“How did knowing what was going to happen not help at all.” That’s great writing and acting.

Ellie's gasp when Henry unalived himself wrecked me so bad. Good choice on showing Ellie instead of Henry himself doing the deed.

*Game of thrones:* Lets emotionally devastate some people. *The last of Us:* Hold my Cordyceps.

Everytime the show keeps changing the story from the game to live action the harder it hits, this show is so good

As a new non-gamer TLOU viewer, I really enjoy watching fans of the game reacting to the series. You guys are a lot of fun.

49:35 - "How did knowing what was gonna happen not help at all?" Well said. I liked your reactions.

FWIW, most of the classic tragedies, from Sophocles to Shakespeare, were written for audiences already familiar with the stories - and yet they were still meant to leave you an emotional wreck. (The idea being that bawling your eyes out at the play would also flush out whatever else you were keeping pent up, leading to a healthy emotional purge, or "catharsis".) As long as the writer can get you invested in the characters, no amount of foreknowledge makes it easier. So Neil & Craig are following in a grand tradition, and doing it amazingly well.

The whole time I was watching this episode, I was thinking about how I couldn't wait to see how y'all were going to react to each thing. I really love you guys

What made this more impactful is that there have been hardly any infected on screen for most of this episode, episode 3 and 4 and then they are just unleashed in this fantastic set piece at the end. If they were on screen all the time then you would quickly become desensitised to them. Really clever storytelling!

There's something unsettling in realizing that Sam was just sitting there because he's deaf. An infected listens for their prey. Even if he ever went to go full on clicker he couldn't. Ellie broke her promise and fell asleep, so he was just sitting there. Waiting, screaming from the inside. As his brain was slowly eaten away. And until someone touched him, or came in his view, he would sit there forever. And when Ellie touched him, Sam saw his own body attack her. Instead of becoming the superhero he always wanted to be. He became a monster, crying for his brother to help. He didn't even hear the shot. Just his vision slowly fading to black. He spent all night trying not to fall asleep. Then suddenly his eyes were slowly closing, afraid of what would happen once he woke up, but he never did. Bill and Frank's story was sad, in a stoic kind of way, but just like Bill said at the end, it wasn't tragic. They'd lived a full life. Here Sam and Henry had hope, a chance, and a whole life ahead of them. Henry was so good that he protected Ellie before even realizing what he was doing. It was instinctual. That comes from deep inside. But a little like Kathleen said, this kind of goodness, makes it hard to live in such a tragic world.

I cannot get over him shooting everything around her to protect her. Him finally stepping back into that role of fatherhood and becoming super protective just melts me 🥹🫠

You guys' beginning energy vs. ending energy is hilarious. The Before and After 😆

I had tons of fun watching y'all fangirl during the bloater scene and was devastated watching y'all crying at the end. People like you are the best part about reaction videos. You're both just a lot of fun to watch along with. If I knew you in real life I'd want to be your friend. Keep it up!

Knowing the game, knowing how much I’ve already cried, I’m TERRIFIED when Joel say two words to Ellie. It will break me.

how could this be my favorite episode even after the masterpiece that was Bill and Frank's episode...Neil and Craig are the top genius creators alive

Kathleen existed to draw a parallel between Sam and Ellie. "Was he worth... and this" she asked. She specified it was his fate to die, presumably because of his... "condition." Leukemia. And Henry sacrificed everything to save one person. He called himself a bad person for it. Another great change in service it the overall theme of Joel.

The fact that Henry made it clear early in the episode he has never been violent, never killed anyone (by his own hand) and then the first person he ever shoots is his brother…. So fucking sad

You two are adorkable... absolutely geeking out over that horde and the big monster near the end. I've never played the games but guess it is called a bloater. You just remind me of couple of friends first time they saw the Fellowship of the Ring back in college. Yes I am an older geek myself. The ending of this episode had me choked up, the acting was great and didn't know this was part of the game. Keep up the great reactions.

