The Last of Us season 1 was released to near-unanimous praise, but the same can’t be said for its significantly more divisive second season. In some ways, HBO’s series was boldly loyal to the plot of *The Last of Us Part II, *which dared to kill off Joel in the very early hours of its gameplay. True to the game’s pacing, The Last of Us season 2 saw the end of Pedro Pascal’s Joel in just the second episode.