The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 5 keeps the emotional bruises coming while reminding us why this show stays undefeated at making heartbreak feel cinematic. This

It's the sound of a song we've been waiting for in The Last of Us, fluttering out the window. In Season 2, episode 5, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) takes to the stage of Seattle's crumbling Pinnacle Theater, where instruments remain set for a performance never given.

I also really enjoyed “The Last of Us” on HBO, and named the first season (which covered the events of the first The Last of Us video game) the best video game adaptation ever. I should also adore “The Last of Us” season 2, considering it’s adapting what I believe to be even stronger source material.

In both The Last of Us Part 1 and Part 2, spores have always been a key part of the narrative. Whenever anyone but Ellie descends into a heavily infected zone, they put on a mask to make sure they don't get exposed. However, this is the first time it's been introduced in the adaptation.

If it feels like The Last of Us Season 2 just began, you’re not alone. Especially if (SPOILER ALERT!) you’re still grieving the shocking death of Joel (Pedro Pascal) in Episode 2, “The Path,” at the hands of new character Abby (Kaitlyn Dever).

The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 5 finally introduces fans to Spores, the airborne carriers of the Cordyceps brain infection.

The Last of Us season two, episode five will be available to watch on HBO and to stream on Max on May 11, 2025. New episodes of The Last of Us season twoair each Sunday through May 25, 2025. The Last of Us season two, episode five will be available on HBO from 9 pm ET/PT on May 11, 2025.

The first we see of the Seraphites comes in Season 2, episode 3. We meet a group of people on a forest trail to Seattle (the same road Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Mercred) take later in the episode), with each member clad in hooded garments branded with the same strange symbol.