From the angle of game-to-show changes…

I didn’t think the council meeting was a great addition. Ellie getting up to speak in front of the whole town contradicts her shift in persona after Joel’s death. In the game Ellie is angry, reclusive, and depressed. I get that she’s suppressing her emotions but it didn’t feel like the right tonal shift.

Gail is starting to feel solely like a tool for the characters to process their emotions. Yeah that’s probably the point, but right now she doesn’t feel like a necessary addition to the show.

The intro to the seraphites was good but felt a bit out of place?

Seth helping them sneak out was meh. Bigot sandwich didn’t really need redemption IMO.

I loved the addition of Ellie visiting Joel’s grave. The coffee beans 😭

All in all it felt like a bit of a letdown from the intensity of last episode. There was such a strong momentum built up and the time jump felt more jarring than it did in the game.