'The Last of Us' Season 2, Episode 3: The Gamer Guide | Button Mash

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🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Ben and Daniel get back on the horse and hit the road to a new destination: Episode 3, "The Path." They share their high-level reviews of the episode, consider the significant differences between how the game and show handled the aftermath of Episode 2's momentous events, and speculate about what those departures from the source material—and a notable non-departure from Jackson—might mean for the rest of the season and series. Intro (0:00)Ben and Daniel react to Episode 3 in the aftermath of Episode 2 (3:00)Key differences in gameplay vs. the show (7:50) Predictions for the rest of the season (48:25)Outro (1:07:55) Hosts: Ben Lindbergh and Daniel ChinProducer: Devon RenaldoAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up, everyone? I'm Nora Prynciotti. And I'm Nathan Hubbard. And we're coming in like a
0:07.4	wrecking ball to announce a brand new series. That's right. It's every single album, Miley Cyrus.
0:13.2	Deep dive with us into the career of one of our most creative and confounding pop stars.
0:18.6	We're starting, of course, with the best of Hannah Montana.
0:21.7	And ending with her brand new album, Something Beautiful, in June.
0:25.4	And don't forget about Miley Cyrus and her dead pets.
0:28.4	We certainly will not be doing that.
0:30.1	So listen now on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:37.1	You know, Hello and welcome into the ringerverse, your Nexus feed for all things fandom.
0:58.2	I am Ben Lindberg, senior editor for The Ringer, and Button MASH host, join today,
1:03.2	as I am throughout the series by a friend and colleague I can count on to remind me to bring
1:09.6	maps and medical supplies on my murder trips.
1:12.8	Very important tip.
1:14.2	Ringer staff writer Daniel Chin.
1:16.1	Hello, Daniel.
1:16.7	Hello, hello.
1:17.3	How you doing, Ben?
1:18.0	Doing well.
1:18.7	Asked you to start off our outline this week.
1:21.1	You kind of handled some of the organization, much like Dina does for Ellie.
1:25.6	Really sort of a similar dynamic in some respects,
1:29.1	but not in others, some very important ones.
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