Spoilers ahead for "The Last of Us" Season 2, Episode 6 If you've been missing Joel (Pedro Pascal) in "The Last of Us," then the latest episode of Season 2 is for you. "The Price" treats fans to not one but two flashbacks centered around the fan favorite.

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 2 Episode 6 covers four of Ellie's birthdays: 15, 16, 17, and 19. On her fifteenth birthday, Joel gifts Ellie a handmade guitar, and on the next one, he takes her to a space museum. In the museum, he makes her sit inside a space capsule and plays her a cassette, which is a recording of a launch.

Co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann take us inside that intense flashback episode—and explain how they created vital moments specifically for the HBO show.

Whether you are a fan of space exploration history or of the game on which the series is based, "The Last of Us" has just delivered a real blast from the past.

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