From the interviews I have read from the cast, Kaitlyn Dever's performance steals the show. They were blown away by her. I cannot wait to see her in action.
her performance is really gonna lift the show up. her character requires so much nuance and i don’t think the game was quite able to do that. being able to show more real emotion is gonna help so much
Can we also talk about how amazing the editing is for this trailer? The way it shows enough, doesn’t reveal too much, but is also edited in a way where fans of the game understand what it means is just incredible. That cut from Catherine O’Hara saying “What did you do” to finally revealing Abby at her dad’s grave really got me.
I think that Ellie scene might be a nightmare of the hospital because it looks like she's in a hospital gown and is laying on a gurney. Maybe giving her nightmares about what Joel did (or what she imagines he did, since he didn't tell her everything) will further fuel her resentment towards him. She could be seeing Joel killing Marlene in a nightmare, which would explain what looks like a blood-curdling scream.
The tv show is giving us exactly what we get from the games; emotional, raw, unfiltered storytelling with the correct camera angles, settings/locations, music, lighting, passionate acting et al. You can see the labour of love in both the tv show and games. Excellent, high quality craftsmanship!
I am beyond excited for this. So many people are already angry because some of the characters don't look EXACTLY like the game models, but from the two seconds we see Kaitlyn as Abby, she already FEELS like Abby. Bells FEELS like Ellie. They embody the characters, which makes them so much better in my opinion. Nobody can dampen my excitement for this next season. I'm excited to see Bella dig into revenge and how that changes somebody, Kaitlyn go through Abby's journey, and so much more.
I’ve been a diehard fan of the game/series since day 1! I really appreciate your analysis series on TLOU Part 2. Very in depth and I can tell you took your time to put the pieces together. Well done and keep it up!
To be fair, future days BARELY exists in the game version too. Neil barely justifies its existence whenever asked about it. I don't think that matters much, the song is too important to be excluded for something like that.
he said the song was unreleased but had been played live, and Joel had learned it from a youtube video😅 like yes that's a bit farfetched but it's more believable than Joel playing a song that was 10 years away from existing when the apocalypse happened. I agree the song is important though so maybe it will only be used non-diagetically (meaning we the audience will hear it but the characters won't/it won't actually play within the world)
@@tlou_explained they could always go the route saying Joel wrote the song. Might make it have an even stronger impact but idk how that works ethically lol
I just had to take a moment and comment on how beautiful your music editing was with the guitar segment of Unbroken playing as you talk about sitting with how you feel about getting such a high quality adaptation of the game. You did such a great job matching the emotion of the music to what you're discussing and feeling.
I'll never forget the day TLOU 2 came out, probably the worst day of my life yet when the person who I felt was gonna be my husband one day broke up with me on the platform, right before my 12h long train ride home. I had a complete mental breakdown as soon as the doors closed as I tried leaving the train again going after him. The song "future days" really stuck with me when I heard it watching the first gameplay after that horrible experience, watching the game helped me clear my head a bit at the very least.
The pause you took at 4:50 is exactly my reaction after watching the teaser for the first time. This show and the fact that it's existing, almost feels surreal.
I watched the previous video u did before and now its amazing how u understood the stuff shown in the teaser ... All the characters are iconic now and seeing u react to them is so wholesome ❤❤❤
gosh i found your channel too late to share all the emotions i've got for this series (game ofc and show too) but omg this video is so real.... i love this so much and i ADORE your analyses, you're doing such a great job and honestly this story is so amazingly deep, it has so many moments worth talking about. i just really love how much you love it, i'm very happy to find your channel also talking about Ellie screaming scene i'm guessing it might be after her being done with Nora? if they kept the color-coding from the game (and i hope they did for the most things) it really reminds me of that "i made her talk" scene in theatre with Dina - maybe they wrote Ellie having a bigger menltal breakdown than the one she had in the game, maybe it's another scene entirely
I think its interesting to have that scene with Joel and a therapist. Which i feel they are trying to really hit home that Joel was in a very different place mentally in part 2. A mentality that allowed him to be so trusting and what ultimately happens.
I'm so excited to see the added context like conversations between characters and details to plot events that we didn't see in the game! :) oh, boy... I can't believe it's really almost here!!!
