An Action-Packed But Badly Rushed Finale
The post An Action-Packed But Badly Rushed Finale appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Last Of Us Credit: HBO Season 2 of HBO’s The Last Of Us ended with a bang tonight. In fact, it ended exactly where I thought it would end, mirroring a crucial turning point in the video game upon which the series is based. Spoilers ahead. That moment is, of course, when Abby shows up at the theater and shoots Jesse before turning her gun on Ellie and firing – with a nice little cut-to-black to leave viewers on the edge of their seat. It’s a great cliffhanger, but the show is so impatient, so utterly unwilling to let viewers sit with a black screen, that it drops a big spoiler for Season 3 right after. Instead of just ending on that horrific moment, the show then cuts to Abby several days earlier. We see her going about her business and then get a wide shot of the sprawling WLF facility and the words Seattle Day 1 appear. The show’s creators are spelling it out for us. We’re about to start Abby’s story. This is where Season 3 is headed. For people like me who have already played the game, this is no surprise. For viewers new to this story, now they know what to expect. This is in keeping with many of the other odd choices this season, like spelling out Abby’s motivation during Joel’s murder scene, or moving the porch scene – the final scene from the game – up to last week’s flashback episode. Showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin clearly do not trust audiences to be patient or to work things out on their own. The season has traded both subtlety and ambiguity for clear explanations spelled out and spoon-fed. It’s a real shame. The story is much weaker for it. Of course, a little…
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The Last Of Us Credit: HBO Season 2 of HBO’s The Last Of Us ended with a bang tonight. In fact, it ended exactly where I thought it would end, mirroring a crucial turning point in the video game upon which the series is based. Spoilers ahead. That moment is, of course, when Abby shows up at the theater and shoots Jesse before turning her gun on Ellie and firing – with a nice little cut-to-black to leave viewers on the edge of their seat. It’s a great cliffhanger, but the show is so impatient, so utterly unwilling to let viewers sit with a black screen, that it drops a big spoiler for Season 3 right after. Instead of just ending on that horrific moment, the show then cuts to Abby several days earlier. We see her going about her business and then get a wide shot of the sprawling WLF facility and the words Seattle Day 1 appear. The show’s creators are spelling it out for us. We’re about to start Abby’s story. This is where Season 3 is headed. For people like me who have already played the game, this is no surprise. For viewers new to this story, now they know what to expect. This is in keeping with many of the other odd choices this season, like spelling out Abby’s motivation during Joel’s murder scene, or moving the porch scene – the final scene from the game – up to last week’s flashback episode. Showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin clearly do not trust audiences to be patient or to work things out on their own. The season has traded both subtlety and ambiguity for clear explanations spelled out and spoon-fed. It’s a real shame. The story is much weaker for it. Of course, a little…
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