India, May 26 -- The Last of Us season 2 episode seven delivered a tragic but fitting conclusion to a praiseworthy instalment of a great series. But the cliffhanger ending of The Last of Us season 2 also raises some questions, which are explained and answered here.

Created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, the highly anticipated seven-episode season 2 premiered on HBO on 13 April 2025 (14 April in some regions, including on JioHotstar in India). Though headlined by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, the latter is the main lead for most of the season.

Apart from Pascal and Ramsey as Joel Miller and Ellie, respectively, season 2 featured a much larger cast than season 1. Gabriel Luna as Tommy, Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced as Dina, ...