A 9.2 would indicate this tv show is one of the best of all time, it's extraordinarily pretty but in terms of content and execution it's not really hit the mark for me to even talk about it with the better shows in this generation.

Familiarity breeds problems, same as people who read always hate on movie versions, I don't think this translated as well as it could've done. Sometimes it's warranted but truthfully just feel they want to get multiple series and as much money out of it as possible.

With tv and movies struggling for ideas or fresh hits they'll take anything available and a near perfect video game with a high percentage of cinematography is ideal, that's probably who's fanboying this to such a high mark, if you've played the game, so much of this story is spoilt plus will real life look as good as high def 1080p graphics? Probably not.

Then there's the casting, Ellie and the daughter were both decent although I don't understand why she needed to swear so much? It felt genuinely unnecessary and I'm not someone who cares about language but it just felt needless. Joel's casting wasn't great, no presence, weak voice, no power! The rest are mediocre or below with one or two exceptions but no one here blows your mind.

Episode 3, I'm torn on this, was it well acted? Yeah! Did it tell a nice story? Yeah! Did it introduce and kill off characters too quickly? Yes, did it feel like a filler episode and were only on episode 3? Yes indeed! The other glaring issue was whether or not this was just done for woke point scoring, I'm going to say a tiny bit but more I think for padding it out to get a second season.

Another show that needs far more action than it shows and far more focused stories. Personally a 12-15 1 season split into two parts would be fine . Not into padding out stuff. Why every franchise needs to be throttled to death to kill every penny is depressing.

Mediocre show, overrated by the gamers.