WARNING: Complete spoilers for Episode 8 of HBO’s The Last of Us.
HBO’s The Last of Us Episode 9 has arrived, and we finally get to see the end of the first series. But how close is the show to the game?
To answer this question, we collected images from episode 9 of HBO’s The Last of Us and placed them next to stills from Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us game to see how faithful the adaptation was. Check out the slideshow or watch the video above to see scenes from both the show and the game in action.
In our review of The Last of Us Episode 9, we wrote, “HBO’s season 1 finale of The Last of Us is a thrillingly faithful adaptation of one video game’s greatest ending, even if it doesn’t pack quite the same punch as the original.” Pedro Pascal excels in Joel’s defining moments and shows both the kindness and brutality you’d expect from Ellie’s guardians. It’s an ending that will be remembered for a long time by anyone who has experienced it in. Eventually, it lands on the relatively short runway it was built for.”
For more info, be sure to check out a similar comparison from last week’s episode.
