Blake Hester and Jacob Geller are joined by Julie Muncy to discuss the third quarter of Naughty Dog's 2020 title, The Last of Us Part II. This episode contains spoilers through Abby's day 2, though gestures at spoilers for the entire game.

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Read Julie's review of The Last of Us 2: https://www.wired.com/story/last-of-us-part-ii-review/

Read Julie's analysis of trans themes in The Last of Us 2: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/07/21/trans-narrative-last-us-part-ii-is-compelling-theres-so-much-more-be-done/

Read Julia Alexander's piece on using extreme violence to sell games: https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/30/16571230/last-of-us-part-2-trailer-violence-women

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