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Tommaton t1_j6ngq32 wrote

Reply to comment by AFatz in I don't get the love for The Last of Us episode 3 by [deleted]

100% this. That letter is objectively stronger for Joel's character arc than the equivalent events in the game. And if the context we're given to make that letter land for the audience is this brilliantly written and acted episode - well how do you complain about that? What are we here for? It's art - it's exploring the human condition - it's trying to move its audience emotionally. Did people really feel nothing watching this?

It's a GOOD change from the source material, but really I'd call it a flourish more than a deviation - it doesn't change the plot at ALL.

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Ausare911 t1_j6nwfqg wrote

I also loved how it broke the mold with these kind of shows, in general. I was constantly waiting for Bill to be betrayed. There no way Frank is a good guy, don't trust him yet. Even when Joel and Tess came I kept thinking this will be one of those horrible things they've done in the past that they keep referring to.

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