REVIEW: The Last of Us – Season 1, Episode 1, “When You’re Lost in the Dark”

HBO’s The Last of Us is not the worst thing to come out of Hollywood in recent years in terms of adaptation or writing quality, especially considering its competition is atrocities such as The Rings of Power and The Witcher: Blood Origin. Despite this, the first episode of The Last of Us, “When You’re Lost in the Dark,” is not good by any stretch of the imagination. It is not offensively bad or an assault on the senses, but it is still incredibly underwhelming in terms of its writing and acting prowess. This first episode does borrow quite a bit from the game, and those moments have a glimmer of quality about them that is, more often than not, ruined by the poor and flat performances of the entirely subpar main and supporting cast.

*SPOILERS FOR THE SHOW AND THE GAME*

“When...

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Jan 17th 2023
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