The Last of Us isn’t new to shocking viewers, but Season 2 , Episode 2 is clearly one of the most shocking in the HBO series as it recreates a death scene straight from the video game that everyone anticipated coming down the pipeline. While many people thought it would happen a few more episodes down the road, the death of Joel took place in Episode 2, and it is guaranteed to be one of the most crucial moments of the entire series. The episode leans into this major turning point — one that left a lot of viewers asking the same thing: Is that really it for Joel? ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 2’s plot In the second episode of The Last of Us Season 2, the infected unleash terror and storm toward Jackson. This happens while Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Jesse (Young Mazino) are on patrol together, and while Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Dina (Isabela Merced) are on patrol together. Tommy (Gabriel Luna), Maria (Rutina Wesley), and the residents try to hold Jackson down amid the attack....
