SPOILER ALERT:This article contains details from episode 2 ofHBOsThe Last of Us.
No vaccine or medicine can help combat this sudden, unprecedented outbreak.
Ellie wakes up under observation by Joel and Tess, who have their guns pointed at her.
Pedro Pascal as Joel in ;The Last of Us’Liane Hentscher/HBO
Once again, Ellie explains shes not infected and shows them her aged scar as a reminder.
Its three weeks old and it hasnt mutated.
Tess is intrigued by the phenomenon.
Bella Ramsey (Ellie) and Anna Torv (Tess) in HBO’sThe Last of UsLiane Hentscher/HBO
Well, hes ready to pull the trigger on her if she so much as twitches.
Under duress, Ellie divulges the rest of Marlenes top-secret plan.
As they forage through the decayed citys unkempt foliage, they hit a fork in the road.
Joel decides to take the girls on a trip through the city museum.
(We love a man of culture.)
The trio soon finds out that entering the museum was a mistake.
Joel warns Ellie as they proceed further into the museum, From this point on, we are silent.
But, of course, nothing ever goes to plan.
Finally, the group makes it to the State House.
But something is terribly wrong when they get there: all the remaining Fireflies are freshly dead from infection.
Who can they give Ellie to now?
Disappointed by the botched mission, Joel suggests they all go back to the Boston QZ.
Tess then reveals that she cant go back; she was bitten during her struggle at the museum.
Devastated, Joel forgets the first rule of Zombie Fight Club, never disrupt the Cordyceps hivemind.
Joel and Ellie have to move quickly, or theyre dead.
Using the Fireflies supplies, Tess creates a trap by spilling gasoline all around the floor of the building.
Joel and Ellie manage to make it outside of the building just as a gang of infected swarm Tess.
The building blows up successfully, and a remorseful Ellie looks back at the wreckage.
What a doozy of an episode!
Will Joel keep his promise to Tess?
What did you all think?
