Spoilers for The Final of Us season 2. One other week, one other heartbreak because the second episode of The Last of Us season 2 killed off Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal).
The present’s newest installment — which premiered on Sunday, April 20 — opened with Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) dreaming concerning the aftermath of Joel’s hospital bloodbath from the season 1 finale.
After waking up from her dream, it’s revealed that Abby and her crew have formally reached the outskirts of Jackson, Wyoming as their hunt for Joel continues. Nevertheless, Owen (Spencer Lord) states that they do not know the place Joel truly is, earlier than requesting time to formulate a plan that helps them search revenge.
The plan? Owen desires to “persuade” Abby to show again as a result of “the one individuals getting killed out listed here are us.”
In the meantime, in Jackson, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) is coping with the aftermath of what went down on New Yr’s Eve — notably, her kiss with Dina (Isabela Merced) and combat with Joel.
“My s*** with Joel is difficult. I do know that from the surface it in all probability seems actually dangerous,” Ellie admits. “It has been actually dangerous. However I’m nonetheless me, he’s nonetheless Joel and we … nothing’s ever gonna change that. Ever.”
Whereas Ellie is out on patrol with Jesse (Younger Mazino), she discovers that Gail’s (Catherine O’Hara) late husband, Eugene, was a Firefly. (The show’s premiere revealed that Joel killed Eugene, however it’s but to be revealed why.)
Elsewhere within the episode, Abby — as a part of her incessant must get revenge — by chance wakes up a whole hoard of Contaminated. She’s saved by none apart from Joel, who was on patrol with Dina. Abby convinces the duo to return to the lodge, the place her crew is ready, to flee the Contaminated.
Because the Contaminated proceed their rampage all through the Wyoming wilderness, they breach the Jackson perimeter which sends Tommy (Gabriel Luna) and the townspeople on a killing spree.
Joel and Dina make it to the lodge the place issues begin to go south. Manny (Danny Ramirez) pulls out a gun and holds it to Dina’s head as Mel (Ariela Barer) subsequently sedates her. Abby offers Joel “one likelihood” to “inform the reality.” She then asks him to disclose the “final place” he noticed the Fireflies.
“Salt Lake,” he replies. Abby commends his honesty earlier than taking pictures him within the leg. She then reveals that the physician Joel killed throughout the hospital bloodbath was her dad — which explains her want for revenge.
“However I’m going to kill you,” she guarantees. “There are just a few issues everybody agrees are simply f***ing unsuitable.”
Joel’s screams might be heard as Abby begins beating him with a golf membership, after which her fists.
By some miracle, Ellie finally finds the lodge, strolling in on Abby beating Joel.
“Joel stand up,” she screams after being apprehended, however Abby stabs him within the neck — killing him.
“I’m gonna kill you,” Ellie screams. “You’re all going to f***ing die.”
New episodes of The Final of Us premiere on HBO Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
