The Price,' the penultimate episode of season two, brought back Pedro Pascal for a stunning series of flashbacks.

Ellie's survivor's guilt finally took hold of her anger at Joel in The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 6, titled The Price, which was released on May 18, 2025.

Joel's appearance on the latest episode of "The Last of Us" was an emotional one. On the May 18 episode, Pedro Pascal returns as Joel after his character's heartbreaking death in the second episode.

The next episode of HBO's "The Last of Us" will see the return of Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller in a flashback episode set before the Season 2 premiere.

It has been exactly four weeks since HBO drama “The Last of Us” stunned viewers with a major cast shakeup. Luckily, we learned in Sunday’s sixth episode, we wouldn’t have to wait long to see Pedro Pascal’s Joel again.

Enter Season 2, episode 6, an installment of The Last of Us that alleviates my season-long quibbles for one heartbreaking hour. The episode reunites Joel and Ellie in a series of flashbacks spanning years, reminding us of both how impeccable Pascal and Ramsey's chemistry is and how much more well fleshed-out Jackson is compared to Seattle.

The Last of Us season two, episode six brings us many answers we seek in a series of flashbacks between Joel and Ellie.

1.First, the opening flashback with a young Joel and his dad is new for the TV show and doesn't exist in The Last of Us Part II. Tony Dalton, who stars as Joel's dad, is set to have a role in Naughty Dog's upcoming game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, which also stars Tati Gabrielle, who plays Nora.

Why has Ellie been cheerier in The Last of Us show than in the game? Why were the flashbacks delivered all at once rather than spread out? Director Neil Druckmann explains it all.