Cueva Del Oso

"Cueva Del Oso" is the second episode of season three of The Last Ones and the thirty-eighth episode overall. It was first published on April 3rd 2020.
This episode follows the trend of season three episodes focusing on one character and telling the story of the episode solely from their perspective, with this episode being focused on the character Javier Rodriguez.
==Plot==
After escaping the overrun Victoria, Javier is tasked with the seemingly impossible challenge of keeping his small group safe and determined to carry on, in spite of the cold, the growing threat of the undead, having to look after a newborn baby, being separated from the rest of their friends, and the grief of losing Bobby. 
==Synopsis==
In a cold open in an initially unknown location, we see several dead bodies leading to a confrontation between Javier and Graham, both of whom have their guns pointed at one another.
Sometime before and some days after escaping from Victoria, Javier and Charlotte are ransacking a shop, trying to find baby formula for Stephen. Javier notices a note left on a notice board from one survivor to her partner, whom she was clearly seperated from. Charlotte asks Javier how he's doing and tells him that Angie is strong and will be all right. Javier says that Bobby was her world. Charlotte agrees but says Bobby spent his last few moments trying to save her and she needs to carry on. Lydia-Jean enters and says they have around ten minutes before a nearby horde of undead gets too close. Charlotte sends her back to camp. Charlotte then says they should leave as the shop has been picked clean. As they depart, Charlotte says how Bobby never judged her or made snide comments about how she betrayed the group because of Eli, and that he was a true friend.
At a camp the survivors have set up at an old construction site, Charlotte breaks the news to Zahra that they failed to get formula. Unimpressed, Zahra walks away, which irritates Charlotte, who leaves to take a walk as she can't stand another minute of Stephen crying. Javier asks where Angie is. He finds her nearby taking out two zombies with a knife. He asks what happened to her bat. She explains she broke it. Angie faces him and says she's not losing her mind and doesn't have some out-of-control bloodlust, she's just venting, and it makes her feel better. Javier says he loved Bobby too, but Angie doesn't respond. Lydia-Jean walks over and says Shiloh and Diego have returned from their run and it's good news for once.
The survivors are finally able to relax as Zahra feeds Stephen. Charlotte remarks that it's nice to have some peace and quiet. Javier approaches Angie, who is sitting apart from the group. He asks if she's going to join them, but she declines. Javier offers to hold Stephen so Zahra can have a break. She hands him over and walks away. The group discuss how weird Zahra is. When Lydia-Jean discovers Alexis named the baby Stephen, she says she named him after her husband. They discuss whether they should give him a new name, as Alexis had even less of a right to name them then they do. Lydia-Jean suggests Bobby, but Zahra, who comes back over, reveals that his name is now Rayan. Everyone settles down for some rest, aside from Diego and Javier, who go for a walk.
Diego shows Javier that the horde of undead preventing them from getting to Noah's facility has merged with another one, meaning it could take days or possibly longer before they can risk getting near the place. Javier says they should be fine waiting a few more days, but Diego admits there's a chance they won't be there when they arrive as it was always planed for Noah's group to be moved somewhere more safe and secure. Javier asks Diego about the group he and Noah are a part of, but Diego says it was a group that were put together shortly after the apocalypse to ensure humanity has a path moving forward. Javier says Peter would wait for them as he loves Angie, but Diego points out he doesn't love her more than his daughter and he would not pass up the possibility of getting her somewhere truly safe. Diego apologises and says he felt he had to let Javier know. Javier agrees and says they won't tell the others yet as they're hanging by a thread.
Some hours later, Javier takes over from Shiloh on-watch. Eventually, Javier spots a horde heading right for them and hurriedly shouts at everyone to wake up. The group manage to get away just in time and try and lose the undead in the woods, but Rayan continues to cry. Due to Zahra being slow, Javier takes Rayan and runs a different route alone, with the plan of luring the zombies away and losing them. Javier hugs Rayan and tries to soothe him. Suddenly, a zombie appears from no where and Javier is knocked out.
