They might as well use the theme song for the Emmys theme this September because that's all they better hear. Bella, Pedro, and Nick Offerman ALL deserve one! I love Murray, but Nick played that vulnerability so perfectly as Bill.
Bella Ramsey is a star. She gave an excellent performance. My favorite part was Joel calling Ellie Baby Girl.😭 At that point, she was still in survival mode and he had to bring her back to herself. I also loved when she layed down next to him and put her head on his shoulder and he leaned his head toward her. She did everything she could to protect him. He got up from that mattress after being all but dead and went straight savage to find her. This show is so amazingly awesome!
What I love about this show is how they stay so true to the game yet make things different that make sense from a television series perspective! Great job guys. I give this episode a 9 only cause I miss the infected fight with Ellie and David in the game.
If you lost in the darkness, look for the light" If Ellie is the light in the darkness, there is not much left of it now. For Joel, it's still enough. He regains his light through her, at the same time she loses hers through him and this world. Another low point for Ellie and a turning point for her. Here the animal in Ellie came out with her overkill and the experience she had to make. Almost r*p*d and eaten. Here she experiences for the first time the worst abysses in man. I think if you've seen Ellie's past reactions to losses, there wasn't much anger involved. She swallowed Sam's and Henry's death completely. Here in her outburst really everything came out, which was not seen before. There is no way back for her. She will not be the same anymore. The episode is also important for the future. It shows what Ellie is capable of. A dark side in her that people like David recognize. We have already seen this in her. Her slightly morbid side when she tortured the stalker and then kills him (because of Riley). She gets very close to a dead man who has just committed suicide and then laughs as he breaks through the ground. She watches in fascination when Joel beats the soldier to death in episode 1. The constant asking for a gun. This side in her is not dominant but it is there. Another very good change to the game was to show that Joel didn't manage to interrupt Ellie's Overkill. So this scene ran much longer than in the game. Which shows that Ellie does not come to an end so easily when she has started something based on her emotions. Her emotions/charakter don't allow that. This wasn't just an overkill, this was an over-overkill. We learned that David and James use codes when they speak. So it is easy to imagine that they did not spoted a deer but humans. The conversation they had about how much rations they still have was certainly coded. Three human bodies were hanging there. That's what should last another week or two. Then they decided to go hunting after a "deer". The four men David sent out two episodes ago were certainly also on the hunt for people. That's why Joel was directly attacked. Even though David says that only a few people know and he certainly believes that, I think everyone there knows what they are eating. They are all afraid of David and he is their provider after all. No one asks questions because nobody wants to hear the answer, but everyone knows. If you say something, it becomes true. For them, David is God and every time David speaks of God or Father, he means himself. Even the banner in the steakhouse "when we are in need, he shall provides" is nothing more than a reminder to people that it is David who ensures their survival and not God. The story David told Ellie by the fire is certainly not true either. He said they were ambushed by raiders after they fled Pittsburgh. I'm sure they didn't escape them, they ate them and they certainly weren't raiders. He just wanted to have Ellie's trust. He wanted to be her good new "father". The father of the girl Joel killed will always be with her. After all, mommy cooked him well. And of course, David has real penicillin for Ellie. They don't want to eat infected meat. It bothered me at first that none of the people of the city showed up at the end. But of course, the rest of the people didn't realize what was going on. The weather is shit and cold. They will sit in their houses and scrape the remains of the girls daddy out of their teeth. Okay, enough of the macabre. 😁 I also think it's cool and urgently needed that the torture scene actually showed us explicitly how Joel has proceeded over the last 20 years. This was the first time it was really shown why everyone was afraid of Joel in episode 1. This is Joel we know and he liked it. This is Joel when Ellie is not with him. A nice Tess callback from Ellie in the conversation with David. "Your (our) luck had to run out sooner or later." were Tess's words shortly before she had shown Joel her bite. Troy Baker (Game Joel) as James was sensationell good. I didn't think that one day I would have to see Ellie kill Joel. There will be properly another timejump. At the beginning of the next episode they will already be in Salt Lake City. Also, we'll see Ashley Johnson, who was Ellie in the game.
@@reactuniversity5277 I played and analyzed both games at least 10 times. I don't do that differently with the show and each episode. I could write novels per episode. This is really only a small part. There is so much to uncover here. A lot of new stuff through the series. If I were to go into the religious part, I could write a Bible. For example, when Ellie represents the light in the darkness, David is metaphorically the lightbringer. And Lightbringer is another name for the devil. He seduces, he lies and he feels comfortable surrounded by fire. That's why he lets the steakhouse burn down rather than give up Ellie. The shot just before Ellie stabs David with the knife, shows him standing alone in a sea of flames. This is biblical. He is the false god and deceives people in his name. By the way, I am not religious. 😁 What I write here, however, concerns almost exclusively the series and logical conclusions from what I see here. But I'm still not completely free of the game. That's also difficult.
