For some it's the best game adaptation ever. For others is slow and boring. Well, the truth is somewhere in-between.

For those who think it is slow and boring, I disagree. It follows the plot in the game fairly accurately and keeps to the main character development points. I think it is well acted, and actually think Bella Ramsey gets the mannerisms of Ellie right. The atmosphere of the show is pretty bang on too.

However, it this is not enough to embrace the full impact of the game. Aside from a few flash moments in a couple of episodes, there is just not enough action. You rarely feel a sense of horror and panic. The game was about overcoming the infected and the story parts linked it together (or was it the other way around?) Either way, the show doesn't get this right. If it had, then the horror/action scenes would raise the excitement levels and help engage the audience more. It would also help you connect with the characters more and understand how desperate they all were. I appreciate their desire not to becoming just another zombie show, but too almost ignore it completely? Yep, not a great choice.

Therefore, it does not deserve the 9.1 rating it has and over time this will come down dramatically. I hope that they learn from this and series 2 takes a more rounded approach. It should have been a 12 episode series, to allow this to develop fully. Knowing the extensive content covered in The Last of Us II; I think this will need to be split into 2 seasons of about 8 - 10 episodes each.

I imagine this show is better for those who have played the games first. But still, this is probably a 7.5 show for me. With the extra action, it could be a 9.