Melanie Lynskey as resistance leader, really??!! The casting team has years of experience compared to us, mere audience. Yet, they get it so wrong?! I don't support typecasting, but at the very least the actor should be the right fit - looks, physicality, voice, personality. Bella as Ellie, also a big mistake. Nico Parker would have been a much better choice. Yet, they went and used her for just one episode! Coming to episode 3, why???? It was totally out of place in this show and utterly superfluous. What were the makers thinking??! I have not seen the video games the show is based on, but the makers could have simply stuck as closely to that as possible since it was already a winner. I am certain there is a very large audience for the show outside of the gaming world. So, that shouldn't have posed a problem.