In addition to creating us need to hearken to Linda Ronstadt’s “Long, Long Time” on repeat, Sunday’s The Last of Us additionally made us marvel: Will we ever see scenes from Joel’s life circa 2003-2023, the way in which Episode 3 (learn a full recap) gave us interludes from Bill and Frank’s?
So we took that question to collection co-creator/govt producer Craig Mazin, who primarily stated… in all probability not. But there’s one thing probably rather more highly effective in the offing.
“I don’t think we’re going to go backwards at length like that, but Joel’s past is what informs his future,” the EP informed TVLine. “There’s a particular moment I’m thinking of that also just [hits] me so hard.”
What would possibly Mazin imply? In Episodes 1 and a couple of, each Pedro Pascal’s Joel and Anna Torv’s Tess referenced Joel’s less-than-savory historical past. And you’ve additionally acquired to contemplate the second in the premiere that he flashed again to the evening Sarah was killed, which induced him to punch a FEDRA officer’s face right into a gooey paste. (Read a full recap.) Bottom line? The man’s acquired baggage. And, per Mazin, that baggage will inform a extremely emotional, yet-to-be-seen level in the HBO drama’s first season.
One cause behind the scene’s significance, the EP added, is that “Pedro Pascal’s portrayal of Joel has so much soul and humanity to it, and vulnerability, especially when Joel is alone. You know? He has to be a tough guy around everybody, but when he’s alone, that’s when you see all that soul.”
The Last of Us airs Sundays at 9/8c on HBO.
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