The Last of Us, season 2: The shock of episode 2 explained

What will happen, from now on, for Ellie and Joel?

It was the expected shock of season 2 of The Last of Usand he didn’t disappoint!

Episode 2 – broadcast on max in France since today – has left KO fans. And that is not a matter of saying.

Attention spoilers!

We discover that Abby is the daughter of the firefly surgeon – that supposed to operate in the end of season 1 … and that Joel killed. During a confrontation against a horde of infected, Abby crosses Joel (accompanied by Dina). The latter saves her life, without knowing who she is. She then leads them to an isolated chalet where her friends are. There she reveals that she has been tracking Joel for a while. She pulls him in his leg, the wheel of blows from the golf club and, when Ellie arrives to intervene, Abby plants the broken end of the weapon in Joel’s neck … while Ellie assists helpless on the scene.

And don’t make any illusions: yes, Joel is dead and dead, as the teaser of episode 3 already online (below) confirms: below):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S63TPF006fi

And now ?

Since its beginnings, The Last of US told the story of Joel and Ellie. From now on, the duo is no longer. So what will the rest look like? And above all: is it Pedro Pascal Have the series left for good? The actor already admits in Entertainment Weekly:

“I’m in an active denial at the moment … I realize more and more, as I get older, that I tend to take refuge in denial when something ends. I am forever linked to so many people of this adventure … I will see them again in other contexts, but never in the one I play Joel in The Last of Us. And no, I don’t think about it too much, because it makes me sad. “

Pedro Pascal Adds that his last scene, in the blood, when delivering his last breath, Joel heard Ellie. He heard his farewells howling, making the moment more heartbreaking:

“I do not know if it shows on the screen, but I felt that Joel heard Ellie, in the very last breath that he had left. He heard that she was calling her, that she was in danger, that she wanted to help her … But he was unable to move the slightest finger. I remember playing this, and it was really devastating.”

But rest assured: Joel will not completely disappear from the series. For those who do not know the original game, know that season 2 still contains scenes with him-we can see them in the official trailer of the season. Craig Mazin And Neil Druckmann (the co-creator of the game at Naughty Dog) Confirm that “These scenes arrive”. It will mainly be flashbacks, of course:

“There are a lot of moments between Pedro and Bella in season 2” promise Craig Mazin,, “Because we all want it (…) We will often see them together this season. And we will see them in even stronger and unexpected situations than in season 1. “

Because according to the creator and screenwriter, “LAt season 1 told a nice relationship and a superb trip. But in the background, it was quite simple. This season is much more complex – and its conclusion is deeply striking. It gives material to think, while wearing a note of hope. ” He ends: