The Price (The Last of Us)

"The Price" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us. Directed by series co-creator Neil Druckmann, who co-wrote it with Halley Gross and Craig Mazin, it aired on HBO on May 18, 2025. The episode follows Joel and Ellie over several years in Jackson, Wyoming, as they celebrate Ellie's birthdays and she grows suspicious of Joel's lie, especially after they encounter an infected Eugene Lynden.