It doesn’t even hit that different from TWD. The Last of Us started great but unfortunately in my opinion as the season went on it fell into very similar traps as TWD. For example spending way too much time on side stories and characters instead of what the show is actually about (Joel & Ellie in TLoU and Rick in TWD).

Sorry but I just didn’t give a fuck about Kathleen or even Ellie’s backstory because we know all the important bits already. And then because we spent so much time on flashbacks and side stories, the Joel and Ellie relationship felt rushed and the finale, although executed well, didn’t have nearly the emotional impact it should’ve had.