This is a shockingly good season of TV that surpassed all expectations—even as it blew through plot faster than I used to blow through my allowance at the comic book store. Plus, the Fireflies are clowns, humans are scarier than Clickers, and paying attention to this review is how we show love.
Another episode, another rampage from Joel. Plus, we discover the origin of Ellie’s immunity, find out the truth about Joel’s scar, and get a front-row seat to the Fireflies’ appalling incompetence.
As Ellie struggles to keep Joel alive, we meet our most twisted villain yet. Plus, broken fingers, popped-off kneecaps, and never trust a preacher in an apocalypse.
As Joel is dying, we go back to FEDRA school with Ellie. Plus, the Fireflies might be a bunch of terrorists, FEDRA might be a bunch of fascist dickbags, and Riley shows Ellie the FIVE wonders of the mall.
Joel reunites with Tommy—but it’s not what either of them expect. Plus, Joel has panic attacks and bares his soul, Communism works in Wyoming, and why are the Fireflies never there when you need them?
Another gut-wrenching episode of The Last of Us—is there any other kind?
Plus, Kathleen’s underground problem bubbles up to the surface, the most wanted man in Kansas City has a dicey plan, Ellie doesn’t understand how vaccines work, and everything’s fine—Joel just has an asshole voice.
A deadly detour in Kansas City can’t stop Ellie from finally making Joel laugh. Plus, Ellie is NOT a psycho, Kathleen IS a terror with questionable decision-making about who lives and dies, and Joel’s 56-year-old knees can only handle so many flights of stairs.
We meet Bill and Frank, and get a love story for the ages. Plus, being a survivalist pays off, the suburbs of Boston are the hub of the Linda Ronstadt Fan Club, and paying attention to things is how we show our love. (Also, Ellie might have a sadistic streak.)
We’re on the road, trying to get Ellie to the Fireflies, whether or not Joel believes she’s the real deal. Plus, Ellie is a weird kid, a sacrifice is sealed with a kiss, and Clickers are utterly TERRIFYING.
The world falls apart in a day as mushrooms become nightmare fuel. Plus, the post-apocalypse government is still at it, the rebel Fireflies try to break a 20-year losing streak, Pedro Pascal pummels a man to death, and these zombies are fast but NOT good at slowing their momentum.
Tim Matassa
