They destroyed the best show ever made

Season 2 of The Last of Us had the budget, the cast, the source material and a fanbase that already loved it, and a lot of that audience still walked away. Most of the explanations going around blame the casting or the politics. This video argues they're looking in the wrong place, and goes through the show and both games to find where it actually went wrong, with a detour into another sequel that made a very similar mistake. If you loved the first season, or quit the second one halfway through and couldn't say exactly why, this one is for you. Chapters 0:00 Two glasses of wine 1:57 Why it works 3:44 Joel 5:54 What they thought they'd built 8:22 Episode two 10:06 What's left 11:26 Ellie and Dina 14:25 Bella Ramsey 16:09 Joker 18:30 Some stories end Clips from The Last of Us (HBO, seasons 1 and 2), The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog), Joker (2019) and Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) are used for commentary and criticism under fair use. #thelastofus #tlou #videoessay