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This episode kinda felt like holding my breath for an hour and only realizing it at the very end lol. The tension, the quiet heartbreak, the flickers of connection all unfolded with such a raw intimacy that I almost forgot I wasn't actually sitting there beside them. I found myself overanalyzing every glance and silence, especially during those small human moments that reminded me why this story hits so deeply. I'm sitting with a lot of what I felt during this episode, but one thing's for sure: I love that Ellie and Dina are still fighting together for something real in a world that's forgotten how. Thank you for your support on Patreon!Relax and enjoy 🍿🌿LINK: https://youtu.be/jn8CR5IBbuAI watched this on HBO Max

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The Last of Us | S2 E4 | Watch Along

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2026-09-07 13:00 I was just in the middle of watching it, but I'm fine with starting over to watch it with you. LET'S GOOOO!!!!
2025-05-05 03:46

JeRon Washington

Kali, that scene at the end when Dina pointed the gun at Ellie, I'm thinking to myself, "what the fuck is Dina doing"? She obviously thought she was infected, and then they made up, and made love

Russell Rutigliano

I have been waiting with bated breath LOL. I fucking LOVED this episode! It was sooooo tense! That cold opening OMG what a fantastic start to the episode (EDIT: For your question the flashback takes place 5 years before everything in season 1 happens). Fun fact: The guard in the middle the one who opens the episode talking and then says the “you fuckin perverts” line was Josh Peck of Drake & Josh fame! (Such a random cameo! But so cool!) I loved the scene where Ellie plays Take on Me by A-ha for Dina and she cries cause one it’s beautiful and two cause her hormones are off the chart LOL. the scene with the hanging WLF soldiers was nuts and what it leads into was nerve racking beyond belief! I was soooo scared during it. then Ellie gets bit and all the stuff with Dina in the theater was amazing! Dina holding Ellie at gun point cause she thinks she’s infected and then Ellie explaining to Dina she isn’t infected to Dina making sure Ellie wouldn’t turn in her sleep and then that moment of passion between the two after Dina reveals she’s pregnant! My god what a fucking scene! Isabella Merced was the MVP again! She’s been sooooo good as Dina it’s crazy! I think this might be the best episode of the season so far.

MattN

kaliwali said in the beginning of the react that some ppl have issues with her speed being different in other countries? If ppl mean video playback speed and you are using chrome then you can adjust the playback rate using a little js. In chrome, click the 3 dots in the upper right corner, click "more tools", click "developer tools", then on the tab that pops out click "Console". Then add the following code into the console, document.querySelector('video').playbackRate = 0.97; I added 0.97 to slow it down a bit but you can change that to whatever you want. putting 2 there would double the playback, putting 0.5 would havle the playback. Just mess with it until it matches.

Giancarlo Gasparin

Don’t worry, Kali. I had the same face after Dina’s confession too.

Mister Lou

great reaction! I miss Joel too! I keep wishing for a dream or flashback just to see him again.. like I LOVED Ellie's take on Take One Me, right there would've been a great moment to intertwine with a flashback or memory of him teaching her how to play? or maybe not

Robin Holmes

Hey Kali! I want to apologize properly. I am the one who complained about the sync issues in the last episode. I by no means meant to be disrespectful, rude, terse, or even sound angry. This is no excuse, but for some reason when I watch reactions (I've said before you're the only patreon I subscribe to) I have to be completely lined up to less than a second or the immersion breaks and it just starts eating at my fragile mammal brain. Once again, I am sorry and meant no offense. For that it may be worth, I live in Texas and use the exact same streaming platforms you do. Prime, Disney+, Max, etc. I first found you on youtube with the Firefly pilot reaction, and since that time, I have watched almost everything. I subscribed JUST to watch your Serenity reaction, and now just love your videos regardless. The only sync fail EVER was last week's episode, and I have no idea why LoU2 episode 3 will just not sync. I tried again to test is technically and that is still not working. Everything else is perfect. It must be something on my end. Once again, I sincerely apologize for sounding upset or angry. I hope you can forgive my trespass.

Robin Holmes

If it's okay, I'd like to point out a few things I felt were nice hidden gems in this episode. She's wearing Joel's jacket. While riding Shimmer, she holds the rifle in the exact position Joel did when they first rode Shimmer in Season 1, and Joel rode front just like Ellie does here. While twice Dina violates one of the 4 rules of Gun Safety (she points the handgun at the horse and walks in front of Ellie's rifle), when Dina confronts Ellie in the theater, she never put her finger on the trigger. She was in Denial. I could be easily mistaken, but the packets in the guitar case you were curious about are exactly like my late step-father's in his guitar case. They're spare guitar strings. Yes they have a distinct smell. One of the last things Joel told her before he died was he was going to get her some new strings and tune her guitar for her.

