The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 1 recap: Abby's revenge, Joel and Ellie's falling out and more

HBO's post-apocalyptic game adaptation The Last of Us finally premiered its second Season. The story of Joel and Ellie, now living in Jackson, Wyoming, jumps five years.

The virus is still at large and evolving like never before, but Joel and Ellie's relationship has transformed drastically from Season 1, probably because of Joel's lie about the Fireflies. Joel's actions in Season 1 also earn him a dangerous enemy in Abby, who is hell-bent on taking revenge on him.

Here is the complete recap of The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 1,

**Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 1. Reader discretion is advised.**

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The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 1 recap: Abby is hell-bent on taking revenge from Joel

Kaitlyn Dever's Abby debuts in The Last of Us Season 2 premiere as a teen Firefly with other community members. They are all at Salt Lake, the place where Joel killed the other Fireflies to save Ellie.

We learn that the since the Fireflies were looking for a cure and wanted to kill Ellie to create an antivirus, Joel killed all of them to save her. The research was headed by Dr. Jerry Anderson, Abby's father, and that is why she is hell-bent on taking revenge from him.

While the other fireflies want to move past this incident five years later, Abby is still hell-bent on taking revenge from Joel, and since she knows how he looks, she is adamant on finding and 'slowly' killing him.

She asks her new crew to help her find him and avenge her father's death. Towards the end of the episode, the crew is shown to be heading towards Jackson, where Joel and Ellie currently live.

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The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 1 recap: Joel and Ellie's falling out

Picking up right from where The Last of Us Season 1 left, Ellie asks Joel what became of the Fireflies, and he lies to her, saying that they found other immune people like Ellie, but they stopped researching for a cure because they were not successful. While Ellie does not believe him completely, she agrees, and they continue their journey and reach Jackson.

Five years later, Ellie and Jackson have built a community with Tommy and Maria and are building more houses to accommodate more people. There is a visible falling out between Joel and Ellie, who do not speak with each other anymore. While the reason is not revealed, it is clear that Ellie somehow figured out Joel's lie.

Because of his falling out with Ellie, Joel is depressed and is taking therapy with Gail, a new therapist. During their session, she reveals that she is angry at him for killing her husband Eugene, but she knows he had no choice.

She asks him to open up about what he did to Ellie for her to help him completely. However, Joel says that he saved her and leaves the session abruptly.

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The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 1 recap: Cordyceps virus takes a new form after five years

While Tommy denies patrol duty to Ellie because Joel is cornered for her safety, Ellie is adamant about going on patrol with Dina and the rest of the group. Tommy eventually gives in and sends her to patrol.

During their duty, Dina and Ellie come across an abandoned supermarket and kill two clickers residing in it. Suddenly, a part of the building collapses, and Ellie falls into the basement, where she sees an infected person, who was hiding from her, planning to attack her.

They somehow survive and reveal to Tommy and the group that the virus is taking a new form and is evolving. The runners have become intelligent and strategic, which is even more dangerous for them. The final moments of the episode show the roots in the sewer pipe moving, hinting that the virus is growing and making its way into Jackson.

Also Read: The Last of Us Season 2 release schedule

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