Ep 6: Unlikely Parents - The Last Of Us & Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2.

Parallel Fiction Episode 6 covers Unlikely Parents.  Outlined as characters who have to begrudgingly take on a young companion, unlikely parents are usually gruff and tough characters who warm up over time.  Heather covers Yondu from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2, and Jeff covers their first video game when he presents The Last of Us. After Jeff’s Rock, Paper, Scissors streak continues, Heather’s review comes first, followed by Jeff.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, as told by Heather, is an outer space story about fathers.  Pulling from star Chris Pratt’s own personal loss, his character portrayal of Peter Quill is layered in a very real fatherly longing for space pirate Yondu, played by Michael Rooker.  Heather gives fun facts about the raccoon actor Oreo, who is the basis of Rocket, as well as a near-tear filled explanation of how real the last interaction of Quill and Yondu moved her.

Did you know?  Brother of director James Gunn, actor Sean Gunn plays double duty in this movie as Yondu’s right-hand-man Kraglin and also as the motion capture actor for Rocket.

The first video game feature of Parallel Fiction is presented by Jeff, when he profiles Joel Miller from the 2013 blockbuster game The Last of Us.  Actor is Troy Baker brings Joel to life, both with voice acting and actual motion capture, to tell the story of a hardened man in a post apocalyptic world.  After losing his own daughter 20 years prior to this story, Joel is tasked with looking after a young girl named Ellie who closely resembles his lost life.  Jeff explains how Joel’s obsession with filling his emotional void as well as never coping with his loss leads him to extreme measures later in this story.

Prolific Actor Alert: Troy Baker is the only man in history to play both Batman AND The Joker.  Both were voice acting work, but that’s still pretty impressive.

Tune in to hear Jeff and Heather’s candid thoughts on the masterpiece scenes of each story, how The Last of Us and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 compare, and how Jeff and Heather relate to aspects of each. Share this episode with anyone who you think would enjoy it and let us know your thoughts on who else makes a good unlikely parent in fiction!

Heather’s Rating of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2: Very Nice – This sequel explains a lot more of Peter Quill’s backstory and has a few tear-jerking moments

Jeff’s Rating of The Last Of Us:  Super Nice – A can’t miss for anybody who enjoys video games.  The definition of masterpiece

Watch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 on Disney+: www.disneyplus.com

Buy The Last Of Us, exclusive to Playstation 3 & 4 here: https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/playstation-4/games/products/the-last-of-us-remastered/10114511.html?condition=Pre-Owned

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