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The third episode of the series The Last of Us was bombarded with low ratings: what is the reason

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Bill in the TV series The Last of Us / photo NME

In our article about the popularity of The Last of Us series, we said that the creators are balancing well between preserving the canon and point changes. Now, however, the fine line has been broken. At least, that’s what some of the users who have bombarded the show with low ratings think so.

On IMDb, the series received an overall rating of 8.2 out of 10 based on 69,000 viewer reviews. At the same time, the first two episodes received a score higher, although they have more reviews. This difference is explained by the presence of many “ones” in the latest series at the moment. More than ten thousand viewers gave the new episode a minimum rating.

The main reason for dissatisfaction was the demonstration of the history of homosexual relations between Bill and Frank. Some viewers called it LGBTQ+ propaganda, while others called it a significant deviation from the canon. In The Last of Us, there are also direct allusions to the former intimacy between men. However, these facts were presented in the context of Joel and Ellie’s journey. Attention was not concentrated on the story, and in the series, its ending was also completely rewritten.

The Last of Us series – plot and actors

  • The screen version of the game shows the world where there was an outbreak of an epidemic of a mutated parasitic fungus that turns people into zombies. In the center of the plot is an experienced cynical smuggler Joel, who lost his daughter at the dawn of a pandemic. Now he has to transport across the country the impudent girl Ellie with immunity to the disease.
  • The roles of Joel and his companion were played by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay, respectively. These actors have already starred together in another successful HBO show, Game of Thrones.
  • Craig Mazin, the creator of Chernobyl, is the showrunner for the adaptation. The author of the original game, the head of the Naughty Dog studio, Neil Druckmann, also participates in the production.
  • The show was filmed in Canada. HBO spent $200 million to produce the first season of the film.
  • The first episode of the show premiered on January 15 on HBO Max.

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