The following contains spoilers for ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Episode 2.
Well, it happened.
We knew it was coming.
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And yet, watching it play out?
It was still as bad as we feared.
Yes,thatJoel the gruff, grieving smuggler turned fiercely protective father figure played byPedro Pascal.
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The moment arrives with all the weight fans ofThe Last of Us Part IIexpected and then some.
Joels death, beaten and bludgeoned byKaitlyn Devers Abby, is as violent as it is soul-crushing.
For Pascal, it was a farewell he knew was coming just maybe not quite this early.
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And just like in the game, the moment strikes without mercy.
Meeting Kaitlyn was amazing.
It was interesting to step into the room and see the reactions in peoples faces.
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It wasnt one of revulsion but of heartbreak.
I knew that Joel was going to die.
But reading it in the script I was dreading getting to that bit… and I cried.
I actually sobbed my little heart out.
Ramseys performance and Ellies final scream of Joel, get up!
delivers the emotional gut punch the show has become infamous for.
Theres a danger of tormenting people.
Its not what we want to do, Mazin told Variety.
For Pascal, though, its still hard to let go.Im in active denial, he admitted to EW.
And, no, I dont spend a lot of time thinking about it because it makes me sad.
The Last of Usairs on HBO on Sundays at 9PM.
Sources:Variety,EW
