But finding him is something they plan to do.
And do it slowly.
Five years later, were in Jackson, Wyoming and Ellie is a badass.
Let’s saddle up and talk about the season 2 premiere of The Last of Us.Image: HBO
Joel, on the other hand, seems like hes a little slower.
Definitely a little grayer.
And as he tinkers with some electrical junk, hes visited by Dina (Isabella Merced).
Joel in therapy with Gail. – HBO
He makes her promise not to tell anyone.
Jackson, it turns out, is doing very well though.
That they should look out for each other before looking out for everyone else.
Joel in therapy with Gail. – HBO
Joel visits Gail, his therapist, played by Catherine OHara.
Its her birthday, shes drunk, and Joel pays her in marijuana.
Basically, a perfect Catherine OHara character… except this isThe Last of Us, notSchitts Creek.
You’d be surprised too if you saw a smart zombie. – HBO
She cant be happy.
She has to be sad.
So Gail reveals this is the first birthday shes spent without her husband Eugene in 41 years.
Party like it’s 2029. – HBO
She also turns on Joel when he continues to complain about Ellie being a normal teenager.
Something shes scared to say out loud, which is why she knows she should.
She reveals that Joel shot and killed her husband and that she hates him for it.
She resents that hes in her home and is ashamed to feel that way, but its true.
The honesty and vulnerability allow Gail to try and get something similar out of Joel.
Did he do something to Ellie?
Did he hurt her?
No, he said.
Dina picks Ellie up to go out together on patrol.
Ellie asks if Dina is taking Jesse but, apparently, they broke up too.
Its all fun and games until they see a trail of blood and decide to investigate against Kats wishes.
Once Ellie and Dina find a bear that was eaten alive, though, thats about to change.
Against everyones wishes, the pair go into a mysterious building where they think theyll find some infected.
However, Ellie didnt get by unscathed.
Its not even a possibility to them.
So, revealing a bite would be a death sentence.
Ellie and Dina report the new findings to the Jackson council but are largely met with disbelief.
Plus, its New Years Eve and everyone wants to party.
Its a brief, awkward exchange that ends with him mercifully leaving to restring Ellies guitar.
At the dance, we see that its about to be 2029 and Dina is dancing up a storm.
She eventually gets Ellie in on the action and after a few sweet, flirty moments, they kiss.
That is not what Ellie wants.
She doesnt want a protector.
And when they go home, it looks like Ellie ignores Joel before going to bed.
The already jam-packed episode then wrapped up with two huge final teases.
Theyre alive, aware, and directly related to the infected.
This is, to put it mildly, not good.
Theyre armed and know thats where Joel is.
The premiere ofThe Last of Usseason two had everything.
Action, humor, scares, romance, and lots of teases for whats to come.
Trust me on that.
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