'F**king perfection': Fans whoop with joy as Episode 1 of 'The Last of Us' ends with Depeche Mode's song
The live-action adaptation of the hot video game series, ‘The Last of Us', which stars ‘The Mandalorian’ star Pedro Pascal and ‘Game of Thrones’ alum Bella Ramsey as Joel and Ellie, premiered on HBO on Sunday, January 15. Episode 1, that spanned for over 80 minutes, showed a lot of intense scenes on screen, ending with Joel’s radio playing the song ‘Never Let Me Down Again’ by British electronic band Depeche Mode.
Reacting to the episode, a fan excitedly wrote, "The Last of Us was sooooo good! And the Depeche Mode song at the end... Can't wait until the next episode!" Another commented, "Depeche Mode playing at the end of The Last of Us is everything I needed. I’m hooked on this one!" Another expressed, "The Last of Us certainly has an inspired choice for the first episode end credits. Depeche Mode’s “Never Let Me Down Again” is gonna have a lot of streams this week."
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The Last of Us was sooooo good! And the Depeche Mode song at the end... 🤌🏻
— 크리스티나 🖖 (@squishySHINee) January 16, 2023
Can't wait until the next episode!
Depeche Mode playing at the end of The Last of Us is everything I needed. I’m hooked on this one!
— Thought Beings (@ThoughtBeings) January 16, 2023
The Last of Us certainly has an inspired choice for the first episode end credits. Depeche Mode’s “Never Let Me Down Again” is gonna have a lot of streams this week.
— David Nakayama (@dnak) January 16, 2023
Another excited fan wrote, "Hearing never let me down again from depeche mode as the end credits of the last of us was f**king perfection hope people get interested and listen to some of their amazing music." While another tweeted by saying, "Depeche mode playing in the ending of the first episode of The Last of Us. It's an 80's song. The code has been broken. You know what it means..."
hearing never let me down again from depeche mode as the end credits of the last of us was fucking perfection hope people get interested and listen to some of their amazing music
— 🌸veronica🌸 (@codeeveronica) January 16, 2023
Depeche mode playing in the ending of the first episode of The Last of Us. It's an 80's song. The code has been broken. You know what it means... pic.twitter.com/nojKnXZAIQ
— AJ Olivera (@Jay0liver) January 16, 2023
Why this song and what’s the meaning?
According to Dexerto, Ellie finds a Billboard No 1 Hits book with a piece of paper indicating a code: a ’60s song meaning they have nothing in, a ’70s song indicating there’s new stock and ’80s songs mean there is trouble. This is how Bill and Frank, who are yet to arrive on show, communicate with Joel.
The Depeche Mode song ‘Never Let Me Down Again,' released in 1987, spelled trouble. However, the nature of this trouble is still unknown. The lyrics also evoke the story of the show, “I’m taking a ride with my best friend, I hope he never lets me down again. He knows where he’s taking me, taking me where I want to be.”
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