The Path

I don't care about the game.

I will never play the game so I'm not tainted like many of the people commenting that this was a poor episode.

It was vastly different than the previous episode but episode 3 is about a series that takes itself seriously about character development, setting up a narrative and actual momentum building not just shoot 'em action and infected.

I thought the acting was wonderful and I also felt I was in mourning because of the tragic snd jaw-dropping moments from the previous episode.

A slow episode like this honors the previous episode much more than having an action-packed episode. The way it was done felt real and heartfelt and made me want to see what lies ahead and that's the mark of a great series.

To be honest, this was better than I expected it to be. I heard many people say that this is the worst episode of the season so far, which is probably true, but still, it's not horrible. There's a decent amount of things that happened this episode, even if the pacing is a little slow it was still enjoyable enough. I'm not really sure what I think about the changes they did with Tommy's character. In the games he wanted revenge even more than Ellie, but he's not really like that in this series. Overall, I think this episode was decent enough, so far this season hasn't really been that consistent, but I hope the next episode is better!

The first episode this season was all over the place but was generally boring and difficult to get through at times. The characters and dialogue were irritating with a few exceptions. The second episode was completely the opposite and felt rushed with a tremendous amount of action and consequential events happening very quickly with little to no buildup. Tommy and Maria running around through hordes of infected without a scratch was so implausible that it just seemed ridiculous. The battle itself was very poorly thought out but it was at least interesting to watch.

This third episode is like the first but without any action at all. They seem to be setting up plot points for future episodes but nothing really happens this episode, at all. I know nothing about the games but it seemed obvious to me what was going to happen this episode. Some others seem to be happy about events that may be coming but this episode falls flat on its own. An episode needs to at least be somewhat entertaining. There was nothing here that I really enjoyed. I don't care what happens in the game, the show must stand on it's own and each episode needs to have some merit to be worth watching.

This episode has less than half an episode worth of material stretched thin, large parts of time are skipped over and nothing really substantial happens. Looking back, I don't even remember being engaged at any point and pretty much found myself skipping through wondering when something interesting would happen. It didn't. The remaining characters aren't appealing or engaging. The dialogue is rather drab and the pacing has gone from erratic in episode one, to hectic in episode two, to anemic in episode three. They blew the load too quickly in E02. The pacing of the episodes/events this season was poorly thought out and the quality of the series has suffered greatly for it.

Solid aftermath episode.

Ellie is here for the first time in this second season more likeable and human than the episodes before.

Scene stealer is Isabela Merced. Every scene she's in, she's great.

Some changes compared to the game: the game was fast paced and continued directly after the shocking event. Here, the episode continues three months later.

The relationship between Ellie and Dina was more bold in the game than here.

The episode takes its time, is beautifully shot, has some nice landscapes and road trip vibes, teases us a new group of religious survivors, but uses their scenes to show us that the mission of Ellie and Dina won't be easy against the powerful and relentless W. L. F.

Good episode that takes its time and seperates itself from the source material and tries to stand on its own feet. Apprecheated and recommended.

Greetings from Lithuania.

Third episode of TLOU season 2 was a slow build of a story. Knowing the story very well due multiple playthroughs of Part 2 I can't say that i was disappointed. It's more or less faithful adaptation of VG - wether you like it or not. What makes this episode just an OK watch is just that the story itself isn't particularly engaging, and acting by two young woman is just an OK.

Overall, "The Path" was a descent episode, but not particularly memorable one. That is a build up episode, but on a bright side it wasn't a filler or anything - its just a mostly faithful adaptation of the material.