The Last of Us Season 2, episode 2 blowtorches the candle at both ends. At the same time as Joel's final moments in the mountain lodge, Jackson finds itself under attack by not only waves of Infected, but smart Infected who change tactics during the siege. It's an entire sequence written for the TV show and it's a true nail-biter.

Episode 3 begins with Ellie immediately in the aftermath of Joel's death, dealing with the trauma of what she's just witnessed. The show then jumps forward three months to show her at the end of her recovery in hospital. Here, she has a check over with one of the doctors before meeting with town therapist – and exclusive show character – Gail.

Then in the 1990s and 2000s, the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator Joss Whedon was partly responsible for changing the way TV series handle death, with heroes carrying the pain of a loss for multiple episodes — to the point where fans would anxiously wonder whether the show would ever be fun again.