Endure and Survive

It's absolutely abysmal how they can lead you to care about the characters in so little time. One episode is enough for them to introduce characters, seamless and aptly carry you among their narratives and ultimately deliver some impacting and profound emotions you feel about them since you are already ensnared by their story.

I played the game. And nonetheless this was such a lesson in storytelling that I felt that need to put the controller down and reflect about what just happened all over again. There was no controller though. The joy of feeling what I felt back then another time, albeit in a different but similar way was fantastic. Such an amazing job, phenomenal adaptation. 10/10.

A huge improvement NO SPOILERS Episode 5 Endure and Survive brings back the tense and fast paced tone found in various scenes in prior episodes, while providing a balance throughout the episodes with emotional tones and themes. In this episode, it continues on the cliffhanger featuring Henry and Sam, and we see them in a much bigger role than their two second cameo in the previous episode, as well as seeing Perry and Kathleen again.

While many people disliked the introduction of Kathleen and Perry as original characters, I felt it brought more depth to the rebels, who weren't featured in much detail in the games. Many people also shared their dislikes with Melanie Lynskey's performance, criticising her soft and "un-frightening" demeanor and voice, however I liked this, as it goes against the cliche of all antagonists being callous and rough.

This episode has much more narrative and story then the two previous episodes and was a great continuation of the adventure of Joel and Ellie in the last episode.

10/10.

This show is a master class on how to tell a simple story with complex characters. There is no bad guy and heroes, only humans... humans reacting to what the life throw their way. Every characters have gone trough hell and they each have their reason to do what they must to endure and survive.

This episode got me right in the heart.10 years ago, I was genuinely surprise how a game manage to make me feel all those emotions... in a freaking zombie game. And now, the show let me discover a whole new version of the same story. And a better one IMO.

The writers, directors and actors achieved something truly unique here. This is how to do it. Please continue.

I will never give a 10/10 to any show because there is always room for improvement and I see the word "perfect" thrown around way too much in reviews. But with that being said, this episode was very close. They respected the source material and, in my opinion, improved on it.

But to anyone that has given this episode a bad review, I have to ask. Why are you even watching this show? I know they can't please everybody but if you're not a fan of the game or of the show, so far, then I would highly suggest watching something else rather than bombing the reviews because THIS is what Last Of Us is.

As a non gamer , I was absolutely thrilled by this episode. We are introduced to two new characters "Henry and Sam" . Exploring their back story and their issues with hunters. Needless to say this episode featured one of the best action sequences till date. If that wasn't enough the ending absolutely was not expected. This episode also shows how the people that are not infected are as bad as the infected. Joel is actually softening up and as the episodes progress he is more accepting of people. Ellie is honestly the best part of the show. The actors that portrayed Henry and Sam really did a good job. But this episode really offered a glimpse of what is to come I am expecting huge action sequences in the end of the season. We need to see how that works out and Joel and Ellie's relation really is the best part for the show.