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What was the point of the 3rd episode?


Why do you think?

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To cram gayness down everyone's throat. Ron Swanson might commit suicide over this once he realizes he made a deal with the devil.

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There wasn't a point really. At least not with regard to the plot of the show/game as it served the plot of neither.

I suppose the show runners did their penance now maybe they can get on with the show.

Shameless gay lip service aside, they can do so without me:
A Survivalist who does not own even one semi-automatic rifle?
Traipsing through a post-apocalyptic and will not even give your companion a gun?

Seems such typical Hollywood silliness.

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"A Survivalist who does not own even one semi-automatic rifle?"

Wasn't there a Garand on the wall?

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Right, a "Survivalist" who did so much stuff right, had only a nearly 100 year old rifle to survive with.

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This show is actually a step forward in survival realism. The details are usually glossed over. In Lost they had a ready supply of mangoes which were in the usual unripe state you find in the supermarket. The Walking Dead improved a bit and actually showed the odd scene of them farming but I remember a scene where veg crops were conveniently the size of stuff they could have gotten from a farmers market and just stuck in the raised bed.

This one might not be perfect but they did showcase some stuff Bill had, some principles like resource management. Then Frank came in and was like nope, we will break all your rules because living is more important than just survival. For all Bill's griping he was converted (albeit grudgingly in some ways) by the end.

In episode 4, Joel even mentions the breakdown of gas and how they must regularly siphon more as it doesn't last long. Most shows and movies act like gas lasts forever.

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To push "the message". Neil Cuckman has a hand in this episode.

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To provide context for the main character's journey back to humanity.

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To virtue signal then call everyone who didn't like it some form of phobe.

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To make you gay

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For Joel, and the audience, to realize there is no reason to survive if there isn't something to protect and love. He had lost his lover but gained a purpose to keep going... keeping the girl safe.

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An entire episode? No. It was purely gratuitous.

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