The Best ‘Last of Us’ Ever Was a Shocking, Revelatory, Rollercoaster of Emotions

This is the one I’ve been waiting for. Since HBO announced it was making a Last of Us TV show, my thoughts immediately went to the museum. The scene from The Last of Us Part II where Joel takes Ellie to the Wyoming Museum of Science and History for her birthday is, for my money, one of the best scenes in video game history, and I have been anxiously awaiting its live-action adaptation. Well, it finally came, and not only did it live up to those expectations, it blew them out of the water. The scene, which is an isolated tangent in the game, becomes the centerpiece for an almost completely flashback episode detailing not just some intense ups and downs in Joel and Ellie’s relationship, but Joel’s upbringing as well. Plus, we finally got to see the moment. The one that the entire first season and second season have been building to. Incredible new actors joined the show for the occasion, and the result is almost certainly the best episode of The Last of Us ever. Let’s dig into “The Pric ... Read full article.