Are You Angry with ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2? ‘Give Yourself Time,’ Says Showrunner Craig Mazin
[Editor’s note: The following interview contains spoilers for “The Last of Us” Season 2, Episode 2.]
Still reeling from the latest developments on “Severance,” “The White Lotus,” and “Yellowjackets”? Spring TV is already a doozy in 2025, but “The Last of Us” isn’t letting up. For Season 2, Episode 2, “Through the Valley,” HBO’s wildly inventive mushroom/zombie apocalypse pulled a classic watercooler move and stunned audiences with an unforgettable loss.
“He dies believing he deserves to die, and that’s a truly wretched way to go,” writes IndieWire’s Ben Travers. Reviewing the episode, Travers described the attack at its center as “astonishing” — with a slew of TV fans agreeing that the sudden demise of Pedro Pascal’s hero is among TV’s most shocking deaths to date.
Yes, Joel — the beloved hunky loner, who drove much of Season 1, and became a father-figure to Ellie (Bella Ramsey), who must now lead Season 2 — is gone. It’s a scene so horrifying...
Still reeling from the latest developments on “Severance,” “The White Lotus,” and “Yellowjackets”? Spring TV is already a doozy in 2025, but “The Last of Us” isn’t letting up. For Season 2, Episode 2, “Through the Valley,” HBO’s wildly inventive mushroom/zombie apocalypse pulled a classic watercooler move and stunned audiences with an unforgettable loss.
“He dies believing he deserves to die, and that’s a truly wretched way to go,” writes IndieWire’s Ben Travers. Reviewing the episode, Travers described the attack at its center as “astonishing” — with a slew of TV fans agreeing that the sudden demise of Pedro Pascal’s hero is among TV’s most shocking deaths to date.
Yes, Joel — the beloved hunky loner, who drove much of Season 1, and became a father-figure to Ellie (Bella Ramsey), who must now lead Season 2 — is gone. It’s a scene so horrifying...
- 4/21/2025
- by Alison Foreman
- Indiewire
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