Home
Creators
Search Recent Random
Posts
Search DMs Popular Hash Lookup Tags Random
Importer
Import FAQ
Register Favorites Keys Review DMs Logout
Community
Telegram ThePornDude
Home Creators Posts Import Register Favorites Logout

Sacred Symbols+, Episode 456 | The Last of Us (HBO) Review Discussion and Spoilercast (Season 2, Episode 6) (Video) (Patreon)

Published:
2025-05-19 23:18:16
Edited:
2025-05-22 17:30:08
Imported:
2026-06
Tags:

Downloads

Content

For your viewing pleasure.

Files

The Last of Us (HBO) Review Discussion and Spoilercast (S2, E6) | Sacred Symbols+, Episode 456

We've arrived at the penultimate episode of The Last of Us' second season on HBO, and with Neil Druckmann himself in the director's chair, this could potentially be the strongest showing yet for season two. Telling the story via a series of Ellie birthdays is clever, and getting some truly emotional beats in the mix is very welcome. We even got to meet Joel's and Tommy's father, all the way back in 1983, perhaps one of the coolest non-game moments in any episode so far. Let's not belabor this any further; we liked this episode a lot, and we suspect you did, too. So let's discuss.

Comments

Matthew Cooper

This episode was great, easily the best of the season. It confirmed my read during the first episode that Joel and Ellie hadn't had the confrontation over the lie yet. I feel like the way the game handles it is a little more tragic, having the confrontation 2 years in the past then having the porch scene be the first time they have a real conversation since is pretty sad. The show's take is really good too, though. Bella Ramsey's performance as Ellie was also really good in this episode. Just as Micah said, this was an episode that played into her strengths. Exposing Joel's lies to Gail and the porch scene were really good. It's the angry, determined, fierce Ellie we're not getting, but that wasn't in this episode. Pedro Pascal as Joel, also great, really good job on the porch.

Matthew Cooper

Couple of small nitpicks would be I found some of the dialogue in the scene with Joel, Ellie & Kat to be a little cringe. Not overly so, but a little "modern day". Also, Ellie still comes across a little more immature in this episode than I'd like. Eating the cake with her hands, seems maybe a little old at 15 to be doing that to me. Also, revealing Joel's lies to Gail, because she's pissed at Joel, not really the adult way to handle it. I mean, it made a good scene with the "you swore" and she is still only 19, but it is kind of a bratty teenage move.

Beef Burka

When you watch the little "making of" portion at the end of the episode, you see they did have the entire museum with the dinosaur fossils. That's where Neil told Perdo how much he loved seeing Joel come to life. So they had the money to not only build those props, but to edit that scene out.

K. Huntington

i may consider unsubscribing just for colin's heinous slander of rc cola. rc is not a generic cola derivative. it stands shoulder to shoulder with the greats. coke. pepsi. dr. pepper. and rc cola. the mount rushmore of cola. all the others are trash derivatives of these 4 kings.

Tyler T

Definitely the best episode of the season. Small correction: In the game you can indeed climb the dinosaur and jump into the water below.

Tyler T

Yea I wasn’t sure what the gang meant when they said the acrimony felt higher in the show. By the time she has the porch conversation she has confronted him multiple times, including in Salt Lake when he finally admits what he did. They have been estranged for some time, maybe years (?), at that point. I agree I felt the game was more tragic in how it mapped things out. My biggest complaint with this season has been the timeline. I feel viewers would have been able to handle it. But overall this episode had great acting and writing. And getting Joey P as Eugene was 👌

Misanthropic_Altruist

100% what I thought during the cake and guitar scene. That's not even special needs 5 year-old behavior, let alone fifteen. My headcanon is that this version of Ellie has a tinge of Down's, which makes her utter stupidity and impulsive behavior more tolerable.