For those who don't know. The big infected is called a Bloater. They are one of two stage 4 infected. (The other is called a Shambler, but require a more moist climate). As infected evolve they become slower, but stronger. In the game while it is possible to melee attack the first 3 stages, a Bloater is an instakill if you try going toe to toe with one. Their fungal growths have advanced to the point that they have become bullet resistant. They have also grown fungal growths that they can use as spore grenades. So they also have a ranged attack. They still use echolocation like the previous stage the Clicker, just at a lower range.

"What in clown car hell is this" lol 😂 sounds like a country song

The consistent deaths of amazing characters every episode is insane. Hats off to the writers for successfully establishing, developing, and making them all beloved in a matter of minutes. Then offing them lol. While I was anxiously waiting for an intense action scene like we got in this episode, I’m really happy to see a “zombie” show that isn’t heavily reliant on amping up the action each episode, and does a deeper dive into the dramatic side of things. Cheers, as always :)

The 4 main infected stages are 1. Runners Recently infected, fast, agressive, but sometimes still trying to resist the fungus, and often appear in groups. All the ones in the first half of episode 1 were runners as the outbreak had just begun. 2. Stalkers Have been infected for a longer time, usually over a month, have worse eyesight and are less hyperagressive They stalk (duh) their prey and can be distinguished by slight fungal growths on their head, mainly around the eyes. These haven't really been shown in the series yet. 3. Clickers Infected for over a year, the front of their head has been completely engulfed by fungus, forming a sort of armor there. They thus can't see anymore, and instead use clicking noises to echolocate victims, making them extremely sound-sensitive. Most infected we've seen in the show so far have been clickers. 4. Bloaters Having been infected for many years, these are often infected that have been around since outbreak day. They are completely covered in fungus, giving them extreme strength and making them alot more resistant to bullets. However like all infected they are weak to fire, and their hearing has gotten worse again since their time as a Clicker. We've only seen one of these in the show so far, as they are very rare due to how long they take to form.

The actor who played Sam is actually deaf. A bunch of people on set demanded to learn sign language so they could talk to him. I suggest watching the behind the scenes stuff on HBO.

Yep… I prepared myself for all the carnage…but the “I’m sorry” got me at the end😢

I love the kid actor who’s playing Sam. He’s so great with his eye acting that alone showed so much emotion and he’s also really deaf. The scene with the infected was so amazing. I was so hyped for that. And kinda hot n bothered watching Joel in sniper mode protecting Ellie… this is definitely my second favorite episode next to 3 now

"It ends the way it ends." You said it, girl. "Kids die all the time." And some of them come back to feast on you, Kathleen. Seeing the ep a second time, you catch a bit of irony and foreshadowing when the doctor replies to Henry's plan to take the tunnels with "You might as well kill yourself here." The Big Daddy fungi-zombies are called bloaters. Someone who played the game could probably give you more details. "Clown Car Hell". Heh heh. I'd watch that.

I love how Bella's accent comes out when she says the word "go". Also Joel may have said no that way so Sam could read his lips since he doesn't know sign language. Just my theory but I think you are right about how he sounds and stuff.

What the game did very well, is to create a strong attachment to each character while playing the game and in the cutscenes; it achieves amazing character building and player involvement. In the series they manage to go a step further and go deep into each character and relationships. They deserve a standing ovation, (cast, crew and creators)

Props to you for being so composed when the infected exploded out of the hole in the ground. I jumped to my feet and started yelling "WHAT THE F***!" over and over again at the screen.

One thing you said about the difference but similarity between the show and the game. The show does not fill in the gaps of these characters. The game actually shows more of the characters and you spend more battle but also caring time with them. You grow attached in the game with the cinematics and then also the gameplay dialogue between all of them definitely makes you feel like you're a part of their story more. With the show only having 9 episodes they can only do so much. So there's still some deep, touching parts that they either have to skim through or skip. But they've done an immaculate job at maximizing the sentiment with the hugest parts of the game.

When I hear the word Tunnels I'm thinking nope, noway! Dark, dank underground...like isn't that ideal for a fungus to grow???😳 A nope for me.

Shows how hate can consume anyone, especially those intending good. Reminds me of how Nazi collaborators were treated. Yes, some were real POS, but a lot were just trying to survive. I would have beat them for making so much noise! "...scared all the time." Like Bruce's "always angry." Lol I was waiting for the reveal of one of them to be bit...wasn't expecting Ellie to try THAT, though. Kathleen, blinded by her hate, tries to kill a kid in the midst of the fighting only to be taken out by a kid while distracted. Couple that with the fact she was ignoring the moving ground to pursue vengeance, kinda poetic. The fact that Sam ends up dying too, fatalistic, and kinda proves her right, lol. GREAT ENDING. You can feel how Ellie and Joel are feeling inside. Ellie is becoming more single-minded, and Joel is starting to show cracks. I love that the acotor playing Sam is actually deaf, and the crew learned ASL for him. I never realized how different Bella's natural voice and acting voice are. Definitely still right behind Andor. TLOU and Hill House are fighting for #2 right now.

