Long, Long Time

How the the producers of this show make such an episode?

The storyline is beautiful but tense, the characters interesting without being overbearing, and the general mood ( lighting, SFX, music, setting ) is brilliantly chosen.

Bit the main clincher for this being a perfect episode is that in the tiny amount alotted for each episode, it tells a self-contained story. This is so rare. Often, am episode tells a great story for the first 90% of its run time and then finally realised it must finish up and crams all necessary conclusions int the last 10% , thus leaving behind a bad taste in the viewer's mouth.

Not so here. Here, a well rounded, well chosen and certainly perfectly acted-upon story is told in an episode I didn't even know I had missed until I had watched it.

Highly recommended re-watchable material.

Well done.

I can still vividly remember watching this episode for the first time and just started bawling my eyes out because its so tragic. One of the most beautiful hours of television I have ever seen and it's so heartbreaking. I have seen the controversy that this episode is a waste of time but I have never felt or understood that. This episode earns its place in these season, delivering such an emotionally powerful story that offers so much context to this world and humanizes such a bleak world. One of my favorite episodes of television, and possibly this shows best. A deeply powerful episode that will live in my head forever.

Just wow. Each episode goes one step further in intensity, drama, and expanding on the game universe. I truly enjoy they give more backstory to characters and events without straying too far from teb source material.

This show consistently pulls no punches, and shows a deeply intimate view of an apocalypse. In ways shows like walking dead couldn't quite touch. They gave bill so many more dimensions than just survivalist curmudgeon. The absolute heartbreak.

I can't wait to see where this show continues to go. Though I don't think they'll get to the end of the game by the end of this season. And I am a-ok with stretching it out.

When my eyes weren't completely fogged over by me crying lika a baby, what I saw was one of the most heartfelt, honest and raw displays of humanity's need for companionship and purpose in ages.

Completely brilliant acting, and a very welcome build of characters so often overlooked in these dystopian shows.

Lovely, true to what life in a world like this would be in my opinion. Fear, loneliness, aggression and more fear - and then some brief moments of joy in small things- like a meal, a song, a painting- or indeed in the bigger things - such as a person.

Sure, I want more human vs fungi action for sure, but these sidesteps make the show stand out and much more memorable than others.

Well done.

Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett's performances were outstanding. Their ability to convey so much humanity, courage, perseverance, and emotion in what could be described as a side quest managed to outshine the main characters. This episode made you forget the tragedy and brutality of the world surrounding them, instead focusing on what could happen when given the chance for happiness-like a small flower blooming in the aftermath of a wildfire. It was a rare, beautifully crafted story that reminded us of the resilience of love and the power of human connection. This episode was perfect, unforgettable, and deeply moving.