The Last of Us episode 8: The biggest changes between the HBO show and the PlayStation game
The Last of Us episode 8 is arguably one of the HBO adaptation's most faithful yet. For the most part, it sticks to the source material very closely, as it sees Ellie continue to tend to an ailing Joel and hunt for food, before running into menacing preacher David.
With that, summing up the biggest differences between the show and the PlayStation game proved a bit of a tricky task this week – though that doesn't mean Craig Mazin and Naughty Dog president Neil Druckmann didn't make some smaller changes to the changes to the story. Below, we get into the minute details, from Ellie's weapon of choice in an important sequence to voice actor Troy Baker's guest appearance.
Unsurprisingly, this article contains spoilers for The Last of Us episode 8, so proceed with caution if you've yet to tune in and don't want to know exactly what happens. All up to date? Let's dive in...
You've probably twigged by now that Troy Baker, who voices Joel in the games, doesn't play him in the show. No, that's Pedro Pascal's job. With that, episode 8 introduces Baker as an entirely different character: David's right-hand man James.
"It wasn't something where I was like, 'You better find a role for me'. If there was one, then great. If not, I'm happy to observe and cheer," Baker tells Total Film and GamesRadar+. "So Neil came to me and was like 'Hey man, I got a role for you.' I'm like, 'Oh dude, thank you.'
"And I thought it was looking to be like a clicker or something. And he goes, 'I want you to play James.' I went, 'Oh my God, thank you, man... Who's James again?'
"That's what this show is all about... We're gonna focus on Joel and Ellie – this is a story about a love between a father and a daughter. But we [also] have the opportunity without
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