Montages of Grief - The Last of Us Season 2 (2023) Ep3-5

A steep wind blows across the golden field of swaying grass. Sunsets, painful in auburn beauty that only reminds you of what has gone from the wold. You think again of violence. That freedom born from the collapse: violence, and vengeance. This week David, Alex and  @DarthdYT  are backed up by Danielle from  @levelstoryplays  to unpack the strangest adaptation choices so far. Follow Danielle on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/levelstory.bsky.social Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent   Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - it begins! 00:02:00 - pacing, high level thoughts 00:12:25 - Last of Us S02E03 Summary 00:17:00 - Teenage energy 00:25:00 - Instrumentalisated apocalypse 00:36:12 - Lost in montage 00:49:30 - Last of Us S02E04 Summary 00:51:25 - Prenancy and agency 00:55:30 - Ellie's characterisation 01:00:40 - The show's thesis 01:18:22 - Ellie and Dina's coupling 01:33:11 - Cat talk 01:39:08 - Last of Us S02E05 Summary 01:45:54 - Ellie's bad tactics 01:53:00 - Smart-ish people 01:58:34 - Hospital infection problem 02:09:30 - Trusting the reader 02:15:25 - David crashes out 2025 edition 02:24:18 - Production discussion 02:32:00 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroident