No proof of substance in any of the writing. Tell don't show is the direction of the show. Inconsistencies throughout. Reminds me of a slightly higher budget CW show.

Hugh Jackman would have been the perfect casting for Joel. Imagine a copy of Jackman's character from Prisoners slaughtering bandits and dealing with tickers. Bella Ramsey as Ellie overdoes the awkward use of swearing to the max for no fault of her own. The dynamic between the two main characters is not fleshed out enough and makes for awkward viewing.

My assumption was that this was the end of the world, and anywhere and everywhere is dangerous. Never have I seen two people more safe, relaxed, and happy in an apocalypse scenario than I do with these two. Zero tension.

I have so many gripes with a variety of scenes in this series which I won't include to evade spoilers.