January 25, 20232 yr Popular Post A comforting fact is that people have been eating Cordyceps for centuries now without turning rabid. It’s a traditional Chinese medicine… Lucky for us China doesn’t have a history of being the epicenter for any global pandemics.
January 25, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, CooterBrown said: Lucky for us China doesn’t have a history of being the epicenter for any global pandemics.
January 26, 20232 yr 15 hours ago, utxmike05 said: "So, the fungus is real and it can turn bugs into zombies. That’s pretty rad. But does it pose a threat to us? A comforting fact is that people have been eating Cordyceps for centuries now without turning rabid. It’s a traditional Chinese medicine, used to treat kidney disease and other ailments. Even wellness brands are now marketing it." IIRC, part of the story is that global warming has allowed the cordyceps fungus to mutate to a form that can stay alive inside a human body. We can eat it now because our body heat kills it before it can replicate and take over.
January 26, 20232 yr 40 minutes ago, Herpa Derpa said: IIRC, part of the story is that global warming has allowed the cordyceps fungus to mutate to a form that can stay alive inside a human body. We can eat it now because our body heat kills it before it can replicate and take over. Presumably people eat dead mushrooms anyways.
January 27, 20232 yr Show is great, shoutout HBO. Wish shows like the Witcher weren't ruined on Netflix and were on HBO instead.
January 27, 20232 yr On 1/25/2023 at 11:58 AM, utxmike05 said: Yea the stages are: 1. Runners 2. Stalkers 3. Clickers 4. Bloaters Just head they get hard to kill, not sure on what the method is. I think stage 4 can throw/spit spores at you. Fuck Stalkers.
January 27, 20232 yr The runners and stalkers go down a fuck ton easier than clickers. At least the boaters are slow but they jizz acid all-over like a 15 year old MIA and his porn collection. Best way to kill clickers is a head shot to the fungus or a piercing weapon through the skull. Shit I have to replay this damn game again. Edited January 27, 20232 yr by MissingInAction
January 27, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, wildcat09 said: Fuck Stalkers. By far the worst are Spoiler those fucking ones that have fused to the wall and then pop out and give you a fucking heart attack But yes. Stalkers are indeed terrible
January 28, 20232 yr So what is the difference between runners and stalkers? In the last episode, they were running, so are those the runners? Have they shown a stalker yet? Edited January 28, 20232 yr by burntorangebongos
January 28, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, burntorangebongos said: So what is the difference between runners and stalkers? In the last episode, they were running, so are those the runners? Have they shown a stalker yet? This fan wiki covers all the types of infected. Not that many. You can click on each type for a summary but majority haven't been in the show yet. And some of the descriptions may contain some minor spoilers https://thelastofus.fandom.com/wiki/Infected
January 30, 20232 yr 32 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said: well that was certainly different than the game Fucking great episode though. Holy shit. Did not expect that. Also: Glad to see Armond from S1 of White Lotus have a more dignified death in this series.
January 30, 20232 yr So I haven’t played the game, but holy shit… that episode was absolutely beautiful
January 30, 20232 yr Well I’m a sobbing mess [emoji24]I thought I couldn’t cry anymore and then they end the episode with their song and Joel actually smiled and Ellie saw it and now I’m dead.Bill and Frank 4ever.
January 30, 20232 yr Offerman fucking nailed that part. Do they give Emmy awards for a supporting role in one episode of a limited series?I'm glad both versions of that story exist.
January 30, 20232 yr That felt like a post-apocalyptic version of the first 15 minutes of Up. HBO is nailing this series.
January 30, 20232 yr Wow. Absolutely powerful and beautiful all at once. That episode could stand on its own.
January 30, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, tchookem said: Offerman fucking nailed that part. Do they give Emmy awards for a supporting role in one episode of a limited series? yes. jesus what a gripping episode of television.
January 30, 20232 yr That episode was amazing, it could have worked as a standalone film. Was looking forward to Bill and Ellie's back and forth banter but this is a change that I didn't mind. Also, RIP to actress Annie Wershing (videogame Tess).
