The Last of Us (2023)

What earned the score

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  Same-Sex Normalization by Deception

  Season 1 director Peter Hoar described using a “trick” to get viewers to watch a relationship between two men before realizing it, so they might understand it as “the same love.” That is an explicit statement of intent to normalize a same-sex relationship.

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  Same-Sex Romance as Showcase

  The show devotes an episode to the love story between Bill and Frank, presenting a romance between two men as one of its standout storylines.

• Broader LGBT Representation

  Other LGBT characters also make notable appearances, extending the series’ identity representation beyond Ellie.

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  Lesbian Romance Onscreen

  Ellie is established as a lesbian, and the series depicts her relationships, including a passionate kiss with Dina, her female lover. The romance makes lesbian representation an explicit part of Ellie’s character arc.

• Woman Leads Resistance Group

  Kathleen leads the Kansas City Fireflies resistance movement, placing a woman at the head of a militant organization.

• Girl as Combatant

  Ellie stabs a man and fights to defend herself, and later spars with a man. The series places a girl and young woman in the combatant role.

Details

Twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the United States and depend on each other for survival.

Starring

Bella RamseyGabriel LunaIsabela MercedYoung Mazino

Genre

Drama

Release Date

Jan 15, 2023

Parents Guide

• Sex Mild

  A woman is briefly seen in a bra and panties as she gets dressed. Not sexual.

  A man's butt is visible throughout a shower scene. Not sexual. Nothing else shown.

  Some kissing.

  A woman's butt is shown through her underwear, showing a bit of her buttcheek. Not sexual, as she is getting dressed.

  Two women kiss. One reaches into the other's pants as they moan.

  A man is shown fully nude in a non sexual context with genitals fully visible.

  There is a deceased woman with full nudity on screen for a couple minutes at the beginning of season 1 episode 2.

• Violence Severe

  People are bitten by zombies to spread the infection.

  A soldier finds out a boy is bitten by the infected, and lies to him, saying he will be fine. He is then poisoned and thrown into a burning pile of bodies.

  A woman is poisoned.

  There are some violent parts, but not as graphic as they sound.

  A man is stabbed briefly.

• Profanity Severe

  f**k and s**t are used infrequently alongside lesser profanity like b**ch and ass as well as obscene gestures.

  Mayhem profanity throughout, with a range of mild to very severe.

  c**t is used.

• Drugs Mild

  Alcohol and tobacco use infrequently.

• Frightening Scenes Severe

  The visual appearance of the infected could upset sensitive viewers.

  Season 2 features a graphic element multiple times: Seraphites murder WOLF members by half hanging them, slicing their stomachs, and fully hanging them as their intestines fall out. It is prolonged and intense, but mostly seen from far away.

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