The Last of Us | Season 1 Recap | Possibly The Best Zombie Series Ever?

in 2003 a plague caused by mutated fungus cypes appears on Earth the outbreak starts in Jakarta Indonesia infected individuals become violently aggressive and attack other humans during autopsies scientists discover that the infected bodies grow fungus which is a living organism and quite terrifying the Indonesian government quickly Demands a biologist to develop a vaccine however the professor states that neither a vaccine nor medicine can treat it the only way to stop the plate is to bomb the entire city the scene shifts to Texas Joel a single father lives with his daughter Sarah he also has a brother named Tommy and their bond is strong today is Joel's birthday Sarah fixes a watch as a gift for him oddly the town's police and military are frequently on the move suddenly chaos erupts in the town at night infected people appear Sarah Witnesses a paralyzed elderly woman attacking other s the woman's mouth contains moving fungus Joel and Tommy arrive in time to deal with the situation and save Sarah they escape in a car but the number of infected people in the town keeps increasing a plane crashes and explodes nearby destroying their car now they must flee on foot in the chaos Joel and Sarah encounter a patrolling Soldier after confirming that they are not infected the soldier reports to his Superior however the superior orders him to kill them tomby arrives just in time and kills the soldier but at that moment Joel realizes that Sarah has been shot by the soldier facing death Sarah is full of fear while Joel can only hold his dying daughter in his arms healing utterly powerless the time is now 20 years later human civilization has been destroyed by a virus most of the survivors live in isolated areas across the country today A young girl arrives at the Boston quarantine Zone but instruments show that she's in infected with the virus in the end the military kills the girl and burns her body now Joel is in Boston he inest pretend to be casual laborers but they're actually Smugglers they make money smuggling supplies from the outside world the federal Disaster Response agency fedra Now controls the quarantine zones and has turned into a dictatorship anyone who breaks the rules gets skilled people need ration cards to survive of course where there's oppression there's resistance there's a group called The Firefly fighting against fedra the Firefly want to restore democracy and freedom recently Joel finds out his brother Tommy has been missing for three months he knows Tommy joined the Firefly and was on a mission in the outskirts of Boston to make sure Tommy is safe Joel plans to find him but his car needs a battery which he tries to buy from a gang however they take his money and sell the battery to the Firefly instead Joel and Tess attack the gang to to retrieve it only to find out that the Gang has already been wiped out in this process Joel not only discovers the battery he bought was fake but he also Meats Marlin the leader of the Firefly the Firefly are in trouble as fedra is closing in on them Marlene asked Joel to help transport a kind and gentle girl named Deli if Joel gets s to the Firefly Outpost he will be greatly rewarded including the much- needed battery Joel agrees to take on the escort Mission and takes Ellie back to their Hideout for some rest actually Ellie is a clever girl she discovers that Joel's smuggling contact is a guy named Bill and another person named Frank they communicate using a music radio station songs from the 1960s mean they out of supplies while songs from the 1970s mean they have new Goods although the code for the 1980s songs isn't explicitly stated Ellie figures it out through testing songs from the 1980s signal trouble and night Joel and the others start their move they used the sewer to leave the quarantine own and step into the world beyond the walls unexpectedly a patrolling Soldier spots them the soldier wants to test them for the virus but Alli resists in the midst of this Joel's past memories take over and he kills the soldier suddenly Tess realizes that Ellie has been detected as infected Ellie Bears an old scar from a bite by an infected person on her arm however Ellie claims she got that wound a long time ago and that her body is unique immune to the virus just then an 80 song starts playing on Joel's radio at home following This Ellie tells Joel that the firefly group wants to use her immunity to the virus to create a cure this is why they are on this escort Mission Ellie is one of those infected without showing symptoms initially Joel doesn't believe in the vaccine's possibility and wants to give up the mission but Tess chooses to continue because she needs needs the reward since Joel needs a battery to drive to find Tommy he's worried about Ellie suddenly turning into something dangerous in the end though he follows Tessa's lead and continues the mission three of them arrive at the ruins of a city this place was once hit with missile bombardment by the military it's Sally's first time seeing the world outside the walls she's