The Last of Us Part II | An Incoherent Disaster

[SPOILERS FOR PARTS I & II] I wish things were different... but they ain’t. Full story review/analysis. A big thanks to the audio expertise of Joe Crow: and the exquisite meme taste of Bleeters: Main: Live: [00:00:00] - Intro [00:01:53] - Prologue (Recap) [00:05:37] - Prologue (Analysis) [00:21:39] - Ellie’s Main Segment (Intro) [00:23:45] - Ellie’s Main Segment (Recap) [00:25:51] - Ellie’s Main Segment (Analysis) [00:40:31] - Abby’s Main Segment (Intro) [00:43:05] - Abby’s Main Segment (Recap) [00:45:42] - Abby’s Main Segment (Analysis) [00:59:19] - The Problem with the Switch [01:47:58] - Fixing the Structure of the Game [01:55:37] - Abby vs. Ellie [01:57:44] - We Need to Talk About Abby... [02:08:35] - Epilogue (Recap) [02:10:41] - Epilogue (Analysis) [02:26:40] - The Betrayal of Ellie [03:12:30] - Conclusion [03:16:03] - Credits/Patrons ANNOTATIONS: VIDEOS: Hitchcock Bomb Theory: Last of Us Part II Reveal Trailer Reaction: ARTICLES: Original concept for Abby: Lev being dead-named: Neil Druckmann on “thirst for revenge“: Halley Gross on “empathizing with Abby“: Neil Druckmann on ending of Part 1: Walt Williams on ludo-narrative dissonance: Red Dead Redemption 2 Honor System: The Last of Us Part II Leaks: MUSIC: All songs from The Last of Us Part II (Original Soundtrack) by Gustavo Santaolalla & Mac Quayle