In both the show and the game, Ellie immediately has her guard up when she meets the two men. In the game, Ellie uses a bow and arrow to hunt. Ellie then pursues the injured deer, and here she comes across David and James. She then notices a deer, and shoots it (although she does not kill it). Unlike in the game, however, the rabbit scarpers, and Ellie falls on her face while in pursuit. This spurs Ellie to take Joel's rifle and head out into the wilderness in search of sustenance.Īs in the game, Ellie comes across a white rabbit. While Ellie has done the best she can with the provisions she has, the duo are short on food. Joel is still recovering from the injury he sustained at the university in episode six. This is all background context that we do not get to see in the game, as we are tied to Ellie and Joel's characters throughout the story. James assures David he is with him, and the two prepare to go hunting. David then questions James' loyalty to him, stating he noticed doubt and a loss of faith. James tells David that the group is running out of food, but that some other men believed they saw some deer in the woods nearby. In Baker's own words, " Neil and Craig were kind enough to kind of put some meat on the bones" of James' character. His character here is also present in the game, though not as fleshed out. James is of course played by Troy Baker, who portrayed Joel in both The Last of Us Part 1 and 2. If you have not, this may seem like a reasonable excuse for not burying a body during the harsh winter.įollowing the wake, David steps out of the diner it was being held at, and speaks to one of his men, James. If you have played the game, you will have noticed the lie in David's words. However, when she asks when they can bury her father, David tells her the ground is too cold and they will have to wait until spring. A young girl sits with her mother throughout the reading, and when she cries out David stops and acknowledges her. It transpires that David's Bible reading is part of a wake of sorts, where the group is mourning one of their own. When we first meet him, he comes across as a caring and well meaning leader. Not that we see this side of David at first. A small hint at David's devoutness to God in the game. In fact, David in the show reminds me of Far Cry 5's Joseph Seed: a megalomaniac and a preacher, clearly unhinged with his devoutness.ĭavid seems unassuming at first. While in the game there is an implication David and this group are devout Christians, in the show it is very much a clear cut theme. This is David, the main antagonist of the game's Winter chapter, who holds the same role here.ĭavid leads a group of survivors, doing what they can in this post-cordyceps world. Episode eight's preview.Įpisode eight begins showing the snow covered landscapes of America, while a character we have not met before reads Revelation 21 to a group of survivors. THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR BOTH THE SHOW AND THE GAME SERIES IT IS BASED ON. This episode stays remarkably faithful to its source material while continuing to put a spotlight on character development, and as always leaves plenty to discuss. We are nearing the end of The Last of Us' first season.Īfter last week's episode further established Ellie's motivations, episode eight - "When We Are In Need" - brings us back to the present day, and Joel and Ellie's ongoing plight to find the Fireflies.
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