Convergence

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.

All right y'all let's get to business here. This show is so boring. The plot doesn't feel like it has any guiding force, but it feels like the characters just need to do a checklist of things. It really feels like the plot is making itself up as it goes along and the entire entirety of the show is just trying to get characters from place A to place B. While this might work for a video game, this is so unbelievably boring to watch like I was not even enjoying watching any of this. And the idea that Abby's character gets an entire season potentially to herself in season three is just laughable at best who is even gonna watch this show in the next season? Im feeling silly for even watching it now!

I expected a lot more to this season finale, and while I hate to mention other shows in my review, this season feels similiar to Squid Game S2 where you end in the middle rather than leaving it with a cliffhanger, but unlike Squid Game S2, TLOU's second season didn't give me anything where I wanted to scream "WHERE IS THE THIRD SEASON?" even though I know what's coming, and I really want to see that part being adapted.

My problem with the Season despite having up and downs is that that the creators are so lost. They are rushing, yet again, trying to adapt as many stuff as they can, being two episode short with S2 was a bad decision, atleast one more could've been good, but after watching the finale, I realised that they barely have a story for this finale.

Sometimes they want to adapt the game word for word, sometimes they want to adapt it so they are uncomperable, and these two mindsets just doesn't work, they understood how big is Part 2, that's why they sliced it up to 2 seasons more, but the way I see it, is that it felt short. It felt like an anthology, rather than a consecutive plot that tries to reach a conclusion.

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.