Acrobats and “circus performers” played some of the Infected in that chaotic sequence. Warning: This article contains spoilers fromThe Last of Usseason 1, episode 5. This week on HBO’sThe Last of Us you guessed it more death! The Infected explode from the ground in ‘The Last of Us’ episode 5.HBO Certain ones, however, were less emotionally devastating than usual. “It was crazy. She was so not afraid,” Lynskey tells EW....

Warning: This article contains spoilers fromThe Last of Usepisodes 4 and 5. Jeffrey Pierceremembers when Screen Gems assembled a troupe of actors for a table read. By his own recollection, he was the only cast member from the games to attend. Jeffrey Pierce plays Perry in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher/HBO He won’t say which other actors were present, even now. “In a two-hour runtime, how are you gonna tell 14, 17 hours of story?...

Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Last of Usseason 1, episode 5. Adam Basil never expected his life to blow up over his latest role. “He’s captured a lot of people’s imaginations. Stunt performer Adam Basil talks about his time as the Bloater on ‘The Last of Us’.HBO; Dave Benett/Getty Images Someone asked me if I’d come to their wedding. I’ve had people sending me love messages. He really brought out something in people that I don’t think even they knew they had....

Warning: This article contains major spoilers fromThe Last of Usseason 1 finale. It’s said that love makes you do crazy things. How far would you go for the ones you love? Pedro Pascal’s Joel and Bella Ramsey’s Ellie in that climactic scene from ‘The Last of Us’ season finale.Liane Hentscher/HBO Would you commit horrible acts if it meant protecting someone so precious to you? He wakes to find a familiar face, Marlene (Merle Dandridge)....

The actor playing one of the hospital nurses is kind of a big deal. Warning: This article contains spoilers fromThe Last of Usseason 1 finale. Technically, Laura Bailey does too just not the role fans immediately think of. Laura Bailey played the role of Abby, a pivotal character to 2020’s ‘The Last of Us Part II’.Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage; Naughty Dog The end credits of the episode confirm that Bailey is playing one of the nurses....

The HBO horror-drama’s season 1 finale gets real ugly, real fast. Infected snarl nearby, hot on her trail. “It’s me,” she says, but no one’s home. Ashley Johnson on ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher/HBO Frantically, the sounds of Infected in the distance, she runs upstairs. A grimace of pain. The baby is coming. Bella Ramsey’s Ellie in ‘The Last of Us’ season 1 finale.Liane Hentscher/HBO But a monster is coming....

The HBO show gave a major hint to what inquisitive gamers have long theorized about. Warning: This article contains spoilers fromThe Last of Usseason 1 finale. Asactor Troy Baker previously told EW, it’s like they enrich each other. Ashley Johnson on ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher/HBO Anna is pregnant with baby Ellie and is on the run from an Infected. Nobody is there, however, and Anna is forced to grapple with the Infected....

Johnson originated the role of Ellie in the video games. Now she arrives in the HBO series as Anna. Warning: This article contains spoilers fromThe Last of Usseason 1 finale. Ashley Johnson on ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher/HBO Ashley Johnsonfeels the weight of her role in HBO’sThe Last of Us. “It’s wild. It’s surreal and bizarre,” the actress tells EW of getting this opportunity. Ashley Johnson performs as Ellie through motion-capture in ‘The Last of Us Part II’....

The infection is spreading to Halloween Horror Nights. Attendees will experience other locations from the games as well, like the Hotel Grand and subterranean tunnels. A sequel, 2020’sPart II, received similar acclaim. ‘The Last of Us’ haunted houses at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights.Courtesy of Universal Visit theevent’s websitefor ticketing information. ‘The Last of Us’ video game.Sony Interactive Entertainment

Snitches get a lot more than stitches. Kathleen’s in pursuit. He’s apparently providing refuge for Henry and Sam. Keivonn Montreal Woodard as Sam in ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher/HBO She orders a reluctant Perry to gather his men and go door-to-door in search of Eldelstein’s hideout. Before that, though, she’d like him to execute all of the informers. “No trial,” she says. Jeffrey Pierce as Perry and Melanie Lynskey as Kathleen in ‘The Last of Us’....

Joel and Ellie cross a “river of death” and stumble upon an unexpected oasis in the wilderness. Because of that, they’re not locked in such a defensive crouch. Some infected, some not." Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsay on ‘The Last of Us’.HBO If Tommy’s west of the river, he’s gone. Skeptical, they decide to take their chances. He blames the cold air, but Ellie suspects there’s more to it. Gabriel Luna in season 1, episode 6 of ‘The Last of Us’....

Ellie isn’t having it. “Nobody made you or Tess take me. Nobody made you go along with this plan,” she says. Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal.Liane Hentscher/HBO “Don’t blame me for something that isn’t my fault.” Joel appreciates her candor. Furthermore, he knows she’s right. Nick Offerman, Murray Bartlett.Liane Hentscher/HBO Along the way, they stop at an old convenience store where Joel stashed some gear. Ellie geeks out over aMortal Kombat 2cabinet before heading into the basement in search of goodies....

She’s ushered to a lab, where she sees an Ophiocordyceps specimen beneath a microscope. But that’s impossible. “They cannot survive in humans,” she says. Tess, Joel, and Ellie traverse a wrecked Boston.HBO Using a pair of forceps, she reaches into the mouth of the woman. What she pulls out are strands of hypha, as alive as the body is dead. Whoever bit her is still out in the wild, as are 14 of her missing coworkers....