How the trailer for The Last of Us season 2 uses elements of the video game

The trailer contains easter eggs that will speak to players. Guaranteed without spoilers!

This series proved that it was possible to faithfully adapt a video game to please both gamers only to new arrivals. Last year, The Last of Uswith his duo Joel/Ellie (Pedro Pascal And Bella Ramsey), won over audiences and critics alike – eventually being nominated for six Emmy Awards as well as three Golden Globes. Already, fans were pointing out the similarities with the original product – such as the chest of drawers allowing the characters to take a short look – and the easter eggs – like the car escape from the first episode which follows shot by shot that of the game They can also be found in this compilation:

Its first season followed the plot of the first apocalyptic survival gaming part, and ended with Joel who, to save Ellie, did not hesitate for a single second to commit a real massacre. Unconscious, when she wakes up, he hides the truth from her and instead declares that the operation to produce the antidote for the virus that is decimating the population, of which she is the key, has failed. In line with this, will season 2 follow in the footsteps of The Last of Us 2 ? The first trailer, released a few days ago, seems to go in this direction.

New characters – known as Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) or Isaac (Jeffrey Wright), unknown like the one interpreted by Catherine O'Hara – promises of emotion and great actions as well as even more infected, season 2 of The Last of Us has already made people happy – including among connoisseurs. For good reason, from these two introductory minutes some parallels already emerge. Guaranteed without spoilers!

Several scenes turn out to be identical. We find Joel teaching Ellie how to play the guitar, Ellie playing a song to Dina, the one on the porch following a long conversation, the interrogations of Isaac, leader of the Washington Liberation Front, the exploration of Jackson in the snow , as well as the attack of the infected in the snow with Abby – one of the most nerve-wracking moments for players.

But that's not all. Other resemblances are reserved for the more seasoned, such as a simple mailbox belonging to Joel Miller – a small detail to note. Or even the tag “Feel her love” discovered by Ellie in Seattle, linked to one of the plots to follow, and again identical to the one visible in the game.

Besides, you have to listen. The original music accompanying the trailer is “Future Days” by Pearl Jam, of which we hear the first words: “If I ever were to lose you, I'd surely lose myself.” No coincidence in this choice, because it is the song played by Joel to Ellie during the secret epilogue of The Last of Us. Moreover, on several occasions, posters of the group are visible on the walls of the abandoned buildings to be explored.

For the most attentive, the last secret contained in the first images is found in the use of a high-pitched sound similar to that heard after the blow during a key and terrible scene, well known to experts, but about which nothing can be said…

Also, players know exactly what to expect with this sequel, and the trailer gives a glimpse of it, without revealing too much. Now the question that remains is: in view of a season 3, how will they split the game in two?

The second season will consist of seven episodes, and should be released in 2025, without any details on the exact date.