“oh its an adaptation its not gonna be exactly like the game”
yeah no SHIT its not gonna be exactly like the game. but there’s a difference between making some small changes so that it fits better into a tv show format, or changing certain actors features of which have nothing important to do with the character (such as casting a black actor for sarah).
there’s a difference between that and LEGIT MAKING CHANGES THAT MAKE NO FUCKING SENSE AND COMPLETELY DISREGARD THE CHARACTER IT WAS BASED ON.
Let’s get a few things straight rn.
1. Abby’s muscles ARE important. Her stature is a key point to her character, and the way her appearance changes overtime has direct correlation to her mental state. HER ENTIRE REASON FOR COMING INTO THE PICTURE, HAD TO DO WITH HER MUSCLES. IT IS NOT AN ATTRACTIVENESS THING.
and that does not mean I advocate towards hate for the actress. in fact, i think she would’ve made a wonderful kid abby. but there were plenty of methods they could have used to keep from ERASING her character.
2. They have also completely erased dina’s character. I don’t care if you consider it too woke, I don’t care if you think its stupid. Dina is a CONFIDENT, BISEXUAL, STRONG woman. She is not just “Ellie’s girlfriend” in the game, she has much more character than that. First they take away her entire culture, and then they literally make an entirely new character by making her obsessed with jesse, and never showing any interest in ellie at all. She is dedicated to ellie both as a friend and love interest, that is why she goes with her. They all have a connection with Joel, but she has an even BIGGER one with Ellie. She is trying to keep Ellie afloat because if she went off the rails while in such a horrible mental state she was going to DIE. They have literally watered down Dina’s character so much she barely passes the Bechtel Test
i loved season one. i think the liberties they took and more importantly the things they KEPT made it an amazing adaptation of TLOU. but part II is too amazing of a game to take away all of wonderful writing, characters, and themes this way.
abby despises joel. she would NEVER compliment him or call him handsome. dina would NEVER play with ellie’s feelings. there is NO NEED for drama between jesse and ellie who are GOOD friends.
AND WHY WOULD THEY ERASE TOMMY’s ENTIRE CONFLICT BY MAKING ELLIE AND DINA LEAVE FIRST. i can’t.
you people piss me off so fucking bad.
