The Last of Us recap: season two, episode seven – well, that was a frustrating finale

This turbo-charged last episode brought Ellie and Abby face to face at last, with some heartbreaking collateral damage along the way. Until it took a strange turn …

This article contains spoilers for the The Last of Us season two. Please do not read unless you have seen episodes one to six.

Typical. For the back half of this season, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) has been hunting high and low for Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) in Seattle, desperate to avenge the brutal killing of Joel (Pedro Pascal). But ultimately it was Abby who ambushed Ellie, at exactly the worst possible time. As season-ending cliffhangers go, it certainly served to turbo-charge the suspense. Just who will be left alive after that final panicked gunshot in the theatre lobby?

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