The finale was a bit underwhelming, but the series was phenomenal overall. In the beginning I thought Pascal was perfectly cast and Ramsey was a bit of a miss, but throughout the show Ramsey grew on me and by the finale I thought she was terrific as Ellie.
It was hard not to get too caught up in the location details. Episode 8 was probably my favorite cause I didn't recognize anything and could just watch. I wish I could turn off the part of my brain that points and says "hey I know that place!!"
When I think of the game, very few scenes actually stood out in my mind. I thought I remembered elements, but I was way off or just wrong about 95% of what I thought I knew.
The zoo scene blew me away when I played the game, and I think I went through it twice just to breathe it in. And I remember Ellie and Joel trotting off into the sunset on horseback... I'm not sure why they switched it to a vehicle in the show (but I mean it's a minor detail, and really, who cares?)
I thought the mall scene took place earlier in the game when Ellie was trudging through water, but upon watching the show realized I had zero recollection, and discovered there was DLC I never even played.
I will definitely play the game and watch the show again. Maybe I'll give the remastered version a whirl when it's not ridiculously priced.
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