First-Bella and Pedro BOTH need those Emmy awards! Love the addition of Joel seeing a therapist. Having him doing the work/tackling his demons, and then feeling hopeful about repairing his relationship with Ellie (with the change of having that final conversation in S2), only to then have that chance violently taken away by Abby, will make it more painful I think. Same with Ellie..that’s where a lot of her anger came from, angry at herself for not forgiving Joel sooner, and losing that chance to rekindle that relationship. Knowing Bella and Pedro’s close friendship off-screen will for sure add to the heartbreak. ❤️🩹
My first priority yesterday was to watch the trailer. 2nd order of business was to wait for your reaction. Your honesty and passion outshines all of 'em
I’m a therapist TLOU fan and I’m sooo happy to see a therapist character!!! She will be a perfect conduit for some of the flashback scenes and filling in Joel’s motivations and feelings
So hyped for Season 2. Not much moves me these days, but season 1 moved me on a fundamental level. I played a bit of the games, but never really got into this world until I watched the series. Now I'm hooked and can't get enough. I'm defo gonna need a lot more tissues on-hand this time around, as there's likely gonna be so many episodes that utterly destroy me, but I am so here for it. Even if it makes me ugly-cry. Hell... _especially_ if it makes me ugly-cry. Ugly-crying is damned *cathartic* sometimes XD
Watching the trailer, I was looking for clues, and immediately atarted ti realize that they aren't going to wait for the moment that made the game so divisive. Personally I'm ready for it and to see how ppl react. I'm in the camp that believes that was absolutely necessary to set the tone for the game, and the motivation for everything to work right. Loved part 2. Can't wait to see season 2.
So hyped for this. Hope you make reaction videos. It's nice to have a community to watch with. My wife can't handle the show. She watched me play both games and that was good enough for her. Anyway, can't wait for S2.
I’m so glad I found your channel. I recently finished another playthrough of part 2 to get ready before season 2 so I’ve been watching a lot of the last of us content and I’m glad yours was recommended. Love seeing the passion you have for this franchise. It’s easily my favorite gaming franchise of all time and I can’t wait to see your coverage of season 2!
Oh my god the eye of Tommy when he has his moment with his wife! For "Future Days" I hope that they simply said "Fuck It with continuity, we are going to use it anyway", I will completely agree with them. PS, don't worry and take your time but can you please post your blind reaction here or share at least the link for those who don't want to do a ticktock account?
I agree with the point about Future Days. Im optimistic, since we see that Pearl Jam vinyl in Ellie's room in the trailer, so here's hoping its not just me boofing copium!
I absolutely love Kaitlyn Deever and she’s great casting for Abby. I have to say I’m bummed they didn’t have her at least slightly bulk up though. Abby turning her trauma into an obsession with being physically strong was a pretty big part of her character and they’re totally missing out on that. Still cannot wait though.
Seeing Abby in front of her father's grave really gave me the impression we will definitly see the reason why she took the journey to Jackson in this season, compared to the game, where you really had to wait a long time (the end of Ellie's Day 3) to find out. I still find it reassuring, especially for viewers who have only seen season 1. I still remember when the game came out, many people didn't understand at the beginning who Abby was, why she was doing all this, how it had come to this
They really payed attention to the casting which I love. Bella looks rather young so naturally Dina & Abby do too, cause their all around the same age. Neat!
Minor spoilers ahead if you haven’t played part 2 This trailer proves to me that the makeup and hair department is handling the aging aspect of Ellie really well. I saw someone say that Bella still looks too young at the beginning of the trailer, in the scene of her holding the guitar smiling with Joel, but they’re missing that’s exactly the point! That interaction takes place a few weeks/months from where the first season/game ends, her and Joel are just arriving in Jackson, she’s still a kid in that scene. In the other section of the trailer when we see her approaching Joel on his porch at night, and she’s looking at him with that cold stare, she truly looks 4-5 years older. The makeup and hair department are doing subtle and smart choices to age her up, you can really tell a stark difference if you compare both frames. I’m really just excited to see Bella kill it (lol) next season.
So glad I found your channel. As a huge fan of Part II who thinks it’s the best game ever made and because of the complexity of its storytelling and subtleties, I really appreciate your takes and focus on those nuances. Can’t wait for Season 2 now of the show. It’s looking like they are gonna do it right!!!
i was like mmmmm idk for a while on Dever being Abby but that shot by her dad's grave sold it for me i'm like YUP THAT'S ABBY, nailed the hair especially
I just wanted to say Thank You for making these videos, TLOU 2 is my favourite game of all time and i absolutely love your videos and thoughts about it.
Just found out about this, but apparently Kaitlyn Dever’s mother passed during the filming process of this season... Gonna make the pain of Abby losing her parent feel all the more real
Also, I was just thinking as I was watching this. Granted, they can't give away spoilers for the golf tournament, but they show a lot of stuff that happens in the first half of the game, which centers around Ellie and Dina. I wonder if season 2 will, in some ways, be the first half of the game with perhaps flashbacks/past events woven in between. It could be that they're just being secretive as they were when first introducing Abby's character, but I also wouldn't be surprised since we haven't seen anything about Yara or Lev yet that we'll get the full scope and "second half" in season 3. Even if I'm so completely wrong, I'm still excited for whatever they have planned.
I can definitely forgive the music time lines not adding up, please lets have all the music from the game in the show. The music is an integral part of the experience.
