The third episode of THE LAST OF US, “Long, Long Time,” which reinstated Linda Ronstadt and gave the audience a better-than-ever Bill and Frank, made the netizens go crazy last week. However, Episode 4 makes a significant contribution and returns the action to the original video game scenario. Here is a complete explanation of that surprising cliffhanger as well as everything you need to know about the plot of Episode 4.
The final scene of The Last of Us episode 4 features the largest cliffhanger since Avengers: Infinity War.

Beginning with episode 4, “The Last of Us” began to recreate a memorable scene from the game, in which Joel and Ellie battle the vicious Hunters. The Hunters are located in Pittsburgh in the original game, but Kansas City is where they are in The Last of Us episode 4.

The Last Of Us Episode 4 Recap

Ellie examines the weapon she stole from Bill’s house as The Last Of Us episode 4 recap opens. Soon after, she stops by to see how Joel is doing while he is obtaining gasoline from an abandoned vehicle. He is cheered up by the youngster reading jokes she discovered in a book. The two set off once more on their trip to reach Wyoming, where Tommy is located.

Joel and Ellie decide to rest and set up camp in the woods after a long day of travelling so they can rest. Joel answers Ellie’s final question before she falls asleep: “Will someone alive discover us in the forest?” Joel decides to keep watch while Ellie is sound asleep. The two continue their trip to Wyoming the following morning.

Ellie queries Joel about Tommy throughout their travel. He describes how his brother joined the Army and how that led to him becoming a member of Marlene and the Fireflies. After a tense period, Ellie takes a nap and awakens to find them at another deserted highway crossing near Kansas City with a line of rusted-out cars obstructing their path. Joel chooses not to move the cars but to take a different route inside the city. Then Ellie looks up and sees the quarantine zone and wonders where FEDRA is. They are suddenly ambushed by multiple gunmen at this precise moment.

Joel tells Ellie to hide as he takes attention from the attackers while their vehicle is being shot at. One of these people then chokes him, which prompts Ellie to emerge from cover and fire at him. Ellie is then instructed to turn around by Joel, who will subsequently kill their attacker. Now that their ambushers are out of the way, the duo flees on foot from their attackers.

Kathleen questions an elderly guy about the location of Henry and his friends, who told FEDRA about their brother over at an unidentified location. She finds the bodies of the individuals Joel killed as she is being questioned. After killing the elderly guy, she leaves.

Soon after, Kathleen gathers her troops in an effort to track down Henry and find those guilty of the murders of her people.
Joel and Ellie reason that the individuals who ambushed them are not FEDRA or Fireflies from inside an abandoned structure. The young girl, who is having trouble hurting their previous attacker, is then consoled by him. Joel is shocked when Ellie admits that it wasn’t her first time injuring someone. After teaching her how to use a handgun, he hands it to him. Soon after, they depart from Kansas City.

Kathleen and Perry, one of her soldiers, search an attic in another abandoned building for any signs of Henry. They shut down the building without telling their colleagues after learning that it was infected there.

Joel and Ellie, searching for a place to relax and recharge, walk into the building that Kathleen and Perry are in. Joel questions Ellie about the circumstances surrounding her first murder before he goes to sleep. Ellie replies that she doesn’t want to discuss it.

Ellie’s Violent Past

Ellie’s time as a recruit is never shown, but The Last of Us makes it abundantly clear that she was taught how to kill. Ellie seems strangely at ease around weapons and seems eager to cause harm. Throughout their trip, she keeps asking Joel to turn her into a weapon. In Episode 3, she even kills an infected by slowly stabbing them in the brain. That scene raises a serious red flag because Ellie is ecstatic about having the chance to end someone’s life.

Nevertheless, since her only victim is an infected person, we might still defend her actions, particularly after experiencing FEDRA as children and knowing that people should take all necessary precautions to prevent the illness from spreading. Ellie’s journey’s emotional stakes are raised by Episode 4’s hints at her horrific past.

Who The Intruders Were In The Last Of Us Episode 4’s Ending ?

Henry and Sam, the two guys who appear in the final scene, are wanted by the Hunters throughout the course of the episode. Like Bill and Frank in The Last of Us episode 3, Henry and Sam, two original game characters played by Lamar Johnson and Keivonn Woodard, come into contact with the Hunters.

The plot of Henry and Sam has been slightly altered in The Last of Us, episode 4. Henry and Sam are merely a part of a travelling party that stops in Pittsburgh for supplies in the video game The Last of Us. Henry and Sam are the only ones to survive the Hunters’ onslaught on their group. The story of Henry and Sam appears to have been altered in The Last of Us episode 4—which will definitely be addressed in episode 5—and connected to the Hunters and their plans.

Joel’s Hearing Problem And The Cliffhanger

Why Joel did not hear Henry and Sam from The Last of Us sneak in after taking efforts to prevent this is one of the issues brought up by the episode 4 ending.

This is subtly addressed by Ellie, who mentions prior in the scenario that Joel’s hearing on his right side is less effective due to years of shooting. Joel is lying in the room with his wounded right ear to the room when Henry and Sam walk in, setting up the cliffhanger of The Last of Us episode 4. This is a clear detail that would have been remarkably simple for the director to overlook.