curious about everything but the world beyond the walls is really dangerous there are not only infected people but also various kinds of Thieves soon Joel's group discovers a group of infected people in the city these infected individuals are controlled by fungal growth connected to each other's perceptions stepping on a patch of this fungus wakes up the surrounding infected people to avoid them Joel's group enters a museum unexpectedly they find to mutated clickers inside clickers have sensitive hearing but no sight after a tough battle Joel's group manages to defeat them they then find their way to a branch of the Firefly base through some metal scaffolding however the place is filled with corpses it seems that infected people attack the branch earlier and an even worse situation emerges Tess has been bitten by a clicker and is infected with the virus she has about a day before turning into one of them having experienced the infection herself Tess understands ell's importance even more she entrusts Joel with the mission at this moment an infected person in the branch wakes up although Joel manages to kill it more infected individuals are drawn to the area Tess bores gasoline and sets up bombs on the ground she looks at Joel saying goodbye silently finally Joel leaves with Ellie while Tess stays behind to hold them off soon the infected arrive they see Tess as one of their own and try to speed up her infection Tess then detonates the bombs she kills all the infected and herself in the process faced with all of this Joel is once again power powerless he can only continue with Ellie to find other branches of the Firefly because the journey is long Joel needs to gather supplies they also stop by a warehouse outside Joel's town to stock up on ammunition here Ellie sees an infected creature trapped underneath debris she studies it for a moment and then kills it Ellie isn't as quiet as you might think after seeing Joel's gun she even expresses a desire to have one herself Joel eventually refuses to let Ellie carry a gun after all Ellie is only 14 years old next Joel takes Ellie to find an old friend this friend is Bill and Frank who deal in smuggling goods let's rewind back to the year 2003 bill is a lonely survivalist who hides in his basement to avoid the military searches those taken away by the military turn into corpses when the military leaves Bill starts venturing out he collects a lot of supplies and prepares for a solitary life in the post-apocalyptic World luckily bill can easily get all sorts of things and lives quite comfortably he sets up various traps and protective measures including an electrified fence one day Bill's trap catches a person Frank at first bill considers killing Frank to protect the secrecy of his base he doesn't want traders to discover it however Frank is polite and Promises to keep things quiet he also asks bill for food to ease his hunger so Bill brings Frank home they have dinner together and play the piano for a while through their conversation and Frank singing Bill's lonely Soul becomes evident unable to resist Frank Comforts The Lonely bill it turns out both Bill and Frank are gay they also experience a journey of love together in this way Bill and Frank become lovers living together and sharing their lives through the long passage of time in 2010 Frank used a radio to contact Tess they became friends and the two sides started getting in touch too bill and Joel however resist this kind of social interaction only the sensitive Frank and the warm-hearted Tess are eager to communicate despite this the two families become friends and engage in smuggling deals the song signals are Frank's idea later bill and Frank continue to live a happy life they exercise together paint together and enjoy music together they even grow strawberries and Savor the taste of the old world of course life in the post-apocalypse is dangerous too But Bill's protective traps effectively defeat Ax from Raiders time passes by unnoticed and now it's 2023 Bill and Frank are elderly now Frank paralyzed in his lower body requires Bill's care eventually Frank decides to end his life because he has already experienced the best moments during this long period he asks Bill to spend his last day with him Bill fulfills Frank's wish they visit a church and Exchange rings officially getting married at night Bill pours an overdose of medication into Frank's cup Frank in return finishes a glass of red wine at this moment Bill raises his own glass and drinks it all in one gulp in that instant Frank suddenly understands the meaning of this action Bill had been prepared to die with Frank they smile at each other sharing the most romantic farewell then they go to their room close the door and depart from this world together back in the present Joel arrives at Bill's Place he doesn't open Bill's room he just notices a letter the envelope is addressed to anyone but most likely for Joel in the letter bill says his farewells he reflects on meeting Frank and getting to know Joel towards the end Bill bequeaths everything he has to Joel amongst the former for friends only