What will happen to Joel in The Last of Us Season 2?

First season Last of usfrom HBO and HBO Max left fans wanting more. And while a sequel to the series has been confirmed, we’ll have to wait a long time to see new episodes starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.

One of the moments that delighted the fans the most was his allegiance to the Naughty Dog video game. However, there have also begun to speculate about the possibility that the show’s creators might take some liberties with the second season, especially regarding Joel’s fate.

The latter is something that made noise for some time, to the point of reaching the ears of Craig Mazing himself, one of the showrunners from Last of us. In fact, in recent statements squire, the writer left the door open to make changes to the series from the video game. “We don’t feel limited by the source material,” he said.

Now, can Joel’s fate really change in Last of us besides some creative licenses from the filmmakers? Without revealing too much, for logical reasons, the main characters of the HBO and HBO Max series did not miss the opportunity to comment on this.

Joel’s future in season two Last of us

henceforth, This article contains strong spoilers for The Last of Us Part 2. If you have not played said game yet, we recommend that you stop reading here. Otherwise, do it at your own risk.

Warning, spoilers ahead!

One of the big doubts about adaptation Last of us is if the writers dare to kill Joel as early as they do in the second Naughty Dog video game. Recall that the protagonist is beaten to death by Abby, the daughter of the surgeon who was supposed to operate on Ellie at the end of the original game. A traumatic event that occurs as soon as the headline begins.

As we mentioned, one of the show’s most praised qualities is that it delivered a very accurate adaptation in its first season. In fact, some scenes seem to be taken from a video game. Nothing says that this will change with the second season, although it would not be unusual for some modifications to have taken place in timing events.

Keep in mind that Abby, a key character from the second game, has yet to be officially introduced to the series. And it would not be strange if the authors Last of us want to work with more time relationship between Joel and Ellie. Especially when a young woman finds out what really happened while she was in the operating room.

“By now it should be pretty obvious to everyone, but I’m not afraid to kill characters. But it is important to note that neither the Nile, [Druckmann] I don’t feel limited by the source material,” explained Craig Mazin. showrunner doesn’t necessarily mean that Joel won’t die in the TV adaptation Last of us. Although this seems to open up the possibility for him not to do so in the first episode of the second season, as many would expect..

We return to the above. Given how faithful the first season is to the original game, it’s unlikely – if not impossible – that Joel won’t die at some point in the second season; no matter how much we love Pedro Pascal. It remains to be seen in which episode she materializes. Let’s also not forget that, according to Mazin himself, the second game Last of us it will take more than one season to properly adapt.

What do Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey think?

On Joel’s death and his inclusion or absence from the series Last of usthe main characters also spoke. Peter Pascal manifests itself in squire that he hasn’t played the game or seen the scene, but he knows what’s going on with his character. “It would be unwise to follow the first game so closely, only to go astray so badly. This is my honest answer,” said the Chilean actor.

When Bella Ramsey, the event causes an even more emotional response. “If this happens in the series, I don’t know if I’m emotionally ready for this,” said the young Brit.

To find out how the creators of the series will react to the death of one of its main characters, you will have to be patient. The actress explained a while back that filming for the second season would only begin at the end of this year or early 2024. new chapters may appear from 2025.