This post contains spoilers For the "Last of Us" game series and its HBO adaptation.

It's time to go back to The world of infectedBecause "the last of us" returns with a second season that can prove to be more intense and traumatic than his predecessor. The latest season is to adapt to "The Last of Us Part II", which can only be described as a brutal, uncompromising and dividing experience with video games, where the story develops at the forefront. This does not mean that "Part II" is not attractive or effective: it is an unforgettable story of the cause and effect, where every action-just those performed in self-defense or justified outrage to persecute the characters that inhabit this world. Episode 1 of HBO's "Last of Us" sets the basis for a larger, bloody chapter, making it clear that a a lot The things have changed to the point that they are unrecognizable.

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Five years has been a long, long time, which means ELOEL (Pedro Pascal) and Eli (White Ramsey) have changed fundamentally as people or at least not the version of the characters they started. While Eli is just as foul and persistent as always, her relationship with Elloel turned into worse, with the two barely talking. ELOEL also seems to be desirable in complex emotions than usual, as the relative normality of the Acksecson community seems to have reduced its instinctive edge to some extent. This does not mean that ELOEL will not go into action when needed, but time has a way to make us suspect our choices or strengthen them to help us sleep better at night.

Talking to Dinah (Isabella Merced) reveals that ELOEL sees the local therapist, Gale (Catherine O'Hara) and repeats what she has taken from these sessions. Later, when Elloel visits Gail, we learn that he killed her husband Eugene for a while, though we were not given details of the incident. The "Part II" players will recognize Eugene as a character listed in the game, so let's explore this relationship in greater depth.

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"The Last of Us Part II" often invites players to collect their oreube through research and pay attention to the details, but her reference to Eugene Linden is pretty hard to miss. Eli and Dina are directly mentioned during one of their patrols, noting that he died for natural reasons (stroke) at the age of 73. Eugene elasticity as a former Patrol of Acksexon and Survivor feels aspirational for Dina and Eli, as they want to stay like and sharpen as well as eugen in their old age. In addition, it is even a privilege to stay alive for up to 73 years in the hostile and unpredictable world of the game, making Eugene somewhere a heroic figure on the screen, which left behind a lot of nostalgic technology and equipment for people to find. We see an aspect of this when Dina and Eli took shelter in the abandoned library during the hustle, where they also find Eugene's pendant.

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Now, we know that Eugene will appear in the show with a certain capacity, like Pano Pantoliano has been confirmed to play role in Season 2. By drawing a direct link between Elloel and Eugene, "the last of us" introduces another tragic layer of the story, as Gale is understandably bitter of ELOEL because she killed her husband for a still -discovered reason. We are likely to get a retrospective, revealing that ELOEL may have been forced to kill Eugene after he was infected, but details and nuances are significantly important in this case. In addition, this is not the first time to show Craig Mazin and Neil Drakman changed things from the games for greater influence, because they have already done so With the characters of Bill and Frank in season 1 (to movement, stunning effect).

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While Eugene's story in the game is simply designed to add to the complex world building, the series took the opportunity to throw out the image in different ways. Drakman was talking Diversity To change Eugene's backstew to increase stakes and discover new aspects of primary characters:

"I'm excited to see these opportunities. I'm like," Oh, I don't know Eugene so well! "The story we told (in the game) was something superficial.

Although Eugene's retrospectives have yet to appear in the series, the implications of his relationship with ELOEL are already serious. Gail's resentment to ELOEL has not been fully established, as the stage begins with him visiting another session of therapy. Gale's first birthday is without her husband for 41 years, and she mourns his memory while she is doing her best to move such a difficult day. ELOEL continues to talk about Eli: How are they practically foreigners now, because Eli comes out of her way to avoid it and simply nude. Gail, who is already on the edge, immediately excludes Elloel down. She says she has done this long enough to know when someone leaves something out and calls for Eloel to clean up the situation with Eli.

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When he did not, Gail said fully that she hates and relies on ELOEL to shoot and kill her husband Eugene. "I knew you had no choice and I should forgive you, but I can't," Gale complains, deciding to be in advance about her feelings instead of arguing in her bitterness. ELOEL does not respond, because he really has no words that Gail can make him feel better. Although it is clear that Eugene's death may have been inevitable, it does not change the fact that he is gone and that Gale must live with it every day. Gale continues to admit that whatever she says, she can't come back, but pushes Elloel to follow her example and say what he is most afraid of saying loudly.

When Gale encourages Eloel further and asks if he harmed Eli, he snaps, saying he saved her. Although this is technically true, not the whole truth, like ELOEL's paternal instinct to save Eli came with a series of moral choices that could not be moody. The fact that Elloel kills unlessly in that hospital to return to haunt him in the present, attracting him even before he has a chance to process him.

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As with Eugene and the people who have killed Elloel over the years (for whatever reason), these killings complicate ELOEL's morale as a person, painting it as a tragic figure that brought a lot of pain to those around him. Does Eloel carry Eugene -related blame - and others - will become clearer because this season of "The Last of Us" opposes its violent end.

The new episodes of Season 2 of "The Last of Us" are released weekly at HBO.