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Anonymous wrote:As someone who played the game (well, who watched her DH play the game) and who loves the story, I was *thrilled* to see Troy Baker get such a large role in this episode, grisly end and all. Now Ashley Johnson just needs to show up, and all will be right with the world.

(Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are terrific in their respective roles, but I have a soft spot for the leads from the game)

Wait - I just looked him up. Did he play Joel in the game? Very cool! Kind of makes me wonder why he didn't play Joel in this show - even though I do love Pedro Pascal.

Are you serious? Because its the lead and for the lead you need a known, famous, leading actor, not a complete unknown who only otherwise does voice work.

Oh. I'm sorry. Thank you for setting me straight. Interestingly, I had no idea who Pedro Pascal was before this show, and now I do. See how that works?

Well it sounds like you've been living under a rock then, because Pedro Pascal is huge. Game of Thrones, The Mandelorian, Narcos, etc etc
Maybe you're new to watching TV or maybe you're just old.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone who played the game (well, who watched her DH play the game) and who loves the story, I was *thrilled* to see Troy Baker get such a large role in this episode, grisly end and all. Now Ashley Johnson just needs to show up, and all will be right with the world.

(Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are terrific in their respective roles, but I have a soft spot for the leads from the game)

Wait - I just looked him up. Did he play Joel in the game? Very cool! Kind of makes me wonder why he didn't play Joel in this show - even though I do love Pedro Pascal.

Are you serious? Because its the lead and for the lead you need a known, famous, leading actor, not a complete unknown who only otherwise does voice work.

Oh. I'm sorry. Thank you for setting me straight. Interestingly, I had no idea who Pedro Pascal was before this show, and now I do. See how that works?

Well it sounds like you've been living under a rock then, because Pedro Pascal is huge. Game of Thrones, The Mandelorian, Narcos, etc etc
Maybe you're new to watching TV or maybe you're just old.

Not PP, but I'm curious what prompted you to respond this way. Seriously, what were you thinking?

NP here - the PP was probably responding to the “see how that works?” know it all tone. But that PP played his or herself - Pedro Pascal is a massive TV and a rising movie star so the “gotcha” didn’t work.

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Anonymous wrote:A few interesting Easter eggs in the episode:

The episode shows that it’s supposed to take place in Lake City, CO. This town is infamous for an act of cannibalism in real life:

In 1875, Lake City gained notoriety when Alferd Packer was charged with murder and cannibalism. Due to the nature of the crime, it was sensationalized and gained national attention. There are several differing accounts of the story, but according to one account Packer was acting as a guide for a party of five men prospecting in the San Juan Mountains when they became snowbound for the winter.

When he eventually came out of the mountains in the spring, he said the miners had abandoned him and he had nearly starved. However, because he looked surprisingly healthy and first asked for whiskey rather than food, suspicions began to arise. Five bodies that showed signs of cannibalism were found southeast of Lake City at the foot of Slumgullion Pass, and Packer was arrested and held in the Saguache jail, but escaped. He fled to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he remained until 1883 when he was again arrested and brought to Lake City for trial. He was convicted of killing one of the five men and sentenced to be hanged. The Colorado Supreme Court reversed the conviction in 1885, but the following year Packer was retried, convicted again, and sentenced to 40 years. He was paroled and released in 1901.[10]

The Hinsdale County Museum, in downtown Lake City, hosts the most extensive collection of Packer memorabilia known, including a skull fragment from one of his victims, a pair of shackles used on Alferd when he was in the Lake City jail, a number of buttons from the clothes of the five men he eventually ate, and dolls and the dollhouse Packer built while in the Lake City Jail.[18][19] The area where the bodies were discovered is now known as Cannibal Plateau.[20] Packer is remembered by holding an annual Alferd Packer Jeep Tour and Barbecue.[20] The cafeteria in the University of Colorado, Boulder student union is called the Alferd Packer Memorial Grill.[18][20]

We get a hint that David is not what he says he is when the widow serves him a full plate of dinner, while everyone else has a ladleful in a bowl. The injustice of this scene communicates that he is using his position for personal gain and that the rest of the community somehow has bought into his tyranny.

