The Last Of Us Season 1 - Episode 5

Henry notices Joel inside and the pair change their plans. They head to the apartment complex and that catches us up to the end of episode 4. Henry tells the pair that he wants to join hands and believes they should help one another. Henry lowers his gun and decides to trust them, as the four work together.

The Last of Us Season 1 - Episode 5

The HBO and HBO Max series has been dominating the television landscape since its premiere last month, with each episode increasing its viewership over the one that came before it. This resulted in an early second-season renewal for the juggernaut, which has just gone from strength-to-strength since it made that monumental premiere.

It looked like HBO was willing to even put it up against the Super Bowl, which airs this Sunday night, but in a last-minute change to the schedule, The Last of Us episode 5 will now be made available to stream early on Friday, both via HBO Max and HBO on-demand.

The pair holding Ellie and Joel at gunpoint will be familiar to anyone who's played the PlayStation game that inspired the show, but fans might be surprised by how much the adaptation adds to their backstory. Time for SPOILERS as we dive into the dark episode 5.

The episode opens with a flashback showing how Kathleen's civilian militia force overthrew FEDRA 10 days before Joel and Ellie got into town -- the people rose up against this oppressive force and pretty much slaughtered its members in the streets. It's graphic and horrible, and 8-year-old Sam (Keivonn Woodard) witnesses some of this violence as his older brother Henry (Lamar Johnson) rushes him into hiding in an attic.

After the ending of the previous episode, video game players knew exactly what was in story for The Last Of Us Season 1 Episode 5. Newcomers to the series, who know nothing about the games, will go on a wild and emotional journey as the story of Henry and Sam, and their time with Joel and Ellie, plays out. This episode also gives viewers some incredible action, and more scenes that feel ripped right from the TLOU video game.

U.S. date and time: The Last of Us episode 5 dropped Friday, Feb. 10 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on HBO Max (opens in new tab).The Last of Us U.K. release date: Saturday (Feb. 11) at 2 a.m. GMT on Sky Atlantic and NOW.The Last of Us AU release date: Saturday (Feb. 11) at 1 p.m. AEDT on Binge (opens in new tab) and Foxtel Now (opens in new tab).

Sam and Henry appear to be hiding out from the ruthless Kathleen (Melanie Lynskey), who seems to have her reasons for being kinda evil. Check out our The Last of Us episode 4 recap and review for all the details on that.

That said, you might want to check out the trailer (HBO's already confirmed The Last of Us season 2, by the way). Here's everything you need to know about how to watch The Last of Us episode 5, no matter where you are.

The Last of Us episode 5 is going to air early on Sky Atlantic (opens in new tab) (the normal home for HBO and HBO Max Originals in the UK) and NOW in the U.K. So, look for it at 2 a.m. ET on Saturday (Feb. 11).

Crave (opens in new tab) is the home of The Last of Us in Canada, and episode 5 will air early there, just like it does in the U.S.. So, get ready to watch The Last of Us episode 5 at 9:05 p.m. on Friday (Feb. 10) on Crave's HBO channel.

Binge is the place you want to go to watch The Last of Us episode 5 online in Australia. And it's getting the episode early as well. So, on Saturday (Feb. 11) look for the new episode at 1 p.m. AEDT.

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HBO confirmed in a press release(Opens in a new tab) that episode 5 of The Last of Us will be premiering on HBO(Opens in a new tab) and HBO Max(Opens in a new tab) early this week on Friday, Feb. 10 at 9 p.m. ET.

After the cliffhanger episode 4 left us on, with Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) being held at gunpoint in a city under the control of a brutal militia group, this early launch is welcome news.

Although HBO hasn't given a specific reason, it's pretty obvious: Sunday, Feb. 12, the day the episode would have launched, is Super Bowl Sunday. The Last of Us has been steadily picking up steam since it started, with the third episode garnering 6.4 million viewers(Opens in a new tab) and generating a massive reaction on social media to the heartbreaking story of Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett). Episode 4 did even better, scoring 7.5 million viewers(Opens in a new tab) across HBO Max and linear telecasts. Like the Cordyceps, the audience keeps growing!

