The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 5

Top 10 Things You Missed In The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 5

Welcome to WatchMojo, and today were looking at various Easter eggs and details that you may have missed from season two, episode five, Feel Her Love. We will be discussing plot elements from the game, so a spoiler warning is in effect!

#10: Spores

Its kind of hard to miss this one, but the spores are still interesting to talk about considering their relation to the game. In this episode we learn that the fungus is progressing and is now emitting spores. These spores become airborne and have the power to infect anyone who breathes them in, hence Nora accepting her fate in front of Ellie. This is a huge development for the series, but its not new to players of the game. You see, spores have been in the games from the very beginning - in fact, its one of the very first things youre introduced to in post-apocalypse Boston. Its nice to see that theyre finally making the transition to the screen!

#9: The Anti Joel

The new episode begins with a cold open of sorts, with Hanrahan confronting a soldier named Elise Park. This is an original character, and shes here to establish the new threat of the spores. Theres one very important detail to consider - as Hanrahan is leaving, she says that she is sorry about Parks son, meaning that the soldier that Park sacrificed was her own child. This is meant to be an emotional gutpunch, but its also meant to mirror Joels anti-sacrifice in the season one finale. This also gives greater depth to Abby - the WLF clearly values the collective over the individual, and Abby would have little patience for Joel choosing the opposite.

#8: Parks Son

This episode has a brilliant bookend, and its very easy to miss. We actually see Parks son in the climax of the episode, after Ellie chases Nora into the basement. As shes exploring the spore-filled area, she comes across a man who has been absorbed into the wall via the fungus. If you look closely, his uniform reads L. Park, meaning this is the son that Elise left behind. We wonder how shed feel seeing him in this state! The name tag is a great connective tissue that links this scene to the cold open, although we wouldnt blame you if you missed it. That makeup is just too stellar to ignore.

#7: Sick Habit

At the beginning of the episode, we get an establishing shot of the theater that Ellie and Dina are using as a makeshift headquarters. The sign reads Sick Ha, and we can see the outlines of a b, i, and t, so it once read out Sick Habit. This is a fun little Easter egg for fans of the game, as Sick Habit is a band that played in the Pinnacale Theater. While you obviously dont get to enjoy the bands music, you can find their flyer advertising a show for September 14, 2013. The band is also mentioned while Ellie and Dina are exploring the record store, with Ellie claiming that they listened to their music back in Jackson.

#6: Future Days

While exploring the theater, Ellie stumbles across a huge stage littered with musical instruments. Maybe they belonged to Sick Habit! She picks up a guitar and plays the beginning of a song before stopping and talking to Dina. This song is Pearl Jams Future Days, which is also the song that Joel sings to Ellie in the video game. This is probably why Ellie becomes upset after playing it, lost in a sad moment of reflection over her now-gone father. Funnily enough, this song shouldnt exist in the shows universe, as Outbreak Day was September 26, 2003, and Future Days was on the bands 2013 album Lightning Bolt. Whatever. Its an iconic piece of the game, so it stays!

#5: Weezer

Weve seen throughout the show that Ellie is a big fan of 90s rock - specifically grunge and alternative. This trend continues in the shows adorable little epilogue, which shows a flashback of Joel and Ellie together in Jackson. On Ellies bedroom wall is a poster for Weezers album Pinkerton, which was released in 1996. This lines up with her taste in music - whereas Weezers debut was a fun bit of power pop with catchy singles, Pinkerton featured more alternative music with much darker and more introspective lyrics. This change in style alienated a good chunk of their fanbase at the time, but thats exactly the style that Ellie enjoys!

#4: Jesse & Abby Find the Map

When things seem dire for Ellie and Dina, Jesse arrives to save the day. He explains that both he and Tommy followed them to Seattle, thinking that they would need their help in their quest for revenge. He also explains that they found their map inside the theater, which allowed them to track Ellie and Dina to the warehouse. Funnily enough, this is the same way that Abby finds Ellie in the video game. Ellie accidentally drops her map in the aquarium and its found by Lev, who in turn gives it to Abby. Ellie really has to stop leaving her maps behind for people to find.

#3: Ellie Knows the Truth

This episode introduced one major deviation from the video game. As Ellie is confronting Nora, Nora tells her exactly why Abby hunted down Joel and killed him. Ellie doesnt seem to care, which mirrors her state of mind in the video game. In the game, Ellie never explicitly learns the truth about Abby. She knows that Abby is a Firefly, so its possible that she put two and two together, but she is never explicitly told that Joel killed Abbys father. She just doesnt care - Abby killed Joel, so Abby has to go. Dina also tells Ellie a story which carries a very similar message - it doesnt matter why the act was done. Only that it was done.

#2: Dina Cant Hear the Stalkers

We know that Dina is very proficient in listening to the infected, often telling Ellie exactly how many are in a room. But she has a problem with the Stalkers in the warehouse. Not only does she not know what they are, but she also cant seem to hear them, even expressing shock when more emerge from the darkness. This is a great reference to the video game. By their nature, Stalkers are exceptionally quiet and therefore almost impossible to detect while in listening mode. Dina is clearly playing in listening mode most of the time, so it makes complete sense that she isnt able to detect them!

#1: The Rat King

During the opening sequence, Elise Park mentions going into the hospital basement. They were expecting something bad, but they found the place completely abandoned. She even says that there were not even rats inside, which seems to elicit a subtle reaction of anxiety from Hanrahan. It also elicited a huge reaction from fans of the game, whose ears pricked up from the mention of hospital rats. The Rat King is a famous type of infected from the game, found in the basement of the Seattle hospital. Its a disgusting creature, consisting of numerous types of infected phased into each other and forming a giant mass of limbs, mouths, and fungal growths. We still have nightmares about it.

Did you spot anything else from the episode? Let us know in the comments below!