This post contains spoilers for HBO’s “The Last of Us” and the video game series of the same name.In the latest installment of HBO’s “The Last of Us,” titled ” When We Are in Need,” the status quo between Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) shifts significantly.
No longer able to perform the role of protector after being grievously injured, Joel finds himself dependent on Ellie for survival during an especially harsh winter, while Ellie is forced to actively scrounge for resources to keep both of them alive.
Things take a darker turn when she crosses paths with David (Scott Shepherd) and James (Troy Baker), who are a part of the same group that attacked the duo at the university.
Vengeance and trauma define what happens next, as Ellie is forced to reckon with her kill-or-be-killed instincts.
David, a misogynistic cannibal who preys on Ellie in heinous ways, emerges
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