
Lastly, while insects do gain some level of aggression when infected, they normally do not attack other insects. All 600 species of Cordyceps which seize control of insect bodies do so to force the host into a humid place where the fungus can feed on the body and spread its spores, so if an evolved cordyceps infected a human and over the course of many days transformed the body into a shambling host, the fungus' end goal would be much the same. Even if it did, fungal infections are slow, taking a matter of weeks, and nothing like the near-instant transformation depicted new filaments take some time and energy to produce. Human brains contain hundreds of thousands of times more neurons compared to an ant brain, and it would be an extraordinarily rapid evolution for cordyceps to gain the ability to infect and take over one. Overall, the probability of a fungus of this type evolving the need and capability to infect humans is astronomically small. Hopefully, this issue doesn't take the momentum away from The Last of Us as it approaches its upcoming wave of installments.Ī new episode of The Last of Us premieres on HBO every Sunday at 9 PM ET.As with the game, the series' depiction of the cordyceps fungus has some inaccuracies. Given that HBO's The Last of Us producers Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann revealed that the show's sophomore run would explore The Last of Us Part II, the studio might be saving "Take On Me" as a song that will be used for a potential spoiler-heavy plot point in Season 2.Īlthough some fans admitted that the song's removal made the trailer worse, this move is a minor setback compared to the show's consistently impressive run on HBO. If it is licensing issues, then HBO would have removed the song in days rather than months.Īnother possible reason why HBO removed the song is due to the song potentially being used in the already-confirmed Season 2. However, it's quite odd that the studio re-edited the trailer to remove the song almost two months after it premiered on YouTube on December 4. It is unknown why HBO removed A-ha's "Take On Me" from The Last of Us trailer, but it might be due to licensing issues. Watch the original trailer that has "Take on Me" in the background below: Why Did HBO Remove "Take on Me"?
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That was one of the most impressively scored and produced trailers for a TV show I’ve seen in a while." "Too bad, the trailer was epic with that boldly claimed that the original trailer was "the most impressively scored and produced trailers for a TV show" that he's seen in a while: The old trailer with take on me just hit so much isn't a fan of the latest change from HBO: Thank God I downloaded it before they put up this new one. Such a shame! Gave me goosebumps when the song started claimed that the old trailer with "Take On Me" "just hit so much better:"

"I noticed this last night when rewatching the trailer. journal of a trailer set and means on the machine for supporting the last. "Take On Me" is an iconic song from The Last of Us Part II, with Ellie giving her own emotional rendition of A-ha's massive hit during the sequel.Īs a result of this change, some fans have voiced their disapproval on Twitter, noting that the trailer got worse after the said that it's "such a shame" that "Take On Me" was removed, pointing out that the song gave her "goosebumps" when it played during the original trailer: HBO re-edited The Last of Us official trailer to remove A-ha's "Take On Me," replacing it with generic background music.

HBO Removes Iconic Song from The Last of Us Trailer Now, it looks like one of those songs was ultimately removed.


HBO's The Last of Us has received widespread acclaim among fans of the franchise because the show has plenty of Easter eggs and accurately portrays scenes from the video game.īefore it premiered, its two trailers even used songs straight from the game, with the first one utilizing Hank Williams' "Alone and Forsaken" (from Part 1) while the longer trailer used A-ha's "Take On Me" (from Part 2). Amid the impressive run of The Last of Us, HBO made a surprising move by removing an iconic song in its official trailer that fans loved from the game. After escaping the QZ, Joel and Tess clash over Ellies fate while navigating.
