Episode #62: The Last of Us Pt. II
Necessary Bullshit Podcast
English - October 19, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 117 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsEducation News Politics necessary bullshit progressive libertarian conversation philosophy ideas topics education culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In part two of this episode, Josh and Ian discuss the emotional and narrative components to the PlayStation exclusive video game, The Last of Us Pt. II. They talk about the relationship between Ellie and Dina, the controversy of Abby's character and the death of parental figures, the leaks of the game and Sony's peculiar marketing surrounding the game, the burden of revenge and the problem of empathy, the many thematic parallels between characters and factions, storytelling and narrative structure, the challenge of portraying different perspectives, tasteful sex-scenes, identity and human meaning, forgiveness and the cycle of violence, and various other topics.
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Recorded 14 October 2020