Does Joel die in episode 6 of “The Last of Us”? What the game tells us

The last of us certainly knows how to make unexpected, even surprising fans of the video game franchise despite the story’s faithfulness to its source material, and Sunday Night’s Episode 6 was no exception.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Episode 6 of The Last of Us.

Episode 6 reunites with Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie Williams (Bella Ramsey) three months after their tragic encounter with Henry (Lamar Johnson) and Sam (Keivonn Woodard) in Episode 5. Here’s everything you need to know.

“The Last of Us” Episode 6 Recap

Joel and Ellie are still looking for Joel’s brother, Tommy (Gabriel Luna). They eventually find him after several days of hiking through the wilderness between Kansas City and Wyoming.

Tommy now lives in an isolated community of survivors in Jackson, Wyoming, and the group has begun to rebuild their lives in post-apocalyptic America as best they can, with working electricity, farm animals and a bar.

Joel’s brother is now married to Maria (Rutina Wesley) and the colony is thriving, but the elder Miller asks his brother for help. He tells Tommy about Ellie’s immunity to the Cordyceps Brain Infection and asks him to complete his mission to bring him to the Fireflies in order to help make a vaccine.

Joel thinks it’s best to leave Ellie in Tommy’s care, but the teen confronts him about her abandonment, and eventually Joel lets her choose between him and her brother. She chooses him.

They leave young Miller and head to Eastern Colorado University, where Tommy said the rebel group was based.

However, upon arrival, the pair quickly realize that the Fireflies have moved to a hospital in Salt Lake City. As they leave, they are attacked by scavengers and Joel is stabbed in the abdomen. The episode ends with him falling unconscious.

Does Joel die in The last of us episode 6? What the game tells us

Those watching the episode may be shocked to see Joel so badly hurt. With her fate hanging in the balance, the cliffhanger may leave non-gaming viewers wondering if the character will survive her ordeal.

In the game, the couple’s search for fireflies plays out much the same as the HBO show, and Joel, who is voiced by Troy Baker in the game, does indeed suffer the same injury.

Ellie, voiced by Ashley Johnson, takes it upon herself to look after Joel, and the latter lives to fight another day. So, if the HBO show follows the same trajectory as the game, expect Pascal’s iteration of the character to survive thanks to Ellie’s help.

The HBO series has remained remarkably faithful to the story of the original game thus far, so we won’t be revealing any more details about what happens in the Naughty Dog original in order to maintain mystery for those watching who don’t. haven’t played the game.

The last of us airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.