Some of my issues:
1. Placement was jarring. Only 2 episodes left, following last week’s frenetic ending. Hurts momentum. A La the Cinnabon heist episode in Better Call Saul
2. Some more back and forth with the main story could have kept things more engaging
3. Didn’t fully feel the chemistry between Riley and Ellie. Some odd/forced dialogue mostly on the part of Riley
4. Direction seemed pretty ho-hum. This is one of my bigger criticisms. The shot of the mall getting power was great but then it cut to Ellie looking at it and the framing/lighting wasn’t 100% there. There was opportunity here to play up some of the horror elements and utilize some more creative musical choices but nothing really hit from an execution standpoint (IMO).
That is all fair I just tend to ask questions like that to get bigger discussion going because sometimes when people see "it could have been done better" it becomes the same s*** in this thread of "well it worked for me" or "it was perfect". So I like to get people to branch out a little more. Definitely feel they could have played more to the horror elements
As for connection the main plot more like the DLC of her looking for medicine in hospital .The main plot connection for me was Ellies views of fireflies and Fedra getting a little more fleshed out. Riley Ellie Chemistry lost momentum with the pipe bomb moment that kind of felt unnecessary but give it to them.
slightly too much forced swearing lol. Cold Open showing humans at the mall rather than them telling us about the looting could have been cool but I understand the why
Just want the story to proceed tbh
Ultimately I just saw more of what I personally think i really already understood
That is fair I get it feeling redundant when we have seen her in similar situations and you combine with Bill Frank episode as well
That is all fair I just tend to ask questions like that to get bigger discussion going because sometimes when people see "it could have been done better" it becomes the same s*** in this thread of "well it worked for me" or "it was perfect". So I like to get people to branch out a little more. Definitely feel they could have played more to the horror elements
As for connection the main plot more like the DLC of her looking for medicine in hospital .The main plot connection for me was Ellies views of fireflies and Fedra getting a little more fleshed out. Riley Ellie Chemistry lost momentum with the pipe bomb moment that kind of felt unnecessary but give it to them.
slightly too much forced swearing lol. Cold Open showing humans at the mall rather than them telling us about the looting could have been cool but I understand the why
Ooh cool point on the cold open.
Yeah I’m pretty annoyed they did cold opens for 2 episodes and then abandoned the concept. Should have been consistent with it. They could tell very poignant stories in just 5-10 mins.
Ooh cool point on the cold open.
Yeah I’m pretty annoyed they did cold opens for 2 episodes and then abandoned the concept. Should have been consistent with it. They could tell very poignant stories in just 5-10 mins.
Ditching cold opens probably my biggest gripe . Cold opens with perspectives of any kind outside of the characters we have played as would be good to flesh out all parts of the world ending with show having more gravity . Also giving a lot of those that played the games something to be surprised about or look forward to
something about this shot seemed very gaspar noe-y to me
not intentional but interesting
Miss when people showed love to Half Life 2 story too
We live in a Last of Us or Red Dead 2 world now
fortnite better am I right @NobodyWins
something about this shot seemed very gaspar noe-y to me
not intentional but interesting
Oh man I was expecting this episode to be lame but the ending hit me hard. 3rd time I cried this series already and I already know what happens
I’m ngl ellie getting mad at riley isn’t believable at all because it’s based off 2 characters not being reasonable until they have the make up talk in the show
Most divisive episode yet thought this episodd would have every raving ovef it last week
Most divisive episode yet thought this episodd would have every raving ovef it last week
Most have been liking the episode
Most have been liking the episode
We must be looking at different reviews/comment sections