The Last of Us episode 5 trailer is here. As usual, HBO has released a preview for next week’s episode of the zombie apocalypse drama based on the eponymous Playstation video game, teasing a terrifying Bloater – the fourth and final evolutionary stage of the Infected – as a result of years of exposure to Cordyceps fungi. Titled ‘Endure and Survive’, the next episode is directed by Jeremy Webb (The Umbrella Academy) and will arrive two days early on HBO Max and HBO On Demand in the US, so it doesn’t conflict with the event. Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12. Episode 5 airs Feb. 10 at 9 a.m. ET, while the linear HBO cable run will follow the regular Sunday schedule. Gadgets 360 has reached out to Disney+ Hotstar to find out if The Last of Us Episode 5 will also be released early in India.
The Last of Us episode 5 trailer picks up with Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) wandering through the ruins of Kansas City, after finding themselves at gunpoint at the end of episode 4. The hostiles in question are Henry (Lamar Johnson) and his deaf younger brother Sam (Keivonn Montreal Woodard), who are hiding from a group of hunters – the new character of the revolutionary movement of Kathleen (Melanie Lynskey). “Things went well,” she tells her subscribers, as we are treated to images of her infantrymen on a manhunt. “Didn’t you hear? Kansas City is free. Continuing to be a major threat to our main pair, it looks like the series is taking another major departure from the 2013 video game, giving the villains some character building ahead of the eventual stalemate. It’s not entirely clear why Kathleen hunts Henry, but it’s implied Henry has something to do with her brother’s death.
“He told me to forgive, but where’s the justice in that?” she continues in voiceover, as our main duo teams up with Sam and Henry, aiding them in their fight against the Hunters. Much like the game, the hunters of the HBO show overthrew the FEDRA military regime on their quarantine zone. So the only third-party interference they need to worry about is the infected landfill in the city. And with all the ruckus and sound waves generated by shootings and explosions, the network of infected people will react just as aggressively. The Last of Us Episode 5 trailer sees Ellie still holding the gun she stole from Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett), with which she saved Joel’s life in a tense situation. Joel seems to trust him with the gun now.
The Last of Us Episode 5 trailer then cuts to show some action footage, as the highly mutated Bloater storms the fiery streets and a terrified Joel orders Ellie to escape. of the area. The footage also appears to highlight the final showdown between Kathleen and Henry. “It ends how it ends,” says Kathleen. Last month, HBO renewed the show for a second season, which will explore the events of The Last of Us Part II game. Showrunner Craig Mazin also suggested that the story is “more than a TV season”.
New episodes of The Last of Us air every Monday on Disney+ Hotstar, at 8:30 a.m. India. Currently, there is no information on whether Episode 5 will air early Saturday in the country, based on the early release in the United States. Gadgets 360 will update this article as soon as we hear from Hotstar.
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