Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Netflix, Streaming Videos & DVDs

Silver Gaia

(5,128 posts)

10. I agree. They blew it. At least the showrunners did,

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #7)

Tue May 20, 2025, 07:13 PM

May 20

and HBO let them. There are any number of ways they could have better adapted the storyline to television. They did their best to make Ellie unlikeable in those first two episodes and they succeeded. She needed a redemption arc and a reconcilliation with Joel before he died, not just 5 minutes while we watched him die. Maybe that worked in a fast-paced game, but it did not work for television. I knew he was supposed to die, but I did not expect it to be handled like that. We needed more time. It was shocking, sure, but at what cost? They lost a chunk of their audience.