'The Last of Us' episode 7 ending tragically links to key scene in episode 4

We really should have come to expect it by now, shouldn't we? After the heartbreak of episode 3 and the agony of episode 5, everything was pointing to episode 7 of The Last of Us being another lesson in emotional torment.

And, sure enough, it didn't disappoint.

Ellie's (Bella Ramsey's) backstory about her childhood best...