LZ Granderson: In 2023, ‘The Last of Us’ told the story that we needed to see
by LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times
Dec 27, 2023
3 minutes
To understand why Episode 3 of HBO's "The Last of Us" was the best episode of television in 2023, you first need to take a journey back in time. The year is 1980 and the scene is a noisy Times Square.
As the shot pans left, Montgomery MacNeil can be heard singing off camera. Slowly, the bright lights of Broadway give way to darkness, until the only illuminated spots left on screen are Montgomery's apartment and a flashing marquee that reads "Palace."
"Is it
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