The second season of the last season in the United States, “Through the Valley” reviewed: Well, it happened
Spoiler follow Our last one Season 2, Episode 1 and Episode 2
HBO’s Our last one Season 1 audiences show viewers that it will rely heavily on the main plot and general direction of the entire season while the universe expands, and season 2 follows that. In the second episode, Tommy and Maria lead Jackson Hole to beat a massive wave of infections that we haven’t seen on the show (or video games). This is the complete invention of the show, this is an episode Game of Thrones Resonate, or call for a battle like the siege in Helm’s depths Lord of the Rings: Two towers. Its scale is epic, with beyond defenders showing their skill and courage against overwhelming odds. There was loss and pain, but the good guys finally won.
This massive battle paired with the closest and cruelest violence we’ve seen throughout the series so far, as Joel’s move finally caught up with him. His death from Abby and her former Seattle train crew is really frustrating, even if you know it’s coming – in the twisted world where Joel and Abby live, it’s a form of “justice.”
Of course, after the first five minutes of episode one, it’s obvious that this is where Abby’s journey will take her, but it will certainly happen soon. You might say Joel would say the same thing when he died in a video game, but since the HBO series was announced, I’ve been wondering how Craig Mazin will choose to resolve the events of the second game and Joel’s death. Part of me wondered whether we didn’t know until the end of the season, whether we were unaware that Joel was dead or that we might not discover Abby’s motivation until a long time later. But after two episodes, we know that Abby’s father is Joel whom he killed at the end of season one to save Ellie, which makes her more understandable to TV viewers, makes her uncomfortable desires. On the other hand, in the game, players don’t find this until a long time later – this move plays Abby
But what works in the game doesn’t necessarily work in a more passive adaptation. I do think there is a way for the writer to preserve the full revelation for Abby’s future motivations, but I didn’t really get into the situation here. Again, I wasn’t really bothered by Abby’s crew introduction and her desire to find Joel early in the season. But I do know that many people who play the game feel like snatching some mysterious performances like this and changing motivation in a way that doesn’t work for them, and I can appreciate that argument.
However, for anyone who hasn’t played, I’m sure there’s a bit of a shock to see the co-leader character killed in episode two of the season, no matter how much it suggests, especially after Joel goes out of his way to save Abby from some deaths. In another world, you can imagine that this devalues her need for revenge, or at least makes her abandon the torture of helpless Joel. But she was obviously attracted by the opportunity, even her friends were a little scared. Ellie finds Dina in a coma there and is forced to watch Abby bring the final blow, the cherry of Sundae. It’s hard to swallow when you think their last interaction was Joel’s extreme rejection from the dance the night before.
It’s really a wild choice for such a high-profile show, although there’s nowhere else to go. Pedro Pascal has been everywhere in the past few years Our last one Probably his signature character. Joel’s death doesn’t completely reduce that, but obviously, even if we see him in flashbacks this season, it won’t be like he leads an episode. To make such a sale and popular stellar Go have to be a tough medicine for HBO to swallow, although the network is likely to know from the beginning of negotiations that it must happen. Anyway, the death of Sean Bean’s Ned Stark reversed the audience’s expectations of who will lead the show forward, and it was a moving house. That will fall on Bella Ramsey for the rest of the season.
I’m going to say that Mazin and director Mark Mylod did a great job of between many of the stories and the cast of this episode. Kaitlyn Dever gets her first extended screen time, capturing Abby’s barely solid ferocity despite the fact that she is not as physical as Abby in the game. Her scene with Joel and Dina is absolutely shocking, even before she puts Joel on the ropes. Similarly, Pascal and Isabela Merced show a range of emotions as they help Abby escape the infected but only betrayed.
Meanwhile, Ramsey shares a lot of time with young Mazino’s Jesse, who patrol and frantically search for Joel. Back to Jackson, Gabriella Luna and Rutina Wesley as Tommy and Maria prevent Jackson from falling into the infected. It’s one a lot of Threads tied together, and the fact that this episode includes the biggest battles we’ve ever seen and Joel’s captive and death without feeling overloaded, is a testament to the writer, director and actor.
Speaking of that infected battle, I didn’t sell it completely when I saw the teasing in the trailer for this season, but it was really exciting. I love seeing Jackson prepares for preparations like oil barrels falling from walls and flame rack brigades surrounded by snipers on buildings. Of course, once the infected wall is broken by the wall, all the most complete defenses of the plan fail, and the show succeeds in making me question whether the town will become the town, even if its idea is completely falling down seems too far from the game. It is definitely a response to the criticism of the relative lack of infectious action in Season 1, but it works, the juxtaposition of disaster is greater than Jackson, and the smaller loss to one of its most important citizens, adding another layer to grief.
Infection score: 11/10
The performers say season two will be more infected than season one – let’s see if they stick to their words.
Tommy took a Bloater in front of the mailbox with a flamethrower, etc. A fire scene where barrel oil lighting is infected? Extremely creepy reveals of the buried “on-site infection”, waiting in the fields of Frozen and driving Abby to Joel’s path? Is Jackson’s guard dog about to be rescued to prevent the tribe from surpassing the town? It’s the most epic action we’ve seen from the show, and it’s the scale we don’t get in the game. It’s hard to stand out in this battle.
