Because although episode 3 may not have been quite as gut-churning, there were still plenty of moments to catch us out — from Tommy's (Gabriel Luna's) comment about Sarah (Nico Parker) to the subtle tweak to the show's opening credits.

Pedro Pascal isn’t on this show anymore! That’s problem number one with The Last of Us ’s choice to kill Joel: charisma collapse. The departure of Pedro Pascal leaves a black hole where his star power used to be.

There’s usually a calm before a storm, but The Last of Us Season 2 provided enough storm in its previous outing that everyone spends Episode 3 reeling from it. There’s a three-month time skip following the battle of Jackson and Joel’s death that picks up in a period of profound mourning,