Yeah, I'm not too sure what's going on there either. I suppose it's a more budget-conscious way of Ellie getting to Abby via boat compared to her traversing through the flooded areas of the city in the game.
Plenty of budget conscious to be seen. Bit of a shame since I think it's such a cool angle for the environment, but ultimately whatever. I assume the Seraphites aren't on an island here as a result, so I'm really looking forward to seeing how it's all laid out with what seems to be crossing over with Isaac's attack, being grabbed, all that.
Oh I hate that the budget is constantly where my mind goes but this is still the Zaslav regime, after all.
That's most likely what's happening.
I think it's a fair place to go. Show's not cheap and that's even with cutting back on a lot of locations, action sequences, and more.
The other thing I keep forgetting is they omitted some big sequences in the game in favor of the infected assault on Jackson in episode 2. Which, as big as it was was still probably logistically easier to pull off than the Hillcrest portion of the game.
I think that's the nuance with adaptations. The Jackson Siege made for good TV by making the town more alive or part of the world. I think the WLF Home Base/Stadium feels more wholly realized than Jackson in the game, which itself feels like any ol' town to put your boots down for awhile. That might have more to do with being on WLF's turf during the overarching conflict. Giving Jackson and the population more attention upfront in the show elevates its...stature and importance? This is a living breathing society that Joel and Ellie have dug in roots. There's fear, fight, and regret for Jackson in Joel's eyes when he's caught in Abby's snare. We also have Gail as a result, which has yielded a ton of heavy lifting in making some sense of the sprawling narrative of the game so it's doesn't feel like a fetchquest.
If we see either of them, I'll eat a pair of socks.
Interesting you think Season 3 will be from Abby’s point of view directly after she kills Joel like the video game. That would mean we would get very little of Elle in season 3. I wouldn’t have a problem with that and judging by the trailer it might happen that way. Don’t spoil their names I don’t want the moderator to blur your response out.
I just saw the trailer for the season finale and it fits your theory to a tee. Although it does look like we will get the Owen, Mel, and Abby scout scene when they all seem to get along. The plot thickens.
I think whats left from the game is enough for a 10 episode run of season 3.
