Tonight, HBO aired the second episode of season 2 of The Last of Us. An episode that contains a scene dreaded by fans of the game. Naturally, reactions were swift on social media.
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for the second episode of season 2 of The Last of Us! We recommend watching it before!
The Last of Us: The Moment Fans Have Been Dreading
After two long years of waiting, HBO has finally launched the second season of The Last of Us, adapting Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic video game classic. Still directed by Neil Druckmann - the games' co-creator and co-director - and Craig Mazin (Chernobyl), Season 2 adapts The Last of Us Part II, which sparked very strong reactions upon its release in 2020, particularly because of its sheer brutality. This didn't stop it from winning a well-deserved GOTY award. Certainly, whether you love it or hate it, The Last of Us Part II is an important game, if only for the impressive range of emotions it generates in the player.
We were therefore very curious to discover how the The Last of Us series would adapt some of the most striking scenes from the second installment. After an introductory episode, which revealed the deterioration of Joel and Ellie's relationship between the first two seasons, Episode 2 gave us some answers by adapting the most controversial scene from The Last of Us Part II. While the town of Jackson is being besieged by a horde of infected, Abby finds Joel and kills him in front of Ellie, after beating him with a golf club. A terrible scene, which generated many reactions on X.
#1
#TheLastOfUs #TheLastOfUsSeason2
— La Rôdeuse Pâle \u2728 (@LaRodeusePale) April 21, 2025
The world knows now.
I'm sad not only for what we see in this episode but also for those who refuse to watch the season for stupid reasons. You'll never know how much you're missing out on an amazing episode. pic.twitter.com/aHmfZhuTk7
#2
Abby I love you with all my heart but now there are traumas that I thought I had healed that have resurfaced. So yes my dear I am going to restart the last of us part 2 and throw you into the void from a height like in the good old days. #TheLastOfUs pic.twitter.com/qQnA6TYTbJ
— Ellie ᥫᡠ\ud83c\udf3f THE LAST OF US!!!!!!! (@larsbians) April 21, 2025
#3
That moment you see right after you know what. That moment they added into the series TO REALLY TRAUMATIZE YOU ALL HIS\ud83d\udc80 Ellie getting closer to Joel ETC \ud83d\udc94
— Ellie ᥫᡠ\ud83c\udf3f THE LAST OF US!!!!!!! (@larsbians) April 21, 2025
NO BUT WAIT LISTEN. WHAT'S UP???? HELLO. No but already during the WHOLE scene I was #TheLastOfUs pic.twitter.com/agvKQbpBVo
#4
I finished episode 2 of #TheLastOfUs, I'm going into depression again like when I played the game, bye. pic.twitter.com/OOYbTyP2us
— hutakai \u2698\ufe0f (@hutasaan) April 21, 2025
#5
#TheLastOfUs latest episode pic.twitter.com/VfrNlF84k7
— Nani (@opikaledh_) April 21, 2025
#6
#TheLastOfUs
— neverland_lucas (@neverland_lucas) April 21, 2025
I haven't played the games, so I'm totally destroyed after this episode...
#7
So how are you, Joel fans? #TheLastOfUs pic.twitter.com/bYOX0G3LeC
— Yancy Grimm (@BenGrimmStreet) April 21, 2025
#8
Joel \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d
— (@nymph3aa_) April 21, 2025
Why it's worse than in the game ptn \ud83d\udc94\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\udc94\ud83d\ude2d
I knew this was coming, but I still wasn't prepared for it #TheLastOfUsSeason2 #TheLastOfUs
#9
I just watched episode 2, I'm devastated, experiencing the scene for the first time in the game is something, but then#TheLastOfUs pic.twitter.com/0ISfIYExN0
— (@Bato_Gatu) April 21, 2025
#10
#TheLastOfUs Season 2 Episode 2 is a total success, simply perfect…
— Julien B (@Inst_Juju) April 21, 2025
The The Chalet scene in the game had already broken my heart and traumatized me, and the series is starting all over again.
Chalet = Trauma!!! pic.twitter.com/yKsObqxr2s
#11
It was already hard to bear in the game, but when you're so crazy that you also inflicted Joel's on yourself in the series... there's nothing left to do. \ud83e\udd23\ud83d\ude2d #TLOUS2 #TLOU #TLOU2 #TheLastOfUs pic.twitter.com/gvDcjL6gus
— (@GiuliaC34) April 21, 2025
#12
At least I liked Negan, I hate that bitch, she's just horrible, the worst character in a series I've ever seen.
— Daniel issia daenerys (@Danielissia2) April 21, 2025
I haven't seen the game, I hope it ends very badly, but what a bitch!! #TheLastOfUs #TheLastOfUsSeason2 pic.twitter.com/D6MFkbcsWc
#13
I hadn't played the second one, I wasn't ready for this episode. Don't ever talk to me again!!! #TheLastOfUs pic.twitter.com/N91SRwYg7z
— Jmax \u264a\ufe0f (@Jmax) April 21, 2025
#14
Just saw Joël for the second time there… good breakfast for me. #TheLastOfUs
— CELINE (@h0enine) April 21, 2025
#15
What episode 2 of #TheLastOfUs! Just as powerful and hard to live with as in the game and everything that is not in the game is really excellent! The treatment of Abby is a little different and I think it's not too bad. Can't wait to see what happens next! pic.twitter.com/vTzCyugDv8
— Jajam \ud83d\udc23 (@Jajam002) April 21, 2025
#16
- The episode broke my heart, I cried more than I did on the game, I think. The last shot finished me off. Bella brought tears naturally, I don't want to hear anymore that she can't act or that she's bad at Ellie. She upset me #TheLastOfUs
— Laura / Laurita / Laora / Laurette (@Laura_Dambron) April 21, 2025
#17
I just finished the episode. It wasn't as impactful as in the game, but damn, they handled the scene. Besides, I'm still so angry watching that moment again... #TheLastOfUs #TheLastOfUsSeason2 pic.twitter.com/qVtELaMAh4
— (@GY_2410) April 21, 2025
#18
#TheLastOfUs perfectly captures THE moment of the saga.
— SérialCiné (@SerialCine) April 21, 2025
A completely new expedition to Jackson, giving Tommy the moment he deserves and an Abby a little more enraged than in the game... for the uninitiated, it's a typical episode of S01E09 of GOT.
For others… less impactful. pic.twitter.com/TzSUBr7YHr
#19
The episode of #TheLastOfUs is quite masterful in its way to alternate a big, generous spectacle reminiscent of the heyday of Game of Thrones/The Walking Dead and a purely cruel and sadistic emotional side.
— Zackaerys (@Zackaerys1er) April 21, 2025
Very clearly one of my favorite episodes of any series all time pic.twitter.com/VLkKK9xCA2
#20
Bella Ramsey is incredible in "the" scene. It confirms from episode to episode that it was the best possible casting choice. #TheLastOfUs
— Alex (@SpinCity75) April 21, 2025
And you, how did you find this episode? Don't hesitate to tell us in the comments section.
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