'The Last of Us' Season 2 Finale Confirms A Huge Missed Opportunity
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After a promising start, the season ends with a disappointing reveal.
Spoilers for “The Last of Us” Season 2 Episode 7 ahead.
Turning “The Last of Us Part II” into a grounded, prestige TV show was always going to be difficult. After all, for every touching line of dialogue and brutal narrative twist, there’s a platforming puzzle to solve or a combat challenge that doesn’t translate easily from PlayStation to HBO.
However, one of the biggest issues facing the writing team of “The Last of Us” was undoubtedly how to deal with the game’s unique narrative structure. Based on the Season 2 finale, it looks like the HBO show has already failed to meet that challenge.
The Video Game’s Brilliant Twist
In the game, you play through the first half of its roughly 24-hour experience as Ellie while she embarks on a mission of vengeance to find and kill Abby. But at the story’s midpoint, when the two characters finally come face-to-face, it dramatically shifts perspective. The game suddenly forces the player to control Abby instead, as we learn what she’s been up to during the same stretch of time.
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