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Bella Ramsey and Isabella Merced take charge in The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 3 : " The Path , " setting up the next leg of Ellie ’s journey .
This calendar week ’s episode ofThe Last of Us,“The Path , " findsBella Ramsey’sEllie Williams take front and center fromPedro Pascal’sJoel Miller as the series leaps into the aftermath of " Through the Valley . " As Ellie wakes up from their injuries , they relive the trauma of witnessing Joel ’s murder at the hands of Abby ( Kaitlyn Dever ) . As months pass by and Ellie recovers from their injuries , they realize they must change the room they do thing without their foster father in their life story now , while also finding a direction to avenge him . While the Jacksonians are still recovering from the casualties lost from the fungal horde attack on their Ithiel Town , the wound are still invigorated from the assassination of one of the town ’s most priceless resident . The follow containsminor spoilers .
The Last of Us: Ellie Takes Her Next Steps Carefully
As Ellie still mourns Joel ’s departure , they put on a normal mask before the townsfolk , especially for the house physician psychiatrist Gail ( Catherine O’Hara ) . Dina ( Isabella Merced ) catches up to Ellie at Joel ’s property , where Ellie embrace his possessions , such as treasured relics , claim his jacket crown , watch , and revolver . Dina brief them on the group that plan Joel ’s assassination and their leader , Abby . The volume of the instalment sift through the catharsis of the town ’s lamentation , and we get a touching second betweenGabriel Luna’sTommy , who is trying to deal with his loss , in a poignant scene with Ramsey . It ’s the form of dramatic growth and empathy that offers a window that commit Ellie ’s journeying purpose . Directed byPeter Hoarand written by co - creatorCraig Mazin , " The route " offers the much - postulate change of pace from the action - pack and splanchnic last instalment that allowed for tempered organic healing .
It also speak to Ramsey ’s endowment to have their Ellie focalize and not still wildly work out of pure raw emotion . Slowing down also allows them to produce the interpersonal chemistry and subtlety with Merced ’s Dina , who help become that calming influence for Ramsey ’s Ellie . At the same metre , there are other elements at play , like the introduction of the Scars , abbreviated scene with the WLF mostly serve as breadcrumb for what ’s to come . For now , the episode is mainly about reestablishing the serial ' focus on Ramsey ’s Ellie and Merced ’s Dina to found the new base . The way the two bond is so constitutive , particularly during their camping scene . " The Path " is a good reset sequence for things to total without any substantial need to give anything away . honourable mention go toRobert John Burke , who makes the most of his abbreviated time as Seth and does his part to help supply extra discharge in Ellie ’s journey .
HBO’sBella RamseyandPedro Pascal - starringThe Last of Usreturns this weekend with the time of year ’s quaternary episode .
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