The first episode started off boring, but really picked up at the end. I was expecting the show to kick off from there. I was sadly very disappointed. I kept watching waiting for something to happen. Waiting for it to get exciting. It just never happened. While the environment shots were beautiful, the rest of the show was lackluster and just flat out boring. I grew to like Joel even though he never spoke much. Ellie was foul mouthed, stupid and just plain annoying. I've never played the game, but if this is what it is like, I clearly haven't missed out on anything. I honestly don't get the hype of this show.

Edit: I played the recent Last of us PC release of the game today. I can confirm, the game is way more exciting than the show adaption. They clearly dropped the ball while making the show.