The Last Of Us Part 3 quietly teased at long last
I admire those of you who are content to treat The Last of Us Part II as the series’ conclusion.
Personally, I’ve always felt that there’s one chapter left to unfold.
Ellie has the time to explore what her immunity means now that she isn’t consumed by ideas of revenge, and I don’t think it's a coincidence that Abby has reunited with the fireflies.
I’m not going to attempt to predict a possible plot, but I do feel like their paths could cross once more.
While there’s no saying whether Abby will feature in a potential third game, it does seem that one is coming.
Neil Druckmann has been very coy about the whole affair.
He’s flitted between ‘I have an idea’ and ‘don’t expect a third game’ more times than I can count.
Honestly, I think he’s just been trying to deflect the question whilst he’s been promoting
Druckmann has finally relented though, opening up about a possible Part III.
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet looks great.
I need to begin by providing some context; in early 2024,
Druckmann had this to say: “For years now, I haven't been able to find that concept, but recently, that's changed, and I don't have a story, but I do have that concept that to me is as exciting as 1, as exciting as 2, is its own thing, and yet has this throughline for all three. So it does feel like there's probably one more chapter to this story."
It’s for this reason that fans have been so confused about his doubtfulness over the existence of the potential third game ever since.
Well, appearing on the Sacred Symbols podcast, Druckmann finally elaborated on exactly when he meant in
“I meant what I said in the documentary. While I’m the caretaker of this franchise, it’s important that everything is of high quality. I don’t want to just make a lot of it. I want to be very thoughtful about everything we make,” he began (
“When we made a theme park thing, we teamed up with Universal and the best people to do that Halloween haunted house [attraction]. When we did the show, we teamed up with I feel with the best TV makers with HBO and we’re making the best version of that.”
He concluded, “If we were ever to come back to it, I want to make sure it’s a story worthy of The Last of Us. I love that world, I love these characters, with the right opportunity, with the right idea, yeah, I would totally jump at it.”
We know that Naughty Dog is working on Intergalactic and a secondary project led by Shaun Escayg.
I wouldn’t be surprised if when those two products shipped, The Last of Us Part III
Why Shane’s downfall was always inevitable in The Walking Dead
When discussions are had about the best Walking Dead characters, Shane Walsh’s name inevitably comes up. For some people, Shane being one of the best characters is confusing. After all, he was impulsive, selfish, and often made choices that put others in danger.
But that's what made him fascinating to others. Shane was human in the truest sense. He was flawed, raw, and driven by emotion as much as logic. In the apocalypse, every decision carries life-or-death consequences, and Shane’s choices, though often morally gray, revealed a man struggling to survive in a world where rules no longer apply.
However, there had to be a balance between survival instincts and maintaining humanity, and Shane increasingly failed to strike that balance. His obsession with Lori, his simmering jealousy toward Rick, and his willingness to bend or even break the rules to suit his own desires created cracks that grew wider with each episode.
While he could be protective, loyal, and resourceful, those qualities were constantly undercut by his impulsive aggression and inability to manage his emotions. In a world where the stakes are always high and every action carries consequences, these flaws made Shane a ticking time bomb.
We really saw things change for the worse in season 2, as the pressures of the apocalypse intensified and the fragile relationships Shane had clung to began to unravel. The tension between him and Rick reached a breaking point, his obsession with Lori escalated into a dangerous fixation, and his decision-making became increasingly erratic. Remember when he shot Otis in the leg and left him for dead for walkers to devour? Or, remember that time he broke into Hershel's barn to free all the walkers?
Moments like these revealed the depths of Shane’s moral unraveling. He was no longer the man who simply wanted to protect his friends. He was a man consumed by desperation, jealousy, and a growing belief that his way was the only way to survive. That's why he would eventually have to be stopped, and the only person who would make sense for that impossible task was Rick.
Although Rick didn't want to kill his former best friend, he had no choice. In the penultimate episode of the second season, Shane openly threatens Rick by pointing a gun at him, showing he’s willing to act on his violent intentions. When the moment comes, Rick fatally stabs Shane in the chest, ending the life of the friend he once trusted implicitly. Shane then reanimates as a walker before Carl steps in, aiming his gun and shooting the undead Shane to protect his father. That's how Shane meets his inevitable demise.
