Hello Will, thanks for reading and commenting! Just to be clear: the concept of 'ejector seat' is that I only watch and review the pilot of the show I'm covering, before deciding whether to continue. The idea came to me because I really struggle to get past episode 1 of anything. The idea is 'can the first episode do enough to grab me' – so I didn't watch any further before writing, although as I say I did watch episode 2 before publishing and I will be carrying on to episode three. With so many shows out there waiting to be watched, they only get one shot with me, so I can only really critique what I've already seen which, admittedly, doesn't leave much room for character development. This is why I started the 'ejector seat' strand, because pilot episodes have a LOT of heavy lifting to do and don't always measure up; I find it fascinating how creators navigate the various tropes and expectations. Happily TLOU managed to get me to carry on!
(Btw, I'm not sniffy about gaming at all; it's just not something I do. I only mention it here at all because I read that the scenes with Sarah – when it's all going to hell – are very close to the actual gameplay, and I totally registered bat, but not in a negative way. If anything it made those scenes more immersive.)
Oh gosh, not at all – please don't worry! I should've made it a bit clearer; it's still early days. I appreciate your taking the time to comment; I found all the background on the game and characters really interesting, so thank you. Have a great day!
Hello Will, thanks for reading and commenting! Just to be clear: the concept of 'ejector seat' is that I only watch and review the pilot of the show I'm covering, before deciding whether to continue. The idea came to me because I really struggle to get past episode 1 of anything. The idea is 'can the first episode do enough to grab me' – so I didn't watch any further before writing, although as I say I did watch episode 2 before publishing and I will be carrying on to episode three. With so many shows out there waiting to be watched, they only get one shot with me, so I can only really critique what I've already seen which, admittedly, doesn't leave much room for character development. This is why I started the 'ejector seat' strand, because pilot episodes have a LOT of heavy lifting to do and don't always measure up; I find it fascinating how creators navigate the various tropes and expectations. Happily TLOU managed to get me to carry on!
(Btw, I'm not sniffy about gaming at all; it's just not something I do. I only mention it here at all because I read that the scenes with Sarah – when it's all going to hell – are very close to the actual gameplay, and I totally registered bat, but not in a negative way. If anything it made those scenes more immersive.)
Anyway, thanks again for reading!
Oh gosh, not at all – please don't worry! I should've made it a bit clearer; it's still early days. I appreciate your taking the time to comment; I found all the background on the game and characters really interesting, so thank you. Have a great day!
Blimey. If only the Internet were always as polite and thoughtful as this...