{"id":4830,"date":"2024-09-28T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldclassservers.net\/blog\/2024\/09\/28\/let-the-last-of-us-tv-show-be-different-from-the-games\/"},"modified":"2024-09-28T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T12:30:00","slug":"let-the-last-of-us-tv-show-be-different-from-the-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/09\/28\/let-the-last-of-us-tv-show-be-different-from-the-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Let The Last of Us TV Show Be Different From the Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warning: This piece contains full spoilers for The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Last of Us<\/a> is part of an ongoing craze of faithful video game adaptations with roots traceable all the way back<\/a> to the original Silent Hill film. However, adapting a game like The Last of Us Part II is a bit different from adapting its predecessor, not just because it has a more complicated, fractured narrative, but also because it\u2019s a (phenomenal<\/a>) game with much more dramatic meat to explore, both in terms of sheer length and in the thornier dimensions it mines from its characters. To make a show that stands up to its inspiration, it most likely will have to make some major deviations from the source material. While diehard fans may cry foul, it might be the only way this adaptation can feel as vital as the game does.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s something co-showrunner Neil Druckmann, who is also creative director of The Last of Us games, agrees on. Talking to Variety<\/a> about the adaptation process, he noted that a common mistake is \u201cstaying so close to the source material that is built and designed and written for this other medium that has strengths and weaknesses, and trying to translate it as is, with no changes to this other medium that has different strengths and weaknesses.\u201d Looking at the newly released first trailer<\/a> for Season 2, we can already see the first signs of how Druckmann and his creative partner Craig Mazin may have altered the original story to suit the television medium.<\/p>\n

Season II.<\/p>\n

The HBO Original Series #TheLastOfUs<\/a> returns in 2025 on Max. #TLOUDay<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Wdzk759JIg<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Max (@StreamOnMax) September 26, 2024<\/a> <\/p>\n

Different Mediums, Different Priorities<\/strong><\/h2>\n

With so many artistic mediums bleeding into each other these days, it can sometimes be hard to remember that video games and television are two very different things. Every medium for telling stories has pros and cons that are virtually inseparable from the form. The narrative techniques that make perfect sense in interactive fiction in regards to scene geography, atmosphere, environmental design, and use of player expression often don\u2019t translate to something with a set runtime and no input from the viewer.<\/p>\n

The narrative techniques that make perfect sense in interactive fiction often don\u2019t translate to something with a set runtime and no input from the viewer.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say you can\u2019t try. The first season of The Last of Us meticulously rebuilt many moments from the game\u2019s cutscenes, sometimes literally frame by frame. But what purpose does that really serve? The story worked excellently the first time around, the game is available in its best ever form with The Last of Us Part I Remastered, and the cutscenes are readily available on YouTube. If people want a truly faithful version of the story, it\u2019s already out there and has been for years. If anything, taking this cutscene cloning approach, rather than allowing the show\u2019s direction and cinematography to present the story\u2019s most critical moments in a wholly new way, only highlights the ways the original games frequently veered away from the strengths of interactive narrative. And it\u2019s developer Naughty Dog\u2019s adoption of non-interactive storytelling technique that makes such scenes so easy to plop directly into a TV show.<\/p>\n

I say this as a massive fan of both games: they kind of already were HBO shows. They do use the possibilities of interactive storytelling to their advantage, but in terms of basic construction and scene direction, even during playable segments, there\u2019s liberal use of the techniques and stylistic conventions of prestige television. This is why it isn\u2019t just ironic that the games were eventually adapted as an HBO show; it was so easy to <\/em>adapt them because the games did a lot of the work already. This is not to discount any of the contributions from the show\u2019s directors, writers or performers, but the blueprint for a successful television show was already baked straight into the game. So if the next season wants to be its best self, it would do well to find a new way to present the story many of us already know.<\/p>\n

Expand and Explore<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Even with its fealty to the original game, the first season of The Last of Us often benefited from the deviations it did make. Hiring Latino actor Pedro Pascal gave a strong new take for main protagonist Joel by adding a softer dad-like quality to him compared to Troy Baker\u2019s gruffer edge, adding new characters like Melanie Lynskey\u2019s Kathleen expanded the post-apocalyptic world explored in the original game, and devoting an entire episode to the unseen story of Bill (Nick Offerman) and his lover Frank (Murray Bartlett) led to what many considered to be the season\u2019s best entry.<\/a> Unlike a video game, which usually necessitates some kind of consistency to the player perspective through the controllable character, television affords the opportunity to shift focus more readily, and the show made great use of that in key areas.<\/p>\n

