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Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 3:39 pm
by tree_
It was OK. I just feel like it could be better. It's good enough.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 3:44 pm
by VinylGuy
i liked it enough, i thought it was the best of the bunch so far. Mainly because i really cared about the relationship between the two, and even if i did know what was going to happen, i was on the edge of the seat expecting them to have an impossible happy ending.
Kudos to both Ramsey and the fucking great Storm Reid, she is an awesome performer.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 3:51 pm
by tree_
Yeah she was really good. Not sure I've seen her before. And what a cool name.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 4:04 pm
by VinylGuy
she is great on Euphoria and also was on The Invisible Man. She is getting more roles lately.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 4:27 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Down with 80s/90s nostalgia. Let's do more early to mid-00s stuff like the excellent mall set.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 6:37 pm
by Simple Torture
On The Watch podcast, they've done some bits about what the world would be like if culture (music, movies, TV) just stopped in 2003, and while discussing a previous episode, one of them did say, "I always wanted to spend more time with Riot Act..." so I lol'd when All or None started playing.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 6:45 pm
by spike
Simple Torture wrote:On The Watch podcast, they've done some bits about what the world would be like if culture (music, movies, TV) just stopped in 2003, and while discussing a previous episode, one of them did say, "I always wanted to spend more time with Riot Act..." so I lol'd when All or None started playing.
RIP music in LoU. Everyone has goddamn tapes; where are all the CDs?
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 6:52 pm
by Simple Torture
spike wrote:Simple Torture wrote:On The Watch podcast, they've done some bits about what the world would be like if culture (music, movies, TV) just stopped in 2003, and while discussing a previous episode, one of them did say, "I always wanted to spend more time with Riot Act..." so I lol'd when All or None started playing.
RIP music in LoU. Everyone has goddamn tapes; where are all the CDs?
Tapes are back again! Just mirroring actual 2023.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 6:57 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Simple Torture wrote:On The Watch podcast, they've done some bits about what the world would be like if culture (music, movies, TV) just stopped in 2003, and while discussing a previous episode, one of them did say, "I always wanted to spend more time with Riot Act..." so I lol'd when All or None started playing.
That's pretty good because Andy notoriously hates grunge. He may be the only person above the age of 40 who loves the My Chemical Romance era of music.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 7:42 pm
by Ello Sailor
Not really sure what Veggie and Tree are seeing in Storm Reid's performance. Seemed very average next to Ramsey.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 7:50 pm
by Mecca
Ello Sailor wrote:Not really sure what Veggie and Tree are seeing in Storm Reid's performance. Seemed very average next to Ramsey.
I think I distanced myself from her character because she’s obviously not around anymore; just served a purpose
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 7:52 pm
by tree_
Ello Sailor wrote:Not really sure what Veggie and Tree are seeing in Storm Reid's performance. Seemed very average next to Ramsey.
i was quite impressed with the dancing. very fluid. ramsey was stiff, like she's never danced before
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 8:46 pm
by Monkey_Driven
tree_ wrote:Ello Sailor wrote:Not really sure what Veggie and Tree are seeing in Storm Reid's performance. Seemed very average next to Ramsey.
i was quite impressed with the dancing. very fluid. ramsey was stiff, like she's never danced before
Really carving out a niche as RM's foremost rhythm critic.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 8:58 pm
by psychobain
Whoever jogs to All or None is already dead inside
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon February 27, 2023 9:00 pm
by tree_
spoiler alert: turns out everyone who owns a cassette of Riot Act is immune to the
fungi
- Spoiler: show
- just found a leaked screenplay scene online
EXT. ABANDONED RECORD STORE - DAY
A group of survivors, including JEN, a young woman in her mid-twenties, cautiously approach an abandoned record store. They carefully check the surrounding area for any signs of danger before entering the store.
INT. RECORD STORE - DAY
Jen and the others carefully make their way through the store, searching for any useful items or supplies. Jen notices a cassette tape on a shelf and picks it up.
JEN: (excitedly) "Guys, look! It's Riot Act by Pearl Jam! I used to listen to this album all the time!"
As she holds up the cassette, one of the other survivors, MIKE, suddenly stops in his tracks and stares at her.
MIKE: (surprised) "Wait, you have Riot Act? You're immune!"
Jen and the others look at Mike, confused.
JEN: "What do you mean? Immune to what?"
MIKE: "The virus. The people who own Riot Act are immune to the virus."
Jen and the others are shocked. They had heard rumors of a possible immunity to the virus, but they never thought it could be linked to a specific album.
JEN: (excitedly) "Are you serious? That's amazing!"
MIKE: "Yeah, I heard it from a guy I met a few weeks ago. He said he was immune because he had the album too."
Jen looks down at the cassette tape in her hand and smiles.
JEN: "Well, I guess this little cassette just became even more valuable than I thought."
The group continues their search of the store, now with renewed hope and a newfound sense of purpose. They know that finding more copies of Riot Act could mean the difference between life and death in this apocalyptic world.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Tue February 28, 2023 1:01 am
by spike
psychobain wrote:Whoever jogs to All or None is already dead inside
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Tue February 28, 2023 4:53 am
by tragabigzanda
Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Tue February 28, 2023 2:34 pm
by Coach
Ugh, this was my least fav episode, but I will still hang in there.
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon March 06, 2023 3:58 am
by psychobain
That final part was awesome
Re: HBO: The Last of Us
Posted: Mon March 06, 2023 4:01 am
by epilogue
Coach wrote:Ugh, this was my least fav episode, but I will still hang in there.
Yeah that was tedious and cringey. If I'm honest, I'm really ready for this to be over. There's a ton of promise but it just keeps missing the mark. If not for the consistently great performances all around I would have bailed.