Last of Us S2 — 2/5
I really enjoyed the themes of season 1, but I also thought the episode-to-episode enjoyment of the series was fine. Serious people in a serious world, no room for joy. Here, that, minus any new compelling theme. It, I suppose, still follows the idea behind season 1—love as a destructive force—but it's just Ellie's revenge trip, minus nuance, minus any builds on top of that. Just that, over and over. I think this is a season that had the capacity for compelling philosophical conversations of individual needs vs the group—the fragility of community—and that's really only touched on here or there, up to everyone ultimately rationalizing and helping this damaged girl destroy everything she touches. I think we're supposed to have this revelation of 'oh shit, Ellie's the bad guy!!' but it makes that point too obvious, and unfortunately for this show, I have always struggled to follow a story with a bad guy as the hero. Ellie shows regret once, and then immediately has a greater regret that she hasn't been able to kill another. Okay. No lessons learned.
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