The story-driven game is set in a zombie-ravaged America that has been taken over by once-human creatures infected with a mushroom-like virus that causes them to become violent cannibals.

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‘The Last of Us,’ Season 1, Episode 6: The Ties That Bind This week, Joel and Ellie encounter a safer and more social way of life, but it’s not clear whether they want any part of it.

The Last of Us ended its first season on a high note; each of its nine episodes earned considerable acclaim, although some are undoubtedly better than others.

The conflicts of the late 1960s and 1970s remind America of the divisions that opened up before the Civil War, but the boom of the 1980s heralds better times, with a confidence that mirrors the 1920s.

Episode 6 misses the perfect opportunity to create an emotional Joel and Ellie-centred storyline similar to Bill and Frank's in Season 1.