The second season should use that technique to greater effect. One of the main structural conceits of Part II is playing through the same three days from both Ellie and Abby\u2019s perspectives. Their separate paths don\u2019t really cross over until the end of the three days, both of them going through intensely personal journeys of revenge and rebirth respectively, meaning that each lead character is essentially gone from the narrative for somewhere around ten solid hours apiece. This makes sense in a video game because jumping back and forth between protagonists each level would be jarring for a player, never allowing them to truly settle into the peaks and valleys of power and equipment a survival action game is supposed to foster. But do we really want to watch four or five episodes in a row without Ellie or Abby showing up?<\/p>\n

Intercutting between their journeys and finding ways to draw thematic parallels between Ellie and Abby even when they\u2019re not in the same physical space would help maintain emotional continuity and viewer investment in both characters. After all, the entire point of the extended lead-up to their confrontation is that it\u2019s a battle we don\u2019t want either side to \u201cwin,\u201d because we\u2019ve come to empathize with their experiences. It\u2019s hard for an audience at home to go through that if a character is absent for several weeks of television. We also know that Season 2 won\u2019t adapt the entirety<\/a> of Part II, which gives the creators plenty of breathing room to add or expand on characters, subplots and world-building concepts that could give the series a fresh feel. If the trailer is anything to go by, we may have already seen hints of the show going in this direction.<\/p>\n

Trust the Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s a small detail, but the teaser trailer hints at what could be a major deviation from the original game\u2019s setup: it looks like Abby will spend time in Jackson with Joel and Ellie. After we see Abby\u2019s first encounter with Joel and Tommy where they save her from infected trying to get at her through a chain link fence (a scene ripped straight from the game), we later see a shot of the three of them fleeing on horses before what appears to be a horde of infected slamming themselves against Jackson\u2019s perimeter wall. There\u2019s also an earlier shot of a large group of infected being spotted through binoculars as they run through snow, indicating that they are heading towards Jackson, the only area in the game where snow is featured. This all suggests that there could be a sequence where Abby and Joel get back to Jackson and have more interaction than they do in the game (perhaps even involving Ellie) before Abby kills Joel. Such a sequence would be a prime opportunity for more character drama, as well as also giving us more scenes with Pascal before he\u2019s relegated to flashbacks.<\/p>\n

The teaser trailer hints at what could be a major deviation from the original game\u2019s setup.<\/p>\n

Abby ingratiating herself within Jackson\u2019s community (a story thread concept art for the second game confirms the developers considered) and perhaps even casting her as an ally who helps them overcome an infected attack would provide us more context and inner conflict, giving the scene where she finally reveals her true motives a greater sense of dramatic weight. We get little time with Abby before she kills Joel in the game, which is a shocking scene in its original form, but viewers at home might feel a little lost if someone they assume to be one of the series\u2019 two leads is killed so abruptly in the first couple of episodes. Getting us into Abby\u2019s headspace earlier so we know exactly what she\u2019s planning and why is the sort of shift that would help smooth that plot development over. And let\u2019s be real here, more Kaitlyn Dever is never a bad thing (Did you see No One Will Save You<\/a>? She was very good in that).<\/p>\n

Ultimately, we don\u2019t know exactly how The Last of Us Season 2 will pan out, but based on the first season, it\u2019s fair to say the creative team behind the show can be extended a little bit of trust. There\u2019s a murderer\u2019s row of talent involved in the production, and although a game series as beloved as this can engender strong protective feelings from its fans, it can be rewarding to let an adaptation of a story you already know surprise you. The game isn\u2019t going anywhere. The story will always exist in that form. So let\u2019s have a little faith and see what the differences in the new season will add to the story, instead of assuming they\u2019ll only subtract.<\/p>\n

Carlos Morales writes novels, articles and Mass Effect essays. You can follow his fixations on <\/em>Twitter<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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