As a game fan, there nothing can be compared to the game, let's be honest here. The drama in the game, the voice acting, music, and the faces are much better. I wouldn't expect a better series, considering that it has been always a challenge to reflect a game into the big screen. Pedro was great, a good choice to play Joel, actually he was the soul of the series, and he did a great job in resembling Joel. Tess and Bill were great too, even though Bill reflected a softer version of the in-game Bill, but it was OK, I love Offerman in all his roles anyway.

Now, the big NO is for Bella portraying Ellie, this was like selecting the worst candidate Among many available ones. The appearance, the acting, the attitude, everything .. weren't enough, Ellie's character deserved a lot more than what Bella has offered. I would have liked to see Sadie Sink for instance, portraying the young energetic -yet- the badass girl, but alas.

The idea of a younger deaf Sam was bad, an older Sam as in the game would have been much better.

Melanie Lynskey -as Kathleen- was a bad choice too, no matter how hard she tries as an actor, she could never portray a violent badass leader character, another bad selection for a side character.

David wasn't a "bad guy" enough, there was a gap in building up his character throughout his episode.

The music quality was disappointing, even though it is very similar to the game score, but the issue was with its volume or intensity, it is barely heard in most of the scenes, as if the editor has missed turning its volume up.

Maybe, more episodes would have helped in building up characters and fill the missing gaps, but in general, it was a good watch, and I hope they seek another Ellie if there is a future plan for a second season.