I'm not a gamer and haven't been for 20 years but I've read and heard from friends that are and it's one of their favorite games of all time even if the sequel shat the bed. So I went into this new HBO series with an open mind even as I said to myself do we really need another zombie apocalypse just after the anti-climatic ending to The Walking Dead? Eh...it wasn't bad, actually surprised me some. I rather liked Pedro Pascal early in his career, thought he was great in GOT as Prince Oberen and even liked him in crap like Bloodsucking Bastards for what it was at the time. Not so much lately in films like Wonder Woman 1984 and Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent but he pulls off a decent part here in The Last of Us imo. The only drawback in this premiere ep of this new series was the casting of the 2nd lead in the character Elle, she doesn't seem to have much acting chops and she kinda reminds me of Eric Stoltz in the film Mask...anyways, thoughts anyone?