The Last Of Us Season 2 Looks Absolutely Incredible
When we last left Joel and Ellie at the end of The Last of Us, things had taken a decidedly different turn for the series. Sure, they were safe heading back to Jackson and the group of survivors living there, but Joel hadn’t told Ellie the whole truth. Namely, he’d taken out a bunch of Fireflies who were trying to find a cure and had whisked her out of there before they got their hands on her.
It left the two in a precarious father-daughter relationship heading into The Last of Us Season 2, one that will undoubtedly be tough to reconcile. Because Joel and Ellie’s relationship is the heart (and really the entirety) of this brilliant show, we knew it was likely to get rougher before it got easier.
And that sure looks to be the case with The Last of Us season 2 trailer. Things start off on a somber and reflective note, but quickly, we are reminded this world is brutal, and these two’s relationship is far from the biggest problem.
Check out the extended trailer for The Last of Us season 2 to see what we mean.
Oh baby. Again, things start off on the calmer side, with Catherine O’Hara talking to Pedro Pascal’s Joel about his inner struggles and his relationship with Ellie. It’s clear what she’s getting at, needing to get him to open up about his feelings and his actions.
But it doesn’t take long for the outer to come creeping, and then crashing in on this group. There are attacks aplenty and we also get glimpses at some new characters for this season, though folks fans of the game will already know.
With “Future Days” by Pearl Jam playing in the background, The Last of Us Season 2 has a slow and dreadful build with outer forces intersecting with the issues Joel and Ellie already face.
As we’ve already seen from the series and the game, The Last of Us Season 2 reminds us that there are more problems than just the Cordyceps virus infecting the better part of the world.
Sure, we get what looks like a massive stampede on the community in Jackson. But there are also humans who pose possibly even bigger threats.
In Last of Us season 2, Jeffrey Wright is here as Isaac Dixon (reprising his role from the game), leading his own militia looking for freedom. And there’s Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby, who is out for vengeance following the events at the end of season 1 with the Fireflies.
In all, the Last of Us season 2 trailer looks like the show is bringing the same, if not more, of what we saw from the first go around. This was easily one of the best video game television series adaptations we’ve seen yet, with source material brought beautifully and brutally to the screen.
The Last of Us season 2 is set to run for seven episodes and will release on Max in 2025.
