The religious apocalypse has already reached the last of us, and Ellie is in the middle of the crossed fire
In a world in which infect is no longer the biggest problem, The second season of The last of us He throws us into an even more frightening war: An ideological and bloody struggle Between two factions With opposite ways to impose your order in chaos. Forget the clash between Ellie and Abby for a moment. The real threat that is coming arrives with scars, hatching and chilling whistles: Serafitas have reached the HBO series.
Presented with Stealth in the third episode, The Serapines – also known as Scars For their enemies – they are not called that they are much more than a foot note. What begins as a strange group with marked faces and a fleeting presence, turns into A dangerous force like the infected. But who are these new fans of the end of the world?
Who are the Serafitas in the last of us?
Serafitas are a religious sect Born after the collapse of modern society, inspired by the words of A Prophet Without name, already deceased. His is a mixture of extreme spirituality and a post -demoltic vision based on the total refusal of technology and individualism. Communicate with the whistlesThey dress in simple clothes and their world were built outside of any authority.
At the start, They lived on the outskirts of Seattlewithout disturbing anyone except those who have not followed their faith. But with the fall of Fedra and the rise of another armed group – the WLF or Lobos – territorial conflicts and the need for resources have illuminated the spark of a civil conflict of epic proportions. Because yes, in this devastated future, Food and bullets are worth more than any belief or flag.
The WLF, led by the incessant Isaac DixonHe became a military dictatorship after overturning Fedra. In the meantime, the Serefiti grew up in number, attracting citizens with their speech for purification and spiritual unity. When both sides wanted the same – control and survival – the war became inevitable.
Ellie and Dina arrive in Seattle Just when that tension is about to completely explode. What seemed like a simple search for revenge soon becomes an odyssey where Both girls are trapped between two equal sides of dangerous.
Beyond fanaticism
Although they may seem “the typical apocalyptic cult” that abounds so much in this type of stories, Serafitas represent something deeper. They are the reflection of how the human being seeks a meaning when everything collapses. Faced with the armed tyranny of the WLF, they offer a community and a new faith … even if it is based on Bodies of hung trees and requesting absolute obedience.
But the most interesting is like this new conflict Dilute the importance of revenge between Ellie and Abby. Suddenly, their personal differences seem small in the face of the clash of civilizations that occurs in Seattle. Because neither wolves nor the evenings offer a future full of hope. There is only violence, dogmas and death.
And in the middle of all this, Ellie represents something different. Comes from Jackson, an open, democratic and supportive communityWhere you try to reconstruct the world without falling into the errors of the past. That’s why, in this second season, his journey takes on even more strength: it is the living test that Another company is possibleAlthough you look like a mirage in such a rotten world.
An uncomfortable mirror of our reality
Neil Druckmann, creator of the original video game and Co-Showrunner of the series, did not hide the fact that he was inspired by real conflicts to model this war: The tension between Israel and Palestine. The comparison, although controversial, provides clues about the political depth of this season. Here is not only infected and surviving. These are systems, ideologies and how power corrupts even the best intentions.
The arrival of the Serafitas not only extends the universe of The last of us, It enriches it with a disturbing layer of religious fanaticism and collective despair. And while Ellie tries to navigate between these two extremes, as spectators we remained with an embarrassing question: what is the real enemy when the apocalypse has already happened?
New episodes of The last of us Season 2 was previewed every Sunday in HBO and Max. And if you thought nothing could exceed the tragedy of the first game, prepared for a season in which Humanity falls faster than cities that have seen her born.