HBO just treated audiences to what could easily be the best filler episode in any show yet with the premiere of The Last of Us Episode 3. But, all good things come to an end. In this particular case, the next episode takes audiences from the story of Nick Offerman's Bill and Murray Bartlett's Frank and their prepper-friendly abode onwards to a show-specific location as well as a unique character.
"Eurgh, smells like burnt shit," quips Ellie as she gets a whiff of the coffee Joel is brewing for himself. Little does Ellie know, she successfully foreshadowed what will happen later on in the episode.
After two days on the road, Ellie and Joel find themselves in what appears to be the narrow streets of a human settlement as they encounter an injured man begging for their help. We're then treated to a handful of scenes depicting a worsening situation for the duo. One, in particular, sees Melanie Lynskey's character, Kathleen, who's unique to the show, threatening to shoot a man's head off as she asks him to tell him where "he" is.
Judging from her tone, whoever Kathleen is looking for is in for a world of pain.