Ifyouhaven't seenthefirstepisodeorplayedtheLastofusgamebewareofmajorspoilersaheadwhichusstatewouldyouwanttobeinatthestartof a fungalapocalypseletusknowinthecommentsbelownumber 10 Sarah's shirtmaybeforeshadowing.
HiConniewasaskingafteryouwentoverin a whileiftherewasanydoubtthattheLastofustvshowmightbethemostaccuratevideogamerepresentationevermade, viewersonlyneedtolookatSarahplayersbegantheLastofusgamebyplayingasher.
Theshowpaidhomagetothesourcematerialchoicebylettingusexperience a chunkofthepremierstoryfromherperspective.
Additionally, theliveactionadaptationalsoperfectlyrecreatedhervideogameconcert t shirt.
A freezeframerevealsclassicssuchastheemperor's newgrooveandOcean's 11 butthereare a coupleoffilmsthatshouldn't bethereatallsincethesceneappearstotakeplaceinthefallof 2003.
Itwas a littletooearlyforSinbador 2005 MurderBalltobeonshelves.
ThemostglaringtitleistheBoxtrolls.
Asitturnsoutthatcelebratedanimatedfilmwasn't releaseduntil 2014, A boxtrollcannotchoose a newlifebecause a boxtrolldoesnotaspiretobeanythingmorethan a weaklowlypest.
Insteadofopeningonmaincharacters, thelastofusstartswithanominouswarningaboutwhathappensafteraninsectisinfectedwith a certainfungalstrainfungusstartstodirecttheantsbehavior, tellingitwheretogowhattodolike a puppeteerwith a marionetteanditgetsworse.
SarahMillerseesthelastsymptomfirsthandandafter a timejump, thewarningsignsofinfoactionshowcasedon a posterwithintheepisodeperfectlymirrorhowthezombieantvirusworks.
Thesesmallparallelshelptheopeningfunctionasbrilliantforeshadowingwhilehighlighting a realandterrifyingoccurrenceinnature.
Ifnotwekillherthereandthenasfansofthegameknow, theserieswillrevolvearoundJoelreluctantlyescorting a youngandimportantbeingto a potentiallyshadylocation.
WhiletheStarWarscharacterhadnoproblemsmuggling a being, Joelironicallyhadsomeobjections.
Whoisshetoyou?
Wedon't smugglepeople.
Sorrynumbersix, anobscureconnectiontoJakarta.
WhiletheMillersenjoying a peacefulbreakfast, theradiochimesintoletthemknowthatthere's somethingominoushappeninginJakarta, Jakarta.
Whereisthat?
MiddleEastdoesn't ring a bell.
It's definitely a country.
Itlaterbecomesclearthatthecitywasbeingovertakenbyinfectedpeople, althoughtherearethankfullynoactualfungalmonstersinJakarta, thecitydidactuallyusezombiesaspartof a publiccampaign.
In 2022 cityofficialsorganizedaneventwhereActorschasedcitizenstowardsthetrainsystem.
Whiletheeventlookedlike a tonoffuninourworld, wedon't thinktheshow's Jakartaresidentswouldenjoyitasmuch.
# fivemusicalEastereggs.
WhenSarahisawokenbythesoundsofchaos, sheslowlymakesherwaythroughherhomeviewerscanbrieflyspot a guitarstationedinthelivingroomforfansofthefranchise?
Thesiteoftheinstrumentalonemightgetthem a bitchokedupDuringthelastofusParttwo, Joelfinds a guitarandtakesthetimetosing a sweetandsentimentalsongtoEllieif I everweretoloseyou, hethenproceedstogivehertheinstrumenttokeepbeforepromisingtogiveherlessons.
Fortunatelyshecontinueslearningandeventuallybecomes a masterguitarplayerNumberfour, a terrifyingtimeline, billionsofus, billionsofpuppetswithpoisonedmindspermanentlyfixedononeunifyinggoaltospreadtheinfectiontoeverylasthumanalivebyanymeansnecessarywithintheworldofthevideogame.
ThecourtOutputbeganin 2013 beforedoing a 20 yeartimeskipto 2033 sincethegamewasreleasedthatsameyear.
Itfeltlikethewriterswerewarningplayersthat a similareventcouldstartatanygivenmomentinourreality, theshowtook a differentyetequallysoberingapproach.
It's a miracleyou'realive.
It's a miracleanyofusarealive.
Afterkickingofftheshowseventsin 2003, the 20 yeartimeSkiptakesustothepresentyearof 2023.
Thischangewaslikelymadebecausetheprospectof a globalpandemic.
Unfortunatelynolongerseemslikesciencefiction, theadjustedtimelinearguablymakesthelastofusinto a morerelatablestorythanitalreadywas.
A conversationbetweenEllieandFireflyleaderMarlene, nottowards a hugepieceofbackstoryafterbeingimprisonedbytherebelorganization.
ThekidisunderstandablyunwillingtocooperatebutElliecompletelydefrostassoonasshehears a certainnameterroristswithFederalbecauseit's whereyou'd besafestandyouweresafethereuntilyoudecidedtosneakout a terroristwasReilly a terroristwithinthefranchise.
AnnaTorpydid a fantasticjobbringinghumorandcomplexitytothetoughsurvivorbutlongbeforesheportrayedteststheactress, lenthervoiceto a playstationexclusivecharacternamedNorikoKingfrom a distantcountryseekstheheavenlysword.
Heseeksitas a symbolofhisdominanceovermyclan.
Thisfictionalwarriorwenton a questtosaveherlovedonesfrom a horrifictyrant.