The second episode of HBO’s The Last of Us has arrived, placing a little bit of a spin on occasions from the sport because the journey for Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) actually begins. In final week’s episode, we received what primarily amounted to a prologue for the story–from the loss of life of Sarah (Nico Parker) to Joel and Tess (Anna Torv) assembly Ellie for the primary time. Now, the hazard of this world is excessive as ever, one thing that was very obvious within the second episode.
Warning: The following comprises spoilers for The Last of Us Episode 2. If you continue to must make amends for HBO’s adaptation of the Naughty Dog recreation franchise, cease now and head over to HBO Max to look at first.
In the brand new episode, Joel, Ellie, and Tess make it out of the quarantine zone and into the town of Boston. Of course, that does not come with out its share of problems–or clickers, rather–and the climax of the episode finds viewers shedding one of many present’s heroes.
As Joel, Ellie, and Tess try to flee a constructing being descended on by a horde of clickers, Tess realizes that each she and Ellie have been bitten. The distinction she sees between them, although, is that the an infection Tess has is getting worse, whereas Ellie’s is not. Suddenly, what appeared impossible–Ellie being resistant to the outbreak–becomes a small signal of hope for the way forward for humanity.
“She gets bit and Ellie does too, and she looks and she goes, ‘Oh my god, this is real; this is what people keep talking about.’ Surely there has to be a cure; surely there has to be an antidote,” Torv instructed GameSpot, TV Guide, and Metacritic. “She says it all at the end: ‘This is real, Joel. This is real and this is potentially your chance to have the world forgive us for all the s***ty things we’ve done. This is it. Save what you can save.'”
And to that finish, Torv sacrifices herself, having Joel and Ellie escape whereas she blows up the building–and the clicker infestation inside. It’s a little bit of a spin on what occurs within the video games. There, Tess dies whereas killing troopers coming after Joel and Ellie, which continues to be fairly the sacrifice.
“I think she truly believes that [she’s doing her part to save the world],” Torv stated.
Of course, in doing so, she was additionally subjected to one of many worst issues ever proven on TV when a clicker sprouted cordyceps from its mouth into Tess’s, making for the worst kiss of all time. Of course, do not be too freaked out. While the scene was horrifying for Torv, the grossest components had been digital results.
“It’s just revolting. I thought it was going to be different. That scene, when I read it, I thought it was going to be a very different thing, and the answer is all of that is effects except the guy,” she stated. “As far as the infected goes, a lot of it was makeup–pretty amazing makeup–but all of the tendrils and all the rest of it is all special effects.”
In the tip, whereas we have stated goodbye to Tess at this level, it is completely attainable we’ve not seen the final of her. After all, there might all the time be flashbacks to the 20 years between the outbreak and the present day. If this was her remaining bow, although, there’s now a way more memorable method to exit the sequence.
The Last of Us airs Sundays on HBO.
