

When Joel puts the idea to Tommy that he should be the one to escort Ellie to the Fireflies, Tommy initially pushes back against the idea. In the scenes that follow, we get a good look at Jackson, a key location we don't really see in the source material until The Last of Us Part 2. When he tells her, she brings both him and Ellie back to Jackson, where the former finally catches up with Tommy (Gabriel Luna). When Joel admits he's "just looking for brother", Maria's ears prick up and she asks Joel's name. Instead, Pascal's Joel and Ramsey's Ellie find themselves running into Maria (Rutina Wesley) and a bunch of other Jackson settlers en route to Colorado, and their introduction is a little frosty. None of this is seen in the HBO show, though the dam is mentioned a little later on in the episode.

Turns out, the commune gets its power from the plant's generator but it's broken, and a group of survivors – Tommy, his new wife Maria, and her father included – have travelled out there to try and fix it.

In the game, Joel reunites with Tommy near a power plant outside of Tommy's settlement, Jackson.
