The moment Ellie first confronts Nora in the hospital in the show plays out almost identically to The Last of Us Part 2, and ends with the two face to face at the end of a spore-infected corridor bathed in red light. As soon as that light went on, those who had played the game would have known exactly what was coming.

Dina fills in some blanks about her past. Ellie finds the first of her intended targets.

When you follow that through, it seems pretty clear that the flashback at the end of episode 5 is building up to something. The Last of Us is well known for breaking the mould with its standout episodes, some of which — think episodes 3 and episodes 7 in Season 1 — take us on journeys into the past.