The first reviews for the second season of «The Last of Us» have been released and they are extremely positive. Critics praise the script, intense action, and chemistry between Bella Ramsay and Pedro Pascal’s characters in the sequel, which is still the best video game adaptation on television and is in the running for Best TV Series of 2025.
The second season is currently on Rotten Tomatoes rated 93% based on 45 reviews — in the former, for comparison, 96% from critics and 88% from the audience.
- «The second season presents an even bigger and bolder story that will undoubtedly upset and challenge viewers. It’s brutally raw, vulnerable, and will probably bring you to tears in every other episode thanks to the powerful performances of Ramsay and Pascal», — Cade Onder, ComicBook.
- «If the first season proved to be the best video game adaptation, the second season further confirmed it and also created one of the best series of 2025», — Ross Bonaime, Collider.
- «It beautifully captures some of the game’s most moving moments, as well as placing Joel and Ellie’s story in the larger context of this world. And if you’re not familiar with the games, season two — is just the beginning of a brutal story», — Andrew Webster, The Verge.
The following text contains minor spoilers for the second season of The Last of Us.
However, critics have some questions about the ending, which is defined as not very successful because of the cliffhanger.
- «There is a constant impression — that this is an anticlimax. Because it becomes obvious that the answer to most of the questions he raises is: “You’ll see them next season”», — Angie Hahn, The Hollywood Reporter.
- «All I can say — is that when the credits rolled on the last episode, it didn’t feel like the end of a TV season, but more like a TV season cut in half», — Michael Walsh, Nerdist.
The series «The Last of Us» — is an adaptation of the post-apocalyptic games of The Last of Us series by Naughty Dog. The first season told the story of smuggler Joel (Pascal), who is tasked with guiding teenager Ellie (Ramsay) through the US regions devastated by a parasitic fungus pandemic. The second season will take place five years later and will involve the key characters from The Last of Us Part 2: in particular Abby (Caitlin Deaver), Dean (Isabela Merced), Jesse (Young Masino) and Isaac (his role from the dubbed on television by Jeffrey Wright).
The sequel will start on HBO on April 13 with the first episode — new episodes will be released every Sunday (with official Ukrainian dubbing, you can watch them on Megogo every Monday).
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