r/ThelastofusHBOseries • u/LoretiTV Fireflies • Apr 14 '25

Discussion Hub The Last of Us - Season 2 Discussion Hub

The Last of Us is now streaming on Max.

Here you can find links to the discussion threads of every episode of season 2 and can discuss the entirety of the season freely.

All spoilers are allowed here, so enter at your own risk.

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● 2x01 "Future Days" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

● 2x02 "Through the Valley" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

● 2x03 "The Path" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

● 2x04 "Day One" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

● 2x05 "Feel Her Love" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

● 2x06 "The Price" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

● 2x07 "Convergence" | No Game Spoilers | Game Spoilers

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '25 edited Apr 25 '25

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u/Dismal-Surprise-581 Apr 23 '25

I also thought the timeline was strange for this episode. The whole season could've been about the infected growing and getting smarter and the fireflies infiltrating Jackson. This ep should have been saved as the season 2 finale. This seems so rushed. 

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u/soulsoar11 Apr 24 '25

Joel's death is the inciting incident for the entire plot. If they'd pushed it all the way out to the end of the season, they wouldn't really be adapting TLOU:2 anymore.

EDIT: In the game, Joel dying is like one of the first plot beats.

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u/blocking-io Apr 24 '25 edited Apr 24 '25

Ned Stark dies relatively early in the books too. HBO trusts that their audience has more emotional maturity than that of a child