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- It's episode eight of "The Last of Us."

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And even without seeing a
single clicker the entire time,

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it's probably the scariest,
most intense episode

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of the entire season so far.

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Thanks to some new characters
by the name of David, James,

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and the residents of
Silver Lake, Colorado.

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(swoosh music)

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Silver Lake is a settlement
near where Ellie is

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nursing Joel back to health.

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It's also where we come to
realize the men they fought

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at the college, one of whom
Joel killed, originated from.

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The town is still reeling from the death

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of one of their own.

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And so, after Ellie has a tense
chance encounter with David

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and James while hunting,
David vows to go after Ellie

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and Joel.

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Ellie is captured while
a badly injured Joel

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seems to gain superpowers when
he realizes she's in trouble.

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But Joel has no idea just
how much trouble Ellie is in

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or what she'll have to do to get out of it

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because David has other plans.

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He wants Ellie to join him
in leading these people.

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He sees in her a partner, maybe
more, but Ellie rejects him

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with extreme prejudice

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before biting him, killing
James and attempting escape.

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- It was pretty (bleep) rude.

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(group screaming)

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(gun shots)

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- Oh, and the people of
Silver Lake are cannibals.

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Did we forget to mention that?

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Because they are, even if
they don't actually know it.

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And it's just the show once again

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revealing the depths humanity will go to

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in the name of self-preservation.

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Anyway, after Ellie's
daring escape attempt,

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David chases her and reveals
his true evil violent self.

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In retaliation, Ellie
brutally butchers him

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in a flaming building

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creating a moment that's
incredibly disturbing

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but also hugely cathartic

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with intense billowing flames standing in

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as physical symbols of Ellie's rage,

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Bella Ramsey's guttural
scream as they stab David over

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and over and over again is
captured in a single shot.

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It's almost as if they're
channeling another character.

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Ellie, from episode one

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could never have done anything like this

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and we're left wondering
what it means for the future.

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Finally, Ellie and Joel
will reunite, but neither

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of them are the same as they were before.

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They've each experienced such
horror, done such awful things

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to so many people just for
the chance to be together.

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You have to wonder if they
can ever truly be happy.

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Simply put, episode
eight of "The Last of Us"

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was terrifying.

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And to achieve that without
a single infected person

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is a testament to just
how good the show is,

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how screwed up its world is

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and how much we adore these
flawed, effed up characters.

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Just one more episode to go this season.

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Surely, surely couldn't
get worse than that.

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What could possibly happen?

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What?

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(dramatic music)

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No, no, no.

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Oh no.

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To read more about this episode

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check out gizmoto.com/io9.