‘The Last of Us’ Series Premiere Recap: Fungus Among US

A scene from “The Last of Us,” which begins in 2003

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as a father and his daughter (Pedro Pascal and Nico Parker) race to escape a deadly contagion

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An fungus known as Cordyceps infiltrates humanity, turning the organism’s many victims into zombie

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-like creatures bent on mindlessly making more of their kind.

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The Last of Us drew breathless praise from reviewers

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but that’s not particularly unusual

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Before Sarah leaves for school,

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she nips into Joel’s room and grabs his watch and some cash.

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