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TLOU Ep. 9: "Look for the Light" Review

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March 13, 2023

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"cover her ears"...

TLOU Ep. 9: "Look for the Light" Review

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tlou-ep9

TLOU Ep. 9: "Look for the Light" Review

March 13, 2023

Written Review

ASHLEY JOHNSON! Okay, so last week we got Troy Baker (voice of Joel), and now we get Ashley Johnson (voice of Ellie). OH THIS EPISODE WAS SO GOOD. THIS WAS A PERFECT FINALE.

Spoiler Alert

Two Ellie's

OH YES! What a great cold open, so powerful too! This was such a great episode.

Ashley Johnson as Anna

This May Be the Hospital We're Looking For

Oh no.. I know how this ends.

This Show is So Good

This show is so good. Giving players that have played the game some easter eggs, but also just making great content!

YES THE GIRAFFE!

This was a highlight from the game, this giraffe scene after all the whole tough game and violence before to see this delightful scene to give us a bit of a respite. That was nice.

Screenshot from TLOU

THE MUSIC

This episode was giving us so much, those that have played this game, it is so good. So many things in this episode.

Pedro and Bella

Well wow-e-wow, these are some amazing actors in an amazing story, in an amazing world, this is so good.

You Take Me to Her, and You Take Me to Her Right Now

Oh boy, Joel is about to wreck this whole place to get to Ellie. This is going to be awesome. For the story, this is painful, this hurts so much for Joel and us, of course. They're going to kill Ellie, and they didn't know that and Joel is not going to have that. He will not have that. And now Joel, "I don't have time for this". That's right! HERE WE GO JOEL! "I won't let you take her.." shot. Joel, whoa!

Joel's Scene

The Ending of Last of Us

The ending of Last of Us has always been a ponderer. Not in the sense of "what just happened", but "what should've happened." Clearly Joel should've given Ellie up to possibly save the world, but would it have saved the world? We don't know. This is the the story, and this is amazing. So powerful really. And Joel is going to lie to Ellie. That's tough. And Ellie has to know, she showed it when she and Joel talked at the end. Wow.

When Ellie is awake, oh this hurts. Ellie knows Joel lied, and that hurts because Joel is trying so hard to be okay with it.

Joel and Ellie

Was it Right for Joel to do what he did?

That's for you to decide.

Score

I'm trying a new way of reviewing, by implementing a new way to review - using a format taken from 2toRamble! And that’s the system! Rate those 5 categories out of 5, average your score, and that’s your /5 Rambler Rating! You can rate each category to the nearest hundredth, tenth, whole number, or whatever you please.

This was an amazing episode. That's that, 5 out of 5 on every point. Beautiful and perfect.

Emotional Impact 5
JUST FROM THE GET GO THIS IS A 5. YESSSSS ELLIE!
Characters 5
A masterclass in this episode.
Plot 5
Really a thinker of an episode on this one!
Dialogue / Prose 5
Beautiful.
Cinematography / World Building 5
A good and tight finale, for sure.