January 30, 20232 yr Popular Post Imagine if a year ago someone told you there would be a zombie show based on a video game, that in episode 3 would take a detour from the main story to casually blindside viewers with an incredibly powerful love story starring gay Ron Swanson. And that it would be a masterpiece.
January 30, 20232 yr Imagine if you went into Whataburger and they were all like “Oh hey, we don’t have any burgers today but we did make beef bourguignon and there’s a wine pairing, would that be okay?”
January 30, 20232 yr That was absolutely devastating. The Up comparison is spot on. Seeing them age at every time jump hit hard.
January 30, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, mdmost said: That felt like a post-apocalyptic version of the first 15 minutes of Up. HBO is nailing this series. 10 hours ago, Bama Chick said: Well I’m a sobbing mess I thought I couldn’t cry anymore and then they end the episode with their song and Joel actually smiled and Ellie saw it and now I’m dead. Bill and Frank 4ever. Every. Single. Word.
January 30, 20232 yr Great episode last night! Near the end of the episode my wife turned to me and very confusedly asked "Was all this in the video game?"
January 30, 20232 yr 25 minutes ago, elguapo said: Great episode last night! Near the end of the episode my wife turned to me and very confusedly asked "Was all this in the video game?" I asked someone that too. And was like, damn I need to play this game!
January 30, 20232 yr Popular Post Press X to pair with a red. Oh no I'm sorry you paired with a white. Frank has left in disgust.
January 30, 20232 yr Popular Post Proving what we all already know: all that the 9/11 truther, doomsday prepper, gun-hoarding, conspiracy theorist incels need to mellow the fuck out is an above average blowie.
January 30, 20232 yr Incredible episode. Offerman was perfect for the role, though I do think it would've been great if they had given the part to W. Earl Brown.
January 30, 20232 yr so i don't know what to say. that was an amazing episode. i'm still reeling. for those of you asking if that was in the game, i'll answer in spoiler tags, but i'm not spoiling anything, i don't think. it's like they took a very minor plot point that's fairly subtly touched on in the game, and expanded it beyond your wildest imagination to tell a whole story and they did it in a way that i don't think i'll ever see done again. that was incredible. just fucking incredible.
January 30, 20232 yr I have no idea if they'll cover it, but there's another really small story that's purely background in the game I think they could do something similar for: Spoiler The story of Ish finding other survivors and starting a small community in the sewers outside of Pittsburgh that ends tragically could be incredible television in Mazin's hands.
January 30, 20232 yr On 1/17/2023 at 11:07 PM, LonghornSean said: Last shot of the episode (and frequent visual trope of post apocalyptic content): how exactly did zombies cause a skyscraper fall sideways into another? And why are buildings supposedly crumbling 20 years later? People harvesting the raw materials? Those were designed by aggies
January 30, 20232 yr I was meh on the first two episodes, but so glad I watched just so I could see that episode last night. Amazing.
January 30, 20232 yr I have no idea if they'll cover it, but there's another really small story that's purely background in the game I think they could do something similar for: Spoiler The story of Ish finding other survivors and starting a small community in the sewers outside of Pittsburgh that ends tragically could be incredible television in Mazin's hands. I’m pretty sure if you go back and watch the trailer, that’s definitely going to be part of the story.
January 30, 20232 yr "Ok everyone, casting time. We need a prickly but lovable, bearded, isolationist prepper for this episode." Offerman: "Yeah, over here. I'm already in costume and everything. Just what I wore over here."
January 30, 20232 yr What stood out to me was that I could tell by the health of the house plants that Joel and Ellie only missed their final days by a week. Ten days at most.
January 30, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, elguapo said: Great episode last night! Near the end of the episode my wife turned to me and very confusedly asked "Was all this in the video game?" You should have said "yes. Now you understand why I play video games." Then maybe she'd let you play more video games.
January 30, 20232 yr Fuck me that was a solid gut punch. While that story wasn't fleshed out in the game, the emotional impact is similar to what I felt when completing the game. Awesome work. I think the last TV show I saw that had a similarly awesome episode was Better Call Saul when Mike had to shoot the German engineer. After that, I can't remember anything right now that is on this level.
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