The Last of Us

The following recap contains spoilers for The Last of Us, S2E5, “Feel Her Love” (written by Craig Mazin and directed by Stephen Williams) The distinct conundrum The Last of Us television show now faces more than midway through the second season is that it has evolved (or some may say devolved) from a Joel (Pedro Pascal) […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The Last of Us, S2E4, “Day One” (written by Craig Mazin and directed by Kate Herron) There’s a case to be made that The Last of Us Season 2 really started on Sunday night with Episode 4, “Day One.” Last week’s interlude after the devastating second episode really served as […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The Last of Us, S2E3, “The Path” (written by Craig Mazin and directed by Peter Hoar) Fresh off last week’s monumental episode of Season 2 of The Last of Us, much of the conversation centered not only on Joel’s (Pedro Pascal) death at the hands of Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), but […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The Last of Us, S2E2, “Through the Valley” (written by Craig Mazin and directed by Mark Mylod) There are moments in television history that stand out because they were so shocking or so momentous that the scenes often transcended the show and became a part of a larger cultural […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for the Season 2 premiere of The Last of Us, S2E1, “Future Days” (written and directed by Craig Mazin) “I mean, what did I do?” Where do we even start with that question? As Joel (Pedro Pascal) and new character Dina (Isabela Merced) sit at Joel’s kitchen table and discuss […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for the season finale of The Last of Us, S1E9, “Look for the Light” (written by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann and directed by Ali Abbasi) Bella Ramsey warned us in advance. In interviews leading up to tonight’s Season 1 finale, Ramsey, who plays Ellie in the hit HBO show, […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The Last of Us S1E8, “When We Are in Need” (written by Craig Mazin and directed by Ali Abbasi) What are the little things you remember about your favorite television show? The little pieces that just stick with you long after the memories of each episode’s plot and structure fade away. […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The Last of Us S1E7, “Left Behind” (written by Neil Druckmann and directed by Liza Johnson) The last 100 years of film, television, and literature are littered with examples of characters forced into making impossible decisions under harrowing circumstances. I think about the horrific choices Captain John Yossarian must make […] More

The following recap contains spoilers for The Last of Us S1E6, “Kin” (written by Craig Mazin and directed by Jasmila Žbanić) The first five episodes of The Last of Us have earned almost universal acclaim for the portrayal of a dystopian, fallen world with equal parts heart, hope, despair, and mystery. Episode 3 and Episode 5 were […] More