The second episode of HBO's The Last of Us has arrived, putting a bit of a spin on events from the game as the journey for Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) truly begins. In last week's episode, we got what essentially amounted to a prologue for the story--from the death of Sarah (Nico Parker) to Joel and Tess (Anna Torv) meeting Ellie for the first time. Now, the danger of this world is high as ever, something that was very apparent in the second episode. Warning: The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us Episode 2. If you still need to catch up on HBO's adaptation of the Naughty Dog game franchise, stop now and head over to HBO Max to watch first. In the new episode, Joel, Ellie, and Tess make it out of the quarantine zone and into the city of Boston. Of course, that doesn't come without its share of problems--or clickers, rather--and the climax of the episode finds viewers losing one of the show's heroes. Continue Reading at GameSpot
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