re: The Last of Us S1 E4 “Please Hold My Hand” GAME SPOILER THREAD

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There is no way a hell that in any world reduced to such utter brutality that men would allow themselves to be ordered around by this soft-spoken woman.

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Good Lord is there anything that doesn’t offend you? First it was gays now it’s women

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thank god they didn't make her gay < snipped conflation > or all we'd hear about all week is how awful it is they deviated from the game

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Doubt anybody would care or notice as long as they didn't waste an entire episode harping over the otherwise irrelevant fact.

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There is no way a hell that in any world reduced to such utter brutality that men would allow themselves to be ordered around by this soft-spoken woman.

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Hard to say really. In a dystopian catastrophe, a whole lot of funny incredible things can happen. And being soft spoken does not prevent one from being a great leader and exceptionally cruel. Indeed such people, in such a world, might even be more dangerous and successful depending on the background and context. Who's to say at some point she didn't have competition for that leadership position, and if so, where's that competition now?

Her husband may have been a respected leader and she earned her spot. Then he died and they kept her in position. Though many other men resent her and wait for her to screw up and take her spot. Though they know that so many were loyal to her departed husband.

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thank god they didn't make her gay or black

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Well, she's supposed to be a villain. Villains aren't allowed to be gay or black. We're lucky she's a woman

I made the comment last night as we were watching that we should've just waited until all of the episodes came out to watch. It's a bit of a slow burn, but I already know the major plot points so I'm still interested. I'm glad the episode ended with Henry and Sam as it did to give a bit of a lead in to what's going to happen next week.

Seeing the relationship with Joel and Ellie form has been well done, IMO. I can't wait to see the reactions from people who didn't play the game in future episodes.

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They've already confirmed this season covers all of the first game

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It's certainly on pace to cover the entire first game, we're almost at the halfway point of the game already.

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It's certainly on pace to cover the entire first game, we're almost at the halfway point of the game already.

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I just finished my re-play of the game yesterday and man, I forgot just how awesome it is. I had forgotten some things so it was nice to play through it as a refresher. These final episodes should be solid if they stick to the source material.

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thank god they didn't make her gay or black or all we'd hear about all week is how awful it is they deviated from the game

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Nah now the reason to bitch, is how dare they allow a woman to be in charge. It’s like they’re stuck in 1955 or something. Fungus evolving in the matter of decades to turn people into zombies is ok but woman in charge now that’s pure fantasy

Sam being even younger and deaf is going to make it even harder. I know they deviated a bit here and there but this is where they need to stick with the game. Henry killing infected Sam and then shooting himself is so sudden and shocking and sets a new darker tone for the world.

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Sam being even younger and deaf is going to make it even harder. I know they deviated a bit here and there but this is where they need to stick with the game. Henry killing infected Sam and then shooting himself is so sudden and shocking and sets a new darker tone for the world.

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It was this moment in the game that hit me hardest, even harder than Sarah's death.