I am 100% confident that it is going to be loyal to the game as it was for season 1. I’m one of the ones who believes that Part I and Part II are the pinnacle of storytelling, if they were to deviate and change the story for season 2, that just means that Neil didn’t fully believe in the actual story which I know is not true. I can’t wait man, so damn excited. 🦋🩵
Season 1 wasn’t loyal enough, to the storytelling sure (apart from the race swapping and Bill) we never once saw any action, not to mention Henry and Sam were done so dirty
@@xragdoll5662Craig and Neil both said season 2 would have more action and infected. They did admit they under did it season 1, in part because they didn’t want to overdo it and have it lose its impact. They instead focused more on the story and emotional aspects as opposed to the action. So I assume Season 2 will be more action packed, which makes sense for its story. How much more action packed is to be seen.
@@xragdoll5662 I hear you but I think the way they told the story for the first game in season one couldn’t have been done better. I completely disagree with you on the note that it wasn’t loyal enough, in fact, most of the scenes in it are frame for frame. It had everything and the beats of the core story were absolutely there, but that’s just me.
The show is already deviating. The infected attack on Jackson and the confession of Joel to (a therapist?) instead of his brother, the only person he would ever tell the truth to. 🤷🏻♂️ There could be a great explanation. But things look great, I expect this to be a faithful adaption, but an adaptation just the same.
@@ElNuddles I think he’s still gonna tell Tommy, I don’t see why he wouldn’t. The therapist scene is likely after their fight at the dance judging by Joel’s hair. They’ll either have their fight or Ellie won’t talk to him and the therapist wants to know why. I doubt Joel is gonna be truthful to her because it’s too risky. I can see him leaving it at “I saved her” and not much else. The infected could be headed for Jackson but there was still a horde in game. I assume they’re expanding on that.
I have to admit, i'm worried about the pacing and structure of this season. There's no way they could fit the whole of the 2nd game into 1 season, but it seems as though we're going to get some of abby & the WLF's story in this as well which says to me that they'll be restructuring the narrative. Now, HBO has a very skilled team of writers at their disposal so perhaps they could change the narrative structure and make it work but the game to me just did it so perfectly that i don't know if we'd get the same impact if they did it the way they seem to be doing it. I still enjoyed the first season, while not thinking it was quite as strong as the game though so i'm anxious but excited to see what they bring us next year regardless.
@@bighendy4162the second game is actually going to be 3 seasons long, gives them time to fully explore the game without pacing issues as well as time for ND to finish up Part 3 so the series can follow it once it’s out
@@juancortez958 yeah i really wanted explore behind story of WLF and Seraphite. And man i wish they released TLOU faction online game.. I play 'no return' every single day, coz the gameplay is fire🔥
I have been waiting for your reaction video from as soon as I saw there was a new trailer! I really am curious as to what the narrative structure of this whole thing is going to be. It cannot be as 'Ellie's Story then Abby's Story' as the game. One of the things I most look forward to is seeing how they do that. Also, if they do the flashback in the museum, I may well just melt into nothingness. I do not know how I can maintain my shit if that happens.
I'm pretty sure the shot of ellie screaming could be joel ptsd when they are on the farm, idk if that would be in this season though since they are splitting it
I cant lie I was kinda waiting to see your full, raw, initial reaction to the trailer so this feels a but anticlimactic but still a good vid ❤ I absolutely cannot wait to be obsessed with tlou2 for 7 more weeks
the full reaction is on my tiktok! there's a link in the description. I couldn't upload it here cuz it kept getting flagged for copyright, even when I removed the audio!
@tlou_explained omg awesome ty!! Btw I adore your videos! If someone asked me why it's one the best games of all time I'll show them one of your vids so thank you 💜
4:01 Interestingly, they aren't wearing masks here. So seems as if we aren't going any kind of spores route for what happens at the end of this underground sequence. Can't imagine it would be hard to adapt Ellie getting scratched or cut or w/e, and revealing her immunity that way.
if I remember correclty, they didnt implement the spore thing in season 1 because they didnt want the actors to wear masks all the time. So there are no spores in TV TLOU
It really seems like they're doing the whole Part 2 in one season which surprised me. Unless the porch scene is bait. But it really has to be saved until the end for maximum impact.
I think it makes sense that Abby isn’t jacked because of how small Bella’s Elle still is. Like maybe Abby is just stronger from her being older, faster and taller. I think Kaitlyn looking like a older Bella IS intentional to make them both doppelgängers of each other and moral foils like you can definitely imagine in another universe where Kaitlyn plays Elle, but just someone who’s further along in her life. I think when we shift to the point of view of following Abby as she’s now trying to kill Elle it’s going to feel like a character who’s killing herself her mirror image.
