HBO's The Last of Us Season 2 debuts its first proper teaser—showing us Abby and a mysterious maybe-therapist played by Catherine O’Hara

Joel, from HBO's The Last of Us, stares bleakly with a tear lancing down his cheek in a dimly-lit room.

HBO's The Last of Us—the TV show based on Naughty Dog's game—was pretty dang great. It felt like a faithful recreation of all the things that made TLOU such a videogame landmark, but with some fresh touches and considerations. For example, episode three's reimagining of trap-happy hermit Bill had the tidy benefit of improving his story while adding weight and a sense of dramatic irony to Joel's. Also, Nick Offerman was in it, which is a gold star in my book.

As such I'm pretty dang excited for the second season, which just got its first proper trailer as part of a "Coming to Max in 2024-2025" teaser (starting at around 1:16). I'm going to get into some moderate spoilers for the opening hours of The Last of Us Part 2 and, by proxy, the season itself.