‘The Last Of Us’ Episode 2: Full Easter Egg Breakdown

In The Final Of Us Episode 1, there was a point out of Jakarta on a radio. Properly, the opening scenes of Episode 2 happen in Jakarta, at the beginning of the fungal outbreak that can result in the present’s zombie apocalypse. That’s the place a scientist examines one of many first victims of the fungus, and declares that there isn’t any remedy or vaccine and as a substitute recommends bombing — and later we see that bombs have been utilized in cities to cease the unfold.

That’s simply one of many many Easter eggs, online game references, and hidden particulars you may need missed in Episode 2 of The Final Of Us. Titled “Contaminated,” and directed by The Final of Us sport creator Neil Druckmann, this episode reveals how the zombie an infection began and was unfold, and divulges how the present’s model of the an infection is completely different from the one within the unique video games. It additionally reveals why reflections are so necessary within the sequence, the symbolism of the sandwich that Ellie eats, and the way the fungus was unfold on this world — and the way Joel survived as a result of (no joke) he’s on the Atkins food plan. See all of them beneath:

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