The Last Of Us Episode 1 and the Significance of That Ending Song

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for The Last of Us Episode 1.The wait is over, the cordyceps is finally among us.

The Last of Us had its premiere, “When You’re Lost In The Darkness,” on HBO Max this past Sunday, and, somehow, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann managed to deliver an episode that is just as good as the original introduction of the 2013 game.

All the major elements are there and were expanded, from Sarah’s (Nico Parker) sad demise to the very dynamics of gameplay, like how the characters move between places of different make, crouching through tunnels or squeezing between walls.

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