FUN FACT: There is a cafeteria at the University of Colorado in Boulder named after Alferd Packer. They like their little jokes!

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Anonymous wrote:As someone who played the game (well, who watched her DH play the game) and who loves the story, I was *thrilled* to see Troy Baker get such a large role in this episode, grisly end and all. Now Ashley Johnson just needs to show up, and all will be right with the world.

(Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are terrific in their respective roles, but I have a soft spot for the leads from the game)

Wait - I just looked him up. Did he play Joel in the game? Very cool! Kind of makes me wonder why he didn't play Joel in this show - even though I do love Pedro Pascal.

Are you serious? Because its the lead and for the lead you need a known, famous, leading actor, not a complete unknown who only otherwise does voice work.

Oh. I'm sorry. Thank you for setting me straight. Interestingly, I had no idea who Pedro Pascal was before this show, and now I do. See how that works?

Well it sounds like you've been living under a rock then, because Pedro Pascal is huge. Game of Thrones, The Mandelorian, Narcos, etc etc
Maybe you're new to watching TV or maybe you're just old.

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Anonymous wrote:Did the preacher molest the girl whose dad died?

And were they eating the dad who died?

Yes, I think that was the subtext. When they leave the compound to “look for food” or “go hunt,” they actually kill people they find and use them for food. They won’t waste a dead body, even from their own community.

This episode was grisly.

Do we think Joel may have eaten other humans in the past with his brother in order to remain alive?

So the group that first saw Joel/Ellie earlier was probably hunting them for food? Hadn’t thought of that.

Neither had I, nor had I considered that they were eating the girl’s dad. Gross gross gross.

Oh yeah -- that adds some context to the leader saying they couldn't bury the girl's dad because the ground was too hard. I mean, it probably was; but also if he's hanging in the meat storage room, you're probably not going to want an open casket ceremony.

And no one questioned where the body was to be kept for months before spring came? It’s not like they have people building caskets and no casket store. Who wouldn’t question this? Bc the family would have wanted to pay respects…

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Anonymous wrote:Joel had half of his hit points left and took out 4 grown ass men, thats how you know its a video game adaptation.

But remember what he and Tommy were talking about - all those terrible things they did, killing people to survive - he's an expert at killing. Those clowns hunting him were well, just clowns without a clue.

Yeah this episode made it crystal clear that Joel hadn't just like killed people in self defense during the hard years with Tommy and Tess. He has 100% tortured people before. That knee cap thing was very specific. I didn't find it too much of a stretch that he could take out four starving guys one at a time. Felt like a video game but in a cool way.

Taking four men out when you’ve had no real food or minimal liquid for days, were unconscious for days, had a close to mortal wound on your torso, which is needed for walking, stabbing, pulling maps out, etc - no way. Bodies don’t just pop back like that. He may have had more energy than when he was unconscious, but he’d have no real energy to do all this.

He is Pedro Pascal and he can do whatever he wants. He is indomitable. Oh, and hot.

So very hot.

I'm a very heterosexual guy, and I think he's hot. I would very much like to look like him. I do not.

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Anonymous wrote:Joel had half of his hit points left and took out 4 grown ass men, thats how you know its a video game adaptation.

But remember what he and Tommy were talking about - all those terrible things they did, killing people to survive - he's an expert at killing. Those clowns hunting him were well, just clowns without a clue.

Yeah this episode made it crystal clear that Joel hadn't just like killed people in self defense during the hard years with Tommy and Tess. He has 100% tortured people before. That knee cap thing was very specific. I didn't find it too much of a stretch that he could take out four starving guys one at a time. Felt like a video game but in a cool way.

Taking four men out when you’ve had no real food or minimal liquid for days, were unconscious for days, had a close to mortal wound on your torso, which is needed for walking, stabbing, pulling maps out, etc - no way. Bodies don’t just pop back like that. He may have had more energy than when he was unconscious, but he’d have no real energy to do all this.

He is Pedro Pascal and he can do whatever he wants. He is indomitable. Oh, and hot.

So very hot.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone who played the game (well, who watched her DH play the game) and who loves the story, I was *thrilled* to see Troy Baker get such a large role in this episode, grisly end and all. Now Ashley Johnson just needs to show up, and all will be right with the world.

(Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are terrific in their respective roles, but I have a soft spot for the leads from the game)

Wait - I just looked him up. Did he play Joel in the game? Very cool! Kind of makes me wonder why he didn't play Joel in this show - even though I do love Pedro Pascal.

Are you serious? Because its the lead and for the lead you need a known, famous, leading actor, not a complete unknown who only otherwise does voice work.

Oh. I'm sorry. Thank you for setting me straight. Interestingly, I had no idea who Pedro Pascal was before this show, and now I do. See how that works?

Well it sounds like you've been living under a rock then, because Pedro Pascal is huge. Game of Thrones, The Mandelorian, Narcos, etc etc
Maybe you're new to watching TV or maybe you're just old.

Not PP, but I'm curious what prompted you to respond this way. Seriously, what were you thinking?

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Anonymous wrote:Joel had half of his hit points left and took out 4 grown ass men, thats how you know its a video game adaptation.

But remember what he and Tommy were talking about - all those terrible things they did, killing people to survive - he's an expert at killing. Those clowns hunting him were well, just clowns without a clue.

Yeah this episode made it crystal clear that Joel hadn't just like killed people in self defense during the hard years with Tommy and Tess. He has 100% tortured people before. That knee cap thing was very specific. I didn't find it too much of a stretch that he could take out four starving guys one at a time. Felt like a video game but in a cool way.

Taking four men out when you’ve had no real food or minimal liquid for days, were unconscious for days, had a close to mortal wound on your torso, which is needed for walking, stabbing, pulling maps out, etc - no way. Bodies don’t just pop back like that. He may have had more energy than when he was unconscious, but he’d have no real energy to do all this.

He is Pedro Pascal and he can do whatever he wants. He is indomitable. Oh, and hot.

So very hot.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Joel had half of his hit points left and took out 4 grown ass men, thats how you know its a video game adaptation.

But remember what he and Tommy were talking about - all those terrible things they did, killing people to survive - he's an expert at killing. Those clowns hunting him were well, just clowns without a clue.

Yeah this episode made it crystal clear that Joel hadn't just like killed people in self defense during the hard years with Tommy and Tess. He has 100% tortured people before. That knee cap thing was very specific. I didn't find it too much of a stretch that he could take out four starving guys one at a time. Felt like a video game but in a cool way.

Taking four men out when you’ve had no real food or minimal liquid for days, were unconscious for days, had a close to mortal wound on your torso, which is needed for walking, stabbing, pulling maps out, etc - no way. Bodies don’t just pop back like that. He may have had more energy than when he was unconscious, but he’d have no real energy to do all this.

He is Pedro Pascal and he can do whatever he wants. He is indomitable. Oh, and hot.

So very hot.

He’s good looking for a 57 y/o man.
Unfortunately Pedro is 47.

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Anonymous wrote:Joel had half of his hit points left and took out 4 grown ass men, thats how you know its a video game adaptation.

But remember what he and Tommy were talking about - all those terrible things they did, killing people to survive - he's an expert at killing. Those clowns hunting him were well, just clowns without a clue.

Yeah this episode made it crystal clear that Joel hadn't just like killed people in self defense during the hard years with Tommy and Tess. He has 100% tortured people before. That knee cap thing was very specific. I didn't find it too much of a stretch that he could take out four starving guys one at a time. Felt like a video game but in a cool way.

Taking four men out when you’ve had no real food or minimal liquid for days, were unconscious for days, had a close to mortal wound on your torso, which is needed for walking, stabbing, pulling maps out, etc - no way. Bodies don’t just pop back like that. He may have had more energy than when he was unconscious, but he’d have no real energy to do all this.

He is Pedro Pascal and he can do whatever he wants. He is indomitable. Oh, and hot.

So very hot.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Joel had half of his hit points left and took out 4 grown ass men, thats how you know its a video game adaptation.

But remember what he and Tommy were talking about - all those terrible things they did, killing people to survive - he's an expert at killing. Those clowns hunting him were well, just clowns without a clue.

Yeah this episode made it crystal clear that Joel hadn't just like killed people in self defense during the hard years with Tommy and Tess. He has 100% tortured people before. That knee cap thing was very specific. I didn't find it too much of a stretch that he could take out four starving guys one at a time. Felt like a video game but in a cool way.