When he wakes up, Javier is in a factory and is being checked on by Alyssa. Javier is full of questions and demands to go with Alyssa when she says she will go and fetch someone. She explains if she lets him out there will be serious repercussions for her. He tells her to hurry up. Eventually, Cameron enters and introduces himself. Javier initially lies and says his name is Diego, but Cameron responds by telling him that he knows who he is as his friends are also in the factory. Cameron explains his people saved Javier and Rayan in the woods. He takes Javier to meet his friends and on the way, they come across Alyssa and Ruth, the latter of whom is furious that Alyssa was sent to check on Javier, as he could have been dangerous. Cameron tells them to get back to where they're supposed to be. Javier is then put in the same room with the rest of the friends, including baby Rayan who is fine. Cameron then departs after Raymond asks to speak to him.
Angie asks when they are going to try and get out of the factory, but Charlotte is unsure that Cameron's people have sinister motives considering they saved them when they didn't have to. Angie reminds her Alexis had bad intentions when she allowed her into Victoria. The group wonder where they could go that's safe with a newborn baby. Angie says she trusts the dead more than she does strangers, as she at least knows their motives. Javier responds by saying that the zombies killed Bobby. Furious, Angie says that's what they do, hence her point, and angrily asks if he wants to bring up her dead brother again. Javier decides they are staying put for the time being. Angie asks why it's down to him to decide that, but he tells her to shut up, which visibly hurts her. Charlotte tells Javier he was harsh and reminds him that she is grieving. Javier points out that he is too. Cameron returns and says the boss has allowed for them to stick around. He says they should come and say hi. 
The group are taken to Graham, and they are told by Raymond that they understand they might seem intimidating but they are merely a group trying to survive. He also mentions about the motel and the people they lost. When Angie whys they took them in, Cameron says people are a resource and the more of them there are, the safer they are. Javier asks why Graham isn't speaking for himself when he is in charge. Graham asks to speak to Javier alone. Charlotte and Angie refuse to leave, but Javier tells them it's all right. Graham says there are rules when it comes to his people, and one of those rules is that he is to be treated with respect at all times. To try and show his strength, Graham tells several stories of how he violently killed some people who tried to test his power or belittle him, causing Raymond and Cameron to follow him and see him as their leader. Javier reveals he was in prison at the start of the outbreak and has seen guys like Graham time and time again, and that he thinks he's immortal until someone bigger with more nerve comes along. Graham says he respects his honesty and simply asks he and his people stay and contribute and there won't be any problems. He also gives Javier the chance to leave should he choose to do so. Javier agrees to play ball.
==Deaths==
*Frank
*Grant
*Graham
*Cameron
*Gwen (Confirmed fate and zombified)
*Alyssa
*Five unnamed members of Graham's group.
*Numerous counts of zombies.
==Trivia==
*First (and last) appearance of Graham's factory.
*First (and last) appearance of Frank.
*First (and last) appearance of Grant.
*Last appearance of Graham.
*Last appearance of Cameron.
*Last appearance of Gwen. (Zombified)
*Last appearance of Alyssa.
*Cameron, Freddie, Hank, Pablo, and Roger, who were seen among the crowd at Graham's Motel in the previous episode, are named in this episode.
*With their fates now revealed as of this episode, Javier and Angie are once again part of the main cast. 
*Shiloh and Charlotte are listed as special appearances instead as their fates are once again unknown by the end of the episode.
*The title of the episode is Spanish for 'Bear Cave' which likely refers to Javier and the survivors being taken by Graham's group, as he has the nickname Grizzly Graham.
**This is the third time an episode has been given a Spanish title and is also the third to be Javier centric, the first being season one's Mi Familia and season two's El Lobo Solitario.
*This is the second episode in a row in which Graham loses a base to the undead.
*Baby Stephen's name is changed to Rayan in this episode, as chosen by Zahra.
*When the survivors are suggesting names for Rayan, several characters suggest names belonging to deceased loved ones. Charlotte proposes the name Sam when her mother's name was Samantha and both Javier and Shiloh suggest the names of their respective little brothers, Miguel and Joey.
*Angie is revealed to have broken her baseball bat off-screen in this episode, which was a weapon she had since the first season.