That kid is a terrible actor. There's no sugar coating this. The kid who initially appears should have been cast as the main kid. That kid knew how to act and for that brief time I was heavily invested in their character.

But the second the other kid shows up, I'm like, why should I care about this person? They also bare no "likeability" in comparison to their video game counterpart and this "likeability" doesn't increase as the episodes roll on either.

Most of everything "The Last of Us" does though is phenomenal, but I still can't believe that despite all that skill, the casting department made such a terrible decision. It just doesn't make sense when you look at how well put together this production is.