Ellie and Joel switch sides at the end. That was the Tess moment from episode 2. Ellie runs ahead while Joel is still waiting at the grave. Tess gave Joel a mission he wanted to fulfill as her last wish. The relationship that Joel had with Tess was similar to Ellie and Sam. Ellie promised Sam the cure here and couldn't keep this promise. She now wants to make sure that this never happens again. As Tess said at the time "save who you can save". Ellie really has a mission now. Indirectly get through her feelings of guilt. She wants her blood to work. Before that, she was someone who had no control over anything. Others have determined where she grows up and where she has to go now. Now that has changed. Now conviction plays a role and she takes control. She wants to save the world so that there are no more Sam's. And while Joel gradually finds his humanity again and lets people into his life again, Ellie loses a little more of herself and she takes the lead here in the end. I think the series showed that more clearly in this way than the game did. In addition, Ellie and Joel have reached a new level of connection with each other. Wordless understanding. Both wanted to save the brothers during the attack. That wasn't Joel's "don't do it Ellie" look. That was the look "I'll give you fire protection Ellie". And Ellie has absolute confidence in Joel. There was also a little joke about the game. The moment when the sniper shot and Henry and Sam senselessly ran out of cover, only to return immediately. This is how Ellie behaved very often in the game. She ran out of cover, right in front of the enemy and then back again.

46:13 the way she started crying almost made me cry too damnn

Your reaction was so fucking awesome when all those infected came out haha, as a massive fan of the game, they absolutely fucking nailed that section and that BLOATER LOOKED SO GOOD HOLY SHIT!!!

Thank you so much for this video! I've been watching a lot of reaction videos, but the two of you were the most interesting to watch in my opinion! I loved your vibe, you're reacting the way I do inside lmao. I have the biggest smile on my face! Anyway, subscribed, and thanks again!

High Five for your reaction to the runner/clicker/bloater scene near the end. Really enjoying watching the show with you two. The ending was also very difficult for me as well, coming from someone who has dealt with suicide in my personal life. I appreciate you both

HBO marketing needs to come up with a "The Last of Us" brand of tissues.

It’s absolutely heartbreaking. This was so hard to watch without doing exactly what you did. I knew what was supposed to happen (I got spoiled). Didn’t make any difference. And you called it perfectly; they gave us an absolutely great scene when the infected boil up out of the ground, and then they ripped our hearts out to make us pay for it. Hugs - and big, big thanks- to you both.

You guys had me so hyped even after seeing those scenes plenty of times by now

The yes in unison was awesome lol

That noise Sam makes when Ellie is about to cut herself kills me

Is amazing that this episode really prepares you for the point of view of Ellie and Abby in season 2.

Joel softens as Ellie hardens. Such a parallel. This really makes it even worse when Joel does what he does at the end that leads to season 2. With Kathleen foreshadowing what’s to come. 😢

35:57 perfect synchronization

To me it seemed the little infected girl was still in her stalker stage, its why she was able to see Ellie and Kathleen. I forget if stalkers can still click during that stage, but I know they dont have the normalish vocals like the sobbing ones. I love how they put hints of part 2 in this Season, anyone who hasn't played Part 2 or the game wont notice...but that part when she said "she was afraid of being alone" brung back a lot of memories..and Kathleen's character was not a throwaway one, I knew EXACTLY why they put her there.

subscribed right after I heard the meme in the beginning lmao. its been stuck in my head recently so this was gold

I just love both of you. Your energy together makes me happy. Thank you ❤

35:57 synchronized YES!

I love that you needed a break. 😂 so great. Love you guys. Subscribed!

i always look forward on you guy's reaction. so genuine 😩 love yall!!!!

I am so glad I found this channel. When I told people I BAWLED at the end of this episode and was literally sore from crying the next day and couldn't succinctly explain why without context, I can just point them to this reaction. It's so much worse. Y'alls post-discussion is everything. It's so much worse. What a magnificent endeavor this show is. Also, ironically, I am typing this as the Super Bowl is at halftime. Didn't really care to watch for a lot of reasons, but the fallout of this episode is still hanging over me.

Thank you for taking a break after the clicker attack. I feel like some people didn’t stop and appreciate how amazing it was!

