The lives of the “The Last of Us” characters will never be the same following Joel’s death. Pedro Pascal's character took his last breath in the second episode, the people of Jackson, including Tommy (Gabriel Luna) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), are still reeling from his loss (not to mention the show's bereft fans).

The actor discusses the aftermath of Joel’s death in Episode 3, how the scene where Tommy says goodbye evolved, and why it matters that he avoids stereotypical roles.

After a frantic and heartbreaking second episode, Season 2 of The Last of Us gave the audience and its characters alike the space to grieve and process the aftermath of their trauma in Sunday night’s third episode.

The first we see of the Seraphites beyond the trailer comes in Season 2, episode 3. We meet a group of people on a forest trail to Seattle (the same road Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Mercred) take later in the episode), with each member clad in hooded garments branded with the same strange symbol.

Discover the Seraphites in "The Last of Us" Season 2, their beliefs, scars, whistling language, and violent feud with the WLF.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Episode 3 of The Last of Us Season 2.In the wake of the devastating events of last Sunday's episode of The Last of Us, this week's installment marked a new chapter for Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and the rest of the survivors of the infected horde's attack on Jackson.

Fans who played The Last of Us Part II video game knew this moment was coming. But it arrived much faster than expected in The Last of Us season 2, episode 2. Joel (Pedro Pascal) did some terrible things to protect Ellie (Bella Ramsey) in season 1,