@@TomTomson81 WOW! I love the passion and your writing style. Also loving seeing you again in the comments section. Your last comment on one of our previous reaction was a joy to see. You should do a reactions video and read out your response to the episode. You’ll be surprised how many will find so much value added to the episodes. What a talent.
@@reactuniversity5277 Thank you for the kind words. 😊 Yes, I like to do something like that with things that interest me. I find psychology interesting. I always want to know why people do what they do. And I love great written stories with emphasis on the character of human. But I'd rather write than make videos. I'm too introverted for that. 😁
I did not mind the infected in this episode and l have played the game before it does not need name is a really good episode even without infected in it it's violent and emotional
Please tell your editor this: People go to reaction channels TO SEE THE REACTIONS NOT THE SHOW. Cutting away from YOU and YOUR REACTION is NOT WHAT WE WANT TO SEE.
Give Bella her awards!!!
What an amazing performance for Bella on this ep. Whoa!!
She is INSANELY good. For someone not even 20 yet? Meryl Streep step over!
now or we all riot! what do you say folks? get your torches ready just in case.
They might as well use the theme song for the Emmys theme this September because that's all they better hear. Bella, Pedro, and Nick Offerman ALL deserve one! I love Murray, but Nick played that vulnerability so perfectly as Bill.
Agreed! Bella Ramey had her best performances on this episode. What an incredible performance.
Bella Ramsey is a star. She gave an excellent performance. My favorite part was Joel calling Ellie Baby Girl.😭 At that point, she was still in survival mode and he had to bring her back to herself. I also loved when she layed down next to him and put her head on his shoulder and he leaned his head toward her. She did everything she could to protect him. He got up from that mattress after being all but dead and went straight savage to find her. This show is so amazingly awesome!
Bella had the performance of her career on this episode. Give her an Emmy. Such a amazing job.
What I love about this show is how they stay so true to the game yet make things different that make sense from a television series perspective! Great job guys. I give this episode a 9 only cause I miss the infected fight with Ellie and David in the game.
Same! They have been doing such a great job with this show. However, I was like “where are the infected?”. Great job nonetheless.
Y’all are so cute lol. I can tell y’all been together for a loooong time because y’all share a few mannerisms. ❤ Thanks for the reaction!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Always good to see you in the comments section.
This is such an amazing episode!❤ great reaction
Agreed
If you lost in the darkness, look for the light"
If Ellie is the light in the darkness, there is not much left of it now. For Joel, it's still enough. He regains his light through her, at the same time she loses hers through him and this world.
Another low point for Ellie and a turning point for her. Here the animal in Ellie came out with her overkill and the experience she had to make. Almost r*p*d and eaten. Here she experiences for the first time the worst abysses in man. I think if you've seen Ellie's past reactions to losses, there wasn't much anger involved. She swallowed Sam's and Henry's death completely. Here in her outburst really everything came out, which was not seen before.
There is no way back for her. She will not be the same anymore. The episode is also important for the future. It shows what Ellie is capable of. A dark side in her that people like David recognize.
We have already seen this in her. Her slightly morbid side when she tortured the stalker and then kills him (because of Riley). She gets very close to a dead man who has just committed suicide and then laughs as he breaks through the ground. She watches in fascination when Joel beats the soldier to death in episode 1. The constant asking for a gun. This side in her is not dominant but it is there.
Another very good change to the game was to show that Joel didn't manage to interrupt Ellie's Overkill. So this scene ran much longer than in the game. Which shows that Ellie does not come to an end so easily when she has started something based on her emotions. Her emotions/charakter don't allow that. This wasn't just an overkill, this was an over-overkill.
We learned that David and James use codes when they speak. So it is easy to imagine that they did not spoted a deer but humans. The conversation they had about how much rations they still have was certainly coded. Three human bodies were hanging there. That's what should last another week or two. Then they decided to go hunting after a "deer". The four men David sent out two episodes ago were certainly also on the hunt for people. That's why Joel was directly attacked.
Even though David says that only a few people know and he certainly believes that, I think everyone there knows what they are eating. They are all afraid of David and he is their provider after all. No one asks questions because nobody wants to hear the answer, but everyone knows. If you say something, it becomes true. For them, David is God and every time David speaks of God or Father, he means himself. Even the banner in the steakhouse "when we are in need, he shall provides" is nothing more than a reminder to people that it is David who ensures their survival and not God.
The story David told Ellie by the fire is certainly not true either. He said they were ambushed by raiders after they fled Pittsburgh. I'm sure they didn't escape them, they ate them and they certainly weren't raiders. He just wanted to have Ellie's trust. He wanted to be her good new "father".
