"That's How the World Works": 'The Last of Us' Showrunner on Landing That Devastating Episode 2 Ending
The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin confirms they were always going to adapt the game's saddest moment, it was only a matter of when.

If you’ve recovered from the emotional demolition that was The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 2… you’re doing better than we are. Joel (Pedro Pascal) is gone — brutally murdered by Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) in front of Ellie (Bella Ramsey) — and the audience is left shattered, furious, and somehow still glued to the screen. For co-creator and showrunner Craig Mazin, pulling off this moment was never about shocking people for the sake of it. It was about consequence.