Joel remains now Joel and Ellie also gather supplies at Bill's house and prepare to hit the road this time Ellie secretly takes a handgun Joel drives away in Bill's car while in the car Ellie plays the song Long Long Time by Linda ronad A Relic from the old world after that Joel gets ready to head to Wyoming to find Tommy he hopes to gather information about other branches of the Firefly from Tommy on their Journey Joel is very strict with Ellie making sure she follows his every instruction when they get tired they have to spend nights in the forest in this dangerous World Joel has to stay up and keep water through the night unknowingly Joel and Ellie's relationship becomes closer soon they reach kenas city unexpectedly they are ambushed and robbed by two Bandits Joel manages to defeat both of them even though it's two against one just then a third Bandit appears pinning Joel down and trying to kill him in a crucial moment Ellie shoots the Bandit with a gun saving Joel's life with Ellie's help Joel escapes the danger however afterwards Joel takes away Ellie's gun and makes her wait outside while he deals with the remaining Bandit surprisingly the three Bandits turn out to be members of the local resistance group this group has already overthrown the city's occupiers the fedra Joel and Ellie are now forced to hide from the pursuing resistance members during this time Joel tries to come Fort Telly after her near lethal encounter unexpectedly Ellie reveals that it's not the first time she's killed someone on the other side the leader of the resistance Kathleen appears she is currently hunting for a federal military collaborator named Henry since an informed doctor refuses to provide information Kathleen goes so far as to kill him ignoring their previous friendship in reality the so-called collaborator is someone who betrayed the resistance by informing the fedra the feder uses this type of information to control the population under their rule later Kathleen finds the attic where Henry had been hiding earlier she also notices that Henry is with his younger brother Sam seeking Refuge together suddenly Kathleen's assistant informs her of an unusual situation they go to the basement and see the ground cracked and sunken clearly there is something terrifying underground in the city in response Kathleen orders her assistant to keep the news of the disturbance confidential meanwhile Joel brings Ellie to a tall building in the city to assess the overall situation they make jokes and even sleep on makeshift beds little do they know that when Joel wakes up they are being held at gunpoint by Henry and Sam the timeline ruinin to 11 days ago when the resistance had just overthrown the fedra the entire city is now in chaos worse than before kathle has also silenced all the past collaborators with the fedra to escape the resistance Henry and Sam are hidden in an attic by a doctor actually Sam is a deaf mute person he's really afraid that the rebels might kill him to encourage his younger brother Henry gives Sam some crayons He suggests that Sam draw his favorite superheroes to boost his courage 10 days later Henry can't find a way to leave the city the doctor hasn't come back from the attic after being captured by Kathleen this makes young Sam really scared to boost his spirits Henry draws Sam as a superhero after this Henry accidentally Witnesses a gunfight between Joel and some Bandits he starts following Joel and eventually manages to overpower him however Henry's intention is to to cooperate with Joel to escape together after some initial hesitation Joel starts trusting Henry and agrees to work together as it turns out while Henry knows the city streets well he's never killed anyone and doesn't know how to protect himself even the gun he threatened Joel with earlier doesn't have any bullets so Henry needs Joel's combat skills and Joel needs Henry's guidance during their time together Sam becomes good friends with Ellie nowadays the surface is all under Rebel control Henry says the only way out of the city is through an underground tunnel however the fedra had locked up infected people their 15 years ago even though fedra cleaned the tunnels 3 years ago there might still be some Infected left and Joel needs to clear the way soon the four of them start moving luckily they don't encounter any infected underground they take a short break and wait for Nightfall during this time Sam and Ellie cheerfully play drawing and catch with a ball head hry opens up about why he's being pursued by Kathleen in truth Henry was part of a rebel group the person he betrayed was Kathleen's brother who happened to be a great leader of the rebels however at that time Sam was seriously ill and only the military had the medicine to treat him so Henry had to betray Kathleen's brother to get the medicine unfortunately Kathleen's brother was killed by the military fedra which sparked Kathleen's anger as nightfalls the four of them leave the tunnel preparing to escape unexpectedly they are discovered by a sniper at the last moment and come under Fire fortunately Joel manages to locate the