A wild twist just dropped on the latest “The Last of Us” episode — and even lead actor Pedro Pascal can’t believe it … ’cause the guy’s in full-on denial.
⚠️ Major spoilers for Season 2, Episode 2 ahead — if you haven’t watched yet, now’s the time to look away. But, let’s just say — the jaw-dropping twist has literally changed the game for this hit HBO series.
Alright, last spoiler warning — seriously. In the episode, Joel (Pedro) gets brutally beaten to death by a vengeful Abby, played by Kaitlyn Dever. It’s straight outta “The Last of Us Part II” video game, so Pedro knew it was coming — but that didn’t make shooting it any less brutal.
Pedro told Entertainment Weekly he’s in denial over Joel’s fate — admitting he’s forever bonded with so many people from the series, but now has to see them in a whole new light … one where he’s not playing Joel on-set anymore.
Despite Abby going full savage on Joel, Pascal told EW that meeting actress Kaitlyn was a totally different vibe. In fact, he found it kinda ironic — something so violent and tragic on screen ended up instantly bonding them in real life.
It wasn’t just Pedro feeling it — everyone on set was wrecked. He said when he walked on with all that bloody makeup, people didn’t look disgusted … they looked heartbroken.
Bella Ramsey, who plays Ellie, told HBO she sobbed her little heart out reading that part of the script — even though she knew Joel’s death was coming.
Of course, Joel and Ellie were the ultimate partners — but now, with Joel gone, Ellie’s left to face this brutal world on her own. And that, more than anything, is what really stings.
