The game adaptation * The Last of Us, in which Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal battle their way through the post-apocalypse as Ellie and Joel, has quite a few in its second series episode onlookers disgusted and disturbed.
Warning, there are spoilers for episode 2 of The Last of Us.
Here’s how fans react to The Last of Us ‘kiss’
In the second episode of The Last of Us, Joel’s partner Tess (Anna Torv) is attacked and infected by one of the Cordyceps “zombies”. With her death inevitable, she blew herself up with a large horde of the fungal attackers to save Joel and Ellie. But not without first “kissed” by one of the infected to become as he presses his mouth to hers and the spurs proliferate…
This scene in The Last of Us now called some extreme reactions to the audience:
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I really would have mine whole life without that infected kiss from The Last of Us can get by.
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What HBO really wants to say: “Since we no longer have Game of Thrones to gross you out with incest scenes – let’s just a fucking zombie kiss scene into The Last of Us!”
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The new Last of Us episode was so damn good! But can anyone give me a valid reason why this walker had to stick his tongue down Tess’ throat? That is one of the most disgusting kisses I’ve ever seen on TV.
Nevertheless, many praise the strong acting of Fringe actress Anna Torv, who can shine here:
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They have Tess’ death even sadder did! What the hell, HBO?! Anna Torv’s performance was heartbreaking!
Also, some have one explanatory approachwho looks for reasons in nature:
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My partner pointed out that this is a scene in The Last of Us is not so much a kiss as rather a mother bird feeding her young. Who would have thought that being infected by a fungus zombie would be disturbing…but I can already see where this argument is going.The Last of Us: Why Non-Gamers Need to Watch This Series Highlight, Too
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