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Originally Posted by Alpha_Q
I first started watching this show only for the novelty of it being filmed locally, as I'm pretty much zombied out, but the show has really won me over. I appreciated the care they took to show the developing relationship between Elllie and Joel in the last episode. You knew it was coming, you knew it had to happen, but it was sweet, funny, natural and handled deftly.
I guess I'm in the minority - I think Bella Ramsey has nailed her character. I have no familiarity with the game version of Ellie, but to me, she is very convincing as a 14 year old with no experiences prior to the pandemic, going out on her first road trip/adventure. I thought her scene playing Travis Bickle in the gas station bathroom was excellent, and I have no trouble with any of her facial movements/expressions in the show. He reaction after shooting Bryan was very believable. That scene was rather haunting, Bryan begging for his life and asking to go see his mom.
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To be fair, even in the game, the apocalyptic factor was always kinda in the background vs forefront of the story. So the lack of emphasis is "the world is ####" vs focus on the relationship between Ellie and Joel might have helped to keep you from getting further zombied out.