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Lets start where the season ended …
What do Joel and Ellie do tomorrow?
In Look for the Light, Joel discovers that the plan to save humanity includes the death of Ellie.
So how will that affect the immediate action back at the settlement?
Are they just going to settle down and live life as a makeshift father and daughter?
What will the Fireflies do after Joels decision at the end of the first season?
Of course, Joel may not have a choice.
(The nurses in that OR could have a story to tell.)
What happens when news of Marlenes murder and Ellies kidnapping gets back to the rest of the organization?
Will they send people after Joel and Ellie?
Will Joel and Ellie hit the road again?
So much of the first season was about Joel bringing Ellie to the Fireflies.
Now what drives them?
What shapes their relationship other than survival?
Could there be a new mission in season two?
Is there still a way to use Ellie for a cure without killing her?
Will Joel ever tell Ellie the truth?
How long can Joel keep up the lie about what happened in Salt Lake City?
What if they dont jump right to the events ofPart 2?
This is the big question in play before getting into spoilers.
The first season succeeded by expanding on characters and themes in the first game.
Game-spoiler Questions
Where and when will the characters be at the beginning of season two?
Its also revealed that Ellie has a girlfriend named Dina (voiced by Shannon Woodward).
Season two could pick up at any point along this timeline or someplace else entirely.
What happens to Joel?
You cant keep her safe forever, says Marlene near the end of the season finale.
And then youll die or shell leave.
Well, thats just about what happens.
If youre reading this despite not having playedPart 2,sit down for this one:Joel dies.
Remember that lingering shot in the finale of the doctor deceased on the OR floor?
Are there new characters waiting to be cast?
Will season two be as loyal to the game as season one?
Well, this is the big one.
Will fans of the second game revolt if theydontkill Joel?
It will be fascinating to see how they thread this needle.
Where could the show go after a second season?
What if they do push throughPart 2in a couple seasons?
CouldThe Last of Usbecome likeGame of Thronesand lap its source material?
It certainly seems possible given the development cycle of games compared to television.
Druckmann recentlysaid, We dont do something that were not extremely passionate about.
