The Last of Us tricked people into believing Joel and Ellie's last conversation together ended in a yelling match, but the two actually had closure.

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.

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.

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Sunday night’s episode of HBO’s The Last Of Us Season 2. 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

The second season of The Last of Us begins with Joel and Ellie at odds. In the most recent episode, "The Price," we finally find out what happened between them,

Episode 6 introduces new scenes between Joel and Ellie to tell a gentler story than the game — recalling the first season’s famously tender Bill and Frank episode.

The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 6 kills two birds with one stone by making Eugene's death a catalyst for Ellie severing emotional ties with Joel.

Ever since The Last of Us killed off Joel (Pedro Pascal), my complaints with The Last of Us Season 2 have been twofold. First, the series finds itself with the unenviable task of filling the void left by the lack of Joel and Ellie's (Bella Ramsey) dynamic.