The HBO adaptation of The Last of Us swings from one heart-wrenching interpretation of one of the game’s many side stories, to setting up the dramatic stakes for a second one, in episode 4.
But aside from that, this episode also lets us spend a lot of time with Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsay), as the two begin to forge their relationship through shared experiences both entertaining and traumatic. For those familiar with the source material, a lot of scenes that you’ll remember are recreated in this episode, but there is also plenty of new character work too. Oh, and plenty of puns.