sniper's position and takes him out stealthily in the end Joel is left with no choice but to kill the sniper the unusual activity here catches Kathleen's attention soon Kathleen's armored Convoy arrives at the scene although Joel manages to kill one of the drivers and crashes their vehicle into a building they are surround rounded by Kathleen's group with no way to escape suddenly the armored vehicles sink into the ground and countless infected emerge From Below including a mass of mutated Behemoth chaos ends the entire city amid the chaos Henry and Sam are swarmed by the infected Ellie uses a knife to kill the infected and rescue the two Kathleen is bitten and killed by an infected ultimately Joel Henry and Sam successfully escaped the overrun area during a moment of rest Sam's mood suddenly becomes very low it turns out he was bitten by an infected he confides this only to Ellie who becomes very upset not wanting to lose her friend Ellie cuts her own hand thinking that since she's imbued her blood might have a healing effect she applies her blood to Sam's wound the two children promise to stay alert together the night passes quickly the next day Sam sits blankly by the bed unexpectedly when Ally approaches Sam suddenly a it's clear he has turned into an infected causing chaos Henry seeing the situation shoots Sam and kills him unable to accept the situation he takes his own life afterward Joel and Ellie bury their two friends Ellie leaves Sam's Sketchbook at his grave three months have passed in the blink of an eye since Joel arrived in Jackson they are now searching for Tommy on their way they meet an elderly couple lately Joel's heart has been giving him trouble and he's had to switch from keeping watch all night to taking shifts Ellie manages her duties well allowing the tire Joel to sleep the relationship has grown closer Joe even talks about his future plan to open a farmhouse however Ellie is uncertain about her future later later they come across a Survivor settlement to their surprise Tommy is there married to the leader Maria the two brothers share an emotional Embrace this settlement operates on communist principles where everyone contributes and decisions are made through Democratic elections Additionally the settlement has functioning institutions like schools and theaters the only reason Ona was that the settlement avoids using radios from Tommy Joel learns the location of the Firefly research lab he also asks tomby to take over escort Elli however Toby declines he's now a family man with a pregnant wife and doesn't want to risk cleaving meanwhile while Ellie receives care from Maria she learns about Sarah's death from Maria gradually Ellie realizes that Joel sees her almost as a daughter late one night Joel seeks out Tommy again he talks about Tessa's death and emphasizes Ellie's importance Joel also recognizes his deteriorating health and the potential dangers of personally escorting Elie so Joel asks domy for the second time to take over the duty of escorting Ellie after losing Sarah and Tess Joel is unwilling to relive a similar loss finally Joel manages to convince Tommy to take on the task however Ellie overhears everything and becomes furious with Joel she doesn't want to be separated from him and talks about Sarah in fact Sarah's death has always been a burden on Joel's heart for many years when he returns to his room Joel thinks about Sarah all night the next day Tommy is getting ready to take Ellie to find the Firefly but unexpectedly Joel is already already at the horse's spot waiting for Ellie in the end Joel decides to escort Ellie himself they say goodbye to Tommy and head to a university where the firefli said to be before they leave Tommy asks Joel to settle down in the town after completing the mission on this journey Joel and Ellie are quite happy Joel Al even teaches Ellie how to shoot step by step Joel and Ellie travel together sharing a horse and spreading warmth in the post-apocalyptic Wilderness after a while they arrive at their destination only to find that the Firefly have left according to a map Left Behind the Firefly are in the distant city of Salt Lake City Utah at this moment Joel spots some Raiders looting around he immediately wants to quietly leave with Ellie but a Raider Ambush reveals presence though Joel manages to kill the Raider he gets stabbed in the abdomen and blood pours out Joel and Ellie ride away but in the middle of the Escape Joel loses Consciousness due to severe blood loss seeing Jo's wound Ellie becomes unsure of what to do later Ellie finds a house to settle Joel in she tries to stop the bleeding but she's helpless as a result the critically injured Joel is about to die from blood loss Joel asks Ellie to leave him and go back to find Tommy despite not wanting to part Ellie has no choice now she covers Joel with a coat and takes one last look at him letun go back a few months at that time Ellie was undergoing military training the captain saw potential in Ellie and wanted to train her to become a leader one night Ellie met her long-lost friend Riley Riley had joined the Firefly organization