The Last Of Us: Episode eight unveils an evangelical monster 

The Infected are obviously the main worry in The Last Of Us, but the second-last episode underlined how some of the humans can be just as much a problem
The Last Of Us: Episode eight unveils an evangelical monster 

Bella Ramsey in episode eight of The Last of Us.

It says a lot that the penultimate episode of The Last Of Us is perhaps the series’ most unsettling to date. There are no Infected – but in born-again preacher David, the show gives us the face of a true monster.

An episode entitled 'When We Are In Need' opens at a community gathering, where the seemingly gentle David is leading his flock as they mourn the recent death of one of their number.

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