The Last of Us fans spot heartbreaking detail that makes episode 6 even more emotional

Fans of The Last of Us have spotted a tiny, heartbreaking detail that makes episode six even more emotional.

HBO’s post-apocalyptic TV drama The Last of Us returned to screens last month for season two of the show, which is based on the video game of the same name.

Possible spoilers ahead

In the sixth episode of season two, titled “The Price”, viewers follow Joel (played by Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (played by Bella Ramsey) as they live in Jackson, Wyoming and celebrate several of Ellie’s birthdays over the years.

Throughout the episode, Ellie comes to some realisations about events that have occurred in the past and the things Joel has led her to believe are true.

Fans also made some realisations of their own, pointing out a poignant detail that was made relevant by the very first episode of the show.

In the first ever episode, Joel forgets to return home with a birthday cake for him and his daughter Sarah to eat to celebrate his birthday, leaving her disappointed (though ultimately alive for the time being, until she is shot dead).

In “The Price”, fans noticed that Joel makes it a point to get Ellie a birthday cake for every one of her birthdays after that.

“I‘m so dumb, I just realised he forgot his birthday cake in the first episode after Sarah told him to get one and then he got Ellie every year a birthday cake,” one fan pointed out on Threads.

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Another said: “That detail really got me.”

Someone else wrote: “Your posts make me start crying all over again. There are so many layers to this sadness.”

One person argued: “It’s those little things that come to you right out of the blue that get you, isn’t it?”

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