I'm definitely biased when I say that this did not live up to its potential. Far too much is spent on background characters that have little to no impact on the story and not enough time is spent on our 2 main characters. In the game, Joel and Ellie are constantly fighting for their lives against zombies and other humans, having to depend on each other while the world crumbles. Joel is by no means a hero, in the game he kills so many people just to save his surrogate daughter. In the show, there's barely any zombies or people for Joel to kill. You almost forget other people are after them. Where's the danger? Did they put this show on easy mode? Why are we spending 2 or so episodes on side characters, when our main ones have barely bonded? The show should be about them and their bond. If they wanted to explore more of the world, why did they limit the show to 9 episodes?

Very disappointed with the final product, especially when the creator did Chernobyl, which is great.