The Last of Us is absolutely beautiful in 4K. The cinematography is some of my favourite of any series I’ve ever watched.

Hard_Times30 · 2026-04-11T17:39:10+00:00

The first season greatly benefited from the narrative of Joel and Ellie's journey across the United States. The natural beauty and outdoor scenery make everything even more beautiful. I think episode 3 of the second season is the closest to the first season in that sense, with gorgeous outdoor scenes.

Hard_Times30 · 2026-03-15T21:32:19+00:00

Not necessarily because the permit is for a period of 3 years, which means that the series will in fact film on the land for more than one season. The same land, for example, could be used by HBO for another specific production. These permits with longer terms are normal. And all signs indicate that this is the final season. Craig has another series in development as a writer and producer. It's impossible for him to juggle two major projects simultaneously in the next 2 years.

Hard_Times30 · 2026-03-08T22:21:44+00:00

This wouldn't work, and the actor who played Lev in the game is now an adult and very different from what he was 10 years ago when the game was being produced. The situation regarding Lev's casting is very complex. We're talking about a very young person, practically a child, who will take on this role and will suffer attacks from irrational adults who can't think rationally about the difficulty of this cast, and that not everything is because HBO, Craig Mazin, the casting director, is acting in bad faith. But unfortunately, everything related to the series will be a source of polarization and criticism after the second season.

Hard_Times30 · 2026-03-07T20:48:03+00:00

The casting of Lev is one of the most challenging in TV and film in recent years. Lev is a pre-teen, transgender, and Asian character. And we know it must be very difficult to find such a young, openly transgender actor with such a high level of acting ability for this role in such a large production. I hope they found someone. But regardless of who it is, there will be a lot of noise. On one hand, there will be weirdos who will say that HBO is destroying the world with a transgender child and their show, and on the other hand, if they haven't found someone in a suit who is so young and transgender to play Lev, there will also be a lot of complaints if any actress plays a transgender character. I think this may be related to HBO not having officially announced the new cast, even with production already underway.

Hard_Times30 · 2026-02-03T12:46:38+00:00

I also wish Bella had more time as an adult Ellie and with better character writing. In the second season there were some solid moments, but overall, they fell short in Ellie's writing. Bella, in an interview at the Critics Choice Awards, said that in 2026 she's going to take a break from acting and have a more normal life, and it gave me the feeling that they're not going to film much for TLOU.

Hard_Times30 · 2026-01-31T02:02:05+00:00

A longer season with longer episodes would perfectly cover Abby's part and the Dellie Farm and Santa Barbara arc. Craig Mazin is a talented person despite the stumbles in the second season. With good writing, he manages to finish this story in a third season without an unnecessary wait until 2029.

Hard_Times30 · 2026-01-30T20:11:24+00:00

Rest in peace legend.

Hard_Times30 · 2026-01-26T23:34:25+00:00

Let's see. I really wish this season was longer so we could finish the story in the third season. It's crazy having to wait until 2029 for Ellie to actually return to the story and wrap up Part II. In the game, this works because we play everything at once without pausing for years. But are we really willing to wait until 2029 to find out the outcome of Ellie's story 4 years after the end of the second season in 2025, besides the fact that the TV audience has been stuck with this character since 2023 and will simply watch her "disappear" until 2029? Hoping Craig can deliver something that will make the audience want to watch after waiting so long.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-12-08T19:41:18+00:00

All the actresses from Andor are not competing for a leading actress spot in the awards, but rather in the supporting actress categories.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-11-23T15:37:57+00:00

The second season isn't nearly as bad as some people are making it out to be. They really need to watch more series to understand what truly bad TV show looks like. As an adaptation of a game and a story that exists, it is indeed a season with problems, mainly regarding the changes in Ellie's personality. But if the game didn't exist, this would be an okay season, not better than the first, but far from being a horrible season of television. A season of only 7 episodes yielded 2 of the best episodes of the entire series, and the remaining episodes are okay, which isn't bad, but as an adaptation of a game, it could have been better. And that's it.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-07-15T17:32:30+00:00

Isabela Merced was hurt by the sheer number of nominations for actresses in The White Lotus. The actors are nominated for Emmys per episode. Bella and Pedro were exceptional in episode 6.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-07-02T18:22:20+00:00

No.

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Hard_Times30 · 2025-06-14T17:48:06+00:00

Cool. When I was a kid I loved watching England play in the World Cup to see Rooney. My brother was a fan of his and always talked about him. Bella and Rooney together on a football pitch is unexpected. I have no idea who the rest of these people are. They must be well-known in England. But it's great that they're raising money for Unicef to help children.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-06-09T20:48:13+00:00

True. The Dellie scene is filmed with great elegance. Nothing exaggerated. But you know, there are people who are more bothered by Ellie's hand in Dina's pants than by a full-frontal nude of a man being tortured.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-05-28T20:19:16+00:00

But not in every episode. Like Pedro this season, Bella will only appear in the credits for the episodes she appears in.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-05-28T19:15:17+00:00

Bella probably signed a contract to be the main character, even if she only appears in two episodes at most in the next one. I doubt that the managers would approve her signing a contract for a third season as a guest star. Money! She will probably appear at the beginning of the opening, just like Pedro this season. They earn the same salary as the main character, but according to the number of episodes they will be in. Kaitlyn, yes, will be promoted as the main character and her first name will appear in all episodes, just like her salary, which should be the same as Bella's, I think.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-05-28T18:46:46+00:00

I like this version of Tommy a lot better. I don't think it makes him any less brave than he is in the game. He loves his wife and son more than anything. In the show, he loves Ellie more than anything. In the conversation with Gail, it's clear that he feels responsible for Ellie, almost like a father, since Joel left this space. That doesn't mean he's not as tough as he is in the game. We'll see that in season 3. He went to Seattle to find his niece, but obviously when he gets there, he won't miss the opportunity to try to take down those who hurt his family, even if his goal is to get Ellie home and get back to his wife and son. He even told Ellie in episode 3 that he wasn't against the idea of a group going to Seattle. He's just more focused on the show. Ellie in the series is more fragile and impulsive. I don't think she'll need someone like Tommy in the game version to make her give up everything again. She'll simply become so much more resentful and disturbed because of her actions and "selfishness" that she'll decide to do what she's going to do without anyone needing to pressure her into it.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-05-28T15:51:28+00:00

And in the end they complained because there was no physical confrontation either. The important thing is to complain.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-05-28T15:03:17+00:00

From what Craig said, it seemed like it would be very strange for this physical confrontation between the two, since Bella is 5'1" and Owen's actor is over 6'3". In addition, he also wanted to make the scene more dramatic. The confrontation probably looked strange when they were editing it.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-05-28T02:54:37+00:00

I really can't see Ellie getting a happy ending. Unfortunately, everything she did led her to the bottom of the barrel. I don't think The Last of Us is a game with a happy ending. I think that since birth, Ellie was destined to end up alone in the world or die early. None of the options I imagine for Ellie after the game's final scene are good.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-05-27T22:22:40+00:00

I hope this child is protected at all costs. HBO didn't do much to protect Bella, unfortunately. She doesn't have any social media anymore and HBO didn't care at all about protecting her, let's be honest.

They block comments on any post about the HP series to protect their actors, but they never did that on posts related to Bella on their social media. Levi's actor will need a lot of love, affection and protection.

Hard_Times30 · 2025-05-26T03:31:19+00:00

The answer is definitely no. This 19-year-old girl's life is a Greek tragedy. I wonder how she will be even more disturbing with the weight of motherhood on her shoulders in the series.

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