#n maybe it's weird to say this immediately after waxing poetic abt this scene but yk

[myersesque]

gotta admit i do feel. a little weird. about them killing tess via weird fetish-esque cordyceps kiss instead of having her go out fighting back like she did in the game. like i think there should be a middle ground, where tess can be vulnerable and believably terrified whilst still being strong. she can panic, and be heartbroken, and still be just as assertive as she was in the game. she can be terrified and have her moment of breathing through it, of refusing to go down without a fight. the idea of joel going forwards for tess doesn't hit quite as hard without her insisting that he has to do it, and that if he had any love or respect for her he'd grant her this final wish. idk. i do think this adaptation is still pretty darn great and near-perfect, but of all the things to fumble a little on, i really do wish it wasn't tess' death

#this is just my opinion ofc feel free to disagree #n maybe it's weird to say this immediately after waxing poetic abt this scene but yk #og #the last of us hbo spoilers #tlou hbo spoilers #tlou hbo #the last of us hbo #the last of us #tlou #tess servopoulos