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 just a little bit totally different than they’re within the recreation. No, not that totally different, however it looks like he is likely to be going to remedy.
The temporary, 24-second teaser reveals a couple of acquainted scenes originating from The Final of Us Half II. These embody the dance scene during which 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 solely new. This individual, performed by Schitt’s Creek and Residence 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 like a brand new tackle the opening scene of The Final of Us Half II, during which 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 is likely to be confessing his homicide of the Fireflies to somebody aside from household within the present when it premieres on Max in 2025. The primary season performed issues fairly near the unique, however it did make some huge adjustments to Invoice and Frank’s relationship, and added solely 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 stunning if it used all that additional time to riff on extra plot factors and character threads. The primary season put a giant deal with Joel’s nervousness, one thing which the video games solely hinted at, so the unhappy dad lastly getting skilled assist appears in step 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 solid 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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