Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Last of Us season 2, episode 3!
The Last of Usseason 2, episode 3 has properly introduced the Washington Liberation Front, and here is how big the WLF militia actually is. All kinds of different factions exist in the world ofThe Last of Us, with Joel and Ellie encountering several of them along their journey in season 1. However,The Last of Usseason 2 has just introduced one of the show’s biggest threats, in the form ofAbby and the WLF.
The Last of Usseason 2, episode 3 picks up right after the shocking end ofThe Last of Usseason 2, episode 2, in whichJoel was killed by Abby. After showing the recovery of Jackson, episode 3 jumps three months into the future.Ellie, Dina, and several other characters are eager to leave Jackson, hoping to track Abby and her friends to Seattle in order to get revenge. Ellie and Dina eventually sneak out, with the episode ending as the duo arrives in Seattle and discovers exactly what they’ll be facing off against.
The Last Of Us Season 2 Hints That The WLF Is A Lot Bigger Than Ellie Expects
Based On The Episode’s Ending
Dina is the first one to propose the idea of going to Seattle to Ellie, as Dina is the one who discovers that Abby and her friends are heading there. According to Dina, the WLF symbol that Abby’s friends bore reminded her of the Washington Liberation Front, an organization based out of Seattle. Since Dina hasn’t heard about them since,she assumes that they are pretty small, meaning that her and Ellie can take them on.
Theend ofThe Last of Usseason 2, episode 3, however, proves Dina wrong. The episode closes with a company move, with a horde of WLF militia taking to the streets of Seattle. The militia are armed with tanks, guns, armor, and all kinds of other advanced weaponry that is far superior to what is seen in Jackson.
The Last Of Us Part 2 Game Proves How Large The WLF Is
It Is Even Bigger Than Jackson
Based onThe Last of Us Part II, the WLF is even larger than what the HBO series has shown. The video game spends a lot of time with Abby in Seattle, showing what life is like living among the WLF. The WLF seems to be even bigger than Jackson, with each member of it being militarily superior to some of Jackson’s strongest soldiers.
The massive bases of the WLF are able to keep Infected out of large swaths of Seattle, which is impressive considering the scale of the city. The dangers of the WLF will present themselves to Dina and Abby in future episodes, highlighting the struggle they will have to face inThe Last of Usseason 2.