If they are faithful to the game, tv audiences are not ready, part 2 is devastating. Also Nirvana’s in Utero in the background behind Pedro at 1:33, pretty cool.
I don’t think I have ever really looked forward to yet also dreaded the release of a show this much in my life. I know it’s gonna break my heart but I know it’s going to be really good.
So I have two theories of the Ellie screaming, could be her waking up in like a Jackson Clinic after the golf tournament scene which might be most likely. Or could be her waking from a nightmare after encountering Nora to show more how it affected her. More my reasoning is how she was bruised and injured and shaken after to begin with.
If they don’t use Future Days I’m writing a complaint, I’m telling you. That’s literally what poetic licenses are for! Jokes aside, I really do believe they’re including it, the song is a super important point to the story, the text is too fitting, the sound is grounding for Ellie, they can’t exclude Future Days just because technically it didn’t come out yet. I’m confident we can make this exception to the timeline. Ps: loved your comment over the realism of Jesse’s build lol
Oh yeah, I never thought about what they would do about Future Days, since in the show’s timeline the song was never written. I’m curious to see how they’ll handle that. The trailer looks so good!!!
It’s not going to be his therapist. Joel would never go to one. It’s going to be his girlfriend, the one that got cut from the final version of the game. Why would Neil not want to have her in when she got cut out of the game.
Not sure if there’s a there there, but I’d love an in depth look at Santa Barbara for one of your analysis videos. I know eventually you’ll speak on the ending, but I think a look at the location and how it’s spoken about/presented might be interesting. It feels very mysterious to me and also a little other worldly/whimsical almost.
my guess is ellie and joel may live together at first as father and daughter that would make things even more heartbreaking for them in the show. then show moves in the garage later?
I just watched your essay about the structure of part two and how it is essential to the story. Do you think the show will follow the same story structure or will it not be as easy to digest in a TV format? Will season 2 follow Joel and Ellie and season 3 follow Abby and lev? I'm so nervous for this show 😅
02:16 i think you are right... i do believe they will tease this stand off to be ingrained in the viewer's mind only to go back to it in season 3 you know when.
At about 1:15 minutes into the trailer the soundtrack devolves into the EXACT same tinnitus sound that happens in the game during the golf scene.
Very common golfing injury
Thays when I started tearing up lol
Omg i knew ittt I recognized the audio
I noticed that immediately. It gave me goosebumps.
and it's the same ringing sound that Ellie hears when she found out that she killed pregnant Mel
The shot of Abby at the grave gives me chills. I can feel her grief and her rage just from that split second.
From the interviews I have read from the cast, Kaitlyn Dever's performance steals the show. They were blown away by her. I cannot wait to see her in action.
@@Allyphant2909 I was skeptical at first, but I'm looking forward to her portrayal.
her performance is really gonna lift the show up. her character requires so much nuance and i don’t think the game was quite able to do that. being able to show more real emotion is gonna help so much
She lost her mom around when filming began so I'm sure we are witnessing her real grief too
I didnt realize this untili now, but its taking the grave scene from the game and giving it to the other side!
Can we also talk about how amazing the editing is for this trailer? The way it shows enough, doesn’t reveal too much, but is also edited in a way where fans of the game understand what it means is just incredible. That cut from Catherine O’Hara saying “What did you do” to finally revealing Abby at her dad’s grave really got me.
I think that Ellie scene might be a nightmare of the hospital because it looks like she's in a hospital gown and is laying on a gurney. Maybe giving her nightmares about what Joel did (or what she imagines he did, since he didn't tell her everything) will further fuel her resentment towards him. She could be seeing Joel killing Marlene in a nightmare, which would explain what looks like a blood-curdling scream.
well he did tell her the hospital was attacked by raiders.
@@kennycooper294 But she knows he lied.
This was 100% my thought!
The only thing I could think of was them doing the chemical burn to hide her bite marks, but yeah does kinda look like the hospital gown
"I can't believe we're getting this." I felt that in my whole chest.
Wow. Wow. Wow.
yeah. I had a moment there and couldn't really recover lol
'the golf tournament' lmaoo
I laughed my ass off at that despite being just as traumatized as everyone else when it happened in the game lmao.
For a second I was seeing me at a golf tournament because I used to play golf (for real I mean) then I understood the metaphora 😂
The tv show is giving us exactly what we get from the games; emotional, raw, unfiltered storytelling with the correct camera angles, settings/locations, music, lighting, passionate acting et al. You can see the labour of love in both the tv show and games. Excellent, high quality craftsmanship!
I am beyond excited for this. So many people are already angry because some of the characters don't look EXACTLY like the game models, but from the two seconds we see Kaitlyn as Abby, she already FEELS like Abby. Bells FEELS like Ellie. They embody the characters, which makes them so much better in my opinion. Nobody can dampen my excitement for this next season. I'm excited to see Bella dig into revenge and how that changes somebody, Kaitlyn go through Abby's journey, and so much more.