The upcoming ninth episode of The Last of Us is set to be bittersweet for fans. While more from Joel and Ellie is never a bad thing, this is the last time we will see them for quite a while, as the show's first season comes to an end.

"And I am a very demanding TV watcher. When somebody says to me, 'You should watch this. Now, you got to get to season 3, episode 9, that's when it really takes off,' I'm like, 'No, I'm not going to do that.' I want to be in on season 1, episode 1, and I want every episode to justify its existence. I want to feel compelled all the way through."

"So to me, the narrative of the first game was gorgeous, it was complete, it deserved a season, we knew how to do it within a season. And so that was was kind of a no brainer. And I promise, if we are lucky enough to get more seasons, and keep telling the story, we will continue to make sure that every episode is worth its weight."

The release time is different per region, so be sure to check when The Last of Us airs in your timezone. New episodes come out every Sunday for most areas, so you can enjoy your weekends by watching The Last of Us.

The Last of Us episode 5 kicks off early ahead of Super Bowl LVII. While HBO's live-action adaptation of the Naughty Dog and PlayStation video game typically airs new episodes weekly on Sundays, the next episode will be available to stream early on Friday to avoid a ratings competition with the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. Since its record-breaking series premiere on January 15th, The Last of Us has seen three consecutive weeks of audience growth: the most recent fourth episode, titled "Please Hold My Hand," scored another series high with 7.5 million viewers across HBO Max and linear telecasts on HBO.

On January 27, HBO announced it had renewed The Last of Us for a second season after releasing just two episodes of the show. This should come as little surprise, though, given the drama had the second-largest debut on HBO, behind only House of the Dragon.

Heaping praise on co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, Francesca Orsi, the executive vice president of HBO Programming and head of HBO Drama Series and Films said in a statement: "Craig and Neil, alongside EP Carolyn Strauss, and the rest of our phenomenal cast and crew, have defined a genre with their masterful debut season of The Last of Us.

The Last of Us series premiered on January 15 and fans are flocking towards it left, right and centre. Just from the first episode, the series became one of the highest rated on IMDb, and the ratings have just been going uphill ever since the series has launched.

Every episode we see a new personal shown in the series. In episode 3, the show saw a viewership of 6.4 million. Now, for episode 4, the viewership has jumped up by 17%, reaching the 7.5 million mark. These statistics are provided through Nielsen and HBO Data.

The Last of Us series official Twitter channel tweeted out that fans in the United States will be able to stream the episode 5 of the series early as it releases on Friday, 9:00 PM. Then, PlayStation retweeted that tweet, adding that fans in the United Kingdom will also be able to stream the upcoming episode early as it arrives on Saturday, 5PM for them. Fans in India are hoping that the episode arrives early for them too.

[UPDATE: The Last of Us episode 5 will premiere two days early on February 10. The episode will still air on February 12, though]

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey's hit television show on HBO Max, The Last of Us, has a new episode every week on the streaming service. The series is adapted from Sony and Naughty Dog's frightening and grim third-person action-adventure game with the same name that was originally released in 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and then was later remastered for the PS4 and entirely remade for the PS5.

New episodes of The Last of Us premiere on Sunday nights at 9 PM ET/ 6 PM PT. For folks in the UK, specifically London, the release time for the show is the following day at 2 AM. For other time zone examples, those in Shanghai can watch the show at 10 am the next day, and those in Japan can tune in at 11 am.

After the tumultuous and massively emotional episode with Bill and Frank that was episode 3 of The Last of Us, many fans are very excited to see what's next for Ellie and Joel in episode 4. We will share the entire release schedule for season 1 of The Last of Us below, but for those in a rush, episode 4 of the series will indeed premiere on Sunday, February 5, at 9 PM ET. 041b061a72