Surviving Not Thriving‘The Last of Us’ Is a Timely Reminder to Ask Ourselves: How Far Can We Go to Survive? Kathleen's liminal status as neither "good" nor "bad" speaks to the post-pandemic reality of today: how ethical is it to survive at any cost? By Akankshya Bahinipaty
Adapting In SolidarityHow ‘The Last of Us’ TV Adaptation Elevates a Canonical Queer Storyline The third episode rewrites canon and upends the 'bury your gays' trope -- allowing humanity to shine through the bleakness. By Akankshya Bahinipaty
A Death to Remember‘The Last of Us’ Does a Familiar Disservice to Women in Dystopias Tess's death deviates from the game version in troubling ways -- serving as a successor to the 'fridging' trope in sci-fi. By Akankshya Bahinipaty
