The Last of Us season 2 episode 7 picks up right from the end of episode 5, following on from the flashback episode where we learned what really went down with Joel and Ellie in the years between season 1 and season 2.

"The Last of Us" season 2 is almost over, and I'm hoping it can end strong after a largely underwhelming run that has left me pretty disappointed.

Craig Mazin and Neil Druckman answer several burning questions about that season 2 cliffhanger finale: "This show is going to be a different show every season."

Note: This story contains spoilers from "The Last of Us" Season 2, Episode 7. Sunday's action-packed Season 2 finale of HBO's "The Last of Us" finally saw the return of Kaitlyn Dever's Abby as she and Ellie finally came face-to-face in Seattle.

The Last of Us ' Season 2 finale is a major disappointment. After seven episodes of game-changing deaths, heartbreaking flashbacks, and the occasional half-hearted gesture to the conflict between the Washington Liberation Front and Seraphites,

Series director Neil Druckmann says keeping Joel and Ellie’s last conversation at the end of the story “wouldn’t work” this time around

Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin broke down the Season 2 finale of The Last of Us and teased what's to come for Ellie and Abby

In a recent press event for The Last of Us, showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin dove deep into season 2 as a whole over the course of an hour. Discussions often circled back to the wider topic of what’s possible in games versus film, and how these strengths guided their decisions for what the show would explore and how.

In the season 2 finale of The Last of Us, things escalate in Seattle as Ellie continues her hunt for Abby before a shocking confrontation sets the stage for what promises to be a very different season 3.

The HBO adaptation's latest installment picks up with Joel and Ellie five years after the events of Season 1 and is based on 2020's "The Last of Us: Part II"