I’m going under halfway with it 2* AS A MAJOR FAN OF TLOU GAMES! because I loved the choice of actors/actresses. I like how you kept the story line, certain scenes with angles, script, and what happened were like the game which was super cool. However, as a massive and I mean massive fan on the game… where were the infected? You seem to have pleased the majority of people most who haven’t played the games with the story but for the big fans… hmm… I’m disappointed to be honest! I was NOT expecting hoards of infected fights left, right and Centre. But the purpose of the journey across the US is to take Ellie to a scientist for the vaccine as she is immune and along the way they build a beautiful friendship and it makes Joel more human and Ellie have someone who makes her feel safe and she loves/trusts. But immune to what threat? Because the survivors are the majority of the threat you see. Most of the episodes I’ve not seen a single infected person which is a shame as they don’t really come across threatening or scary seeing as most locations are infected free according to the show. Hardly ever see fungi, no sneaking past clickers, no spores (which the non game players don’t even realise you don’t have to be bitten to be infected as the spores in area where fungi has built up will also infect a non infected human) which adds to the fear of the infection and why there is such importance to obtaining the vaccine. You’ve made it so much like the game, the story is the same, but it is just majorly lacking the biggest threat and the whole purpose of the game. The dangers of the infected. And for those who think it’ll end up being 20 episodes long, don’t be daft, they could EASILY have changed the scenes that were already there by adding an infected or a clicker to sneak behind and kill or attack or be chased. They could have easily added a scene or adapted a scene where it goes through a darker area full of fungi when they need masks. They could easily have added the sounds of clickers / bloaters behind doors etc and made them go a different course to add to the intensity and show that it isn’t simple to get past them and crossing the country was a dangerous, terrifying ordeal for them both. Episode 3 sucked too, it’s nice to add in diversity but even in the game it indicated that Bill was gay, but an entire episode on it? If people played that scene in the game they’d agree that you ruined it. It was such a brilliant part of the game, Bill was badass, the hunting through the school for the battery and taking on infected, the traps etc. Why didn’t you add that in!? The entire episode was dull, boring and just not necessary. Bill was a side character, he didn’t need a whole episode glorifying his relationship and dying together. Thoroughly disliked this entire episode, not because he’s gay, but because you missed out on so much awesome action packed horror that the game gave. An okay show, but was a bit of a let down. I’m glad others enjoyed it. But for me, I wouldn’t watch it again as it didn’t give me the thrill I was seeking. I’m really surprised seeing reviews from gamers who loved the game who love this, it was a huge fail. Strange.