REVIEW: The Last of Us – Season 1, Episode 9, “Look for the Light”

HBO’s The Last of Us has thankfully come to its conclusion with episode 9, “Look for the Light.” After enough bloat to bore Hemingway, The Last of Us barrels to the end, forgetting that it has not invested enough of its overstuffed screen time in developing the relationship between Joel and Ellie, resulting in a lackluster and unfulfilling finale that is the most forgettable and empty addition to the series thus far. Sure, the action of this episode totals 20 seconds, far outpacing its predecessors. However, this action, without the backing of good character work and with several insane and perhaps malicious changes from the source, is not able to redeem this altogether nothing-burger of an experience. “Look for the Light” is so uninteresting and forgettable that it’s almost not...

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Mar 15th 2023
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