Why Joel's Watch Is Significant In The Last Of Us

Warning! This article contains MASSIVE SPOILERS for The Last of Us season 2, episode 3.HBO'sThe Last of Us features Joel's watch as a significant object of sentimental value. In 2003, Joel is shown living with his brother Tommy and daughter Sarah in Austin, Texas. The series begins with Joel's 36th birthday, with Sarah planning to fix his broken watch for a present. She does so, joking that he would never have done so himself, and when we find him in the present day, it's broken again, though he still wears it. In The Last of Us season 2, episode 3, the object returns in a meaningful way, following Joel's tragic death.