HBO has launched the primary footage of the second season of The Final of Us, and it implies that issues for Pedro Pascal’s Joel could also be a bit bit completely different than they’re within the recreation. No, not that completely different, but it surely looks as if he may be going to remedy.
The transient, 24-second teaser reveals a couple of acquainted scenes originating from The Final of Us Half II. These embrace the dance scene wherein Bella Ramsey’s Ellie kisses Dina, flashes of characters like Jeffrey Wright’s Isaac who leads the militaristic Washington Liberation Entrance, and some glimpses of the Seraphites, the Seattle cult which additionally occupies the town. However one character appears to be somebody totally new. This particular person, performed by Schitt’s Creek and Dwelling Alone actor Catherine O’Hara, appears to be Joel’s therapist. She is proven asking if he damage Ellie, which he denies. As an alternative, he insists he saved her.
This looks as if a brand new tackle the opening scene of The Final of Us Half II, wherein Joel recounts the violent occasions of the primary recreation’s finale to his brother Tommy. He finishes his story with the identical line: “I saved her.” So it appears Joel may be confessing his homicide of the Fireflies to somebody apart from household within the present when it premieres on Max in 2025. The primary season performed issues fairly near the unique, but it surely did make some large modifications to Invoice and Frank’s relationship, and added totally new characters of its personal, like Melanie Lynskey’s Kathleen.
Provided that HBO plans to cowl the occasions of Half II throughout a number of seasons of the present, it wouldn’t be shocking if it used all that additional time to riff on extra plot factors and character threads. The primary season put a giant give attention to Joel’s nervousness, one thing which the video games solely hinted at, so the unhappy dad lastly getting skilled assist appears in keeping with how the present’s been dealing with that aspect of him.
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey will lead season two, however HBO has introduced a number of new forged members that can play characters from The Final of Us Half II. Most notably, Kaitlyn Dever will play Abby, the co-protagonist of the sequel.
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