The Last Of Us Episode 5 has released early this week due to the Super Bowl and what an Epsiode we got.
At the end of the previous Episode we got a tease at Henry and Sam and here we got them in full force. One of the big changes from the game is that they decided to make Sam dead here. This was a brilliant addition as it helped show in more depth how Sam basically needed Henry to survive and how that put more pressure on Henry to keep them safe.
The Ellie and Sam relationship was just as compelling here in the show as it was in the games. I love how she tried learning ASL so she could better communicate with him. It also allowed her to be a child, even if it was just for a moment she was able to feel what it was like to be a normal kid. They also managed to make Sams death even more heartbreaking here as Ellie tried to save him by giving him some of her blood. This was honestly so heartbreaking as it made her realise that she could be the last person alive and that without the cure she could be all alone, which is her greatest fear.
This Episode also demonstrated how much Joel has come to care for Ellie. The first instance of this is how determined he was to protect her when the herd of zombies broke out and you could see on his face how sacred he was that he could potentially loose her. You also saw the realisation on his face at the end when he was over Henry’s and Sam’s grave and could resonate with Henry’s need to protect Sam.
Now with the emotional stuff out of the way, let’s talk about the big action scene near the end. Similar to the game Joel has to sneak into the house and take out the sniper. However here Kathleen tracks them down in an attempt to kill Sam and Henry, but then the dead swarm from the ground attacking everyone. This is by far the best action sequence so far in the show and demonstrated the ferocity of the infected and why humanity fell so fast to them. This helped to reinforce to the audience why they are so dangerous as they took at a whole army in a few minutes. As I have played a game there are a few key action scenes in the game that I can’t wait to see after that.
What did you think of this episode of The Last Of Us and are you excited for the next episode?
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