Taking four men out when you’ve had no real food or minimal liquid for days, were unconscious for days, had a close to mortal wound on your torso, which is needed for walking, stabbing, pulling maps out, etc - no way. Bodies don’t just pop back like that. He may have had more energy than when he was unconscious, but he’d have no real energy to do all this.

He is Pedro Pascal and he can do whatever he wants. He is indomitable. Oh, and hot.

Anonymous wrote:A few interesting Easter eggs in the episode:

The episode shows that it’s supposed to take place in Lake City, CO. This town is infamous for an act of cannibalism in real life:

In 1875, Lake City gained notoriety when Alferd Packer was charged with murder and cannibalism. Due to the nature of the crime, it was sensationalized and gained national attention. There are several differing accounts of the story, but according to one account Packer was acting as a guide for a party of five men prospecting in the San Juan Mountains when they became snowbound for the winter.

When he eventually came out of the mountains in the spring, he said the miners had abandoned him and he had nearly starved. However, because he looked surprisingly healthy and first asked for whiskey rather than food, suspicions began to arise. Five bodies that showed signs of cannibalism were found southeast of Lake City at the foot of Slumgullion Pass, and Packer was arrested and held in the Saguache jail, but escaped. He fled to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he remained until 1883 when he was again arrested and brought to Lake City for trial. He was convicted of killing one of the five men and sentenced to be hanged. The Colorado Supreme Court reversed the conviction in 1885, but the following year Packer was retried, convicted again, and sentenced to 40 years. He was paroled and released in 1901.[10]

The Hinsdale County Museum, in downtown Lake City, hosts the most extensive collection of Packer memorabilia known, including a skull fragment from one of his victims, a pair of shackles used on Alferd when he was in the Lake City jail, a number of buttons from the clothes of the five men he eventually ate, and dolls and the dollhouse Packer built while in the Lake City Jail.[18][19] The area where the bodies were discovered is now known as Cannibal Plateau.[20] Packer is remembered by holding an annual Alferd Packer Jeep Tour and Barbecue.[20] The cafeteria in the University of Colorado, Boulder student union is called the Alferd Packer Memorial Grill.[18][20]

We get a hint that David is not what he says he is when the widow serves him a full plate of dinner, while everyone else has a ladleful in a bowl. The injustice of this scene communicates that he is using his position for personal gain and that the rest of the community somehow has bought into his tyranny.

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Anonymous wrote:As someone who played the game (well, who watched her DH play the game) and who loves the story, I was *thrilled* to see Troy Baker get such a large role in this episode, grisly end and all. Now Ashley Johnson just needs to show up, and all will be right with the world.

(Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are terrific in their respective roles, but I have a soft spot for the leads from the game)

Wait - I just looked him up. Did he play Joel in the game? Very cool! Kind of makes me wonder why he didn't play Joel in this show - even though I do love Pedro Pascal.

Are you serious? Because its the lead and for the lead you need a known, famous, leading actor, not a complete unknown who only otherwise does voice work.

Oh. I'm sorry. Thank you for setting me straight. Interestingly, I had no idea who Pedro Pascal was before this show, and now I do. See how that works?

Well it sounds like you've been living under a rock then, because Pedro Pascal is huge. Game of Thrones, The Mandelorian, Narcos, etc etc
Maybe you're new to watching TV or maybe you're just old.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did the preacher molest the girl whose dad died?

And were they eating the dad who died?

Yes, I think that was the subtext. When they leave the compound to “look for food” or “go hunt,” they actually kill people they find and use them for food. They won’t waste a dead body, even from their own community.

This episode was grisly.

Do we think Joel may have eaten other humans in the past with his brother in order to remain alive?

So the group that first saw Joel/Ellie earlier was probably hunting them for food? Hadn’t thought of that.

Neither had I, nor had I considered that they were eating the girl’s dad. Gross gross gross.

Oh yeah -- that adds some context to the leader saying they couldn't bury the girl's dad because the ground was too hard. I mean, it probably was; but also if he's hanging in the meat storage room, you're probably not going to want an open casket ceremony.