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Originally Posted by CroFlames
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Isn't the movie universe and game universe parallel universes though? There's enough similarities of the basic universe but significant discrepancies in the parallel universes that it can add to a character background, but also have plot holes disregarded for the parallel universes, no?
For instance, the TLOU game is supposed to take place in 2033.
The TLOU movie universe is stating it's taking place in 2023.
I'm not sure this is a spoiler, but the barter deal that is being complained for the strawberry seeds could make sense based on the game information. In the game, all we know is that Bill owes Joel a ton of favors. The movie universe could have had an early trade in for favors of some sort.
This design is actually clever. They can add, obtain and subtract to both universes as much as they want. If they mess up, they can claim parallel universe. They can stay faithful to the origins, but they can modify it to their needs as the show progresses. In that sense, it's almost like this is a remake of the story, not a pure remaster of the story.
I need to catch up, but this is my understanding of the two universes and why they differ at times.