{"id":29760,"date":"2023-02-06T04:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T03:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1779744"},"modified":"2023-02-06T09:39:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T08:39:51","slug":"what-happened-in-the-last-of-us-episode-4","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-happened-in-the-last-of-us-episode-4\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened in The Last of Us episode 4?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joel and Ellie find themselves in big trouble. <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 06 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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**Warning: Spoilers for The Last of Us episode 4 ahead.**<\/strong><\/p>\n

After The Last of Us<\/a> episode 3, you\u2019d be forgiven for thinking we might be in for an easier ride for episode<\/a> 4. But nope, not on this show.<\/p>\n

Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey<\/a>) get themselves into quite a sticky situation to say the least in the latest instalment of the HBO<\/a> show, leaving us on the biggest cliffhanger to date.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re almost halfway through the series and, while it\u2019s still a brilliant instalment, episode 4 could be seen as one of the weaker episodes of the lot. Being sandwiched between what are potentially the two best episodes of the series doesn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got a lot of introductions to get through, and a lot to learn about Joel and Ellie, so there\u2019s a bit less action than you might expect (although definitely still plenty to keep us going).<\/p>\n

During the course of the 50 minutes (the shortest episode to date), we meet the terrifying Kathleen (Melanie Lynskey), and Perry (Jeffrey Pierce, who also featured in the game<\/a>) as well as two new characters at the very end. We\u2019ll learn more about them in episode 5.<\/p>\n

We hear more about Joel\u2019s past, and we get some hints about the trauma that Ellie\u2019s been through, as well as some incredibly creepy teases about what\u2019s to come in episode 5 \u2013 so there\u2019s definitely some essential stuff.<\/p>\n

All we\u2019ll say is, stick with it. It\u2019s worth it.<\/p>\n

The Last of Us episode 4 recap<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us.<\/span><\/figcaption> Liane Hentscher\/HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Following Bill (Nick Offerman<\/a>) and Frank\u2019s (Murray Bartlett) story, we catch back up with Ellie and Joel on their way to Wyoming to reunite with Joel\u2019s brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna).<\/p>\n

With Ellie using the map to navigate \u2013 and annoying Joel with some terrible puns from a book she found \u2013 Joel drives the pair of them and they stop off to camp in the forest. Making sure Ellie knows the dangers surrounding them, he warns her not to light a fire as people could find them.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo what are they gonna do, rob us?\u201d Ellie asks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll have way more in mind than that,\u201d Joel tells her.<\/p>\n

The pair continue their journey but they hit a pile-up of cars on the freeway which is impassable. Joel decides to take a detour and the pair end up in Kansas City \u2013 possibly the worst decision they could have made.<\/p>\n

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Jeffrey Pierce in The Last of Us.<\/span><\/figcaption> Liane Hentscher\/HBO<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

They see a man pleading for help and, thanks to his, erm, dubious past, Joel immediately senses it\u2019s a trap. By then, though, it\u2019s too late. Their windscreen is smashed and they run over a spike strip, causing them to crash into a shop.<\/p>\n

With bullets raining down on them, Joel urges a terrified Ellie to hide in a hole in the wall, as he attempts to fight off their attackers. He manages to kill a few of them, but doesn\u2019t hear one more sneaking up behind him.<\/p>\n

As Ellie sees Joel being strangled by the attacker, she grabs her gun and shoots him in the back. The attacker, a teenager, pleads for his life. Joel tells Ellie to go back behind the wall and kills him, before the pair of them manage to hide in a darkened room.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, we\u2019re introduced to the terrifying Kathleen. She\u2019s didn\u2019t appear in the games, but she\u2019s the leader of a violent revolutionary movement, along with right-hand man Perry. Immediately, we find out she\u2019s on the hunt for a character named Henry \u2013 and she won\u2019t stop until he\u2019s dead.<\/p>