she had a surprise for Ellie Riley took Ellie to an abandoned shopping mall to Ellie's amazement Riley managed to restore power to the mall for a while Ellie couldn't help but become curious about the world before they spent the night playing and enjoying themselves in the mall but later Ellie learned that Riley was going to be transferred by the the Firefly leaving Boston this was their last night together at first Ellie was angry and felt abandoned by Riley however their bond was Stronger Ellie forgave Riley and wanted to spend her last night with her while they were together Ellie and Riley couldn't resist their feelings and shared a deep kiss just at that moment something unexpected happened a dormant infected person in the mall woke up even though the girls managed to kill the infected person they got bitten in the process and were now facing infection themselves heartbroken Riley gave Ellie two options one was to kill each other and die peacefully the other was to believe in miracles and hold on to Hope until the very end in the end Riley chose to hold on to hope they held each other waiting for the inevitable moment now back in the present time Ellie remembers Riley's determination she hasn't given up hope and begins searching for items to help cure Joel finally Ellie finds a sewing kit and returns to Joel to treat his injuries using a needle and thread Ellie carefully stops Joel's bleeding but Joel is still running a fever unconscious and weak later heli goes out hunting for food using Joel's sniper rifle she shoots a deer however the wood and animal is found first by two Hunters Ellie manages to sneak up on them and points her gun at them a calm man steps forward and introduces himself as David the leader of a group of survivors David hopes Ellie will join his community currently Ellie needs medicine to treat Joel's infection and David's group happens to happens to have that medicine Ellie sends someone else to get the medicine while she keeps David as a hostage offering the deer meat in exchange when there alone David reveals he used to be a priest he also admits that the riters killed by Joe earlier were his people he has figured out that Ellie's companion the one she wants to help is the one who killed them later Ellie gets the med medicine from David's group she immediately gives up the deer meat and goes back to Joel using the infection fighting medicine Joel starts to recover meanwhile delvin's group is preparing dinner they have always been short on food when a pot of meat is seen the female cook becomes suspicious and ask what kind of meat it is shortly after David returns to the group with a deer strangely everyone reacts cly to the sight of the deer it turns out that they all know about Ellie and Joel they David promises to bring people to give Joel The Justice he deserves at this moment a girl loudly demands that David kill Joel and Ellie it's because the girl's father was one of the writers killed by Joel David slaps the girl claiming he can't be errupted when he's talking interestingly the girl wants to bury her father but David disagrees he says the snow and winter is too hard in Silence the group finishes the food on their plates the next day David and his group go to find find Joel he decides to kill Joel and try to make Ellie join their group however others don't want to spare Ellie as having an extra person means consuming more food soon David tracks down Ellie's hiding place in order to protect Joel Ellie Rides Away on a horse to lead the pursuers away unfortunately the horse gets shot by the pursuers and Ellie Falls dazed In This Moment the pursuers consider killing Ellie while David is away but he arrives just in time and stops them he carries Ellie back to their group before leaving David orders his men to find Joel and kill him Joel who has woken up realizes something is wrong he first ambushes and kills one of the pursuers then captures to others through tough interrogation Joel learns the location of the group and decides to rescue Ellie and eliminate the captured men meanwhile Ellie is locked in a cage by David David expresses his admiration for Ellie's skills and wants her to join his his group however Ellie notices an ear which leads her to a horrifying Discovery it turns out that David and his group have been secretly eating people this explains the strange occurrences in their group David admits to this saying only a few people know about it later David explains that he did all of this out of responsibility and love for his group he even offers Ellie a role as his assistant surprisingly Ellie refuses to submit and attacks David eventually David decides to kill Ellie and turn her into food on the other side Joel sneaks into the small town he discovers several human bodies hanging at that moment David and his group are getting ready to kill Ellie in this critical situation Ellie rolls up her sleeve and claims she's been infected she also suggests that David who she bid will soon turn into one of them David and his group are distracted by Ellie's words she takes the opportunity to grab a knife and kill one of