The Last Of Us Fans Discuss Whether More Bloaters Will Feature In Season 2
HBO's The Last of Us has concluded, sucking up attention and spewing out Internet discussion, column inches, and debate over Joel and Ellie. But as the finale rounded things out, speculation will naturally turn towards the second season, and the showrunners will have a meaty story to wrap their hands around.
The Last of Us gamers will know this of course. Those who've played The Last of Us and its sequel know what's in store. Not just the fate of Ellie and Joel, but what lies ahead in the form of the scary creatures that have transformed the world in which the characters find themselves. These are the infected and Part 2 had some really impressive examples of the fungal-human forms. (You know what lies in that hospital...) But fans have been wondering about the bloaters, and whether they will appear in Season 2.
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On The Last of Us subreddit, hundreds of comments joined in over the subject "Considering how rare they are in Part II, do you think bloaters will appear in season 2?" The thread has many thousands of upvotes making it one of the most popular discussions about the show.
A bloater has already appeared on the show, memorably tearing some cast members apart in the fifth episode. The heavyweights are very dangerous, just as in the game, with incredible strength, imposing statures, and thick armour-like skin. These infected are the rarest and most dangerous of the four stages, with bloaters taking years to become what they are.
So we've seen a bloater already, but since players only see three of them in The Last of Us Part 2, it does have fans wondering if they'll turn up in the second season of the show. Remember that the game also
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