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The Storm: A Lost Rewatch Podcast

The Last of Us: S2, E2 - "Through the Valley"

The Storm: A Lost Rewatch Podcast

Dave Gonzales and Neil Miller

Tv & Film, After Shows, Tv Reviews

4.62.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

This week, Da7e and Neil continue their coverage of The Last of Us season two as the show delivers its biggest and most ambitious episode yet.

In The Calm [06:48], they break down the Jackson defense strategies, discuss Kaitlyn Dever's masterful performance, and explain the importance of the heroic moment for the show's dogs.

In The Storm [51:44], Neil gives Da7e an important Shimmer-related update, then attempts to piece together how exactly the show might break up the second video game's story into two seasons.

To interact with the show, send your comments and questions to [email protected], and follow us on Twitter/X and Bluesky @Da7eandNeil.

You can also support Da7e and Neil and get all kinds of bonus content (from the Game of Thrones era to the LOST rewatch to our Twin Peaks rewatch project to our current Adventure Pod and Leftovers watch project) by subscribing to our Patreon here: patreon.com/Da7eandNeil

And finally, join Neil on Monday evenings on Twitch as he plays The Last of Us: Part II video game live alongside the airing of season two. Subscribe to his Twitch channel for more info: twitch.tv/Neilstradomus

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm sorry about your daughter, Joel, but I have no idea, don't say another word.

0:09.8

I'm sorry about your daughter, Joel.

0:13.5

But I have lost people too.

0:14.9

I have lost people too.

0:15.9

You have no idea what loss is.

0:18.9

You have no idea what loss is.

0:20.9

Everyone I have cared for has either died or left me.

0:25.1

Everybody fucking except for you.

0:27.1

Don't tell me that I would be safer with someone else, because the truth is, I would just be more scared.

0:33.5

Beware, spoiler phobs.

0:35.0

You have stumbled into a storm of spoilers, a podcast currently covering

0:38.8

The Last of Us Season 2 and split into two sections. The first section of the podcast we call

0:43.6

The Calm, where we can only talk about things that happen on the series up to season 2,

0:48.6

episode 2, through the valley. The second section of the podcast we we called The Storm, as in a storm of

0:54.8

spoilers, where we talk about adaptation changes from The Last of Us Part to the game and

0:59.5

speculate on what we might see in the remaining episodes of this season and beyond. We're

1:04.7

not ruining, and we're not infected yet. Why, hello, I'm Dave Gonzalez. And I'm Neil Miller, and I am delighted to welcome you back to a storm of spoilers.

1:16.1

And before we get into it, though, Dave, I've got a little bit of housekeeping.

1:21.1

Upcoming on this particular podcast that you're listening to, we're, of course, going to be

1:25.4

continuing our journey with The Last of

1:27.7

Us, season two episodes drop on Wednesday, just as this one did. We'll be back, of course,

1:34.2

next week for episode three, where I'm sure nothing bad is going to happen to any of the

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