The father of the girl Joel killed will always be with her. After all, mommy cooked him well. And of course, David has real penicillin for Ellie. They don't want to eat infected meat.
It bothered me at first that none of the people of the city showed up at the end. But of course, the rest of the people didn't realize what was going on. The weather is shit and cold. They will sit in their houses and scrape the remains of the girls daddy out of their teeth. Okay, enough of the macabre. 😁
I also think it's cool and urgently needed that the torture scene actually showed us explicitly how Joel has proceeded over the last 20 years. This was the first time it was really shown why everyone was afraid of Joel in episode 1.
This is Joel we know and he liked it. This is Joel when Ellie is not with him.
A nice Tess callback from Ellie in the conversation with David.
"Your (our) luck had to run out sooner or later." were Tess's words shortly before she had shown Joel her bite.
Troy Baker (Game Joel) as James was sensationell good. I didn't think that one day I would have to see Ellie kill Joel.
There will be properly another timejump. At the beginning of the next episode they will already be in Salt Lake City. Also, we'll see Ashley Johnson, who was Ellie in the game.
What a fantastic response to ep. 8. Have you played the game or only the show? Also, thanks for stopping by.
@@reactuniversity5277 I played and analyzed both games at least 10 times. I don't do that differently with the show and each episode. I could write novels per episode. This is really only a small part. There is so much to uncover here. A lot of new stuff through the series.
If I were to go into the religious part, I could write a Bible. For example, when Ellie represents the light in the darkness, David is metaphorically the lightbringer. And Lightbringer is another name for the devil. He seduces, he lies and he feels comfortable surrounded by fire. That's why he lets the steakhouse burn down rather than give up Ellie. The shot just before Ellie stabs David with the knife, shows him standing alone in a sea of flames. This is biblical. He is the false god and deceives people in his name.
By the way, I am not religious. 😁
What I write here, however, concerns almost exclusively the series and logical conclusions from what I see here. But I'm still not completely free of the game. That's also difficult.
@@TomTomson81 WOW! I love the passion and your writing style. Also loving seeing you again in the comments section. Your last comment on one of our previous reaction was a joy to see. You should do a reactions video and read out your response to the episode. You’ll be surprised how many will find so much value added to the episodes. What a talent.
@@reactuniversity5277 Thank you for the kind words. 😊
Yes, I like to do something like that with things that interest me. I find psychology interesting. I always want to know why people do what they do. And I love great written stories with emphasis on the character of human.
But I'd rather write than make videos. I'm too introverted for that. 😁
20:50 😂😂😂❤
I did not mind the infected in this episode and l have played the game before it does not need name is a really good episode even without infected in it it's violent and emotional
Agreed! For it to have no infected, they still did a great job telling the story without it. Well done. Thanks for your comment.
Each episode is so different and always excellent. I can't rate them against each other.
What a great show.
I totally understand not being able to rate them against each other 👌🏽
I think I’ll end up ranking them on rewatch ability. From the one I’d watch most often to least often. I’ll wait until the finale drops 1st
This was my favorite episode, so far. I give it a 9.5. First time I actually liked Ellie. Respect for her battle prowess!
The first time? Damn lol I'd love for her to be my kid
Great job Bella! Thanks for hanging out with us today.
@@d3l3tes00n me too! and I don't even want kids lmao
Don't be silly that wasn't a bone crunch... that was tendons tearing the kneecap away from his leg.
Cruch! Cruch! Have you played the game or just watched the show? Also, thanks for chillin with us today.
hey, looking for episode 9 soon : d
9.9875
HAHAHAHA!!!
Best episode so far in the season for me, 10/10. Yes, I'm not afraid to throw out a 10, Ms. 9.9875. JAJAJA Episode 5 is a 9.75 and 3 is 9.5.
Hahaha! Thanks for hanging out with us and commenting. Can’t wait for the finale!
Episode 9 be like:
Girls: (traumatic)
Boy: (hyped beacuse of Troy Baker voice actor and mocap of Joel miller)
What a way to conclude a series. Almost beat for beat from the game. They did a great job.
Perfect 20 bella Ramsey is nailed it to this episode.
Her best performance so far in the series. Incredible!!
That is cartilage crunching not bone.
I gave it 9.98755
Hahahaha!
you can't give a 10 because that means no episode will ever be better.... I'm in favor of the decimal places!
Decimal for the win. Thanks for hanging out with us. Love the feedback.
Please tell your editor this: People go to reaction channels TO SEE THE REACTIONS NOT THE SHOW. Cutting away from YOU and YOUR REACTION is NOT WHAT WE WANT TO SEE.
Thanks for your feedback. Always looking to improve. Thanks for hanging out with us today.