Latest TLOU Episode Allowed For Some Things They Couldn't Do In The Game

Last week's episode of HBO's The Last of Us delivered one of this year's most shocking moments in television. Viewers who hadn't played the game or learned about the twist of Joel's fate were more than surprised when he was murdered as an act of revenge. The same scene happened in the game five years ago, so players had been on edge to see when the show would pull the trigger. Episode 3 allowed for something they couldn't pull off in the game: Having Jackson give Joel a mourning period.In the game, after Joel is killed, Ellie starts planning to track down the people who did this, continuing the circle of revenge. Here, though, with Episode 3, it showed the town mourning Joel, feeling his loss, and gave both Tommy (Gabriel Luna) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) scenes to feel their grief."There's this really beautiful scene where Tommy comes in, and he has to clean up his brother's body," Luna said during the Making Of featurette. "I thought about that scene quite a bit. You know, I call it the one-man wake. It was definitely a very long night shooting that scene."Continue Reading at GameSpot

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Latest TLOU Episode Allowed For Some Things They Couldn't Do In The Game

Last week's episode of HBO's The Last of Us delivered one of this year's most shocking moments in television. Viewers who hadn't played the game or learned about the twist of Joel's fate were more than surprised when he was murdered as an act of revenge. The same scene happened in the game five years ago, so players had been on edge to see when the show would pull the trigger. Episode 3 allowed for something they couldn't pull off in the game: Having Jackson give Joel a mourning period.

In the game, after Joel is killed, Ellie starts planning to track down the people who did this, continuing the circle of revenge. Here, though, with Episode 3, it showed the town mourning Joel, feeling his loss, and gave both Tommy (Gabriel Luna) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) scenes to feel their grief.

"There's this really beautiful scene where Tommy comes in, and he has to clean up his brother's body," Luna said during the Making Of featurette. "I thought about that scene quite a bit. You know, I call it the one-man wake. It was definitely a very long night shooting that scene."Continue Reading at GameSpot