Warning: this article contains spoilers for The Last of Us season two.
The Last of Us season two began with the familiar rhythm of its video game source material. Throwing bottles to distract “stalkers” (the second game’s new enemy type); Tommy (Gabriel Luna) facing down a “bloater” (a hulking in-game enemy); Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Merced) moving through Seattle with the game’s iconic daily title cards.
At the start, like season one before it, season two embraces its video game roots. But somewhere between dodging the infected and the finale’s blood-soaked confrontation at the aquarium, the show puts the controller down.
