“The Last of Us ”Season 2 Ending, Explained: What Happened Between Ellie and Abby?

After 7 episodes of twists and turns, The Last of Us play 2 whitethorn person conscionable ended pinch its astir jaw-dropping cliffhanger of all.

The 2nd installment of HBO's deed post-apocalyptic bid wrapped up pinch a shocking finale connected May 25. Co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann had antecedently warned audiences that nan events of The Last of Us: Part II would span much than 1 season, pinch nan show getting renewed for a 3rd loop successful April.

Season 2 ended pinch Ellie (Bella Ramsey) yet coming face-to-face pinch Joel's (Pedro Pascal) killer, Abby (Kaitlyn Dever). This was aft a agelong and harrowing hunt for her successful Seattle alongside Dina (Isabela Merced), and eventually, Tommy Miller (Gabriel Luna) and Jesse (Young Mazino), who came to their rescue.

Ultimately, Ellie's hopeless quest to avenge Joel led to different shocking decease and nary clear solution heading into play 3.

Here's everything to cognize astir nan ending of The Last of Us play 2, including who dies successful nan finale's last minutes.

Warning: The Last of Us season 2 spoilers ahead!

How did The Last of Us play 2 end? 

The Last of Us play 2 finale unfolded complete nan people of 50 minutes, opening pinch Jesse trying to prevention Dina's life aft she'd been changeable successful nan limb pinch a Seraphite arrow.

With Dina patched up and connected nan mend, Ellie and Jesse group retired to meet up pinch Tommy — but thing is nagging astatine Jesse, who presses Ellie to spill nan news that Dina is pregnant.

The brace arrives astatine nan rendezvous point, only to observe that Tommy isn't there. While waiting for him to return, they perceive commotion connected nan power astir a sniper — who they presume is Tommy — and caput retired to find him.

After proceeding chatter connected nan power astir nan Seattle aquarium, Ellie realizes that Nora (Tati Gabrielle) hinted that Abby was hiding retired there. With Jesse wanting to find Tommy, and Ellie hellbent connected hunting down Abby, nan 2 spell their abstracted ways.

Ellie finds a mini sportfishing vessel to return her crossed nan h2o to nan aquarium. However, her scheme is derailed erstwhile she gets tossed disconnected her vessel by a large wind surge and washes up connected a statement guarded by Seraphites. Members of nan belief cult astir termination her — but are derailed by nan Washington Liberation Front (W.L.F.)'s siege connected their village. Ellie escapes connected her boat.

When Ellie yet reaches nan aquarium, she finds Abby's friends, Mel (Ariela Barer) and Owen (Spencer Lord). Ellie demands to cognize wherever Abby is, past kills Owen erstwhile he pulls a weapon connected her. Mel, who is pregnant, gets wounded successful nan crossfire and asks Ellie to prevention her baby. Ellie can't execute a C-section successful time, and that's erstwhile Tommy and Jesse arrive.

The trio returns to nan theater, wherever Dina is hiding out. Ellie, traumatized from nan events of that night, agrees to telephone disconnected her revenge quest and return to Jackson pinch nan group. While Tommy packs nan gear, Jesse and Ellie person a heart-to-heart speech earlier they perceive nan muffled sounds of Tommy being attacked.

They tally to his rescue, and Abby shoots Jesse successful nan caput earlier he tin take sides himself. Ellie quickly hides and pleads for Abby to fto Tommy go. After tossing her gun, Ellie admits to sidesplitting Mel and Owen.

"I fto you unrecorded and you wasted it," Abby says, earlier pointing her weapon astatine Ellie and firing.

The surface cuts to achromatic — then fades into Abby waking up days prior. It's revealed that she's successful a shot arena that has been converted into W.L.F. barracks.

After a play of ups and downs, ending connected this peculiar cliffhanger felt "natural," Druckmann said successful a finale property conference.

"We entertain everything, but nary [other endings are] coming to mind, because immoderate we entertained didn't instrumentality for very long," he said. "This ever felt for illustration nan earthy extremity constituent for nan season."

Does Abby aliases Ellie dice successful The Last of Us play 2 finale? 

It's unclear if Abby aliases Ellie dies successful The Last of Us play 2 finale. In nan last seconds of nan episode, Abby raises her weapon to sprout Ellie, but past nan surface cuts to black. Only nan sound of a weapon firing tin beryllium heard.

Viewers are near to wonderment if Abby kills Ellie — aliases if Dina, who isn't coming successful nan last scene, comes to Ellie and Tommy's rescue and kills Abby.

Where do Ellie and Dina guidelines astatine nan extremity of The Last of Us play 2? 

In nan play 2 finale, Ellie tells Dina nan truth astir what happened to her and Joel successful Salt Lake City. She explains that Joel killed nan Fireflies aft he learned of their scheme to run connected Ellie to find a cure — a room that she wouldn't person survived.

Ellie goes connected to uncover that Abby's begetter was nan surgeon who Joel changeable successful nan head. Dina is betrayed by nan news and demands to return location to Jackson.

Moments later, Dina gives Ellie a bracelet for bully luck earlier she and Jesse time off to find Tommy. This motion seems to propose that she still has dream for her narration pinch Ellie.

What happens to Tommy and Jesse astatine nan extremity of The Last of Us play 2? 

Abby shoots Jesse successful nan caput astatine nan extremity of play 2. He's nan only characteristic viewers cognize for definite is dormant earlier nan section cuts to black.

Tommy is injured but still live astatine nan extremity of play 2.

Jesse dies this measurement successful nan crippled — and according to Druckmann, his "fate was ever sealed."

But now, Dina and Ellie's narration will go a full batch much complicated.

"Jesse dies successful portion because of Ellie — but Ellie doesn't propulsion nan trigger, Abby does," Mazin added. "[Dina] has gone successful pursuit of Abby, retired of a consciousness of justice. So now nan mobility is: Who does she blame?"

Will location beryllium a play 3 of The Last of Us? 

HBO renewed The Last of Us for a 3rd play successful April 2025 — just days earlier play 2 premiered, per Variety.

In May 2025, Catherine O'Hara — who plays therapist Gail Lynden successful nan bid — told Variety that nan play 3 crippled will mostly travel "the Abby story" arsenic she navigates life successful nan W.L.F.

The 3rd installment does not yet person a premiere date.