Robert da Spruce

Crazy episode! Looks like they stumbled into a war You’re right about how the world has become a never ending cycle of payback and revenge. Mirroring Ellie’s own reasons for coming to Seattle Strange timing for a sex scene. But…Ok 😄 I guess the timeline needs to be condensed for TV Now with Dina’s pregnancy, it’ll be interesting where the story goes P.S. I miss Joel too P.P.S. I did notice the sync went off after a few minutes. Not sure when it happened, but after I resynced, no issues for the rest of the episode. I’m in the U.S. and watching on Max as well.

M1 Maz

The more we peel back the layers of this world, the more we realize how unbelievably messed up it is. And I'm glad you mentioned it in your outro, because the whole time I was thinking back to the end of your TLOU1 playthrough, where you talked about the same thing. About Joel saving Ellie, vs. a cure with the argument that what world is there left to save? And of course, there are good places like Jackson. But even in a world without the infection, how long will Jackson have to continue existing behind walls? I knew you would appreciate the complexities of this world and storyline, and you've been picking up on literally every subtle theme that they've been laying down. It's made for a super enjoyable experience watching! The music store scene with Ellie singing is so appreciated, and is the much needed bright light in what was an extremely visceral episode. The look Dina gives Ellie is everything Also, random side note - I can never hear the WLF say "fan out" and not get instantly traumatized back to my adventures of beating this game on the hardest difficulty for 100% completion and getting beaten up by them over and over and over LOL

kaliwali

Ahh I didn't know that, that's awesome!

kaliwali

I also haven't seen Westworld yet but I heard it's a must watch!

kaliwali

Going back for the Josh Peck cameo and I can't believe I didn't recognize him at first!! Awesome point out lol I was VERY worried Dina was pregnant after the Pharmacy scene.. But wow this episode was incredible. This Season has been so intense in all the best ways. And it's about so much more than just infected flying at them left and right. I can't wait to see how they wrap all of this up in the next few episodes!

kaliwali

Awesome tip! Thank you for sharing!

kaliwali

Ugh, same! On YouTube everyone says "don't worry, there will be flashbacks of Joel" which I feel like is a huge spoiler from the game, but.. Where are those flashbacks?? I haven't seen any yet and I'm waiting for them lol

kaliwali

No worries at all about the sync issues! And never feel bad if you're having a problem or something isn't going right here. I want to make sure that you all are comfy here and I appreciate when people point out if there is a problem so I can be more mindful to try and fix it! I'm glad you love it here and found me through Firefly but now you're checking out more genres and adventures! ✨ Now for this episode: I did NOT notice Ellie was wearing Joel's jacket, so I went back to take another look. Wow. Great pointout! I miss Joel so much and I still have a hard time swallowing he is gone. Also very awesome pointout about the trigger.. It's little things like that I look out for, but I feel like the emotions and facial expressions in this Season have me completely consumed. So thank you for pointing them out because they make a huuuge difference in the overall tone of each scene.

kaliwali

I'm wondering if my internet is hiccuping or something causing the videos to be a bit slower. So strange since this seems to only be happening with this show lol. I'll make sure to keep in as many sync points as possible for you all going forward with these random issues. Thank you! Someone pointed out that some people's responses to traumatic situations is to just jump someone's bones right away. I can personally say this has never occurred to me but everyone is wired differently and I guess that's how Dina is wired haha! I'm nervous about Dina's pregnancy, but I'm also very interested to see how all of this will wrap up and play out this Season. I'll always miss Joel :( Sigh lol

kaliwali

Baaahaha at the "fan out" trauma 😂 I can't wait to play the game when I can! Kind of sad that Season 2 won't encompass all of the game because that means it'll be even longer before I actually play it. But honestly, I think it's worth the wait with how incredible the show has been. I looooved the music store scene. And all of the quiet, unspoken moments in this entire show so far have been incredible. And yes! Dina's facial expressions made me tear up a bit. There's just something about an acoustic that brings all the tears and goosebumps lol. And I love that you can SEE Dina feeling that emotion.

Robert da Spruce

I think maybe some of the transitions between scenes, the time gap might be different? IDK I synced from the HBO logo fades to black. Then about 5-10 minutes later I looked and it was off. But after I resynced it was fine until the end of the episode So I don’t think playback speed is a factor. Otherwise, it would slowly go off as the episode progressed I’ll pay particular attention next episode and see if I notice anything weird