‘The Last of Us Part II’ Character Makes Violent Entrance in ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 4

Warning: This article contains spoilers for this week’s episode of “The Last of Us,” which is available now to stream on Max.

The previous episode of HBO’s “The Last of Us“ ended with Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina’s (Isabela Merced) arrival in Seattle in pursuit of Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), unaware that they’ve stumbled into an ongoing war between militia group Washington Liberation Front (WLF) and the cult group Seraphites. This week’s episode, “Day One,“ gives a closer look at the cruelty this intense battle inspires from both sides. As Dina puts it, “What the f*ck is wrong with Seattle?”

That question is directly inspired by the aftermath of a grisly scene in which the Seraphites, a primitivist cult known for their facial scars and eerie whistles, had strung up and disemboweled a group of WLF soldiers with a message referring to their Prophet written in blood. It’s a far cry from their introduction last episode, which presented a more peaceful faction of their group fleeing the fight for greener pastures only to be ruthlessly culled down by “wolves,“ or the WLF. It’s a scene that provides the first indication that the Seraphites are capable of fighting back and just as vicious as their enemy, arriving after a key scene that brings one of The Last of Us Part II video game’s characters into the fold in a prominent way.

Photograph by Liane Hentscher/HBO

In the season two premiere of “The Last of Us,“ as Abby’s group debates where to go now that the Fireflies are gone, Owen (Spencer Lord) suggests, “Ed has a brother who runs an outfit in Seattle. A guy named Isaac.” It’s a casual line, one that “Day One“ puts into new focus as it gives a much more thorough introduction to Isaac Dixon, a secondary antagonist in the game voiced and motion captured by actor Jeffrey Wright, reprising his role here.

“Day One“ establishes Isaac’s smarts and cunning with a shocking scene of his departure from FEDRA (Federal Disaster Response Agency) as a sergeant in Seattle’s Quarantine Zone by blowing up his armed truck full of soldiers to join the ranks of WLF. That’s Isaac in the past. In the present, Isaac hasn’t lost his icy edge at all as he interrogates a chained and abused Seraphite with violence, using a scalding pan to coax out answers through blistering pain. When that fails to yield answers on the Seraphite’s next plan of attack, Isaac abruptly murders the man. 

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The series stops there from divulging any more information about Isaac or his motivation, but it’s enough to paint a clear picture that Ellie and Dina’s path to revenge will be hampered at every step by a wartorn Seattle. That’s evident by the episode’s end, where the pair look on in horror as a battle wages on miles away, laying siege to city blocks. It also establishes to viewers that Isaac’s still-to-be-revealed connections to Abby will create another lethal obstacle for Ellie.

The silver lining of the episode comes in the aftermath of an intense escape from a Clicker infested tunnel resulting in Ellie getting bitten. As Dina tearfully prepares to pull the trigger, Ellie is forced to reveal her most closely guarded secret: her immunity. Once Dina is satisfied that Ellie is telling the truth, she pulls out a confession of her own: her pregnancy.

“Day One“ lays expansive groundwork for the rocky road ahead, with a complex war raging in Seattle and an unlikely duo with all of the odds stacked against them at the center of it. 

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