Although Season 2 spends most of its first episode five years on from the events of the Season 1 finale, the opening scene ...

it took only one episode for that rot to lead to a total collapse … and not just symbolically. This brings me back to the siege of Jackson, which happens at the same time as Abby’s smug ...

The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 2, Through the Valley, dropped on April 20, 2025, on Max, leaving the viewers (count me in) ...

In the episode ... and their horses were. Abby realized then that she found Joel after Dina said his name, and convinced them to bring her back to the cabin where she said her friends had supplies ...

Abby snaps back, before she kneels down beside a grave marker and places a Fireflies pendant around it. Cut to the opening credits. We don't see her again until the very end of the episode ...

If you have yet to tune into the episode, we’d suggest turning ... As she goes to fight back, she’s held down by Abby’s crew and made to watch as Abby plunges the stick of the golf club ...

and Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) finally cross paths. If you have yet to tune into the episode, we’d suggest turning back now because there’s no turning back once you read the spoilers below.

It also introduces this season's primary villain, Abby, who is seen at the start of the episode and also seems ... When she gets back home, she sees Joel playing his guitar on the porch, but ...

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 2 ... As she goes to fight back, she’s held down by Abby’s crew and made to watch as Abby plunges the stick ...

In the show, the non-diegetic song plays over the episode's conclusions for Ellie, Abby, and Tommy. As Abby's squad tromps through the snow, back to their base in Seattle, the lyrics continue ...