The last of us will never be the same again.
WARNING: Spoilers to come for The last of us Season 2, episode 2, which was broadcast on Sunday April 20 on HBO.
After managing to protect Ellie (Bella Ramsey) Of the infected for a whole season, the fans have witnessed Joel (Pedro Pascal) tragic disappearance in the Second episode of season 2 Sunday April 20.
During the episode, Abby – played by Kaitlyn Dever – I saw our hero again for killing his father, a doctor from the Salt Lake City hospital from which he saved Ellie in the final of season 1, by displaying his own justice mark. After defeating Joel with a golf club, she gave the final blow, stabbing Joel in the neck, everything while Ellie looked helpless.
While viewers of the show who may not be familiar with The last of us video games were shocked, the series drawn directly from The last of us part IIwhich was published in 2020.
Nevertheless, show the creators Craig Mazin And Neil Druckmann (which also created the video game series) Feel your pain.
“I lived the worst of the negative reaction five years ago. So, in this regard, I was not nervous,” said Druckmann DeadlineReferring to the back of the death of Joel’s death in video games, noting that he serves as a “important rhythm” in the broader history.
“It hurts a lot when it happens. It hurts, of course, because we love Joel, and more importantly, because Ellie loves Joel, and we live his sorrow, and we will all cry the loss of this person we have learned,” said Mazin.
Mazin continued: “But in terms of storytelling, yes, it was like an inevitability, because it is not a program that continues again and again. It is a program that has an end. We are a show that confronts people who take care of the most difficult emotions. There were a lot of tears. It was difficult.”
At the end of the episode, Ellie comes from taking revenge on Abby and her allies, which sets up the arc for the rest of season 2.
And, don’t worry, fans, because Pedro Pascal stays!

“There is a good amount of Pedro and Bella together because we all want it,” said Mazin in an interview with TV. Mazin assured viewers that “we can see them a little together this season. And we can also see interesting things happen with them – more, I think, that what we have seen in season 1. ”
New episodes of The last of us First on HBO Sunday at 9 p.m. he.