Did you search furiously for Depeche Mode’s “Never Let Me Down Again” today? You’ve obviously seen the first episode of Last of Us.
from Chernobyl with director Craig Mazin Last of Us Creator Neil Druckmann’s adaptation of HBO’s Naughty Dog Survival series debuted Sunday. Emotional and intense debut his episode introduced viewers to his 2023 America (eep) plunged into the apocalypse due to a global outbreak of Cordyceps. Here, the job of Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) and his partner Tess (Anna Torv) is his one. It’s about moving 14-year-old Ellie (Bella Ramsey) safely across the country with an infected, militaristic, murderous human.
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The episode featured a radio show at Joel and Tess’s empty apartment in the Boston Quarantine Zone (QZ) playing the track “Never Let Me Down Again” from the 1987 British group’s album Depeche Mode. Finished with a long, narrow dolly shot. music for the massesBut what does that mean?
A clue to this last moment is revealed when Ellie is first brought to Joel’s apartment after being turned over by Marlene (Merle Dandridge) and Firefly. They are killing time until dawn before Tess, Joel, and Ellie escape her QZ and set off on their journey. About Joel and Tess stopping in the hallway to see her buddies Bill and Frank (not yet in the series, but to be played by Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett) to stock up on supplies. During a private conversation, Ellie investigates her.Find new environments, copy with radio Billboard Book of Number 1 HitsFlipping through the book, she found a note that said:
breakfast/dinner
60 — empty
70 — new stock
80—❌
It’s clear that Joel and Tess have been smuggling for years at this point, setting up various channels to secure the goods they trade. Part of this system is a radio broadcast from the author of the note, his B/F (must be Bill and Frank). “Radio is a smuggling code, isn’t it?” Ellie asks Joel. Bill and Frank can’t rely on Joel and Tess having an encyclopedic knowledge of music, especially release dates, and shazam songs on their smartphones isn’t an option, so the code is for Joel and Tess to It depends on being searchable.Chase billboard book.
As Ellie correctly guesses, what was played on the radio released in the 60’s meant that Bill and Frank had no new stock, the 70’s meant they had new stock, and the 80’s. Anything old means trouble. Ellie deduces this by telling Joel that Wham’s 1984 single “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go” was played in his sleep. “The code is broken,” she whispered after his worried response.
At the end of the episode after the three escape QZ, the radio begins playing Depeche Mode’s 1987 track in Joel and Tess’ empty apartment. Sadly, they had already left by the time the song aired.
Depeche Mode’s lyrics can ironically be considered thematic regarding Ellie and Joel’s perilous journey and tense, tumultuous relationship. Take me / Take me where I want to go / I’m riding with my best friend. ”
Either way, our protagonist is in trouble in a number of ways.
Last of Us is streaming on HBO Max(opens in new tab) New episodes air every Sunday night on HBO.
