Why Joel Didn't Fight Back Against Abby in 'The Last of Us' Episode 2 & the Change Made From the Video Game
As you were watching season 2, episode 2 of The Last of Us on HBO last night, you might be wondering why Joel (Pedro Pascal) did not fight back against Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) as she killed him.
Well, showrunner Craig Mazin actually spoke to their decision to have it play out the way it did, and the change that was made from the video game version.
Keep reading to find out more…
Craig told THR, “When Abby tells him, ‘I’m going to kill you, because there are some things we all agree are just f-king wrong,’ there is this slight moment of agreement. Joel know what he did is capital-W Wrong. But he also had no choice [but the kill the Fireflies last season], as far as he saw it. He did what he needed to do. So we already know that he has some guilt about it from the therapy scene in episode one.”
He continued about the change that was made, saying, “It’s also one of the reasons we made a change from the game to have Joel in that room with Dina, as opposed to Tommy (Gabriel Luna), who’s a big, tough guy. Abby is basically saying, ‘Make one mistake and we’re going to kill her.’ And if there’s one thing we know about Joel, it’s that he’s sort of the ultimate dad. We know he cares very much about Dina and that he would never let her suffer in any way, shape or form, to defend himself.”
We just learned a heartbreaking detail about Kaitlyn Dever and what was going on in her personal life as she filmed that scene.