The third episode of HBO's brought a fresh and different tone to the series. The first two episodes of the new season of The Last of Us featured tragic events, and the third episode continued this trend. Ellie (Bella Ramsey) describes Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett) as they continue their road journey in Kansas City, where a dangerous barricade awaits them.
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During this hour, Joel and Ellie are irritated by her enthusiastic recitation of children's jokes and enraged by her discovery of a male nudie magazine in the back of their truck. She begins to wonder why they shouldn't have a campfire. She replies, "Noone is going to discover us."
Ellie asks Joel about his brother because he felt he was going to serve in Operation Desert Storm. They met Tess in Boston and they met Marlene, who sang his song. “He thinks he can save humanity,” Joel replies.
Ellie wonders why he continues on, given that he has no belief in humanity's capacity to change. On the other side of the wreckages, Joel realizes that the highway is clearer than before. And at that point, a guy hobbling on one leg approaches the vehicle and asks for assistance.
After a non-FEDRA patrol appears, Joel crashes his truck into a laundry machine while escaping. Ellie reaches out of hiding in time to stop the gunman from crushing Joel. He falls off Joel. He stutters with his hands out. He stabs Joel in the back.
Kathleen (Melanie Lynskey) meets an older man in a FEDRA jail and asks him where her brother was killed by beatings while in FEDRA custody. She then wonders if the perpetrators were from the same place her brother was murdered by beatings while in jail. Perry (Jeffrey Pierce, who played Tommy in The Last of Us video games) claims that the perpetrators were not from FEDRA and were well-equipped and armed by an outside force (
Joel and Ellie wait for the patrols to go out before heading to a tall structure four blocks away. He confesses that he feels guilty that Ellie had to rescue him (Ellie had to shoot someone for him because he didn't hear the last guy coming while they wait) and she instructs her to keep it hidden under her coat.
Kathleen and Perry discover an old house where a child grew up; the walls are decorated with superhero images; she is certain the fugitives are nearby. As they reach the top, Ellie asks how he knew the man who stabbed them was an ambush victim. He responds by saying, "It's not necessary to tell her anything."
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Ellie chuckles and refuses to laugh for the first time in a while when she discovers that a youngster wearing a drawn-on superhero mask is also carrying a pistol to his head. The song is a nice nod to the game, but it was released in 1987.
