Unlike so many others, I figured I wanted to see the whole season before giving it a rating/review. Yes, I've played the game. Yes, it was good. The story much more than the gameplay. And it's impossible to not compare the show and the game. I was a bit affraid in the start, since the director seemed to be "affraid" to do something new. It followed the game from A to Z both storywise and even images. Luckily, that changed with episode 3,when the show broke the strain. BUT in the end TLOU is based on an immersive game, and lacks just that. You feel you have seen it all before, and better. Bella Ramsey is better than expected as Ellie, but the fragile relationship with Pedro Pascals Joel just don't gel with me. Pascal is simply very onedimensional and boring. I was really hoping for someone with more range. Josh Brolin would have been perfect, but Pascal is the new bread and butter after his Boba Fett show. Other than that, the infected look cheap. Rubber masks and way to clean. The main horror in the show is humans, and it became boring very fast to see Joel and Ellie being hunted each episode. A big plus for the finale, were Joel turns real dark (you can even hear the music turn). BUT I never bought Joel and Ellie together. Unlike the game, Pascals Joel goes from "not giving a crap" to fullblown Rambo in one episode to rescue Ellie. This was NOT the best tv show ever, as some fanboys want you to believe. It's good, and very high production values (hell if I know whats CGI and whats not. It looks incredible). But the story isnt that immersive.