Really enjoyed your reactions so far. I'm still a relatively new TLOU fan (played part I and part II for the first-time last year; they very quickly stole the #1 spot for my all-time favorite game) - love your enthusiasm and passion. Just about to start watching your latest upload - I think it's going to be more stressful watching your reaction than it was the episode last night!

Y’all are delightful, you deserve those views😂

The fact in the show she tried to help him with her blood, it's going to hit soooo much harder at the end of the season

Subscribed instantly! You guys are so much fun to watch with. I love the energy and enthusiasm you bring to it along with the deeper discussions. You, Media Knights, and FilmBenders are my favorite channels to watch with and listen to analyses from. And I don’t think it’s a statute of limitations on spoilers, I think they just need a warning first to give people a chance to avoid and then allowing either a pause in time or a space on the page to allow those who don’t want the ending ruined to maneuver away from being spoiled but then you’re good to go though. That allows anyone to discover any good story at any time like new. Some stories are timeless. (You’re doing fine though! I felt like I had to clarify after seeing the intro for the latest video. Especially for a newer channel, you’re figuring it out as you go phenomenally! Keep doing what you’re doing being your engaging selves and clarifying this is a pt. 1 & 2 spoiler channel like you did in the next video is perfect… Sorry if it came off critical, I thought it was like a “question to the audience” thing. My bad.)

No joke - that action scene may be the single most badass and terrifying zombie/zombie-esque action sequence in film or tv history!

Yesss, The reaction I was expecting from the bloater and infected coming out of the hole. It was amazing!

FINALLY SOMEONE ON KZfaq REACTED LIKE I DID TO THE BLOATER SCENE. It was INSANE. Btw, totally gonna follow you on tiktok! I wanna see more gay TLOU fans!

So stoked to watch this again "with" y'all! Thanks for the commentary and reactions as always.

You two had the absolute best reaction to the swarm scenes. 🤣

You two are thew best and I get such joy from watching you both go bananas -- also this episode was fucking rough and I applaud you both for powering through.

I’m so glad I stumbled upon your reaction video. Not all are created equal. Following ❤😂

Love that you guys’ acknowledged it. Totally worth a subscribe and like for that.

great video guys, your personalities make this even better of a time soooo thank you.

I love seeing you guys fangirling over this show 🖤 i have a smile throughout everyone one of your videos 🖤 specially this one haha 😂🖤

This episode was INSANELY GOOD. WOW. And also, one of the best reaction ahah, keep it up!

I love you guys reaction the most LOL how you guys make jokes about it with the game and stuff it's so wholesome i also laughed with you guys and cried with you guys also the Tiktok meme is really amazing.

ever since i watched episode 5, i've been awaiting y'all's review, and im so glad it's out

This is one of the reactions I watch completely. You are hilarious and very knowledgeable about the game ❤️

You two are SO adorable in how knowledgable and invested you are in it 🥰 -- "A great man" made me think at first Henry had somehow betrayed and turned in Ish... which would have made him beyond redeemable, but I guess he still had his separate 'adventure' and got away (my headcanon and how I want to imagine things went down with the Ish-Master 😭

36:00 Bloater showed up and you guys saying "it's look amazing!!! " My brain just 🤯

I've been watching so many reactions to this episode and seeing how everyone reacts to the way Kathleen goes about everything is funny. Everyone is like "wow she's going too far with this revenge plot" or just doesn't agree with anything she does and hates her for how she treats Sam and Henry. But Kathleen basically mirrors how Ellie is in the second game but everyone Is rooting for her instead of being against it. Really shows how far we would bend our morals for the people we love

It's funny how the person on the right said she looks awkward, whereas I watched last reaction thinking, "Wish I looked as sure of myself as she does" xD Perception is such a subjective thing lol

The combined scream of YESSS when the bloater shows up made my day.

I had tears throughout the whole episode. Pre tears lol. Had to rewatch it cause I missed most of it. But I knew. Sam was perfect. Henry was perfect. Ellie was perfect. The bloater was perfect. ❤️

It was awesome watching your enthusiastic reactions to the clickers and the bloater! It was a wild and surreal scene.

