Don’t pretend like this isn’t capitalism’s fault

Great, then you’re one of the lucky majority who don’t fall into a higher risk group and can wait until you’re 45, but the caveat is right in the article: “If you are at a higher than average risk for colon cancer because of a family history of the disease, a genetic disorder, or other factors, you may need to be…

Right?! It’s not like we don’t have three years worth of recent fucking history to draw on here to enlighten us about how humanity would act. I actually thought that was one of unspoken but really resonant parts of the episode. 

I know she was in the game but Ashley Johnson would have been an inspired choice to play Ellie’s mother regardless. There are enough similarities between her face and Bella Ramsey’s that I could legitimately believe them as mother and daughter.

It’s not like we have no idea how humanity would react to a vaccine showing up, or what people would do to preserve what power they have.

Nah, humanity was fucked well before Joel made his choice. I would hazard that’s why he made his choice. Curing cordyceps doesn’t fix what’s wrong with humanity, and that’s the bigger plague at this point. 

This is well put and my exact take on it as well (I even used Trolley problem in another post before I saw yours). To me, looking at the series this way justifies the balance of human horrors vs. zombie horrors that some viewers have been complaining about. They say there aren’t enough zombies, but it seems clear to…

Oh god, that letter from Bill is a really good point. I hadn’t thought of that. 

This. Ellie didn’t consent, even if she did tell Joel she wanted to see it through earlier. Without full knowledge of what that means (ie: her death), she cannot make an informed choice or give consent. And like you, I wasn’t nearly confident enough in Marlene’s theory of the “cure” to sacrifice a child for it. (Plus,…

You’re exactly right: the interactions between Joel and Ellie are the best parts of the show and the episode. I love in the beginning of the finale when Joel is so clearly trying to draw Ellie out, taking on the role that she played early in the series as the chatterbox. Pascal does some work here that I cannot even…

Does Joel go overboard in reclaiming Ellie: Yes.

Every time Ellie and Joel encounter humanity, there was nothing worth saving. Bill wrote it in his letter. Humanity isn’t worth the sacrifice. But some humans are.

There have been so many moments in this series between Joel and Ellie, in their long road to build trust, even love. But that scene between them:

20 years ago people like you were the type of person that would say at parties, “I don’t even own a television!” with the implication that they were superior and more cultured. I was bored by those people back then too.

Well, five of these questions are answered by “after the opening credits of Episode 1.” Honest mistake, easy to miss if you take an hour long coffee break once the opening title flashes.

The scene between the two sisters was intense and beautifully performed. I have a sister, and Clea DuVall conveyed that specific balance of simmering rage, resentment, anger and profound irritation perfectly.

It’s just good, fun comfort TV. And if you’ve ever watched Columbo, you know what to expect. It’s a variant of the whodunit forum (often called “howcatchem” because you know who did it from the start, before Lyonne even shows up. The fun is in seeing her piece it together and in figuring out the actual motives behind…

I just hope we get more “Beignets by Mitch”. His place is the shit.

Considering we have real-life rapist Andrew Tate saying these exact things to his victims, let's not pretend it's a massive stretch for a fictional character to express the exact same sentiment. It's about power for them, plain and simple.

So the warning of “brief nudity” in the parental guide notes was the decapitated human dead hanging upside down in the shed. Who said irony was dead?