I’ve been a diehard fan of the game/series since day 1! I really appreciate your analysis series on TLOU Part 2. Very in depth and I can tell you took your time to put the pieces together. Well done and keep it up!
To be fair, future days BARELY exists in the game version too. Neil barely justifies its existence whenever asked about it. I don't think that matters much, the song is too important to be excluded for something like that.
he said the song was unreleased but had been played live, and Joel had learned it from a youtube video😅 like yes that's a bit farfetched but it's more believable than Joel playing a song that was 10 years away from existing when the apocalypse happened. I agree the song is important though so maybe it will only be used non-diagetically (meaning we the audience will hear it but the characters won't/it won't actually play within the world)
@@tlou_explained they could always go the route saying Joel wrote the song. Might make it have an even stronger impact but idk how that works ethically lol
@@CornOffTheCobb that could be cool! I think Pearl Jam would be cool with that haha
@@tlou_explainedimagining Joel learning songs from TH-cam is the cutest thing ever oh my god
@@tlou_explained it'd be funny if Pearl Jam simply survived and continued making music somehow but I know they wouldn't go that route, haha.
tlou discussions are so much more enjoyable without some little rat squealing in your ear about “we tried ahh casting”
oh my god fr
I just had to take a moment and comment on how beautiful your music editing was with the guitar segment of Unbroken playing as you talk about sitting with how you feel about getting such a high quality adaptation of the game. You did such a great job matching the emotion of the music to what you're discussing and feeling.
I'll never forget the day TLOU 2 came out, probably the worst day of my life yet when the person who I felt was gonna be my husband one day broke up with me on the platform, right before my 12h long train ride home. I had a complete mental breakdown as soon as the doors closed as I tried leaving the train again going after him. The song "future days" really stuck with me when I heard it watching the first gameplay after that horrible experience, watching the game helped me clear my head a bit at the very least.
The pause you took at 4:50 is exactly my reaction after watching the teaser for the first time. This show and the fact that it's existing, almost feels surreal.
Beautifully put… it feels so surreal… I can’t really believe it.
I'm in the same boat. These games have done such a huge impact on me. I'm so excited to see how they tell this heartbreaking story
I watched the previous video u did before and now its amazing how u understood the stuff shown in the teaser ... All the characters are iconic now and seeing u react to them is so wholesome ❤❤❤
gosh i found your channel too late to share all the emotions i've got for this series (game ofc and show too) but omg this video is so real.... i love this so much and i ADORE your analyses, you're doing such a great job and honestly this story is so amazingly deep, it has so many moments worth talking about. i just really love how much you love it, i'm very happy to find your channel
also talking about Ellie screaming scene i'm guessing it might be after her being done with Nora? if they kept the color-coding from the game (and i hope they did for the most things) it really reminds me of that "i made her talk" scene in theatre with Dina - maybe they wrote Ellie having a bigger menltal breakdown than the one she had in the game, maybe it's another scene entirely
I think its interesting to have that scene with Joel and a therapist. Which i feel they are trying to really hit home that Joel was in a very different place mentally in part 2. A mentality that allowed him to be so trusting and what ultimately happens.
I'm so excited to see the added context like conversations between characters and details to plot events that we didn't see in the game! :) oh, boy... I can't believe it's really almost here!!!
I was literally waiting for you to see it and watch your reaction. guess we’re the only fraction who understands Abby as much as Ellie and Joel.
In the show, Tess was kissed by a stalker
First-Bella and Pedro BOTH need those Emmy awards! Love the addition of Joel seeing a therapist. Having him doing the work/tackling his demons, and then feeling hopeful about repairing his relationship with Ellie (with the change of having that final conversation in S2), only to then have that chance violently taken away by Abby, will make it more painful I think. Same with Ellie..that’s where a lot of her anger came from, angry at herself for not forgiving Joel sooner, and losing that chance to rekindle that relationship. Knowing Bella and Pedro’s close friendship off-screen will for sure add to the heartbreak. ❤️🩹
My first priority yesterday was to watch the trailer. 2nd order of business was to wait for your reaction. Your honesty and passion outshines all of 'em
I’m a therapist TLOU fan and I’m sooo happy to see a therapist character!!! She will be a perfect conduit for some of the flashback scenes and filling in Joel’s motivations and feelings
So hyped for Season 2. Not much moves me these days, but season 1 moved me on a fundamental level. I played a bit of the games, but never really got into this world until I watched the series. Now I'm hooked and can't get enough.
