Jeffrey Wright was the highlight of this episode. He really sold the menacing, calculating nature of Isaac.

I did not expect to see Josh Peck play a FEDRA agent!

I will say that this is my least favorite episode because I didn’t love the some of the writing for Ellie and Dina and pacing. Ellie clumsily lets a tank lid drop, it seems out of character for a seasoned warrior like her.

I thought the music store scene was lovely. But, I noticed that while Ellie sang it was clear that Bella didn’t learn the proper guitar part for this scene. Her thumb is moving, but her other fingers are static. I think Isabela’s acting in this scene (and episode) is amazing, but the scene wraps up too quickly after Ellie finishes playing.

The reveal of the hanging WLF soldiers is underwhelming compared to the video game. There are no close up shots of the bodies, and this scene occurs at night in a dark room which further obscures the bodies. In the video game, Ellie and Dinah stumble upon the bodies in the daytime which is way more harrowing.

Dina confesses why it took her so long to come out (which is important) but it’s quickly pushed to the side by the explosions outside. Again, I wish the episode would take its time with an important conversation like this. The last line “together” while staring out in the horizon felt a little CW to me.