Joel's appearance on the latest episode of "The Last of Us" was an emotional one. On the May 18 episode, Pedro Pascal returns as Joel after his character's heartbreaking death in the second episode.

In an interview with Collider, The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin revealed that the show would ideally run for four seasons, with plenty more of the game's story still to be adapted onto the screen.

Ellie's survivor's guilt finally took hold of her anger at Joel in The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 6, titled The Price, which was released on May 18, 2025.

Sunday night’s episode of The Last of Us Season 2 hit pause on Ellie’s (Bella Ramsey) increasingly dangerous mission to find Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) to help explain how she really got to this point in the first place.

The next episode of HBO's "The Last of Us" will see the return of Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller in a flashback episode set before the Season 2 premiere.

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When you follow that through, it seems pretty clear that the flashback at the end of episode 5 is building up to something. The Last of Us is well known for breaking the mould with its standout episodes, some of which — think episodes 3 and episodes 7 in Season 1 — take us on journeys into the past.

This week’s episode of The Last of Us had a lot of drama to unpack and take in, but one of the most significant details in the flashback-heavy episode is pretty easy to miss. Iv

This story contains minor spoilers for The Last of Us season 2, episode 6. It's no secret that fatherhood is a major theme in The Last of Us. But while Joel exists as Ellie's surrogate father figure in both the original video games and the HBO television adaptation,