I'm defo gonna need a lot more tissues on-hand this time around, as there's likely gonna be so many episodes that utterly destroy me, but I am so here for it. Even if it makes me ugly-cry. Hell... _especially_ if it makes me ugly-cry. Ugly-crying is damned *cathartic* sometimes XD
Watching the trailer, I was looking for clues, and immediately atarted ti realize that they aren't going to wait for the moment that made the game so divisive. Personally I'm ready for it and to see how ppl react. I'm in the camp that believes that was absolutely necessary to set the tone for the game, and the motivation for everything to work right. Loved part 2. Can't wait to see season 2.
So hyped for this. Hope you make reaction videos. It's nice to have a community to watch with. My wife can't handle the show. She watched me play both games and that was good enough for her. Anyway, can't wait for S2.
Thank you for reacting! I know it was a scramble to get set up but I was waiting for your reaction
I’m so glad I found your channel. I recently finished another playthrough of part 2 to get ready before season 2 so I’ve been watching a lot of the last of us content and I’m glad yours was recommended. Love seeing the passion you have for this franchise. It’s easily my favorite gaming franchise of all time and I can’t wait to see your coverage of season 2!
Oh my god the eye of Tommy when he has his moment with his wife! For "Future Days" I hope that they simply said "Fuck It with continuity, we are going to use it anyway", I will completely agree with them.
PS, don't worry and take your time but can you please post your blind reaction here or share at least the link for those who don't want to do a ticktock account?
I agree with the point about Future Days. Im optimistic, since we see that Pearl Jam vinyl in Ellie's room in the trailer, so here's hoping its not just me boofing copium!
The fence being pushed in is just like the game but Abby still seems to wear the cap when the infected is shot
I’m like super happy about the actress for Abby, I agree, good choice honestly and good contrasting parallel choice for Bella’s adaptation of Ellie
I absolutely love Kaitlyn Deever and she’s great casting for Abby. I have to say I’m bummed they didn’t have her at least slightly bulk up though. Abby turning her trauma into an obsession with being physically strong was a pretty big part of her character and they’re totally missing out on that. Still cannot wait though.
I don't think I've ever been so excited for a TV show!
I have a theory that the man watching the incoming horde is going to be Seth.
i hope there'll be the ratking, it's really legendary
i can’t even. i can’t. i… ABBY!!! KAITLYN YOU QUEEN!!!
“Golf tournament” 💀
Loved the “Jesse too swole for the apocalypse” jab at Abby haters.
Was such a weird thing they fixated on for a game about actual zombies.
The people with the IQ of a peanut talking about Abby be like:
2:32
Ellie screaming reminds me of the PTSD scene in the barn... but there's no way it's that, right?
yayayayayaya this is the reaction video I was looking for. Well done.
Seeing Abby in front of her father's grave really gave me the impression we will definitly see the reason why she took the journey to Jackson in this season, compared to the game, where you really had to wait a long time (the end of Ellie's Day 3) to find out.
I still find it reassuring, especially for viewers who have only seen season 1. I still remember when the game came out, many people didn't understand at the beginning who Abby was, why she was doing all this, how it had come to this
I think Ellie screaming will be them applying the chemical burn to her bite to hide it from Jackson.
They really payed attention to the casting which I love. Bella looks rather young so naturally Dina & Abby do too, cause their all around the same age. Neat!
Yep, Ellie and Dina on patrol. You can recognize Shimmer (on the left) and Japan (to the right) 😊
Minor spoilers ahead if you haven’t played part 2
This trailer proves to me that the makeup and hair department is handling the aging aspect of Ellie really well. I saw someone say that Bella still looks too young at the beginning of the trailer, in the scene of her holding the guitar smiling with Joel, but they’re missing that’s exactly the point! That interaction takes place a few weeks/months from where the first season/game ends, her and Joel are just arriving in Jackson, she’s still a kid in that scene. In the other section of the trailer when we see her approaching Joel on his porch at night, and she’s looking at him with that cold stare, she truly looks 4-5 years older. The makeup and hair department are doing subtle and smart choices to age her up, you can really tell a stark difference if you compare both frames.
I’m really just excited to see Bella kill it (lol) next season.
I can’t wait for all the new Seraphite backstory. They’re a really interesting faction.
So glad I found your channel. As a huge fan of Part II who thinks it’s the best game ever made and because of the complexity of its storytelling and subtleties, I really appreciate your takes and focus on those nuances. Can’t wait for Season 2 now of the show. It’s looking like they are gonna do it right!!!
i was like mmmmm idk for a while on Dever being Abby but that shot by her dad's grave sold it for me i'm like YUP THAT'S ABBY, nailed the hair especially
I just wanted to say Thank You for making these videos, TLOU 2 is my favourite game of all time and i absolutely love your videos and thoughts about it.
