A Gentle Critique of David in HBO's The Last Of Us
I, like basically everyone, love The Last Of Us. I loved the (remaster of the) original when I played it on my PS4 in 2015. I loved Part 2 when I binged it in the few days after it released in 2020. I've replayed each at least twice. It's no surprise that, also like an even larger "basically everyone," I loved the TV adaptation made by HBO in 2023. The show made some changes to the script that I generally approve of. I enjoy the changes to Henry and Sam. I enjoy the changes to Jackson, Wyoming. In general I like the show a lot. I want to clarify that so I don't come off as a nostalgia-obsessed fangirl when I complain about how they changed David. There's your premise drop for the post, by the way. I don't like Show David. David is a fascinating character in the game. Not only is he a selfish, cruel manipulator, hell-bent on control, and not only is he the face of the hundreds of nameless bad guys throughout the game, but he is the t...