What is the best The Last of Us episode?

By YPB Team

The Last of Us has consistently delivered some of television's most emotionally devastating hours. Whether it's the standalone love story of Long Long Time, the gut-wrenching finale of Season 1, or the seismic events of Season 2, every episode leaves a mark. Which one hit hardest?

Long Long Time

Season 1, Episode 3 — A standalone love story between survivalists Bill and Frank spanning two decades, widely considered one of TV's greatest episodes.

1000pts

Through the Valley

Season 2, Episode 2 — The most pivotal and devastating episode of the entire series, delivering a landmark moment that irrevocably reshapes the story.

632pts

Kin

Season 1, Episode 6 — Joel reunites with his brother Tommy in Wyoming, a breather episode that shifts the tone toward quiet hope and long-buried trauma.

622pts

Look for the Light

Season 1, Episode 9 — The gut-wrenching season finale in which Joel makes an irreversible choice to save Ellie, setting the stage for every conflict to come.

554pts

Endure and Survive

Season 1, Episode 5 — A Kansas City episode packed with emotional stakes as Henry, Sam, and a monstrous bloater ambush collide in a devastating sequence.

526pts

When We Are in Need

Season 1, Episode 8 — Joel and Ellie's harrowing encounter with David and his violent religious community, culminating in one of TV's most disturbing scenes.

468pts

Infected

Season 1, Episode 2 — Joel and Ellie navigate fungal-infected zones in a tense, atmospheric episode that establishes the show's terrifying creature mythology.

468pts

Future Days

Season 2, Episode 1 — Four years after the events of Season 1, the new chapter opens with Joel and Ellie's fractured but loving relationship — and the gathering storm ahead.

395pts

Convergence

Season 2, Episode 7 — The season finale that brings Ellie's mission to a sobering impasse, closing the chapter on an emotionally relentless season.

351pts

When You're Lost in the Darkness

Season 1, Episode 1 — The acclaimed series premiere introducing Joel and Ellie against a beautifully constructed post-outbreak world.

301pts

The Price

Season 2, Episode 6 — A series of intimate flashbacks in which Joel finally confesses his lie to Ellie, resulting in the most emotionally devastating conversation in the show.

301pts

Feel Her Love

Season 2, Episode 5 — Ellie confronts a key figure deep in WLF territory in a scene that pushes Bella Ramsey's performance to new heights.

301pts

Left Behind

Season 1, Episode 7 — A flashback episode revealing the bittersweet final night Ellie shared with her best friend Riley at an abandoned mall.

243pts

Please Hold My Hand

Season 1, Episode 4 — Joel and Ellie's bond deepens during a tense road crossing, culminating in a shocking nighttime ambush that changes the dynamic between them.