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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Ashley Lee

How 'The Last of Us' created Jackson, a 'miracle' settlement of the Old West

"I'm just looking for my brother."

Joel (Pedro Pascal) utters some version of this sentence in nearly every aired episode of "The Last of Us." But in the sixth installment of the HBO series, the sentiment is the thing that saves him. The armed group surrounding him not only lower their guns but bring him back to their home: Jackson.

This scene might puzzle players of the original video game, as its Jackson locale, built next to a hydroelectric dam, is a concrete structure that's lined with overgrown plants and industrial military equipment. However, the TV show's version of Jackson resembles the version of the settlement seen in the second game: a bustling town reminiscent of the Old West.

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