David's companion ions before making a run for it later David chases Ellie into a diner she tries to attack him with the knife but he manages to overpower her and knocks her to the ground at this point David's true intentions are revealed he was actually interested in Ellie's body and had intentions to sexually assault her in the end Ellie fights back and kills David she goes on a frenzy Rampage repeatedly striking David's body out of extreme distress after a while Ellie leaves the diner eventually Joel finds Ellie who is still shaken by the events let's go back for Te years there's a pregnant woman who is being chased by infected people even while giving birth she's attacked and bitten by one of the infected luckily she manages to kill the infected person and gives birth to a baby afterward a woman named Marlene finds the pregnant woman her name is Anna and she's Marlene's best friend Anna un trusts Marlene with the B baby and even names her the baby is named Ellie unbeknownst to marline and that is actually Ellie's mother because Ana has already been infected Marlene tearfully kills her concerning Ellie's birth circumstances Marlene insists that her team keep it a secret returning to the present Joel and Ellie finally reach Salt Lake City according to the map the hospital in the city is the fireflea space strangely Ellie seems a bit down occasionally lost in thought soon the two unexpectedly come across a group of giraffes in the city the scenery here is exceptionally beautiful and it brings a smile to Ellie's face At Last At This Moment Joel senses Ellie's worries the vaccine research might have some unknown risks so he asks Ellie if she wants to give up and head back to Jackson however Ellie says that too many people have sacrificed for this cause and she can't give up for their sake finally Elli opens up about her future plans saying that after they're done with all this they can go wherever she wants whether it's two tomies the Sheep ranch or even the moon she's willing to go anywhere with Joel next Joel continues to search for the Firefly with Ellie suddenly they are attacked by a patrols bomb and are knocked unconscious when Joel wakes up he finds himself at the Firefly base it turns out the patrol was actually Firefly members Marlene is here too and thanks Joel for getting Ellie here safely at this point Joel can't find Ellie and Marlene provides an explanation it turns out that Ellie is about to undergo a surgery by the researchers she has been carrying a fungus in her brain since birth they coexist this fungus acts as a vaccine making Ellie immune to the infection researchers plan to extract Ellie's unique fungal infection cultivate it and distribute it to save Humanity but this also means Ellie will lose her life because the fungus is located in her brain learning about this Joel immediately wants to take Ellie away however marleene disagrees and claims she has no choice Marley not only disarms Joel but also sends two of her men to watch as he leaves the Firefly base if Joel resists Marlene authorizes them to shoot reluctantly Joel is escorted out by the soldiers however at a corner of a staircase Joel stops he ambushes the soldiers taking them down surprisingly Joel chooses to save Ali he takes the solders weapons and confronts the Firefly base alone Joel remains eerily calm and ruthless killing every Soldier he encounters eventually he reaches the operating room luckily Ellie is only unconscious and hasn't undergone the surgery yet Joel shoots the surgeon and tends to Ellie's wounds he prepares to leave with her however in the basement Marlene appears with a gun she threatens Joel to put Ellie down and offers to spare him Marlene's goal now is to save the world while Joel only wants to save Ellie Marlene suggests that neither She nor Joel should decide for Ellie the real decision should be Ellie's to make both Joel and Marley know what choice s would make the scene shifts Joel is driving a car on the highway and in the back seat lies Ellie who has just woken up at this moment Joel tells Ellie that there are several asymptomatic infected individuals in the Firefly base however vaccine research has never been successful so the Firefly have given up on it Additionally the base was recently attacked by Raiders but clever Ellie seems to detect juul's lie in reality when they were at the base Joel ambushed and shot Marlene he killed Marlene to prevent her from coming after Ellie Joel drives all the way back to Jackson They even catch sight of Tommy's town from a distance here Joel plans to retire and start a new life suddenly Ellie stops Joel she talks about her story with Riley and admits that the first person she killed was the infected Riley now Ellie thinks about Riley Tess and Sam she doesn't want to let their sacrifices go in vain and believe she has a responsibility to save the world however Joel advises Ellie to seek a new kind of brightness he believes Ellie can find a new purpose to live for

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Length: 32min 19sec (1939 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 07 2024