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‘The Last of Us’ Episode 4 Recap: Fear and Loathing in Kansas City<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/HBO</p> <p>After taking a big (and <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-last-of-us-episode-3-recap-bill-and-frank-get-the-love-story-they-deserve">quite beautiful) departure from the video game last week</a>, Episode 4 of <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/hbo-series-the-last-of-us-review-best-video-game-adaptation-ever">HBO’s <em>The Last of Us</em></a> falls seamlessly back into the source material’s storyline. At the same time, we also meet the show’s first original character. Now, if you are worried about this change possibly being even more dramatic than last week’s, I wouldn’t fret. I have a feeling most people are going to enjoy this addition, mainly because the character is played by the incredible Melanie Lynskey.</p> <p>Let’s jump in.</p> <p><strong>(Warning: Spoilers ahead for </strong><em><strong>The Last of Us.</strong></em><strong>)</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-last-of-us-episode-4-recap-melanie-lynskey-is-a-very-good-bad-cop?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/HBO

After taking a big (and quite beautiful) departure from the video game last week, Episode 4 of HBO’s The Last of Us falls seamlessly back into the source material’s storyline. At the same time, we also meet the show’s first original character. Now, if you are worried about this change possibly being even more dramatic than last week’s, I wouldn’t fret. I have a feeling most people are going to enjoy this addition, mainly because the character is played by the incredible Melanie Lynskey.

Let’s jump in.

(Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Last of Us.)

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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