Kin

Greetings from Lithuania.

6th episode of TLOU was superbly looking and crafted episode. But there is a problem, and the problem lies in story. I do make comparison with the game, fan of which i am, and i was disappointed by this episode. So many great and chilling stuff was left on the floor here (no spoilers), from which this show should have benefit way more. What we got at the end is an episode which was constructed on highest level, but story felt highly disappointing in comparison with VG.

Overall, with only 3 episodes left, i wonder what else they will cut out. What we got here is superbly made show, but could have way more better if they would follow the source material.

With the snow-covered mountains looming in the background, Joel and Ellie continue their journey.

Pascal's portrayal of Joel in this episode is heart wrenching, it hits like a dagger through your heart. I can already see him getting his Emmy this year. It was an amazing decision from the writers to bring the other side of this stoic man to the surface, exploring the emotional fears, struggles and doubts of someone who is 'supposed' to be a valiant hero.

This episode truly expanded and added depth to the existing material. The only gripe I have with this episode is that while it creates suspense, soon it becomes clear that that was about it - just words, no real danger.

Overall, the director did a great job. I found myself so immersed in it that I completely forgot I was watching a fictional story until the very credits. The cinematography is outstanding, some shots are nothing short of breathtaking.

This episode was the opposite of the previous episode that was action packed and full of life-threatening tension and excitement. This episode, conversely, has very little action, and it has tension of a different kind--emotional tension. It focuses on character development rather than fast paced adventure, and I think it's a good contrast to the previous episode. The good thing is that you can expect to get back to action in the next episode. It is not as good as the previous episode in terms of how much fun it is, but when the bar is set so high, then you can't expect every episode to be the bomb.

Another episode of the Last Of Us down and only 3 to go !

The episode was quite good, there wasn't anything major for the majority of the episode but it really focuses on the weight that Joel is feeling, now that Joel and Ellie get to Tommy they are allowed to breathe for a while and because of that it's like Joel had no time to process everything that had happened and keeping strong for Ellie, well now it's hitting him like a pile of bricks. Seeing that Tommy has moved onwards with his life I think also takes a tole on Joel.

We get some great one on one scenes with Joel and Tommy and also Joel and Ellie.

The episode overall is quite good, another great adaptation from the game hitting some key scenes and the episode leaves us wondering what will happen now !! 8.5/10.

Kin is another incredible episode of The Last of Us that further develops it's characters and the world they inhabit with plenty of important and emotional character beats whilst ending on a superb cliffhanger that's only let down slightly by a rushed final few minutes that seems like it was desperate to get to a certain point from the game.

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are still perfect and in this episode they bring the vulnerability of their characters to the forefront in spectacular fashion, especially Pedro who gets a true standout moment where all of his pain and fear can't be contained anymore.

Gabriel Luna is great as Tommy and his scenes with Pedro are terrific, the history between them has clearly left it's scars but you can tell they still care fo each other and the scene where they discuss Ellie's fate is probably actually better and more nuanced than the corresponding scene in the game.

Jasmila Zbanic's direction is excellent, it maintains the harsh look to the world whilst swapping the overall aesthetic as it heads into winter and has some really nice western homages. One very interesting choice present is to use the specific piece of music that was originally used in the final moments of the game and surprisingly it really worked.