The Last Of Us Season 2 Sparks Debate Over Ellie’s Skills And Joel’s Fate

As far as critics and fans are concerned, The Last Of Us has never left the limelight, and Season 2 is no exception. Recently, there was an official tweet by the Max account that left a very enigmatic message with post #TheLastOfUs, which has the audience trading comments about it. But there are those who do not share the same excitement about what the show has to deliver.

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One such point of contention is how unbelievably Ellie’s transformed into a martial arts master. He even explained how he couldn’t believe that on Max’s tweet itself to another user: how can a scrawny kid like Ellie take down three guys her size with ju-jitsu moves? Like, come on, since when did she turn into some kind of super-soldier? Sure, maybe as an element of toughening her up, but this one was really stretching even for post-apocalyptic expectations.

Then there’s the whole Joel thing. Thompson was obviously much more definitive on the Pedro Pascal’s cut role with a comment that might make him stop watching if Joel wasn’t around much more. And to be honest, he’s not alone on that. A lot of people fell in love with that dynamic between Joel and Ellie, so sidelining Pascal feels really risky. JohnnyUtah/Bodie went even further, calling the latest episode boring and saying that Ellie has become one of the most annoying characters on TV. Ouch.

But this is by no means unanimous negative criticism. Jo2cooL turned up in favor of the show, saying the changes from the game have so far been very deftly handled. And hey, at least someone is enjoying it still. Meanwhile, DxTCinema just asked flat out if the show was any good, which … I mean, fair enough because of the mixed reactions.

Then, too, there is Flavio Eldritch who somehow Managged to sneak into the replies SnyderVerse hashtag. Like, dude, wrong fandom? But you know the internet’s gonna internet.

So where is The Last of Us at? Some fans are moving on. Some fans have their hands raised to the heavens in disgust, while others are left with only confusion. Ever taking a risk, the show has, and whether it pays off or not can really only be discovered by time. Undoubtedly, though, people will talk about the show in the future.

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In any case, the question is whether writers can keep the whole going without losing what made the first season so special, because right now it feels like this is quite a tightrope between bold storytelling and alienating an audience. And given how divided the reactions are, the next few episodes had better be really, really good.