The series The Last of Us has just completed its second season. However, have you spotted this secret element that changes everything in the construction of Joel? It is hidden in episode 6.
“Do better”. It has become one of the leitmotifs of theadaptation of The Last of Us 2 on television. In fact, these words repeat themselves during episode 6 of the Season 2 of the series signed HBOgiving a new direction to the characters. What is more, it is not pronounced by anyone, which offers a much deeper perspective on our heroes, and Joel more particularly.
The Miller family is growing in season 2 of The Last of Us
No new episode of The Last of Us tomorrow … Season 2 ended last week on a cliffhanger who certainly will not have surprised fans of the game. However, the 7 new episodes of the series did not lack surprise, including theEpisode 6 Entitled “The Price”. Upstream of the slew of flashbacks Most of them resumed, due to 2, it opened on a scene taking place long before post-apocalyptic events, within the Joel and Tommy Miller family.
In fact, we find the two brothers there in 1983, still adolescent. Except that the tension rumbles under the miller roof. Tommy, the youngest, committed a big stupidity that earned Joel, the elder, to defense with a punch. However, both fear the benefits of their actions … from Their father, Javierinterpreted by a Tony Dalton (Better Call Saul) that we will find elsewhere IntergalacticNaughty Dog’s next game.
We then discover an abusive father, who tends to have a lifting hand. However, he does not deny his past actions and regret is felt in him. Furthermore, he knows where this brutality comes from: from his own father, who beat him even more harshly. By this unprecedented staging, Neil Druckmannthe father of the license that produces and co-sc-sc-series episode 6 of The Last of Us, prolongs the theme of violence cycle Already developed in games. The one who lives Joel thus finds its roots in this family context.
But, at the same time, the HBO teams initiated this desire to break the cycle. Javier surprises his son by abandoning the blows for words. He entrusts Joel that he tries to ” do a little better than [son] father “, Encouraging him to do the same in turn. The rest of the events, we know it. Our hero, who appears on the screen under the features of Pedro Pascalis far from having abandoned this brutality. However, whether it is Sarah or Ellie, it is not towards her children that he turns her but entirely towards external threats.
A symbolism as a legacy for Ellie
There are a bit of the authors in this introductory sequence. In the official podcast of season 2 of The Last of Us, Neil Druckmann remembers that his father could slap him at times. Likewise for Craig Mazin, the other show’s showrunner. But both are aware that their grandparents were even harder with their children. For their part, he would not come to the mind to touch a hair of theirs in our time. It is this evolution through the generations that have inspired them here. Javier encourages Joel who, in turn, hopes in conclusion of episode that Ellie will do better than him.
But, earlier in the season, we know that she sees Ellie chose. In fact, episode 6 reveals a well -kept secret on a favorite object of Joel: His watch certainly belonged to his father. Before leaving the room, Javier puts his hand on his son’s shoulder. It is then that we recognize her by her wrist. It is the same that Sarah had repaired twenty years later, in season 1, in anticipation of her father’s birthday and who did not leave her afterwards.
Now, remember the episode 3 of The Last of Us. After proceeding to the funeral toilet of his deceased brother, Tommy kept his watch. We realize that he then leaves her inheritance to Ellie. The young woman finds her in a box placed on the bed in Joel’s room. But, rather than grasping it, she prefers to leave with the gun of the one she considered her father. She therefore chooses violencethis same violence that linked it to Joel as soon as they meet.
The players already know the outcome of this story portrayed in Tlou 2.. Viewers, on the other hand, will have the opportunity to see how the young woman will get out in the rest of the HBO series. This has already been officially renewed for a saison 3. Everything suggests that production would start in 2026 for a broadcast current 2027. A fourth and last part could even be necessary to complete the adaptation of the game. One thing is certain: you are not done with The Last of Us.
Source : HBO Max.
