Joel Miller Is Somehow Even More Badass With An Infected Stab Wound

This post contains spoilers for “The Last of Us,” season 1, episode 8, “When We Are in Need.”He may have spent the whole last episode laid out on a mattress, clinging to his life, but Joel (Pedro Pascal) came roaring back to life this week on “The Last of Us.” All he needs is a shot of penicillin and this guy is like Popeye the Sailor Man with a can of spinach.

Joel’s teenage traveling companion, Ellie (Bella Ramsey), puts a knife in his hand and leaves him to his own devices in the basement of a house as a group of unwitting cannibal cultists, led by David (Scott Shepherd), closes in.

They’re seeking vengeance for the man Joel killed back in episode 6, the one who stabbed him and put him out of commission as Ellie flashed back to her shopping mall memories in episode 7.Joel manages to take out several guys,

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