Love the video, been watching your channel grow for a while now :D
Just found out about this, but apparently Kaitlyn Dever’s mother passed during the filming process of this season... Gonna make the pain of Abby losing her parent feel all the more real
I had the same feeling as you did near the end I was just like. Omg. I am so excited and it’s almost surreal that it’s actually happening
3:56 Is this part after Joel dies? I think it is because Tommy has the wound from being pistol-whipped
Omg u might be right😮
Excellent break down. Just found your channel and I’m a new subscriber now
Also, I was just thinking as I was watching this. Granted, they can't give away spoilers for the golf tournament, but they show a lot of stuff that happens in the first half of the game, which centers around Ellie and Dina. I wonder if season 2 will, in some ways, be the first half of the game with perhaps flashbacks/past events woven in between. It could be that they're just being secretive as they were when first introducing Abby's character, but I also wouldn't be surprised since we haven't seen anything about Yara or Lev yet that we'll get the full scope and "second half" in season 3. Even if I'm so completely wrong, I'm still excited for whatever they have planned.
That is an amazing shirt!
I'm thinking Bella screaming is the sheep scene in the game. But yeah, it could be her waking up after the golf tournament.
my only college class for the day started a minute before it released.
I can definitely forgive the music time lines not adding up, please lets have all the music from the game in the show. The music is an integral part of the experience.
I am 100% confident that it is going to be loyal to the game as it was for season 1. I’m one of the ones who believes that Part I and Part II are the pinnacle of storytelling, if they were to deviate and change the story for season 2, that just means that Neil didn’t fully believe in the actual story which I know is not true. I can’t wait man, so damn excited. 🦋🩵
Season 1 wasn’t loyal enough, to the storytelling sure (apart from the race swapping and Bill) we never once saw any action, not to mention Henry and Sam were done so dirty
@@xragdoll5662Craig and Neil both said season 2 would have more action and infected. They did admit they under did it season 1, in part because they didn’t want to overdo it and have it lose its impact. They instead focused more on the story and emotional aspects as opposed to the action. So I assume Season 2 will be more action packed, which makes sense for its story. How much more action packed is to be seen.
@@xragdoll5662 I hear you but I think the way they told the story for the first game in season one couldn’t have been done better. I completely disagree with you on the note that it wasn’t loyal enough, in fact, most of the scenes in it are frame for frame. It had everything and the beats of the core story were absolutely there, but that’s just me.
The show is already deviating. The infected attack on Jackson and the confession of Joel to (a therapist?) instead of his brother, the only person he would ever tell the truth to.
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There could be a great explanation. But things look great, I expect this to be a faithful adaption, but an adaptation just the same.
@@ElNuddles I think he’s still gonna tell Tommy, I don’t see why he wouldn’t. The therapist scene is likely after their fight at the dance judging by Joel’s hair. They’ll either have their fight or Ellie won’t talk to him and the therapist wants to know why. I doubt Joel is gonna be truthful to her because it’s too risky. I can see him leaving it at “I saved her” and not much else. The infected could be headed for Jackson but there was still a horde in game. I assume they’re expanding on that.
Cannot wait to watch season 2 with you next year!
I have to admit, i'm worried about the pacing and structure of this season. There's no way they could fit the whole of the 2nd game into 1 season, but it seems as though we're going to get some of abby & the WLF's story in this as well which says to me that they'll be restructuring the narrative. Now, HBO has a very skilled team of writers at their disposal so perhaps they could change the narrative structure and make it work but the game to me just did it so perfectly that i don't know if we'd get the same impact if they did it the way they seem to be doing it. I still enjoyed the first season, while not thinking it was quite as strong as the game though so i'm anxious but excited to see what they bring us next year regardless.
I heard they made it into 2 seson
@@bighendy4162the second game is actually going to be 3 seasons long, gives them time to fully explore the game without pacing issues as well as time for ND to finish up Part 3 so the series can follow it once it’s out
i’m guessing season 2-2025, season 3-2027, season 4-2029 and season 5-2031 and im guessing part 3 will release 2030
@@juancortez958 yeah i really wanted explore behind story of WLF and Seraphite.
And man i wish they released TLOU faction online game.. I play 'no return' every single day, coz the gameplay is fire🔥
@@bighendy4162 fr tho 🔥
I have been waiting for your reaction video from as soon as I saw there was a new trailer!
I really am curious as to what the narrative structure of this whole thing is going to be. It cannot be as 'Ellie's Story then Abby's Story' as the game. One of the things I most look forward to is seeing how they do that.
Also, if they do the flashback in the museum, I may well just melt into nothingness. I do not know how I can maintain my shit if that happens.
i think ellie screaming could also be when she gets bit cuz she’s gonna have to since there’s no spores
I'm pretty sure the shot of ellie screaming could be joel ptsd when they are on the farm, idk if that would be in this season though since they are splitting it
Love how happy you are watching this, I feel the same way. I’m so excited for S2!
