Author: Carling McGuire

[Editor’s note: this piece contains spoilers for the most recent episode of HBO’s mega hit drama series, “The Last of Us.” If you haven’t watched s1e8 “When We Are in Need” yet, you may want to do that before reading past this point.] Episode 8 of HBO’s “The Last of Us” is on everyone’s radar. Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) come across the religious cannibal cult led by devout zealot, David (Scott Shepherd). The series — and by extension, the game — sees Ellie acting on her own, desperate to protect Joel while he recovers. What unfolds pushes…

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