Bella Ramsey in character as Ellie in The Last Of Us.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for the most recent episode of The Last Of Us.

Watching someone else play a video game might not sound like a particularly fun way to spend your free time. And yet, according to a recent survey from MIDiA Research, the average gamer spends 8.5 hours per week watching other people play games online, and just 7.4 hours actually playing themselves.

Clearly, video game fans are more than happy to turn their hobby into a passive activity, but what happens when that same experience is transferred into the world of prestige TV?

If you’ve been watching The Last Of Us, you may have noticed that, as season two progresses, it’s beginning to feel a bit like watching someone else play a video game for you.

That isn’t totally unexpected. After all, the show’s video game source material, The Last Of Us Part II is a well-written, interactive drama with great voice acting and plenty of shocking twists. Adapting it into a prestige series was always going to feel a bit like a shot-for-shot remake of the game. But with The Last Of Us’ latest insalment, we’re starting to see the limits of this adaptation.

Episode five of the current season primarily follows Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Merced) as they attempt to infiltrate the Washington Liberation Front’s........

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