There are monolithic pamperer ahead for The Last of Us season 2 , instalment 2 . Steer clear if you have n’t seen this calendar week ’s episode !

HBO ’s adjustment ofThe Last of Usseemed to intentionally downplay Kaitlyn Dever ’s Abby in the promotion for the second time of year possibly because she ’s such a divisive figure inThe Last of Us Part II . In both the game and the show , Abby has a grievance against Joel ( Pedro Pascal ) for slay her father and she vowed retaliation . In the 2d episode of season 2 , the show bring Joel ’s final fate to the silver screen as Abby amaze him to death in front of a horror-struck Ellie ( Bella Ramsey ) .

player who completedThe Last of Us Part IIknew this moment was coming , but not necessarily this soon in the season . In a newfangled audience withDeadline , showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann deal their insights about Joel ’s decease and what number next .

“ It does hurt tremendously when it go on , ” noted Mazin . “ It hurts , of course it does , because we love Joel , and more significantly , because Ellie loves Joel , and we ’re experiencing her grief , and we ’re all going to grieve the red of this person that we ’ve come to have intercourse . But in terms of the tale , yes , it feel like an inevitability , because this is n’t a show that move on and on . This is a show that has an finish . We are a show that confronts people dealing with the arduous emotion . watch Bella in that moment was heart and soul wrenching . It really was . There were a lot of tears that twenty-four hours from all of us . It was tough . ”

One of the fundamental change in this adaptation was the comportment of Dina ( Isabela Merced ) , Ellie ’s new love pastime . Joel was on patrol with Dina when they were take by Abby , and the showrunners made that determination to give Dina more motivation to trace Ellie ’s jumper cable about what she plans to do to make good on her own menace against Abby .

“ It ’s something that in the game , we verbalize about Dina have a relationship with Joel , ” explained Druckmann . “ You never get to see it . Here , we matte like this was a ripe choice for this show to see that and to have her specifically be present at that bit of confrontation . ”

“ It sure as shooting makes their ocean trip frontwards — should that occur , you interpret Dina ’s motivations , ” bestow Mazin . “ Because there is a mechanically skillful benefit to Dina in the biz . We do n’t have that mechanically skillful benefit . So the interrogation really was , how do we connect Dina to this tragedy in a fashion that is deeper than just ‘ I ’m Ellie ’s friend . ' ”

Another departure for this take on the story was the near death of Jackson , the town that has been Joel and Ellie ’s home plate for most five years . Mazin argue that this done to up the stakes for the show and bump off the idea that there ’s anywhere dependable to go .

“ All the thing that made you safe are gone , ” order Mazin . “ Joel made Ellie feel secure . He ’s gone . That heavy paries made Jackson feel secure , and it got broken . create that terror from inside and out at the same time , we just feel that it was the right way to show how dangerous the man is and how delicate everything is and how precious everything is . So the relationships going forward have to be taken very badly , and the decisions that we make have to be ask very seriously , because there is no refuge . ”

The Last of Usseason 2 will bear on on Sunday , April 27 . HBO has alreadyrenewed the series for a third season .