The Last Of Us Episode 7 is upon us, and here we’re breaking down the episode 7 trailer to understand what will happen in it. We’re actually getting the Riley episode, and in this article, we’ll discuss the gaming similarities and talk about our predictions for where the story will go.
There will be complete spoilers regarding Riley’s fate, but if you’ve watched any of the scenes where Ellie mentions her friend, you probably know what will happen at the end of this episode. At the end of episode 6, Ellie and Joel go into a Firefly building to find out that it is empty and that the Firefly members have moved on to another location.
Then they saw 4 strangers coming after them. Seeing them, Joel decided to run to the horse. One of the four men tries to stop them, but Joel ends up killing him, but the man manages to stab Joel in the stomach. Episode 7 will continue after this, so let’s talk about it.
What Will Happen In The Last Of Us Episode 7?
The Last of Us Episode 7 as a whole seems to be strongly based on The Last Of Us Left Behind DLC that was released after the game’s initial release. This takes place right after Joel drops off the horse, and we see Ellie as she manages to scrape for supplies in an empty building during the winter.
On the other hand, we also saw a flashback to her final night with Riley, when the two went on an unplanned date to an empty mall. Tragically, the pair were surrounded by the infected, where they were bitten.
On the other hand, Ellie had to deal with the infected in the mall as well as some hunters who had been ordered in search of them. I recently played a version of the game and was expecting they would include this, but you had to choose it through the main menu, which was annoying.
Nonetheless, I believe that The Last of Us episode 7 is definitely showing us these two timelines because it opens with a sight of Ellie reaching for a doorknob. You can see that she is carrying the same purple coat that Maria gifted her in The Last of Us, episode 6. Hence, the time jump is undoubtedly happening, and it’s possible that Ellie may be shown searching for supplies while she attempts to treat Joel.
Ellie In The Fedra Academy
Now it looks like we’re getting a time jump to much earlier in the timeline than where we started with Left Behind. We catch Ellie running circuits, and this is likely for the Fedra academy that she trained with back in Boston. This location appeared in the comic, and in that, we also had Ellie’s walkman, which she appears to be wearing here.
A girl grabs this off her, and she says that she’s not here anymore. This is referring to Riley, who ended up leaving the academy to become a firefly. We actually learn about what happened in the game with this when Riley is taking her through the city.
Now Riley not being there to protect Ellie has made her a bit of an easy target, and even though she’s fighting back, she clearly misses her friend. This is definitely foreshadowing her relationship with Joel and how she sort of needs someone in her life who can help fight the battles because others will pick on her.
She hits the girl, and from here, we get taken to a Fedra officer’s room, and the officer says that they are the only thing holding this all together. We’ve seen with Kathleen that that’s kind of the case too. For as bad as Fedra is, they at least have rules and laws in place, whereas the rebels that oust them don’t.
This is why Kathleen was executing people without trials, killing kids, and just being a bad, bad Dinner Lady. I dunno what she worked as; I just got Dinner Lady vibes from her. No, I’m not slagging off dinner ladies; if anything, I’m saying they’re nice…too nice. So maybe Kathleen hated kids because she used to be a dinner lad…
Ellie And Riley Sneak Into The Mall
So I think this episode is very much going to be the clashing of ideologies as Ellie is in the Fedra camp currently, whereas Riley is a Firefly. It’s very much this story about two people being on opposite sides of the track that end up coming together.
That night we catch Riley sneaking into Ellie’s room which is pulled directly from the game. She woke Ellie up by pretending to bite her, and this very much foreshadowed their fate in which they both got bit. Now Ellie clearly doesn’t take kindly to being woken up like this, and she pulls her knife out on her.
Now from this, they head through the city, which is what they did in the game. They jump across rooftops and end up going to the mall. In the game, you ended up dropping down into it, and you found a campsite for a recently deceased hermit called Winston.
Ellie and Riley had known him, and they searched through his stuff, where they found the pun book. You learn that Riley actually gave it to Ellie, and beyond just being filled with great jokes, she loved it because it was the last thing Riley owned.
Ellie promises to show her the four wonders of the mall, and this includes starting up the merry-go-round. This was a big moment in the game in which the pair rode around on it, and Riley wooed Ellie with puns.
We also see them holding hands, but this quickly devolves when Ellie comes across pipe bombs on a shelf. It seems like she only finds out she is a firefly here, whereas Riley told her early on in the DLC after showing her her firefly pendant.
Now Ellie storms out, saying that none of this was even about her, and it’s possible that in the show that Riley is trying to recruit Ellie to join them. Ellie would obviously be annoyed when she thinks this is her getting closer to Riely only to learn the truth. Now she clearly ends up going back as we see other scenes involving the infected.
There’s such a cool shot of one that’s grown into the wall waking up, and these used to litter the game. Though some infected would go on to become Clickers, there were many that would just be instructed to go lie down somewhere, and they’d then grow into the wall and out from there. This is clearly the case with this one, but he’s woken up to go and get the two girls.
Ellie And Riley Get Bit
We then see a location that’s pulled directly from the game, and that is the Halloween store. In the DLC, you traveled into the mall and went into a shop lined with masks which you tried on. This included a clown one, which we can see the display of to the Left. No, that’s not a mirror, mate. You’re just a big clown…haha got you. I think it’s because we’re actually such good mates and can joke about this stuff, you and me.
Anyway, it looks like they’re fighting the infected here, which is a change-up from the game. Originally you and Riley went to a clothes shop for the final bit, which is where you had a water pistol fight. Riley then put on Etta James I Got You Babe, and you danced away before the pair kissed.
Originally the fireflies were shipping Riley off to another QZ, but she promised to stay in Boston to be with Ellie. The infected then swarmed the area and cut this love story short, which led to a big chase scene. OK, now we are going to head into the Spoiler territory, so read at your own risk.
The Last Of Us Episode 7 Release Date & Spoilers
The Last Of Us Episode 6 will release on 26 February 2023 on HBO. Episode 7 is titled “Left Behind.” At the end of Episode 7, Ellie and Riley are a bit, and they promise to lose their minds together, which leads to Riley’s death.
Looks like it’s following that basic structure, and I’m guessing that this is gonna be used as a sort of dark mirror to the Bill and Frank episode. That entry had two people finding love in the apocalypse, and they managed to live a long life together.
This, on the other hand, is a relationship being cut short, and it’s very much gonna be a tragic origin story for Ellie that kind of explains how she is. The first person she got attached to ended up dying, and thus, you can see why she’s so desperate to hold onto Joel in the present. Really adds a lot to the series, I think.
The Last Of Us Episode 7 Release Time & Where To Watch
Episode 7 of The Last Of Us will air at 9 pm PT in the US. TLOS episode 7 release timings for the rest of the world are as follows:
- 9:00 pm Pacific Time on Sunday, 26 February 2023
- 11:00 pm Central Time on Sunday, 26 February 2023
- 12:00 am Eastern Time on Monday, 27 February 2023
- 10:30 am Indian Standard Time on Monday, 27 February 2023
- 1:00 am Australian Standard Time on Monday, 27 February 2023
You can watch episode 7 on HBO and can stream it on HBO Max.
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