The Last of Us Episode 8: Ellie Meets One of the Franchise's Most Terrifying Monsters
Following last week’s flashback-focused detour, The Last of Us returns to its main narrative path, much to the relief of anxious fans waiting to learn Joel’s fate. Picking up sometime after Ellie (Bella Ramsey) stitches up Joel (Pedro Pascal), the pair are just barely surviving in the suburbs of Colorado, where a monster scarier than the infected waits.
Titled “When We Are in Need,” the penultimate entry in the series’ nine-episode first season faithfully adapts the events of the game’s Lakeside Resort chapter; in fact, those who’ve played the PlayStation entry will recognize scenes and dialog pulled directly from the source material. While the show sticks closely to the original storytelling, however, it continues to be more interested in fleshing-out characters than piling-up corpses.So what does this less deadly, TV-friendly take add to the story? And where does it leave our Utah-bound duo ahead of the finale? Let’s brave Colorado’s bitter cold and find out.Spoiler alert: The following contains details about The Last of Us season 1, episode 8, “When We Are in Need,” Stop here if you have not watched the episode.
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