You two have a great reaction channel. And I look forward to seeing your reactions and insight to the episode! ❤🍄

I’ve never seen anyone so genuinely happy to see a hoard of zombies ahahah such a funny reaction

I love how the series is elaborating and expanding on the core themes of the game, including TLOU2's biggest theme: GUILT; - Ellie OBVIOUSLY feels it, represented beautifully at the end with her "I'm sorry" message - Henry talks of "doing a bad guy thing", feels horrible about Kathleen's brother, then can't even handle what happens with Sam ("what have I done")... 😭 - EVEN Kathleen feels some level of guilt, speaking of how her brother would be "horrified by what she's done". Of course, she's an excellent example of how UNCONTROLLED guilt and grief can be mis-handled.

I wait for this reaction every week!

Given how long those infected "pool" existed (at least 15 years according to Henry) that could explain the large amount of clicker... that and they look cooler than normal infected xD

I love your pure reactions it's so refreshing to see fans like myself do justice in the games we love. Awesome reaction as always

34.25 the pure joy of this one part was amazing....lol the shrieking from you both was hilarious

i’m so glad i found your channel, i simultaneously laugh and cry more at your reactions more than any other ones i’ve watched 🥹

I love how Kathleen's speech at the end has a lot of parallels to Joel's decision on saving Ellie at the end of the game. Great foreshadowing.

So when do we get the "those sheets are gonna be musty as hell" merch drop? XD

22:50 “That’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life” **flashback to the rabbit getting hit with an arrow meme**

Y'all are so much fun to watch. New subscriber! ❤️

dude I totally said Robin Williams, but you are an original and beautiful in your own right

Bagged milk is bagged. Gotta up the tally on bagged milk comments

I absolutely loved both games part 1 & 2 and I have to say that so far they have done an amazing job with the series.

Wow best reaction , love you guys❤️

fav reaction to this epi so far!!

I don’t know* anything about you guys and your camera presence is fine lol seems natural

I am right there with you both! Cried lik a little baby. That episode broke me....well, who am I kidding...so did episode 1 with Sarahs death and, episode 2 with Tess and of course episode 3 with Bill and Frank

Of all the reactions on KZfaq, yours is the most sincere in my opinion.

looking forward to the next one, Don't worry if the edit is taking awhile we'll still be here, Sending positive vibes :D

empathy is one of humanities best attributes. when we use it

As someone who had lived through an uprising, that's how usually goes. When that sentiment of payback reach a mob (even if they had good intentions initially) it turns them into even more ruthless than the abusers were to them. It's fuckin awful

This is the best reaction to this episode that I have seen so far! You guys are awesome...lol‼🤣🤣🤣...thanks!‼

Bring the bagged milk! I won't let this die! XD

The writing in TLOU3 gonna be top knotch because Neil is learning so much from this experience My favorite show ever so far and a huge fan of both games and PART I

I think its also reinforcing with the way they added the scene of her trying to help Sam by giving her blood with tlou part 2 in a way that it makes Joel's decisions of taking away what she thought was her purpose which was being a cure or medicine for people due to all the people that died and her blaming herself for it a lot more impactful. giving us an earlier glimpse of survivors guilt and self blame

Ok I reacted almost the exact same way you guys did you now have a fan in me!!!🎉🎉

your reaction is the best I actually enjoy watching both of you more than the series.

Tough,you connect so quickly to Sam & Henry and still still this makes me tear up

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who audibly said “oh my god” when the horde rushed from underground, they knocked this episode out of the park

Bella's performance during that (BUT EVERYBODY THOUGH?!) was/is fucking devastating. Goddamn. The way she cried out at the final moment with Henry and Joel and the camera held on her... Horrific. Incredible. It hits so hard watching you two go through it too (and that joke about the views slayed me lmao)

This is amazing,I have the exact reaction when I saw the clicker and bloater coming out from the hole,it's the craziest one we saw from the infected in the tv series,The clicker kid did a great job in scaring us and credits for Skye who play the kid for the good job for our reaction pleasure for that baby clicker moves XD (she is a gymnast and contortionist irl)

Love both your enthusiasm.

This reaction was amazing 😂 this episode was so good! :)

Literally had kittens at this Ep. You two are fricking adorable. I wanna hang out with you both 😂😂 Love from 🇬🇧 the UK