Ben Lindbergh

And then if you did find out when you actually got your hands on the game, well, at that point, you've maybe been waiting seven years since the first Last of Us. And you've spent 15 hours in that first game controlling Joel. Yeah. And then they dropped this bomb on you.

So if anything, the reaction among players was more intense, though maybe more diffuse because people were getting to it at different times and because you could keep playing. So it wasn't just he dies episode over. We have nothing else to discuss for a week. you could press on and immediately see how the rest of the story unfolded.

So if anything, the reaction among players was more intense, though maybe more diffuse because people were getting to it at different times and because you could keep playing. So it wasn't just he dies episode over. We have nothing else to discuss for a week. you could press on and immediately see how the rest of the story unfolded.

So if anything, the reaction among players was more intense, though maybe more diffuse because people were getting to it at different times and because you could keep playing. So it wasn't just he dies episode over. We have nothing else to discuss for a week. you could press on and immediately see how the rest of the story unfolded.

So it's different this time, but similarly seismic, much like the ending of the first game and the first season, where we kind of knew what was coming. That was a carbon copy. That was basically shot for shot, word for word. And this one was not, as we will be discussing in depth today. But it was similar enough in the big beats that we sort of knew what was in store. And we

So it's different this time, but similarly seismic, much like the ending of the first game and the first season, where we kind of knew what was coming. That was a carbon copy. That was basically shot for shot, word for word. And this one was not, as we will be discussing in depth today. But it was similar enough in the big beats that we sort of knew what was in store. And we

So it's different this time, but similarly seismic, much like the ending of the first game and the first season, where we kind of knew what was coming. That was a carbon copy. That was basically shot for shot, word for word. And this one was not, as we will be discussing in depth today. But it was similar enough in the big beats that we sort of knew what was in store. And we

didn't disappoint i would say i do feel bad for anyone who made it to sunday and then like didn't watch instantly on sunday night and got spoiled before they could watch it on sunday or on monday or whatever they're like i could wait till the next night or something if you made it all that time and then you got spoiled at the last second i cry for you i am sorry that that happens but

didn't disappoint i would say i do feel bad for anyone who made it to sunday and then like didn't watch instantly on sunday night and got spoiled before they could watch it on sunday or on monday or whatever they're like i could wait till the next night or something if you made it all that time and then you got spoiled at the last second i cry for you i am sorry that that happens but

didn't disappoint i would say i do feel bad for anyone who made it to sunday and then like didn't watch instantly on sunday night and got spoiled before they could watch it on sunday or on monday or whatever they're like i could wait till the next night or something if you made it all that time and then you got spoiled at the last second i cry for you i am sorry that that happens but

Yeah, it was big. It was about as big a water cooler moment as TV can be these days, which is probably less than it once could have. But a Sunday night HBO prestige drama that's one of the biggest shows in the world having this kind of moment, that's about as big a culture quake as scripted TV can cause.

Yeah, it was big. It was about as big a water cooler moment as TV can be these days, which is probably less than it once could have. But a Sunday night HBO prestige drama that's one of the biggest shows in the world having this kind of moment, that's about as big a culture quake as scripted TV can cause.

Yeah, it was big. It was about as big a water cooler moment as TV can be these days, which is probably less than it once could have. But a Sunday night HBO prestige drama that's one of the biggest shows in the world having this kind of moment, that's about as big a culture quake as scripted TV can cause.

So I was kind of cringing in anticipation of it, but also happy that it was going to just happen and be done and be behind us. And so... I was kind of just watching the world burn on Sunday night as people were finding out about it.

So I was kind of cringing in anticipation of it, but also happy that it was going to just happen and be done and be behind us. And so... I was kind of just watching the world burn on Sunday night as people were finding out about it.

So I was kind of cringing in anticipation of it, but also happy that it was going to just happen and be done and be behind us. And so... I was kind of just watching the world burn on Sunday night as people were finding out about it.

It's time, finally. Yeah. What do you think the reaction will be to this after this episode, now that this is done? Will the audience grow because of the conversation this caused and people saying, oh, they'll do anything on this series. We don't know what's coming next.

It's time, finally. Yeah. What do you think the reaction will be to this after this episode, now that this is done? Will the audience grow because of the conversation this caused and people saying, oh, they'll do anything on this series. We don't know what's coming next.

It's time, finally. Yeah. What do you think the reaction will be to this after this episode, now that this is done? Will the audience grow because of the conversation this caused and people saying, oh, they'll do anything on this series. We don't know what's coming next.

In a Game of Thrones kind of way, where it's either Ned Stark in season one or the Red Wedding or whatever it was that really contributed to the mystique of the show and helped make it such a sensation that it could have those moments and you never knew what was going to happen next. Or...