Summary

  • The first episode of the second season of the HBO show, The Last of Us, based on the video game of the same name, aired on Sunday, which continues the post-apocalyptic saga of the game
  • The opening episode of the second season mirrors the video game sequel The Last of Us: Part 2, which focuses on the fracturing relationship between smuggler Joel Miller, and Ellie Williams, the teenage girl who is mentored by Joel
  • The first season of the show, and the original game, thrust the pair together to survive a fungal pandemic that has decimated the human population
  • This season will follow the first half of the second game, and a prospective third season would presumably cover the second half of the video game

By Dean Takahashi

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