Perd
Patti Mayonnaise
Leslie needs to butt out for fear of receiving The Bunghole Buster
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Post by Perd on Feb 27, 2023 1:18:57 GMT -5
I remember having fun at the mall with my first crush. There was even a carousel. Luckily, she didn’t die. We just got some Mrs. Field's and went home.
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ayumidah
Patti Mayonnaise
DOOM TIME!!!!!
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Post by ayumidah on Feb 27, 2023 1:41:04 GMT -5
Someone on twitter mentioned they hope when Part 2 is being filmed and Abby gets cast, that it's someone who doesn't have social media. Took me a minute to remember everything that happened to Abby's VA and everything, and now I'm like "Oh no"
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lucas_lee
Hank Scorpio
Heel turn is finished, now stripping away my personality
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Post by lucas_lee on Feb 27, 2023 8:43:57 GMT -5
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{TLOU 2 SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}Someone on twitter mentioned they hope when Part 2 is being filmed and Abby gets cast, that it's someone who doesn't have social media. Took me a minute to remember everything that happened to Abby's VA and everything, and now I'm like "Oh no". And Abby s VA is fairly famous in our world so its strange. (I think its cool if you mention Abby without spoilers tag unless you discuss plots of TLOU 2) |
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agent817
Fry's dog Seymour
Doesn't Know Whose Ring It Is
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Post by agent817 on Feb 27, 2023 14:31:00 GMT -5
My take on episode 7. {Spoiler}{SPOILER: CLICK TO SHOW}I knew the adaptation of "Left Behind" was coming and I wondered how it would play out. The entire focus was on Ellie and Riley in the mall and their friendship. I also recognized a lot of their dialogue.
I understand that for the main part of the story that it had Joel resting and Ellie taking care of him. So I could guess that in the next episode, which will involve David, Ellie will find some stuff to aid him. Okay, I can live with that, rather than do the adventure in the other mall when Ellie looked for first aid.
I have to give both actresses credit. A lot of their dynamic mirrored the way the characters was in the game. Also, the mall's environments felt accurate. I questioned if CVS and Gamestop existed in the early-aughts, but then I remembered that CVS had existed for decades. It's just in my parts, it was Long's Drugs for the longest time until CVS bought them. The same with Gamestop when it was Funcoland at first but then renamed early in the aughts. Then Gamestop bought EB Games, at least here in the states.
I am also fine with the deviations made. I liked the lighting to give it a different feel when the two girls walked out at night. The same with the lights in the mall. I also liked the arcade scene. No need to recreate when Ellie had to imagine the fighting game when instead the two played "Mortal Kombat II." It's funny because I had been playing MK9 lately.
I was also fine with their trip to the mall ending at the Halloween store rather than at the retailer. I would have liked to have seen the water gun fight, but I think it would have been weird to have that after the emotional part when Ellie found out that Riley had been recruited by the Fireflies. Yes, it was in the game, but it happened right after the arcade scene. Now that I think about it, the Halloween store and arcade scenes were flip-flopped.
Overall, I enjoyed the episode and I also liked how they deviated things in this episode. |
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Legion
Fry's dog Seymour
Amy Pond's #1 fan
Hail Hydra!
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Post by Legion on Feb 27, 2023 16:14:11 GMT -5
Great episode, though I do kinda think if they hadn't mentioned what was going to happen earlier in the series it would have had a bit more to it tension wise.
Cannot wait for next week.
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Kalmia
King Koopa
Happy to be here
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Post by Kalmia on Feb 27, 2023 16:51:18 GMT -5
I really enjoyed that episode. 95% adorable and 5% crippling pain.
It's been a few years since I played TLOU and I only played it once so my memories of the game are very patchy, but the stuff in next week's episode is what stuck with me the most (other than the ending) so I'm looking forward to how that plays out.
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Post by Hit Girl on Feb 27, 2023 17:51:43 GMT -5
This show is magnificent.
