Pre-season trailers for The Last of Us season two featured lots of scenes between Joel and Ellie. Some looked sweet. Others looked…not great. Then, in episode two (HUGE SPOILER ALERT), Abby stuck a broken golf club in Joel’s neck, killing him before we got to see many of those moments between him and Ellie. Now we know how and when we finally will. After Pedro Pascal’s character made a surprise “return” at the end of episode five, the show teased a flashback-heavy sixth episode. It promises to reveal why Ellie wasn’t speaking to Joel before he died.
Season one of HBO’s The Last of Us gave us an all-time great bottle episode. “Long, Long Time” showed how Frank and Bill found both love and purpose in a dystopian wasteland. It was a moving episode that served as the catalyst for Joel and Ellie’s relationship. Ahead of season two, showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann revealed we’d be getting another bottle episode. However, they said it would be very different. With just two episodes left in the season, we now know episode sixth will fulfill that promise. We also know how it will differ. We’re sticking with the show’s two main characters this time.
The trailer for The Last of Us episode six focuses entirely on Joel and Ellie. It starts off sweet, with some very loving interactions. It then quickly gets intense, as things between the two quickly deteriorate.
This episode six trailer for The Last of Us season two might not tell newcomers much beyond the fact that we’re going to finally get some answers as to why Ellie was ignoring Joel before his death. But fans of The Last of Us Part II will recognize certain moments adapted straight from the video game. That’s why they know, just like in season one, The Last of Us is going to deliver an emotional bottle episode that reframes the story.
Just as importantly, episode six of The Last of Us season two is going to give us one more chance to spend time with Pedro Pascal’s Joel Miller. We know he can be a real hard ass, but that’s exactly why we love him. Hopefully, nothing about this flashback episode changes that!
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