The Last of Us Season 2, episode 2 blowtorches the candle at both ends. At the same time as Joel's final moments in the mountain lodge, Jackson finds itself under attack by not only waves of Infected, but smart Infected who change tactics during the siege. It's an entire sequence written for the TV show and it's a true nail-biter.

W e're fully into the swing of The Last of Us season 2 now as Ellie's story continues in the wake of Joel's death. The third episode focuses on the fallout of that horrific loss a

The Last of Us season 2 begins in earnest as Ellie begins her journey of revenge. This episode deepens the characters and expands the scope of the story in exciting ways.

Then in the 1990s and 2000s, the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator Joss Whedon was partly responsible for changing the way TV series handle death, with heroes carrying the pain of a loss for multiple episodes — to the point where fans would anxiously wonder whether the show would ever be fun again.

The latest episode of "The Last of Us" Season 2 deals with the fallout of Joel’s death, the infected assault on Jackson and Ellie’s arrival in Seattle.

There’s an understandable and undeniable pall hanging over The Last of Us after last week’s shocker. And it’s the calm before the storm that’ll make up the rest of the season: Ellie and Dina’s trip to Seattle to track down Joel’s killers.