I cant lie I was kinda waiting to see your full, raw, initial reaction to the trailer so this feels a but anticlimactic but still a good vid ❤ I absolutely cannot wait to be obsessed with tlou2 for 7 more weeks
the full reaction is on my tiktok! there's a link in the description. I couldn't upload it here cuz it kept getting flagged for copyright, even when I removed the audio!
@tlou_explained omg awesome ty!! Btw I adore your videos! If someone asked me why it's one the best games of all time I'll show them one of your vids so thank you 💜
4:01 Interestingly, they aren't wearing masks here. So seems as if we aren't going any kind of spores route for what happens at the end of this underground sequence. Can't imagine it would be hard to adapt Ellie getting scratched or cut or w/e, and revealing her immunity that way.
if I remember correclty, they didnt implement the spore thing in season 1 because they didnt want the actors to wear masks all the time. So there are no spores in TV TLOU
i’m thinking maybe ellie’s scream in that one clip is her ptsd attack in the shed :,(
On TLOU day I only expect a Season 2 trailer a month before that’s all i expected
It really seems like they're doing the whole Part 2 in one season which surprised me. Unless the porch scene is bait. But it really has to be saved until the end for maximum impact.
I think it makes sense that Abby isn’t jacked because of how small Bella’s Elle still is. Like maybe Abby is just stronger from her being older, faster and taller. I think Kaitlyn looking like a older Bella IS intentional to make them both doppelgängers of each other and moral foils like you can definitely imagine in another universe where Kaitlyn plays Elle, but just someone who’s further along in her life. I think when we shift to the point of view of following Abby as she’s now trying to kill Elle it’s going to feel like a character who’s killing herself her mirror image.
Re: Jesse's build--many people can do that with a pretty casual amount of effort, especially since we only see him from the waist up. 😆
*JOHNNY BRAVO INTENSIFIES*
I think we're going to get snippets of the porch scene throughout the season and into season 3.
Why dont u post the original reaction?
I wonder if bella screaming is like a flashback or the joel scene😢 but who knows
I think the scene where Ellie is screaming is where they did the chemical burn on her arm…
If they are faithful to the game, tv audiences are not ready, part 2 is devastating. Also Nirvana’s in Utero in the background behind Pedro at 1:33, pretty cool.
I don’t think I have ever really looked forward to yet also dreaded the release of a show this much in my life. I know it’s gonna break my heart but I know it’s going to be really good.
So I have two theories of the Ellie screaming, could be her waking up in like a Jackson Clinic after the golf tournament scene which might be most likely. Or could be her waking from a nightmare after encountering Nora to show more how it affected her. More my reasoning is how she was bruised and injured and shaken after to begin with.
I still bet Ellie is screaming cos she's doing the chemical burn. There's also someone holding her. It would be too much to do that by herself.
i’m shitting myself 😞
If they don’t use Future Days I’m writing a complaint, I’m telling you. That’s literally what poetic licenses are for!
Jokes aside, I really do believe they’re including it, the song is a super important point to the story, the text is too fitting, the sound is grounding for Ellie, they can’t exclude Future Days just because technically it didn’t come out yet. I’m confident we can make this exception to the timeline.
Ps: loved your comment over the realism of Jesse’s build lol
Oh yeah, I never thought about what they would do about Future Days, since in the show’s timeline the song was never written. I’m curious to see how they’ll handle that. The trailer looks so good!!!
Thank you! 🙏
I think ellie screaming is the ptsd scene
Don´t you think the more the show varies from the game, the best it is? Bill story was flawless in the show.
practice your golf swings everybody!
They just might use future days in the show, gotta remember its still a fictional world, and no other song would feel right in that scene
It’s not going to be his therapist. Joel would never go to one. It’s going to be his girlfriend, the one that got cut from the final version of the game. Why would Neil not want to have her in when she got cut out of the game.
5:09 I thought that is Ellie 😂😂😂😂
Not sure if there’s a there there, but I’d love an in depth look at Santa Barbara for one of your analysis videos. I know eventually you’ll speak on the ending, but I think a look at the location and how it’s spoken about/presented might be interesting. It feels very mysterious to me and also a little other worldly/whimsical almost.
my guess is ellie and joel may live together at first as father and daughter that would make things even more heartbreaking for them in the show. then show moves in the garage later?
been waiting on this!
I AM SO EXCITED AAAHHH
Since the show took out the concept of spores, I wonder how Dina will find out Ellie is immune
I just watched your essay about the structure of part two and how it is essential to the story. Do you think the show will follow the same story structure or will it not be as easy to digest in a TV format? Will season 2 follow Joel and Ellie and season 3 follow Abby and lev? I'm so nervous for this show 😅
love your shirt...where did you get it?
Etsy✌🏼
02:16 i think you are right... i do believe they will tease this stand off to be ingrained in the viewer's mind only to go back to it in season 3 you know when.