After the shocking death of a fan-favorite character, The Last of Us fans continue to mourn on social media with Sunday’s brand new episode.

The series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they try to navigate the aftermath of a global pandemic caused by a mᴀss fungal infection.

Ellie possesses a bizarre immunity to the disease, as Joel learned at the end of Season 1 that the Fireflies planned to kill Ellie and study her brain to try and develop a cure.

Joel responded violently, killing many soldiers and an unarmed doctor, lying to Ellie by telling her they found other immune people and could not develop a cure.

Season 2 began earlier this month, set five years after the first season, introducing Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), the daughter of the doctor Joel killed who tracked him down and brutally killed him in front of Ellie in last week’s episode. 

Now that Joel is gone, Ellie goes on a journey for justice, which includes a touching tribute that fans responded to on social media.

After the shocking death of a fan-favorite character, The Last of Us fans continue to mourn on social media with Sunday’s brand new episode

Season 2 began earlier this month, set five years after the first season, introducing Abby ( Kaitlyn Dever ), the daughter of the doctor Joel killed who tracked him down and brutally killed him in front of Ellie in last week’s episode

Now that Joel is gone, Ellie goes on a journey for justice, which includes a touching tribute that fans responded to on social media.

Ellie’s friend Dina (Isabela Merced) reveals that she actually knows the people who killed Joel, telling Ellie their names and that they can be found in Seattle.

Ellie puts together a proposal for the Jackson Hole council to round up a posse of 16 and travel to Seattle to kill the men and women who killed Joel.

While Ellie insisted she would honor whatever the council decides, when they reject her proposal by a wide margin, she sets off on her own with Dina and one horse.

Earlier, Joel’s brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) told Ellie where they buried Joel, and she stopped to visit his grave before embarking on this vengeful journey.

While she doesn’t say anything at the gravestone, she dropped some coffee beans on the ground near his gravestone with a sly smile.

The moment was a callback to Episode 4 of Season 1, where Ellie makes fun of Joel for drinking coffee, saying it smelled like, ‘burnt s**t.’ 

While it’s unclear how the Jackson Hole leaders will react to Ellie and DIna’s absence, the episode ended with the friends reaching the city of Seattle.

Fans were clearly still in mourning, sharing several tweets about how they miss Joel’s presence on the beloved series.

Earlier, Joel’s brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) told Ellie where they buried Joel, and she stopped to visit his grave before embarking on this vengeful journey

While she doesn’t say anything at the gravestone, she dropped some coffee beans on the ground near his gravestone with a sly smile.

The moment was a callback to Episode 4 of Season 1, where Ellie makes fun of Joel for drinking coffee, saying it smelled like, ‘burnt s**t’

Fans were clearly still in mourning, sharing several tweets about how they miss Joel’s presence on the beloved series

Stacey (@blankindigo) tweeted, ‘ellie putting coffee beans on joel’s grave actually broke me #TheLastOfUs.’

Another X user dubbed @bigcountry__6 said, ‘Ellie dropping the coffee beans on Joel’s grave in #TheLastOfUs CRAIG MAZIN AND NEIL DRUCKMANN YOU’LL PAY FOR THIS.’

Another fan – @fefiholtz – shared images from the video game and tonight’s episode, adding, ‘i cried for you in all your universes, Joel #TheLastOfUs.’

Ange (@lananyra) shared a GIF of Tyrese Gibson crying, adding, ‘I MISS JOEL SO BAD #TheLastOfUs #TheLastOfUsSeason2.’

Brittany (@brittrosenthal) said, ‘there’s no show without joel im sorry #thelastofus,’ while @casuallyH๏τtogo said, ‘the coffee beans #TheLastOfUs.’

Ana Karen (@simpleluna3) said, ‘Grace said that some might feel like it’s a different show without Joel and I must say I kinda felt it already.’

Kad (@Ani_Kad) added, ‘Bella did such a great job at showing the impact Joel’s death had on Ellie, that hospital scene when she walked out and her mask fell.���� That town hall meeting scene was really good too, Jackson’s presence is felt way more here than in the game and i love that!! #TheLastOfUs.’

Brittany added, ‘ellie crying with joel’s shirt NOOOO #thelastofus’ while Manan B (@themannyb26) said ‘Ellie leaving coffee beans at Joel’s grave made me tear up in ways I didn’t imagine #TheLastOfUs.’

Gibson (@GibsonMenace77) said, ‘Rest In Power, Joel… #TheLastOfUs.’

Stacey (@blankindigo) tweeted, ‘ellie putting coffee beans on joel’s grave actually broke me #TheLastOfUs.’

Another X user dubbed @bigcountry__6 said, ‘Ellie dropping the coffee beans on Joel’s grave in #TheLastOfUs CRAIG MAZIN AND NEIL DRUCKMANN YOU’LL PAY FOR THIS.’

Another fan – @fefiholtz – shared images from the video game and tonight’s episode, adding, ‘i cried for you in all your universes, Joel #TheLastOfUs.’

Ange (@lananyra) shared a GIF of Tyrese Gibson crying, adding, ‘I MISS JOEL SO BAD #TheLastOfUs #TheLastOfUsSeason2’

Brittany (@brittrosenthal) said, ‘there’s no show without joel im sorry #thelastofus,’ while @casuallyH๏τtogo said, ‘the coffee beans #TheLastOfUs.’

Ana Karen (@simpleluna3) said, ‘Grace said that some might feel like it’s a different show without Joel and I must say I kinda felt it already.’

Brittany added, ‘ellie crying with joel’s shirt NOOOO #thelastofus’ while Manan B (@themannyb26) said ‘Ellie leaving coffee beans at Joel’s grave made me tear up in ways I didn’t imagine #TheLastOfUs’

Gibson (@GibsonMenace77) said, ‘Rest In Power, Joel… #TheLastOfUs.’

The episode also showed Ellie get some help from an unexpected ally – Seth (Robert John Burke) – who was taken down by Joel after he bashed Ellie and Dina kissing at the New Year’s Eve dance.

He was on Ellie’s side this time, though, wanting to get revenge for Joel’s death, but instead he traded Ellie a better rifle for the journey.

Fans will have to wait to next week to see how the Jackson Hole council will respond to Ellie and Dina going rogue.

The Last Of Us airs the fourth episode of its seven-episode season on Sunday, May 4 at 9 PM ET on HBO.