As a ginormous fan of the source material, I fully understand and support the reasons for maintaining the fidelity and timing of Joel's death, even as other changes were made to the timeline to justify Abby's left-field violence.

If you thought the emotional pain had to ease off after the devastation-fest that was The Last of Us Season 2, episode 2, this week's episode clearly had other ideas. Because although episode 3 may not have been quite as gut-churning,

Spoilers ahead for "The Last of Us" Season 2, Episode 3 By now, the cat's out of the bag. "The Last of Us" has killed off Pedro Pascal's Joel. And the rest of this season will chronicle Ellie (Bella Ramsey),