This part incorporates spoilers for “The Final of Us” episode 3.

Whereas a lot of the hate surrounding “The Final of Us Half II” could have been fueled by garden-variety transphobia, it is value declaring that the sport acquired some criticism, not for its inclusion of a transgender character, however for its therapy of that character by cisgender writers. A trans author in Paste stated that after taking part in the sport, it appeared like “the one motive trans persons are made broadly seen is to make cis voyeurs be ok with themselves.”

As somebody who’s by no means performed any of “The Final of Us” video video games, I’ve had a barely totally different response to the present to this point. On the entire, I believe “The Final of Us” is a superb present, however in contrast to Ellie, who’s proof against the Cordyceps an infection, I do not suppose it is proof against all criticism. Hollywood usually is not as progressive as it’d wish to imagine it’s, and I am nonetheless not solely satisfied “The Final of Us” episode 3 skirts the Bury Your Gays trope. At first, Frank seems like this Manic Pixie Dream Man who’s simply dropped out of the sky for Invoice. And whereas we do witness this tender love story play out between them, they’re nonetheless useless and gone after one episode, whereas the true protagonists, Joel and Ellie, are left to make off with their belongings.