The town of Jackson is rebuilding three months after the attack, but Ellie is still out for justice.
But Ellie (Bella Ramsey) is not satisfied letting Abbys actions go unanswered.
She had to be sedated to turn her screams into sobs.
Bella Ramsey and Isabela Merced in ‘The Last of Us’.Credit:Liane Hentscher/HBO
Shes not fine, of course.
Shes upset and sad.
In the end, Gail approves her release.
Rutina Wesley and Gabriel Luna in ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher/HBO
While shes been recuperating, the towns been rebuilding successfully, Ill add.
Hey, speaking of renovations, any of yall spot any wriggling tendrils in the pipes?
Seems like an important part of the clean-up process, ya know?
Ellie returns home, walking past notes, flowers, and other mementos left for Joel.
Her first stop is her bedroom, which has been unoccupied since her move to the garage.
Then she braces herself and walks into Joel’s room.
Its a life interrupted.
A flannels slung over his chair.
A wood carving of an owl sits unfinished on a bench next to a tidy line of tools.
Bella Ramsey in ‘The Last of Us’.Courtesy of HBO
And in the closet, his clothes hang neatly, still smelling like him.
Ellie buries her face in the cloth and lets it soak up her tears.
Her grief is interrupted by Dina (Isabela Merced) arriving with apology cookies.
And she knows a lot.
(Abby, Ellie breathes almost reverently.)
The wolf head logo and the initials W.L.F.
The best Tommy can do is put it up for discussion and vote at a town meeting.
She immediately attempts to secure votes, starting with Jesse as he helps her get back into fighting shape.
Dude, you werethere, she retorts.
Weird that he’d think that was a possibility.
Then a surprising voice speaks out of turn.
Her plea isnt for revenge but for justice.
This isnt for Joel, she says.
“Do it forus.”
Ellie accepts the decision with grace and equanimity.
Kidding, obviously, although Seths the one who sits frozen in anger as the townsfolk file out.
Gail, meanwhile, is still living better than anyone else in Jackson on the outside, anyway.
Tommy finds her on a sunny afternoon, drinking beer and watching the kiddos play tee-ball.
Tommy may have inherited Ellie, but he cant keep her out of trouble.
(How does she cope, then?
Im an alcoholic, and I smoke as much weed as I can.
Thats making mushroomy lemonade out of the cordyceps lemon.)
Guess it takes the apocalypse to get Zoomers to appreciate Rand McNally.
Either way, when he holds out his hand, she shakes it.
A few miles outside of town, Ellie finally visits Joels grave.
The marker reads Beloved Brother and Father, and Ellie drops coffee beans onto the grass.
She’s now ready to begin their journey through the United States of Loss.
You know, fun stories of childhood.
Ellie bypasses herreal first killand instead talks aboutthe kid in Kansas Citywho attacked Joel.
At last, were getting to it.
Yes, Ellie was drunk, and Dina was high.
Ellies gay, and Dinas not.
Dina doesnt believe her, and neither do we.
But hey, shes already gone back to Jesse, so its moot, right?
After that unsettling self-analysis, she offers a matter-of-fact good night and shuts off the lantern again.
As they near Seattle, the women stumble across a massacre.
Dina investigates the nearby trees and returns to puke her guts out.
But we know differently.
He grumbles but sweeps the area with his binoculars before giving them the go-ahead.
