History Awesome / TheLastOfUs2023

** Many people assume stockpiling guns, ammo, and canned food is the peak of survivalism. Bill clearly spent ''years'' planning out every need and eventuality, from breaking into the local power station to ensure his gas supply, maintaining a heavy-duty electric generator, collecting a massive supply of gasoline on the first day... and that's not mentioning all the defensive traps and barriers he sets up, much of which seems to be ''wireless'' (and due to the SettingUpdate, these are all done with early 2000s technology and not the 2010s). The level of expertise one would need in multiple fields speaks of nigh-on a lifetime of discipline and, well, [[JustForPun prepping]].

* The citizens of Jackson, Wyoming have created a safe haven in the middle of the apocalypse, working on a model of communal care and solidarity. They even have properly functioning amenities due to fixing the nearby dam, allowing three hundred people to live rather than simply survive.

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* Simply put, the series itself. While other works such as ''{{WesternAnimation/Arcane}}'', ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners'', and the ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog'' [[OlderThanYouThink did it first]]; the [=HBO=] series is universally acclaimed for avoiding the VideoGameMoviesSuck trope.
* The announcement that the series has been greenlit for a second season after only two episodes and that it will in fact be adapting ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPart2''.

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* Anna, Ellie's mother, goes into labor while being chased by an Infected and still manages to kill it with nothing but her switchblade ''while delivering the baby at the same time.'' Sadly, she is bit in the process, but it doesn't take away the fact that Anna's sheer determination in the face of impossible odds means Ellie gets to be born into the world as the first known person with immunity to the cordyceps infection and a possible hope for the future of humanity.

* Anna, Ellie's mother, who's gone into labor at precisely the worst time, when a Stalker is chasing after her, still manages to fight off that Stalker and kill it ''while delivering the baby at the same time'' with nothing but a switchblade (which would become Ellie's signature item later). Sadly, she got bit in the process, so her fate is sealed either way, but it doesn't take away the fact that Anna's sheer determination in the face of impossible odds means Ellie gets to be born into the world as the first known person with immunity to the cordyceps infection and a possible hope for the future of humanity.

* Anna, Ellie's mother, who's gone into labor at precisely the worst time, when a Stalker is chasing after her, still manages to fight off that Stalker and kill it ''while delivering the baby at the same time'' with nothing but a pocket knife (which would become Ellie's signature item later). Sadly, she got bit in the process, so her fate is sealed either way, but it doesn't take away the fact that Anna's sheer determination in the face of impossible odds means Ellie gets to be born into the world as the first known person with immunity to the cordyceps infection and a possible hope for the future of humanity.

* Joel's OneManArmy rampage through the Firefly hospital to rescue Ellie is both this and NightmareFuel. Rather than let Ellie die to make a cure, Joel overpowers the armed guards escorting him and proceeds to slaughter his way through the hospital, effortlessly killing any Firefly dumb enough to stand in his way. It crosses over into nightmare fuel territory when he also begins to mercilessly execute those who surrender or are wounded and helpless.

* Joel's OneManArmy rampage through the Firefly hospital to rescue Ellie is both this and NightmareFuel. Rather than let Ellie die to make a cure, Joel overpowers the armed guards escorting him and proceeds to slaughter his way through the hospital, effortlessly killing any Firefly dumb enough to stand in his way. It crosses over into nightmare fuel territory when he also begins to mercilessly execute those who surrender or are wounded and helpless, his actions and stoic expression making him appear more like an emotionless killing machine than a human.

* Joel's OneManArmy rampage through the Firefly hospital to rescue Ellie is both this and NightmareFuel. Rather than let Ellie die to make a cure, Joel overpowers the armed guards escorting him and proceeds to slaughter his way through the hospital, effortlessly killing any Firefly dumb enough to stand in his way. It crosses over into nightmare fuel territory when he also begins to mercilessly execute those who surrender or are wounded and helpless, his actions making him appear more like an emotionless killing machine than a human.

* Joel's OneManArmy rampage through the Firefly hospital to rescue Ellie is both this and NightmareFuel. Rather than let Ellie die to make a cure, Joel overpowers the armed guards escorting him and proceeds to slaughter his way through the hospital, effortlessly killing any Firefly dumb enough to stand in his way. It crosses over into nightmare fuel territory when he also begins mercilessly executing the Fireflies who surrender or are wounded and helpless, his actions making him appear more like an emotionless killing machine than a human.

* Joel's OneManArmy rampage through the Firefly hospital to rescue Ellie is both this and NightmareFuel. Rather than let Ellie die to make a cure, Joel overpowers the armed guards escorting him and proceeds to m slaughter his way through the hospital, effortlessly killing any Firefly dumb enough to stand in his way. It crosses over into nightmare fuel territory when he also begins mercilessly executing the Fireflies who surrender or are wounded and helpless, his actions making him appear more like an emotionless killing machine than a human.

* Joel's OneManArmy rampage through the Firefly hospital to rescue Ellie is both this and NightmareFuel. Rather than let Ellie die to make a cure, Joel overpowers the armed guards escorting him and proceeds to m slaughter his way through the hospital, effortlessly killing any Firefly dumb enough to stand in his way. It crosses over into nightmare fuel territory when he also begins mercilessly executing the Fireflies who surrender or are wounded and helpless, with Joel appearing more like an emotionless killing machine than a normal human.

* Joel's OneManArmy rampage through the Firefly hospital to rescue Ellie is both this and NightmareFuel at it's very finest. Rather than let Ellie die, Joel escapes the armed guards escorting him and proceeds to effortlessly slaughter his way through the hospital, killing any Firefly dumb enough to stand in his way. It crosses over into nightmare fuel territory when he also begins mercilessly executing the Fireflies who surrender or are wounded and helpless, with Joel appearing more like an emotionless killing machine than a normal human.

--> Marco: I ain't telling you shit!
--> Joel: (picking up a length of pipe) [[PreMortemOneLiner It's okay... I believe him]].

--> Ellie: Tell them that Ellie is the little girl who broke your fucking finger!