Convergence

I honestly can't believe this is how The Last of Us Season 2 ends. After a first season that hit hard, emotionally and narratively, this finale left me with just one thing: disappointment.

There's no tension, no heart, no soul. Just a sequence of scenes that feel hollow, cold, and meaningless. Characters I once cared deeply about now feel like lifeless puppets moving without purpose. Everything seemed to be building toward... what, exactly? A flat, emotionless ending that leaves nothing behind.

The writing feels lazy. It's like they went out of their way to avoid emotional impact. Big moments fall completely flat. It's all so... dull. There's no weight, no lasting impression.

I'm giving it a 5 only out of respect for the technical quality and the few performances that still tried to carry something real. But truthfully, this season gave me nothing. No chills. No tears. Nothing worth remembering.

The only exception? Episode two. Beautifully done, powerful, the one time I actually felt something.

Too bad the rest sank into mediocrity.

One of the biggest letdowns in recent years.

Not a good finale,

Seattle Day 3, Ellie and Jessie must go and track down Tommy. Ellie's intel on Abbie's location leads her in another direction no matter the cost. Tensions have hit an all time high with Scars and the WLF.

It's weird, everything happens in this episode but with major lack in substance it feels like nothing. The first 3/4 of the episode is a lot of back and forth,

I am extremely disappointed in the finale, the game which I have criticisms about, did it MILES better, and that's just with characters behaviour and small tweaks and its execution is FAR better.

Ellie is not Ellie, I don't care what Bella looks like or that she doesn't look like game Ellie, but she is NOTHING 19 year old Ellie should have been like. The entire point is revenge needs to be severed but Ellie isn't exactly out on a revenge spree at all in this show, I was scared going in that it would be Dragged out, but now with 7 episodes it's beyond rushed !

Big moments in the last 10/15 minutes, other than that not good, and like I said the big moments lack so much because the Sundance isn't there, full season review out soon, for now the finale, 6/10.

They really fumbled what could've been a brilliant adaptation of *The Last of Us Part II*. While Season 1 was a solid and faithful take on the source material, this season veers off in all the wrong directions. It dilutes the raw, powerful, and deeply misanthropic journey of Ellie-a descent into darkness that defined the game.

The season finale, in particular, feels rushed and poorly written. Pacing issues plague the entire last episode, leaving key moments feeling unearned and emotionally flat.

One baffling choice is the scene where Ellie travels to the Seraphite island. It serves no clear narrative purpose and wastes precious screen time that could've been used to deepen character arcs or build tension. It adds nothing and, worse, detracts from the urgency and cohesion of the story.

But the most disappointing aspect is what they've done to Ellie. In the game, she's a force of nature-driven by rage, grief, and a near-mad obsession with vengeance. Here, she's portrayed as weak and indecisive, stripped of the raw intensity that made her character unforgettable. Her moral descent was supposed to be tragic, not muted.

I'm genuinely disappointed. This adaptation could've captured the bold, devastating spirit of *Part II*. Instead, it plays it safe, softening what should have been a brutal and unfortettable journey.

Don't get me wrong. I still love the show. Compared to what's out in tv right now, this is still grade A tv. But clearly a lot less than season 1. Especially for a season with only 7 episodes. The pace was as if it was 24 episodes.

There was so many tangents jn plot, story, script and needless scenes for a 7 episode season. They did pretty well at gritty scenes but lost sight if the big picture at having impactful moments. The. If part of this season that failed where season 1 shined is getting us to have enough background in the characters to care about if they make it or not.

Now we have to wait 2 more years for another couple episodes. This show endangers thme "stranger things" curse if taking so long between seasons that I forget to care anymore.

So yeah, there's no question that season 2 failed to live up to season 1. While those who played the game were likely expecting this and tempered expectations, those who didn't had a much further distance to fall on the rather big letdown.

I won't waste any time talking about the various controversies in casting choices, agendas and messages that many are busy arguing over in every corner of the internet. So with all that aside, this whole season felt like one big checklist of major plot points which simply weren't significant enough for me to remember or care about 2 years from now when we get the next 10ish episodes that have been teased a bit by the show runners. This season had its share of low points and cringe worthy moments which will be what stick around in my mind and I suspect the same will be for many others.

The really frustrating part is that the show still did have its moments of greatness pop up here and there. 2/7 episodes this season were up there with the prime quality of the first season but all in all, the squeeze isn't worth the juice we get from this kind of setup.

6/10 watchable and skip-able.