Remember my lords and ladies, when you're lost in the darkness without a new season of House of the Dragon on the horizon...look for the light! Believe in the Fireflies and join The Cast Beyond the Wall for this special one-off podcast discussion reviewing HBO's The Last of Us season 1.

In today's bonus crossover episode with The Cinematic Schematic, we are joined by a panel of guests including our own Caleb Masters and Daniel Stull, along with Static Media's Jo Light, the Tunes/Toons podcast's Harold Storey, and The Cinematic Schematic podcast co-host / Oklahoma filmmaker, Laron Chapman, to provide our reviews and analysis of The Last of Us season 1 which recently concluded on Sunday, March 12th.

Today's conversation kicks off with the panel sharing our experiences with zombie fiction and The Last of Us video game series. We then provide our spoiler-filled reviews of season 1, and finally, we conclude this special conversation with a deeper dive into some of the series' themes and what might happen next.

Did Joel make the right decision regarding Ellie's fate? What episode was the best of the season? Does this show break the "video game adaptation" curse? Tune in for our thoughts on all of these questions and more!

DISCLAIMER: We will be spoiling everything that happens in season 1 of HBO's The Last of Us, however, we will not be spoiling anything outside of what has aired on HBO including The Last of Us Part II video game.

Send your thoughts on this season to thecinematropolis@gmail.com.

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Timestamps

0:15 - Introductions

5:00 - What's our take on zombies in pop culture?

16:15 - What's our relationship with The Last of Us Part 1 video game?

28:25 - Why are video game adaptations so tough?

43:04 - Why is The Last of Us different from other video game adaptations?

48:22 - The Last of Us season 1 review

148:54 - Where will they go next? Spoiler-free

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