But the passage of time also means that we’ve missed out on some of Joel and Ellie’s off-screen developments, and showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann ask their viewers to quickly catch up through context clues.

The time jump is practical from a narrative perspective, as the duo is forced to travel west from Kansas City to Wyoming by foot with only the loose guidance of a map and a vague destination to travel toward. The Cost of Revenge: Breaking Down Episode 5 of ‘The Last of Us’ Always Give Pedro Pascal a SidekickĪfter “Kin” opens with a (rather rude) reminder of Henry’s devastating demise following the death of his younger brother, Sam, we pick our story back up with Joel and Ellie three months later. And by the end of it, one of Joel’s worst fears is realized. In an eventful installment that sees Joel reunite with his brother, Tommy, and where Joel and Ellie grow closer than ever, the brooding protector reveals his rawest emotions since the death of his daughter in the series premiere. There aren’t any Infected sightings at all.

And they aren’t triggered by the sudden appearance of an Infected horde, like the one that sprung from the ground near the end of last week’s heartbreaking chapter. That could be the likes of hunters and raiders, who are willing to do anything to survive, or your loved ones-and the fear of losing them.ĭuring the sixth episode of The Last of Us, “Kin,” Joel’s many fears-which he had been trying his best to subdue up to this point-rise to the surface. But as the hit HBO series continues to show its audience every week, the last of the living can be just as frightening, if not more so. There might be Infected lurking around any corner, from contortionist Clicker children to colossal Bloaters who are capable of ripping your body apart with nothing more than their hands. For those living in the postapocalyptic world of The Last of Us, fear is a near constant state of being.

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