Wrecked Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 I feel like an adaption of the second game would have to be at least 3 seasons long, but they could easily do more as there’s just so much material to work with and things to expand on. I’m not sure how far away from the third game we are, but we could potentially have that come out whilst they’re still adapting the second game, so at least that way they’d have the material ready to wrap the series up. Whatever happens, I’m just excited to be on the journey.
The Last of Us Posted January 24, 2023 Posted January 24, 2023 Episode 2 was great but I can’t wait for episode 3, as the reviews for that episode have been stellar.
Rigalo Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 That’s one of my problems, what are they gonna do past season 1? Like obviously they have material to work from but I wonder how they would switch it up/portray Part 2. my main issue (I will put in spoilers bc idr how much it’s been talked about in-show but) Spoiler Why would anyone think Ellie could be the “cure” when they’ve gone at length in the show to say that it’s a parasite and there is no cure? Was this something that happened/was discussed in the games and I’m not remembering?
Starshine Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Rigalo said: That’s one of my problems, what are they gonna do past season 1? Like obviously they have material to work from but I wonder how they would switch it up/portray Part 2. my main issue (I will put in spoilers bc idr how much it’s been talked about in-show but) Hide contents Why would anyone think Ellie could be the “cure” when they’ve gone at length in the show to say that it’s a parasite and there is no cure? Was this something that happened/was discussed in the games and I’m not remembering? there hasn't been medication/vaccine because it has no history of affecting humans, only insects so research $ would have gone to waste if they just made vaccines for every non-priority speculative issue. viruses were the root of pandemics and vaccines were developed after death and outbreaks, we didn't make a flu vaccine out of preventative measures. it was made after millions have already died and they did trials/research. there was also "no cure" for the bubonic plague and flu hundreds of years ago. Edited January 25, 2023 by Starshine
polyrizumu Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Rigalo said: That’s one of my problems, what are they gonna do past season 1? Like obviously they have material to work from but I wonder how they would switch it up/portray Part 2. my main issue (I will put in spoilers bc idr how much it’s been talked about in-show but) Hide contents Why would anyone think Ellie could be the “cure” when they’ve gone at length in the show to say that it’s a parasite and there is no cure? Was this something that happened/was discussed in the games and I’m not remembering? Just on this also (game spoilers): Hide contents I think the use of "cure" and "vaccine" is just speculative because they never actually get far enough. Ellie is infected with a non functioning/inactive variant of cordyceps but when they cultivate her blood it sprouts like normal - so they were trying to reverse engineer whatever happened inside her but it didn't work.
TheDreamer Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 Just finished watching Ep 1, haven't played the game but was curious to see with all the hype and I'm hooked It's giving Children of Men which I love so much
Rigalo Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 7 hours ago, polyrizumu said: Just on this also (game spoilers): Reveal hidden contents I think the use of "cure" and "vaccine" is just speculative because they never actually get far enough. Ellie is infected with a non functioning/inactive variant of cordyceps but when they cultivate her blood it sprouts like normal - so they were trying to reverse engineer whatever happened inside her but it didn't work. Thank you! I know there’s some details I’m not remembering 9 hours ago, Starshine said: Reveal hidden contents there hasn't been medication/vaccine because it has no history of affecting humans, only insects so research $ would have gone to waste if they just made vaccines for every non-priority speculative issue. viruses were the root of pandemics and vaccines were developed after death and outbreaks, we didn't make a flu vaccine out of preventative measures. it was made after millions have already died and they did trials/research. there was also "no cure" for the bubonic plague and flu hundreds of years ago. Spoiler I’m talking about in context of it being a parasite. Both flashback scenes that they have done have pointed out that there wouldn’t be a cure because it’s a parasite and not a virus. Like when the oncologist (I forget exactly what she was) in the beginning of this episode says the solution is to bomb Jakarta. Unless I’m viewing things under the wrong lense, it’s seems like they are blatantly telling us there can’t be a cure so idk why the characters would think so
The Last of Us Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Rigalo said: Thank you! I know there’s some details I’m not remembering Hide contents I’m talking about in context of it being a parasite. Both flashback scenes that they have done have pointed out that there wouldn’t be a cure because it’s a parasite and not a virus. Like when the oncologist (I forget exactly what she was) in the beginning of this episode says the solution is to bomb Jakarta. Unless I’m viewing things under the wrong lense, it’s seems like they are blatantly telling us there can’t be a cure so idk why the characters would think so Spoiler I think it’s because at that point in time, there wasn’t a cure. Ellie is the only person (that we know of) who is immune, so it’s not completely illogical to assume she has something special in her DNA that could potentially create a vaccine. Something is stopping her from turning into a ‘monster’ - so it’s probably something that could be reverse-engineered.
