Well, this show is inspired by, not heavily influnced by the game as the show runners stated. The changes they made here are some of the worst ones so far. So, now Joel aparently is a believer in the vaccine and believes that Marlene knows what she's doing and if she says there is a chance for Ellie to save humankind then there definitely is. I almost laughed out loud here. To people who never played the game, people like me saying "well they did so and so in the game" is probably not something they want to hear over and over again, so I won't say a lot of that here. What I will say though is that Joel as a character does not worm up to Ellie until a later event happens. He shows that by uttering one very famous and scarce line in the game that everyone who played the game had misty eyes when they heard Joel saying them to Ellie. Here, even if he says something similar to Ellie, won't have the same effect as it did in the game. People saying the show is better than the experience and the story in the game, I am pretty sure have not played the game. To people that are witnessing this story for the first time through the show, I will say this: Play the game. It is 5 times better.
@Totimoshi He gradually warms up to her. Even in the game, once they reach the power plant they've already been together for months, exchanging high fives and trusting each other. Replay the game and refresh your memory.
Review by TotimoshiVIP 3BlockedParent2023-02-20T10:36:32Z
Well, this show is inspired by, not heavily influnced by the game as the show runners stated. The changes they made here are some of the worst ones so far. So, now Joel aparently is a believer in the vaccine and believes that Marlene knows what she's doing and if she says there is a chance for Ellie to save humankind then there definitely is. I almost laughed out loud here. To people who never played the game, people like me saying "well they did so and so in the game" is probably not something they want to hear over and over again, so I won't say a lot of that here. What I will say though is that Joel as a character does not worm up to Ellie until a later event happens. He shows that by uttering one very famous and scarce line in the game that everyone who played the game had misty eyes when they heard Joel saying them to Ellie. Here, even if he says something similar to Ellie, won't have the same effect as it did in the game. People saying the show is better than the experience and the story in the game, I am pretty sure have not played the game. To people that are witnessing this story for the first time through the show, I will say this: Play the game. It is 5 times better.