"The Last of Us", episode 6: between truth, wounds and farewells

Luca Fontana

20.5.2025

Translation: machine translated

Episode 6 of "The Last of Us" is quiet, painful and deeply moving - between birthdays, confessions and the weight of memory.

In the midst of guitar, museum and grace, the sixth instalment of «The Last of Us» - «The Price» - explores what it means to owe someone something. And what happens when trust is not broken, but undermined. Quietly, slowly and steadily. «The Price» is an episode about fathers, sons and daughters, about guilt, shame and the courage to keep a promise. Or to break it.

In the Spoiler Factory, Michelle, Phil and I talk openly, critically and emotionally about the current episode as usual - with spoilers up to this point, but without a preview of what's to come.

Here's a little sneak peek:

If you haven't seen the previous episodes, you can catch up on them here:

If you haven't seen the sixth episode yet and still want to know what it was like, here's a short summary of our impressions - without spoilers.

Where love is blind and logic falters

There are episodes where not that much happens - and yet every scene hits you with full force. «The Price» is just such an episode. No explosions, no big spectacle. Just two people and what is unspoken between them.

Episode 6 jumps through time, from one birthday to the next. And each of these moments tells a little more about how closeness develops - and how it slowly crumbles again. It's about trust. About what is not said. About things that are too difficult to put into words. But still need to be said in order to heal.

What particularly moved me was the calmness of this episode. How it takes the time to let small gestures become big. How it shows that real love sometimes takes a wrong turn. Not out of malice, but out of fear. Out of protection. And how difficult it is to muster the courage to go back. Not physically. But above all emotionally.

At the scene on the veranda, Michelle couldn't hold back her tears one bit. And I understand her. Phil was also impressed, but found it almost a little too schmaltzy and also wished for more consistency in the visual effects. A fair point. And yet it was also clear to him: «The Price» is one of those episodes that stays with you. That resonate. That hurt - but do you good.

For me, this is the strongest episode of this season.

Where can you find the podcast?

You can subscribe to us via any podcast app such as Spotify, Apple Podcast, Youtube Music or Podigee. Under the following link you will find our podcast equipment.

Hosts

Luca Fontana

Luca is living proof that our parents were lying: There are no square eyes from watching too much TV. Rumour has it that he was already watching «Star Wars» films and reading Marvel comics in his mother's womb. Today, after many years of field research, he knows his way around the Disney universe better than Al Capone in 1930s Chicago. He uses the same password for his 14 streaming subscriptions because otherwise he would forget them. The only people who are allowed to disturb him in his «work» are his two cats.

Michelle Brändle

While others break into a sweat just drawing a stick figure, Michelle uses every tablet test as a template for digital artwork. Somewhat more tangible are those from the 3D printer, which regularly model her smartphone reviews. The gadget enthusiasm that almost every new member of the editorial team succumbs to can be seen on their desk, which is flanked by a home-made RGB keyboard and matching RGB mouse. She only feels even more emotion, which even gets under her skin in the form of tattoos, for Pokémon.

Philipp Rüegg

Phil uses the Game Pass so extensively that Microsoft is considering abolishing it. No game is safe from the insatiable gaming aficionado. The fewer pixels a game has, the greater the likelihood that Phil has already played it. Every week in the A Tech Affair podcast, Phil takes on the task of channelling the torrent of talk into meaningful channels. A truly epic quest. He proves to be a master of stylish and elegant transitions.

Luca Fontana

Senior Editor

Luca.Fontana@digitecgalaxus.ch

I'm an outdoorsy guy and enjoy sports that push me to the limit – now that’s what I call comfort zone! But I'm also about curling up in an armchair with books about ugly intrigue and sinister kingkillers. Being an avid cinema-goer, I’ve been known to rave about film scores for hours on end. I’ve always wanted to say: «I am Groot.» more

Follow

---

Movies and series

Follow topics and stay updated on your areas of interest

Follow topic

These articles might also interest you