The Last of Us 2 Character That Dies in the Game, But Lives in the Show

Is Dina in ‘The Last of Us’ the Show Jewish?

Editorial note: Light spoilers ahead for HBO Max’s “The Last of Us.”  In “The Last of Us Part II,” the sequel to post-apocalyptic video game “The Last of Us,” gamers find themselves in an unusual setting for a video game: a synagogue. It’s early in the game and protagonist Ellie and her girlfriend Dina are looking for gasoline when they come across the abandoned shul. It’s here that Dina reveals her Sephardic Jewish identity. She shares with Ell…

The Last of Us 2 Character That Dies in the Game, But Lives in the Show

The Last of Us Season 2 changed the fate of a character that famously died in the games. The Last of Us is a world that is painfully unforgiving. Anyone can die at any time, as fans are coming to understand now. Joel, Jesse, children, pregnant women, it really seems like no one is off limits and that’s what makes the franchise so compelling. There isn’t really plot armor like there is a lot of other big franchises. One could argue that Ellie has…