day, the second season has concluded and fans of the show and the games can start the process of loving, hating, and healing once more, until Season 3. It’s been 5 years since Joel (Pedro Pascal) rescued Ellie from the Fireflies in Salt Lake city, looked her dead in the eyes, and lied to her face about what went down. Ellie and Joel are drifting apart, Joel is seeing the town therapist Gail (Catherine O’hara) while Ellie is throwing herself into patrols with Jesse (Young Mazino) and Dina (Isabel Merced). It’s a simple life full of community and routine in the compound that Tommy (Gabriel Luna) and Maria (Rutina Wesley) have cultivated. Five years and hundreds of miles away just isn’t enough time and distance from a past wrought with violence though. Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) knows what really went down in Salt Lake city, and with a militia on hand is set to track down Joel and bring him to justice with a side of vengeance. Bradly, Kate, and Lewayne are the one of us tackling The Last of Us Season 2 with none of us experts on the game and one completely diving into the dark. The three navigate a river of amazing performances, unsettling themes, and violence that could be too messed up to share with anyone else. Does Pedro Pascal maintain his hot dad status with the portrayal of Joel or are some choices impossible to forgive?
CREATED BY: Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann
STARRING: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Isabela Merced, Young Mazino, Kaitlyn Dever, Rutina Wesley, Robert John Burke, Spencer Lord, Tati Gabrielle, Ariela Barer, Danny Ramirez, Catherine O’Hara, Noah Lamanna, Jeffrey Wright, Alanna Ubach, Josh Peck, Ben Ahlers, Hettienne Park, Tony Dalton, Joe Pantoliano
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and Eye on the prize and maybe even provide some comments of his own.
Kate Chambers (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad)
Kate is a certified horror fiend and Horse Girl™. Her name isn’t short for anything. A native Austinite, she graduated with a BFA in Film Production from the University of Colorado Boulder then returned to the Lone Star State to make her home amid the cinephiles of the Alamo Drafthouse and the Austin Film Society. In her spare time, you can find her either down at the barn with her noble steed Jazz, watching as many movies as possible (often at work), cuddling with her pair of black cats and writing horror scripts, or nursing a beer in any available body of water… or doing Duolingo, where she’s currently on a 1000+ day streak.
Lewayne White (Screener Squad)
Lewayne’s earliest memories are of watching movies and reading comics, which instilled in him a sense of wonder, a vivid imagination, and unrealistic expectations. It also means he spends a lot of time watching movies, writing scripts for them, and trying to get them made. He lives in the middle of middle America after landing there as a child, and has remained there mainly because he hates packing.
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