Spoilers ahead for ‘The Last Of Us’ season two and ‘Game Of Thrones’ season four.
Fans of HBO series The Last Of Us have responded to its revamped opening credits sequence.
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This week’s instalment comes after the brutal ending to episode two, which saw Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) murder Joel (Pedro Pascal) as revenge for him killing her father during his hospital massacre at the end of season one.
The scene’s graphic violence and emotional resonance left fans shocked but mostly impressed, with those familiar with the game saying they’d been “dreading this moment”.
However, it was a small detail in the show’s new opening credits sequence that caused a stir amongst fans – a shot of Joel with Ellie (Bella Ramsey) has been tweaked to show just Ellie, reflecting Joel’s death – and Pascal’s presumed departure from the show.
HBO shared the comparison on X/Twitter and fans responded with their grief over the sudden change. “Y’all are evil for this”, one user tweeted, with another simply replying, “Too soon”.
everything hurts. #TheLastOfUs pic.twitter.com/pV4BrdstRB
— The Last of Us (@TheLastofUsHBO) April 28, 2025
“What the fuck [The Last Of Us] admin no need to rub it in”, one user lamented.
A user pointed out the twisted coincidence of a beloved character played by Pescal being killed in violent fashion on two HBO shows: The Last Of Us and Game Of Thrones, the latter in season four episode ‘The Mountain And The Viper’.
Prior to the release of its latest episode, released today (April 28), Ramsey admitted that a scene from it was the most challenging for them to shoot.
In episode three, Ellie weeps with grief over losing Joel, and smells one of his jackets from his closet. For Ramsey, that scene was the one they were most concerned about getting right.
Bella Ramsey as Ellie in ‘The Last Of Us’ season two. CREDIT: Sky/HBO
“The thing that is always the saddest for me is remembering the happy things,” they recalled. “I was remembering us the first few times that we met and the whole of shooting season one together, and the funniest moments.
“I was remembering all of that and through the lens of losing him – not just Joel and Ellie, but like me and Pedro – because the memories of me and Pedro and Joel and Ellie are so intertwined for me.”
The second season scored a four-star review from NME, with Nick Levine writing: “A few fiddly episodes don’t spoil an entire season – especially one driven brilliantly by the fierce heat of vengeance.
“At its best, The Last Of Us is unsettling enough to make you question your own hypothetical moral code. When every day is about survival and making sense of post-apocalyptic chaos, does taking a life become easier, or somehow even harder? This show doesn’t just go deep narratively – it also cuts deep emotionally.”
The Last Of Us is available to watch in the UK on Sky Atlantic and NOW.
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