In the episode’s final flashback, which brings us to the same New Year's Eve from season 2 episode 1, we see what Ellie said to Joel at the end of that night.

The highly anticipated flashback episode shows a glimpse of how Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and a very much alive Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal) spent the last five years in Jackson.

Ellie grows more resentful of Joel and lashes out frequently, culminating with two pivotal scenes that explain why they are barely speaking by the time we see them in Episode 201.

During the interview, she explained that Joel was alive when she left him, and that he must have driven somewhere else afterwards – and left her a voicemail.

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Ellie grows more resentful of Joel and lashes out frequently, culminating with two pivotal scenes that explain why they are barely speaking by the time we see them in Episode 201.

Bella Ramsey recently discussed their experience filming Joel's death sequence in The Last of Us; which is one of the most distressing in the series.

Though Joel and Ellie don’t get to spend a lot of time together in The Last of Us Part II, this flashback makes every second count, showing how Joel could have been just another doting father ...

The Last of Us Episode 1 ends with Joel beating that officer and his former client to death as Tess and Ellie look on. Yeah, this is a bleak universe, so strap in.