When you follow that through, it seems pretty clear that the flashback at the end of episode 5 is building up to something.

"Hey, kiddo," he says, and Ellie smiles back at him. "Hi." What's the deal with the Joel flashback? Coming right at the end of the episode just before the credits, the final scene with Joel doesn't ...

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The Last of Us season 2 episode 5 premiered on Max on May 11, 2025. Taking fans into day two of Ellie and Dina's journey in ...

A familiar face makes a surprise reappearance in The Last of Us season 2, episode 5. How and why did this character suddenly ...

The game implements a prominent flashback structure into its main plot, allowing Ellie (and players) to reevaluate her relationship with Joel in the aftermath of his death. But there's also more ...

Pedro Pascal made his grand return to The Last of Us as Joel Miller for the very first time since his character’s ...

The innocence in the present has been entirely lost. But in this flashback, we see the life that could have been: Joel and Ellie as happy surrogate father and surrogate daughter. This isn't the ...