Rosebud Motel....LOL- you are so quick with that wit! Were you expecting David or Stevie to come in with a change of towels?

"What in clown car hell is this?" hahahahaha!

Rest In Perry

Melanie Lynskey who played Kathleen debuted in Peter Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures" along with a then-unknown Kate Winslet. If you've never seen that 90's queer classic, it's a MUST

Very little shoes get better and better with each watch !!!! This is one of them only 4 left !!!!

The Cost For Each Episode of The Last Of Us is $10 millions dollars an Episode and it was Filmed in Canada and it Took 15 months to Film the First Season1 and they are Started Filming Season 2 of The Last Of Us in Canada

I'm an episode behind, so I'll have to come back to this x

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 (unspoken hope) 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. "I didn't ask for this" were her words in episode 2. 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. Kathleen kills traitors. This is not the point that makes her particularly malicious. That's what you do with traitors. The people who betray their own people are worse than the enemy himself. You see the enemy coming, traitors shoot you in the back. And you have to assume, if you let them live, that they will do it again at any time. In the history of all revolutions, very few have ended bloodlessly, and very few have left their enemies alive after their victory. They were lynched. So nothing happens here that hasn't happened 1000 times before. In addition, there are no more laws. The only thing Kathleen does differently here is that her focus is exclusively on revenge on Henry and unfortunately at the expense of everyone else in her group. She was a good leader for the revolution, but when that was done, someone else would have had to take over. And, of course, she was a deviant, reluctant person. In the end, unfortunately, she was right. You cannot "fuck with fate". Henry sold all his people and the revolution for medicines, killed indirect a good and important man and Sam died anyway. This by his own hand. It doesn't get any worse. On the other hand, if Sam hadn't betrayed the leader, the revolution had never come, because the leader lacked the radicalism his sister had. It's just a loose loose situation. Misfortune on all sides, no matter how you spin it. I felt Kathleen's death was fitting. I mean she made it clear beforehand that she didn't care about children (wtf) and was then killed by a child clicker. An interesting feature of the show so far is that real brutality is only shown to us when Ellie sees it. We see Joel beating the soldier to death in episode 1 because Ellie is there and sees it. Ellie tortures and kills the stalker in episode 3. We see Joel's sniper kills because Ellie sees them. We see Henry's death, Sam being shot and Kathleen's death. With all other killings (Old Sniper, Bryan) you only hear it because the camera is focused on Ellie while she doesn't see these killings herself. I found it really good to make Sam deaf. In the end, this opened the door for Sam to show Ellie the bite and then she could stay in the room with him without being attacked. He simply didn't hear her. Better than solved in the game and has given Ellie even more depth. She really hoped she could help Sam at that moment. In the game, Sam said nothing about his bite. Ellie entered his room the next morning and was attacked.

Have a nice holiday with Marc in Colorado! Enjoy!

I cried for Sam and Henry. 😢 I thought Henry might die somehow, but I really wanted Sam to survive. So heartbreaking to lose these two characters. Sam was so adorable.

OMG love the T-Shirt lol and the reaction of course !

haha the Rosebud Motel 🤣

😱 Just read your description box about Mario kart - PLEASE TELL ME YOU SAW THE SNL MARIO KART TRAILER, DONE IN THE STYLE OF THE LAST OF US WITH PEDRO PASCAL, 2 weeks ago?? It is a MASTERPIECE!!

Have you watch Pedro Pascal's SNL skits? If you haven't, its a must watch!

This episode was almost as emotional as episode 3. 💔

**SPOILERS** That “eww David” shirt is gonna come in handy within the next few episodes 😅

I love your shirt!!!

Man....that big Fungus Boss...my lord that would be terrifying to see!!! Along with the scary humans..yikes I don't like this world!

BLOATER!!!! 😂

Yay...needed to see this dog and pony show!

Colorado vacation! How fun! Looks way too cold for my California butt though. 😂

This show is a masterful villain, making you fall in love with characters and then giving you depression by killing them.

You asked why Ellie went into the car... She did what Joel told her when they lost the truck. You stay low, you squeeze through a small entrance and you wait for me to tell you it's ok to come out. I read somewhere that the little boy who plays sam is really deaf. Also, he was terrified of the bloater, so the actor took his teeth out and showed him it was just a costume and there was a human underneath. The little girl clicker is a gymnast, she's like 9. She's amazing One last thing. Do you have moderators that already know both games? Because the more non-gamers get into the show, there are people who go around spoiling what happens in the second game (rumored to be season 2 and 3) so you need someone who has played the game to moderate your comments... I'm offering my service should you need me

They are so loud...until they are OUT of KC they should be silent! In my humble opinion

Please wear the Ew, David shirt for your reaction to episode 8!

again, people saying things like "don't get attached to any characters" is in itself a spoiler. let people watch the show and realize for themselves!

No attachments in this show...beyond Joel and Little Bear Ellie....I have decided to not get my hopes up with any other living character!😳