Entertainothe Last of Us: The 10 biggest errors of season 2, according to Rolling Stone

With the great success of criticism and audience of the first season of The Last of Usadaptation of the eponymous video game game Naughty Dogin HBOexpectations for the second year, based on The Last of Us Part II (2020), they were very high. However, the new wave of episodes could not have the same solidity and quality in relation to the first.

I admit, the mission of Craig Mazinwhich adapted the game created by Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmannit was very difficult for the second year of the show. In the end, The Last of Us Part II was very divisive with controversial narrative decisions, but was the big winner of the The Game Awards 2020: Year game, Best Game Direction, Best narrative, Best Audio Design, Best Performance, Best Action Aventura Game and Innovation in Accessibility.

Because of some complaints from game fans, producers and writers even tried to fix some events. Some worked better than the game (like the Abby discovering who was the Joel Real), but the concern to please everyone – fans and new spectators – greatly impaired the progress of the narrative.

Below, see the 10 biggest errors of the second season of The Last of Usseries of HBO:

Horde of Zombies

Right in the second episode, a horde of infected attacks Jackson And it causes great destruction – something that doesn’t happen in the game. But while all this happens, Joel is kidnapped by the group of Abbywho seeks revenge after the character of Pedro Pascal diverse Vagalons (among them the father of Abby).

Horde devastated Jackson and left dozens of the dead. So the parallel death of Joel It loses weight to the whole community and seems much less important than it was in the original material. However, it is a well executed scene technically.

Ellie’s personality

Ellie underwent a great trauma in the second episode of the second season of The Last Os US: See Joel to be beaten to death. If in the game the character loses totally the composure and brightness, in the series she seems to have been minimally affected by the event – and makes several jokes in the worst style Marvel.

Also, who is instigating the whole plot of revenge is … Dina. For almost all the time in Seattle, Ellie It seems quite carefree with the “mission” and always needs to be motivated by the girlfriend.

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– The Last of Us (@thelastofushbo) May 26, 2025

Timing of the love relationship between Ellie and Dina

If the scene of the first kiss between Ellie and Dina It is well placed in the series, the first sex scene between the two was placed in a bad context.

In the game, the two find the marijuana plantation of Eugene And after the weather increases, they end up having sex. Then they receive a call on Joel’s disappearance and meet the torture of the character. Already in the series, they are not together right now (Ellie is with Jesse, Dina is with Joel).

So, the decision to put this sex scene between the two was in the theater, which the couple uses the base when they will seek revenge against Abbyright after Dina find out Ellie It is immune and reveals to the girlfriend who is pregnant with Jesse.

In the end, it seemed that their relationship was built in a hurry and sloppy way, but the chemistry between Bella Ramsey and Isabela Merced It works a lot.

Seth’s “Redemption”

Yes, the man who makes a homophobic offense against Ellie and Dina found a “redemption” in season two. There is a dialogue in which he makes a mea blame very badly, but the script, a little later, gives him room to help both on the journey against Abbygiving them ammunition and weaponry.

If it removed this scene from the second season, it would make no lack of narrative and the development of Ellie and Dina. One more negative point.

Revealed Abby’s motivations very early

Let’s face it, the motivations for Abby Killing Joel are understandable. After all, the character killed her father without any remorse. In The Last of Us Part IIthe player discovers the reason for revenge in the second half of the plot. That is, you get the game all angry with her until you understand the reasons.

However, the series delivered the mystery right away and, instead of developing Abby Throughout the episodes, the character simply disappears and comes back only in the last episode, in the final minutes.

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– HBO (@hbo) May 26, 2025

Tommy in Seattle

When Joelbrother of Tommydies in the 2020 game, the character anticipates Ellie and Dina And go to Seattle find and take revenge on Abby and company. While you go to the city as Ellieyou can see the consequences and destruction caused by Tommybeyond all the bloodshed.

Already in the series of HBOthe character goes to Seattle just to take Ellie and Dina Back, without any development in the narrative.

Spores

One of the largest disappointments (and unique errors) of the first season of The Last of Us It was the removal of spores, which infect humans by the air, from this universe. But for some reason, they introduce spores in the second year just to bring a greater impact on Nora’s death.

To divide The Last of Us Part II in two seasons

The story of The Last of Us Part II It is divided into two parts: Ellie and Abby in the three days in Seattle. However, everything is told in this game, without being continued at another entrance. But for some reason, those responsible for the series decided to leave the narrative in the second and third season.

This made the second year told in a hasty manner and regardless of the development of the characters. In addition, the hook that was in the end brings a lot of confusion and a failed attempt to deceive the viewer

Two Paths converges.

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– The Last of Us (@thelastofushbo) May 26, 2025

Bella Ramsey as Ellie

In the first season, the performance of Bella Ramsey as Ellie It was exquisite and impressive, one of the highlights of the series. However, the actress could not convince very well as a Ellie Older, grown and mature. Because of the script that made the character very immature, she looks like a child all the time.

Despite being a great actress, Ramsey did not do a good job in the second year The Last of Us. For example, Isabela Merced stole the spotlight in the dialogues between Ellie and Dinaand the interactions of Jesse and Ellie They were very distant. Probably the best choice would be to reshape the paper.

ELLIE ON SERAFITS ISLAND

Right at the end of the last episode of season two, Ellie Take a boat to go to the aquarium that Abby It is hidden. Halfway, a great wave hits the protagonist, who is unintentionally to end on the island of Serafites.

This whole sequence is at least strange. One Serafite Child sight Ellie, captured by the other members of the group. They hang the protagonist, seen as part of the WLFbut simply give up on her idea after the island alarm is activated after attack by Wolves. Leave Ellie Live without no less.

From there, she takes a boat that magically stopped on one of the beaches of the island and thus goes towards the aquarium to try to kill Abby.

Conclusion

Unfortunately, the second season of The Last of Us It was quite below the average and was disappointing. If the first year was excellent, the continuation is another production that is part of the infamous list of terrible video game adaptations.

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– The Last of Us (@thelastofushbo) May 26, 2025

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