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X-Ray Vision

The Last of Us Video Game, Part 1

X-Ray Vision

iHeartPodcasts

Tv & Film, Society & Culture

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2023

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of X-Ray Vision, Jason Concepcion and Rosie Knight revisit The Last of Us! First in the Previously On (2:28) they discuss the latest Antman and The Wasp: Quantumania trailer, discussing Kang, the microverse versus the Quantum Realm, and more. Then in the Airlock (15:36), Jason and Rosie dive deep (deeep) into 2013’s The Last of Us, recapping some of the first parts of the iconic game as well as discussing character, story, and playability. Tune in every Wednesday & Friday and don’t forget to Hulk Smash the Follow button! Nerd Out Submission Instructions! Send a short pitch and 2-3 minute voice memo recording to xray@crooked.com that answers the following questions: 1) How did you get into/discover your ‘Nerd Out?’ (2) Why should we get into it too? (3) What’s coming soon in this world that we can look forward to or where can we find it? Follow Jason: twitter.com/netw3rk Follow Rosie: IG, website, & Letterboxd Join the X-Ray Vision Discord Follow Crooked: twitter.com/crookedmedia The Listener’s Guide for all things X-Ray Vision! Incredible Hulk Vol. 1 #156 (1972) – written by Archie Goodwin, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani, letters by Artie Simek, edited by Roy Thomas. Avengers vol. 1 #88 (1971) – written by Harlan Ellison and Roy Thomas, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Jim Mooney, colorist uncredited, letters by Shelly Leferman, edited by Stan Lee. The Road (2006) – written by Cormac McCarthy, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. The Girl with All the Gifts (2014) – written by M.R. Carey. True-ish Grit (2013) – Grantland article written by Tom Bissell on The Last of Us. Can “The Last of Us” Break the Curse of Bad Video-Game Adaptations? (2022) – written by New Yorker editor Alex Barasch on the making of the HBO show.

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0:00.0

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0:05.3

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0:08.4

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0:14.4

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0:15.9

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0:19.7

Each new season tells a different story of high stakes and near misses.

0:24.0

Epic's newest season, Control Alt Destroy, stars Fireflies Summer Glow as a video game designer.

0:30.9

She discovers that the game she created has been stolen as part of a top secret project

0:35.4

and maybe the only thing keeping the world from plunging into war.

0:39.7

Nations are competing for real-world resources within her video game and team USA,

0:44.9

hopes that bringing in the designer and secret will give them the upper hand they need.

0:49.0

This story is perfect for fans of war games and Ready Player One,

0:52.4

and will draw you in even if you've never played RPGs.

0:57.0

You can listen to Control Alt Destroy and all the other stories of action and adventure on Epic

1:02.4

available wherever you get your podcast or at realm.fm.

1:07.6

Warning, this podcast can take spoilers for the video game, the last of us,

1:12.1

parts one and two, but mostly one, a minor spoiler for the road by Kormack McCarthy,

1:17.2

which came out in 2006. Get to your local library and read that.

1:21.2

Plus a potential spoiler for Ant-Man and the Wasp

1:24.7

Quantumania that was revealed in the latest trailer. Be careful.

1:44.1

Hello, my name is Jason Concepcion, and I'm Rosie Knight.

1:47.4

And welcome to X-ray Vision, the crooked media podcast where we dive

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