The Last of Us Posted January 25, 2023 Posted January 25, 2023 9 hours ago, polyrizumu said: Just on this also (game spoilers): Hide contents I think the use of "cure" and "vaccine" is just speculative because they never actually get far enough. Ellie is infected with a non functioning/inactive variant of cordyceps but when they cultivate her blood it sprouts like normal - so they were trying to reverse engineer whatever happened inside her but it didn't work. Spoiler It’s not that it didn’t work, it’s that they never got to try. Joel killed them all before they got a chance.
ATRL Moderator Ampersand13 Posted January 25, 2023 ATRL Moderator Posted January 25, 2023 Second episode was great! Really loving this!
polyrizumu Posted January 26, 2023 Posted January 26, 2023 16 hours ago, The Last of Us said: Hide contents It’s not that it didn’t work, it’s that they never got to try. Joel killed them all before they got a chance. Hide contents I think from memory it's a combo of both. One of the audio recorders/collectibles talks about the cultures blooming, but I don't think they confirm if it's from Ellie's blood or another immune person. Either way yeah, Joel's killed 'em all lol
The Last of Us Posted January 26, 2023 Posted January 26, 2023 2 hours ago, polyrizumu said: Hide contents I think from memory it's a combo of both. One of the audio recorders/collectibles talks about the cultures blooming, but I don't think they confirm if it's from Ellie's blood or another immune person. Either way yeah, Joel's killed 'em all lol Spoiler One of the recordings revealed that because Joel killed the surgeon that was supposed to perform the operation, there is no more hope in developing a vaccine even if they find other immune people, given that this particular surgeon is the only one who knows how to reverse-engineer a vaccine out of the mutation found in Ellie's brain. Although the game never guaranteed that the surgery would be 100% success, the pieces of evidence that Ellie found upon returning to the hospital suggests that the chances were high.
Slate Posted January 26, 2023 Posted January 26, 2023 My dad was talking about this and he had no idea it was even based on a game The GP is hooked I fear
Wrecked Posted January 26, 2023 Posted January 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Slate said: My dad was talking about this and he had no idea it was even based on a game The GP is hooked I fear To be fair, unless you’re a gamer, you probably wouldn’t have heard of it.
publikcitizen Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 16 hours ago, The Last of Us said: Hide contents One of the recordings revealed that because Joel killed the surgeon that was supposed to perform the operation, there is no more hope in developing a vaccine even if they find other immune people, given that this particular surgeon is the only one who knows how to reverse-engineer a vaccine out of the mutation found in Ellie's brain. Although the game never guaranteed that the surgery would be 100% success, the pieces of evidence that Ellie found upon returning to the hospital suggests that the chances were high. Spoiler Don’t play the games, but curious to know more. Why would Joel kill the surgeon?
bjorn Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 2 hours ago, publikcitizen said: Hide contents Don’t play the games, but curious to know more. Why would Joel kill the surgeon? Spoiler They’d have to kill Ellie and because he’s grown attached to her like she’s his own daughter
The Last of Us Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 6 hours ago, publikcitizen said: Hide contents Don’t play the games, but curious to know more. Why would Joel kill the surgeon? Spoiler Marlene reveals that the Cordyceps in Ellie's brain has somehow mutated according to the doctors, hence why she is immune. Studying her brain would allow the doctors to reverse-engineer a vaccine for the Cordyceps brain infection, though since the fungus grows all over the brain, Joel figures out that Ellie would be killed during surgery. Even though Ellie wanted her life to mean something and would have been fine dying to potentially save the world, Joel can’t allow it to happen as at that point in the story she feels like another daughter to him. So he kills the doctors / remaining Fireflies and leaves the hospital with her.
The Last of Us Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 7 hours ago, Anye said: 3 more days to episode 3 The hype train is real! I’ve been seeing a lot of positive reviews for this episode. Bring it on!
The Last of Us Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 Ep 4 50 min Ep 5 1 hr 1 min Some new confirmed episode runtimes!
Anye Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 1 hour ago, The Last of Us said: The hype train is real! I’ve been seeing a lot of positive reviews for this episode. Bring it on! Some said the best episode of a TV show ever.
publikcitizen Posted January 27, 2023 Posted January 27, 2023 4 hours ago, The Last of Us said: Hide contents Marlene reveals that the Cordyceps in Ellie's brain has somehow mutated according to the doctors, hence why she is immune. Studying her brain would allow the doctors to reverse-engineer a vaccine for the Cordyceps brain infection, though since the fungus grows all over the brain, Joel figures out that Ellie would be killed during surgery. Even though Ellie wanted her life to mean something and would have been fine dying to potentially save the world, Joel can’t allow it to happen as at that point in the story she feels like another daughter to him. So he kills the doctors / remaining Fireflies and leaves the hospital with her. Spoiler Yikes. Then what’s the point of it all? Lol
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