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Post by Mr Mario Mario on Feb 27, 2023 18:15:52 GMT -5
Show defo makes me want to play Part 1 & Left Behind
But I’ll be in my cold cold grave before I recognise Missouri……I mean play Part II
Will never get over the choices they made in that
Anyway, really enjoyed this weeks episode
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Schizo
Dennis Stamp
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Post by Schizo on Feb 27, 2023 18:38:38 GMT -5
I think the show creator is a big Mortal Kombat fan
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 27, 2023 19:04:32 GMT -5
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Clutchhausen
Don Corleone
Darby deserves better.
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Post by Clutchhausen on Feb 28, 2023 0:55:33 GMT -5
I love that they played the BEST Mortal Kombat game.
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SmashTV
Dennis Stamp
Big Money, Big Prizes, I Love It!
The Excellence of Allocation
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Post by SmashTV on Mar 1, 2023 18:23:56 GMT -5
An incredible episode. Not quite up there with the Bill and Frank episode, but still very moving and dramatic. As someone who hasn’t played the game I’m coming into everything fresh, so it was good to see Ellie’s background revealed. Her joy at things like an escalator was delightful, and showed a whole new side to her. I like ‘teenager’ Ellie, and it’s good when that side is revealed.
What a phenomenal programme this is.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 1, 2023 19:04:53 GMT -5
An incredible episode. Not quite up there with the Bill and Frank episode, but still very moving and dramatic. As someone who hasn’t played the game I’m coming into everything fresh, so it was good to see Ellie’s background revealed. Her joy at things like an escalator was delightful, and showed a whole new side to her. I like ‘teenager’ Ellie, and it’s good when that side is revealed. What a phenomenal programme this is. We got to see Ellie a little more "naive" version of Ellie. Not as gruff but still a loud mouth and one who attitude changed when Riley left as they said so was even softer then that Something that also is underneath the surface is how Ellie gravitates to authority figures to an extent. Riley, Captain Kwong and Joel all have taken Ellie under their wing and she followed them or at least respected them enough to hear them out when they talk or tell her to go along with a plan As rebellious as she is, she was going to follow the program. I'll be interested to see how they continue to show that along for the journey |
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ayumidah
Patti Mayonnaise
DOOM TIME!!!!!
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Post by ayumidah on Mar 2, 2023 2:14:12 GMT -5
People on tumblr keep paralleling episode 3 and episode 7 and making me ache all over again over both episodes lol
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 2, 2023 10:01:53 GMT -5
People on tumblr keep paralleling episode 3 and episode 7 and making me ache all over again over both episodes lol The same people talking about “pushing an agenda” is the same ones who never even played the game and if they did how stupid were you when playing it |
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ayumidah
Patti Mayonnaise
DOOM TIME!!!!!
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Post by ayumidah on Mar 2, 2023 11:28:03 GMT -5
People on tumblr keep paralleling episode 3 and episode 7 and making me ache all over again over both episodes lol The same people talking about “pushing an agenda” is the same ones who never even played the game and if they did how stupid were you when playing it No, I don't mean in a bad way! They're fans of both episodes showing similarities between Frank and Bill's stories and Ellie and Riley's. I meant aching in a "this is sad but so sweet" kind of way haha. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 2, 2023 11:34:24 GMT -5
The same people talking about “pushing an agenda” is the same ones who never even played the game and if they did how stupid were you when playing it No, I don't mean in a bad way! They're fans of both episodes showing similarities between Frank and Bill's stories and Ellie and Riley's. I meant aching in a "this is sad but so sweet" kind of way haha. Oh okay got you. Yeah I do like that while it is doom and gloom it isn’t all bad. They find silver linings as opposed to everything going to shit and you having no real hope Makes me hopeful in how they will handle Part 2 |
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Clutchhausen
Don Corleone
Darby deserves better.
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Post by Clutchhausen on Mar 2, 2023 12:21:41 GMT -5
If they really wanna start season 2 with a bang, they'll have THAT scene in the season premiere.
The reaction would be incredible/hilarious.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Mar 2, 2023 13:34:04 GMT -5
If they really wanna start season 2 with a bang, they'll have THAT scene in the season premiere. The reaction would be incredible/hilarious. Was kinda hoping they'd have Joel focus on golf clubs a few times throughout season 1 just to get a taster of the shitstorm we're about to face. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 2, 2023 15:45:01 GMT -5
Don’t give away too much for the people that have not played Part II
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