Season 2 of The Last of Us is set to delve into the story of the second game of The Last of Us, so for those who haven’t played it, here is what you can expect.
With Ellie being 19 years old, The Last of Us: Part II takes place five years after the first game’s events. Ellie and the newly introduced Abby are the story’s two central characters.
Ellie is motivated by vengeance to punish a murderer, while Abby is determined to bring justice to her father’s death.
It has already been confirmed by the writers of the show that the events of the second game will take much more than one season. The storyline of Part II will likely take up multiple seasons.
You can continue reading this article if you want to know more about what to expect from the story in Season 2 of The Last of Us. However, there will be MAJOR SPOILERS down below.
The Last of Us: Part II Plotline
After rescuing Ellie from the Fireflies, Joel and her settle in the town with his brother Tommy. The duo has built a life in the town, but their relationship becomes strained over the years after she discovers Joel lied about what happened at the Fireflies hospital.
Joel and Tommy save young Abby Anderson from a swarm of infected one night while they are on patrol. They take her back to the outpost she and her friends set up.
The group then attacks Joel and Tommy, revealing that Abby is the daughter of the doctor Joel murdered when rescuing Ellie.
Abby brutally tortures and murders Joel with a golf club in front of Ellie, who had traveled to look for the two brothers.
If you wish, you can view Joel’s tragic death in the story of The Last of Us 2 in the video below:
After Joel’s death, Ellie and Tommy decide to head to Seattle to seek revenge. Dina, who is Ellie’s girlfriend, follows them on the journey.
After escaping from Abby and co, Ellie tells Dina she is immune, and Dina tells Ellie she is pregnant. The next day, Ellie runs into Dina’s ex-boyfriend and father of her child, Jesse.
Ellie, who is searching for a friend of Abby’s, finds her and tortures her for information. The torture traumatizes Ellie.
Then the following day, Ellie kills two members of Abby’s group. This causes Ellie to have a flashback, revealing that she returned to the hospital, where she learned the truth.
Abby finds Ellie and her companions, killing Jesse while keeping Tommy hostage. She later discovers that one of the members Ellie had murdered was her ex-boyfriend Owen.
Enraged after discovering Owen’s dead body, she shoots Tommy, leaving him extremely visually impaired but not killing him.
After discussing with her allies Yara and Lev, Abby decides to spare the life of Tommy, Dina, and Ellie.
After a few months, Ellie and Dina live on a farm, raising Dina’s son. One day, Tommy shows up and tells Ellie information about where Abby is.
Dina begs her to stay, but with vengeance still motivating her, Ellie eventually leaves and finds Abby.
The two fight, and Abby bites off two of Ellie’s fingers. Ellie manages to overcome Abby, but when she is about to kill her, she has a flashback of Joel and decides to spare her.
She returns to the farm to discover that Dina has left after she didn’t listen to her about staying. She attempts to play the guitar Joel gave her, recalling the time she told Joel she could forgive him.
Afterward, she gets up and leaves the farm.