It’s time to return to the post-apocalypse with Joel and Ellie in another episode of The Last of Us! Picking up where last week’s cliffhanger left off, “Ensure and Survive” brings another devastating episode filled with heartbreak and terrifying infected hordes. Hector Navarro dives in to break down all the easter eggs, hidden details, and everything else you might have missed in this week’s episode of The Last of Us on today’s Nerdist News!
More Last of Us News: https://nerdist.com/topic/television/
Watch more Nerdist News: http://bit.ly/1qvVVhV
Follow Us:
Facebook https://facebook.com/nerdist
Twitter https://twitter.com/Nerdist
Instagram https://instagram.com/nerdist/
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@nerdist
Image: HBO
#NerdistNews #TheLastOfUs
source
The scariest thing about Kathleen is how sweet and loving she seems. Her voice alone makes you think in a better world, she'd be taking in foster kids, participating in PTA bake sales, and otherwise just trying to make her community a sunny place to live. And then she orders her men to kill someone as easily as commenting on the weather. shiver
Where has the other guy been? I love Hector, just wondering
I love this show so much and Pedro is so good. Can’t wait for more.
not sad to see Kathleen go..she was ruining the whole show.
Loved this episode! My favorite part was when the infected came out like a swarm of roaches 🪳 Loved it!
Question : does anyone know the answer to Sam’s question. Do people keep their consciousness when they are infected? Or do they just turn into mindless monsters?
That last ten minutes had me punching the air, I was hoping that elle blood would work lol
this adaptation is truly amazing tv.
best ep of the show so far and henry and sam deserve ALL the awards for their performances <3
This episode was the best hour of tv I’ve seen in years. Truly beautifully scary and amazing .
You don't need to do the breakdown, no one is here because they didn't watch the episode. We are only here for the Easter eggs, anything that's not rattling off the Easter eggs is wasting the viewers time. Please for the love of God change the focus of these videos
Where is my Half-Life TV Show?!😃
Kathleen is so freaky in that she seems so friendly and lovable but is clearly unhinged and my mind can't resolve the two.
Also knowing what was going to happen to the brothers didn't make it any easier to watch. This show gets me every time
Thanks, Hector! 🖍 #Nerdist #TheLastOfUs #TLOU #TheLastOfUsHBO
In Hector I trust. This show is so good that I need to relive it with this kind of analysis. Thank you, whilst cutting onions.
The irony in Kathleen's word. People die all the time and the world doesn't revolves around one person; and yet she's doing everything to avenge his dead brother.
I think it’s also cool to mention, this part of the game and series both show an exchange of Ellie and Joel’s personality. In the game you see a moment where Ellie picks up Sam’s toy robot after Henry told him to leave it and Ellie sneaks and picks it up. Later in the game she mentions “I forgot to leave Sam’s stupid toy on his grave” somewhat implying to me that she’s becoming more cold to the world and Joels personality could be rubbing off on her. Like the series she has her first combat shiv kill saving Henry and Sam and later brings Sams writing pad to the burial site but also has an introverted demeanor somewhat like Joel. But all in a sense this is when Joel starts to “feel” feelings again while Ellie is “losing” feelings. Great design TLOU crew! 🥹🏆
The sniper's aim on grounded was on a whole other level🤣
That soft scream made by Ellie…what an actress…
Anyone else get the feeling that Kathleen's story is foreshadowing for what's going to happen to a certain protagonist in Part 2? Losing a trusted male protector, who made her feel safe, who she cared for deeply, and plunging head first into seeking revenge above all else? Just me?
Love the breakdowns of this heavy hectic series, thank you Hector!
I have to stop watching this show at night, I couldn’t sleep after! I haven’t felt this way since season one of GOT and Ned got his head lopped off. Part of me thinks I need to look up spoilers now, so I’m blindsided again, but at this point I’m just going to assume every episode ends with everyone dead except Ellie and Joel.
Honestly you could write a dissertation on each episode and what it’s exploring about humanity. This episode was honestly the hardest for me, because the central question “what should be sacrificed for the greater good, and when have you gone too far” is such a complicated one. I appreciate the way Henry didn’t let Joel let him off the hook, because while he was doing what he had to for his brother, you can’t say that it was 100% the right choice. It’s the trolly problem but so much more layered and nuanced.
I think it’s interesting that Kathleen was successful in her coup, where her brother failed, and that if she had listened to his advice, and forgiven Henry and just moved on, she could have made his vision possible, but sealed their fates by not letting it go. Again, so nuanced and layered, so good!!!
I don’t know about y’all, but I picked Kathleen for apocalypse Karen as soon as she showed up.
This is my question: How did the underground infected live for 15 years without humans to feed on? Do they explain that in the game?
LOU Wiki says: "Eventually the fungus kills its host and then grows fungal tendrils out of the host's body to spread spores."
This episode was a cry bonanza
Just cryied again. Omg is totally sadder
How are you gonna say your last name with an American accent but not ‘papasito’ 😂🧐
I really miss the other guy. Dan?
GREAT episode!! I've played the original game THREE times, and I'm loving what they're doing! Once again, the showrunners are doing a great job leaning away from certain elements of the game (like endless infected shooting) while adding new characters and segments (like the KC resistance and Kathleen's history/beef with Henry). They are walking that line masterfully and I can't wait for what's next!! (I've even "infected" my non-gaming wife with a love of the show, and now she wants to try the games!!)
Random thought this episode: Why does Ellie high five Sam SO HARD?? And TWICE!! 🤣
Even knowing the fates of Sarah and Sam before seeing the show, I still bawled my fckin eyes out. Not so much for Bill and Frank. I think that’s because they went out on their own terms. It wasn’t as sad. Also I have two kids, so I think kid deaths always hit me harder
HBO got me f'd up!
We had to pause near the end because hubby was legit upset and needed a moment to collect himself.
Also, there was about three inches of vertical clearance between my ass and the sofa when that horde burst out of the ground. Even though we knew it was coming, there was something about the speed and the sheer number of them that turned it into a jumpscare anyway.
I didn't even make the Kansas City connection until hector said it. Well done! 😎
Afraid ending up alone Forshadowing Part 2 😢
Same Hector same 😭
Maybe a stretch but….yellow??? Did anyone notice the hand rails in the tunnels were yellow? In the game, yellow is used as a visual "go this way" hint. Think they did that as a "nod" to the game???