The penultimate episode of The Last of Us season 2, which was directed by Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann, has now aired, offering viewers a great episode of television as well as some welcome moments of joy.
Please be aware of spoilers for The Last of Us, both the show and the game, below.
There has been one word on everyone’s lips since last week’s episode wrapped: Joel.
Yes, the man, the myth, the legend made his return to The Last of Us this week, via a series of flashbacks that stretched all the way back to the 80s, complete with a young Joel and Tommy at home with their dad. Things then scoot forward a notch, to two months after Joel and Ellie arrive in Jackson following the events of the season one finale.