'The Last of Us' Brings On Armageddon Time

What’s worse than the Covidapocalypse: movies and TV shows that exploit it for cheap thrills. HBO’s The Last of Us is the product of shameless opportunists who manipulate actual Covidapocalypse dread for the TV equivalent of clickbait. This show, based on a 2013 PlayStation game, and set 20 years into a pandemic that has turned citizens into zombies, follows ravaged, middle-aged Joel (Pedro Pascal) and orphaned teenage Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they traverse present-day, post-apocalyptic America.