The Last Of Us

Bella Ramsey returns as the wind ofThe Last of Usseason 2 ’s plaster cast , but the Modern season also introduces several other character around Jackson , the commune started by Tommy and Maria . Rather than focus primarily on the two primal characters , the sophomore season offer more of an ensemble , demonstrating the tight - knit and civilized community of Jackson as a beacon in a harsh world . Still , its universe has arcanum and biases of their own , playing out with some compelling dynamic .

Ellie Gets Bit By The Stalker In The Last Of Us Season 2, Episode 1

Ellie’s Immunity Is Proven Once Again In The Season 2 Premiere

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Ellie and hernew dearest interestingness , Dina , venture outside Jackson for a unremarkable patrol inThe Last of Usseason 2 , instalment 1 , where they enter an abandoned building , bust protocol . This is an extensively risky option as , even though they ’re well - prepare , all it typically takes is one bit from an Infected to kill off a character . Ellie finds herself in the building ’s basement alone , separated from Dina after falling through the floor , in a one - on - one with one of the most deadlyvariations of Infected .

Isabela Merced ’s persona in The Last of Us time of year 2 makes quite a loveable first impression , which is good news for the persist episodes .

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Infected inThe Last of Usadvance through point , growing more sick the longer they rest alive . Stalkers are n’t the net leg , of course of instruction , but if you ’ve played the game , you know they ’re a pain to deal with . Ellie has some fuss in the TV series , andshe gets bitten before superintend to killing the Stalker . Her survival allows her to partake in information about the Stalker ’s increasing sense with the Jackson council , warning them of how the Infected have grow over the time jumping .

Ellie Cuts Her New Wound To Hide That It’s An Infected Bite

Ellie Still Can’t Reveal That She’s Immune

Ellie cuts into her weapon inThe Last of Usseason 2 premiere , but the lone purpose is to hide the bite . If someone were to see that she was bitten , they might at once obliterate her , or alarm someone else who would . It would be a horrible , intense state of affairs , andthe fact that Ellie is immune also bring up scientific questions which would conduce her back to the point she was at in season 1 , with people wanting to apply her for a cureeven at the potential cost of her own life .

The mo someone pull in that there ’s a potential for a cure , all the hospitality and comradeship of Jackson could fly out the window .

By making the wound seem like it issue forth from a different source , she protect herself from those issue happening . Even in Jackson , where mass are working together to come through and even establishing easygoing view of residential district , the stakes of something like this are still drastic . The here and now someone realizes that there ’s a potential for a cure , all the hospitality and camaraderie of Jackson could fly out the window , with Ellie no longer being see as a human but as a vessel for the future , just like with the Fireflies .

Ellie and an Infected from The Last of Us season 2

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The Last Of Season 2 Continues The Trend Of Ellie Hiding Her Immunity

Ellie Will Always Carry The Burden Of Having Something That Other People Want

The Last of Usseason 2 mimics the video game with Ellie ’s arm tattoo , which she practice to cover up the scars from her original snack . This look of Ellie hiding her exemption through the head trip across America is crucial to season 1 , and it stay so in season 2 . Even though there ’s substantially less hope for a cure being made after the carnage in Salt Lake City , she still ca n’t uncover this to multitude without rigorous consideration , as it will now change the way other characters look at her .

Catherine O’Hara play Gail in The Last of Us time of year 2 . Here ’s who her character is and how her role diverts from the picture game sequel .

Part of what makesThe Last of Usso compelling compared to similar dealership that carry on with zombi Book of Revelation - like scenarios , is thatnot only are the survival of the fittest stakes heighten , but there ’s also an element of the cardinal protagonist being forced to veil something . The knowledge of Ellie ’s immunity is life or demise , and HBO ’s adaption ofThe Last of Uswill for sure continue to present the atrocities human beings are capable of when faced with do-or-die situations . Episode 1 is just the beginning , teasing much more to come .

Ellie Williams (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Merced) getting ready to explore in The Last of Us Season 2 Ep 1

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Bella Ramsey as Ellie next to Isabela Merced as Dina in The Last of Us season 2, episode 1 (2025)

Ellie Williams (Bella Ramsey) angry in The Last of Us Season 2 Ep 1

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Ellie wanders through an abandoned building with a gun in The Last Of Us season 2

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