The Last of Us season two recently ended its brutal run with an intense finale. The Last of Us ended its second chapter in an incredibly abrupt way, but there’s no doubt that it left us wanting more. Both season one and season two of HBO’s The Last of Us series have to rank among the most thoughtful and well-created television series we’ve ever seen grace our screens. And so, naturally, no sooner has season two drawn to a close do we start to think about The Last of Us season three. Happily, showrunners Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin are happy to give us a few teases about what’s up next in the world of The Last of Us. At a recent press conference that Nerdist attended, Druckmann and Mazin slipped in more than one The Last of Us season three tease, and we’re excited to report back on them all.
Check out every The Last of Us season three tease, hint, and clue that Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann imparted in the wake of season two’s finale.
How Will Joel Figure Into The Last of Us Season 3’s World?
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At the press conference, Druckmann and Mazin were asked whether Ellie and Dina were the new cornerstone relationship of the show or whether the memory of Joel would still carry Ellie through future episodes.
To this, Craig Mazin affirmed that Joel’s presence and Joel and Ellie’s relationship would still be a key facet and play a critical role in The Last of Us season three and beyond.
Mazin shared:
Well, Joel is always going to be there, right? I mean, Joel’s dad is always there now, Sarah has always been there, that’s the thing, Riley’s always been there. We- We don’t forget these people, we don’t forget Henry and Sam, everybody’s feeding into the way that Ellie moves through. And for Abby, it’s clearly, even though we haven’t met him yet, really, there’s the memory of her father that’s hanging over all of this. And so much of the story is about ghosts. But the Ellie and Dina relationship is the central relationship of this season. There’s no question. That is the one that begins and develops, and where it’s going should be fascinating, given the circumstances that we now all know – Dina is pregnant, and the two of them are committed to each other. That said, there is another side to this story that we have yet to really delve into. And there’s no question that Abby is the hero of her story, Kaitlyn Dever is the hero of a story always, you know. I mean, if you have a Kaitlyn Dever, you use a Kaitlyn Dever. So, I think where we go next, all I can say is, it will always be centring somebody, whether it’s- It’s Ellie and Dina, or whether it’s Abby and Abby’s relationship with Owen, or new relationships. If you play the game, you probably know what I’m talking about. But everything, really, if you want to boil it down, everything is under the cloud or sunlight of Joel, what Joel did to Abby and what Joel did for Ellie, and that will never change.
It sounds like even though Joel met his fated, brutal death in The Last of Us season three, he will still play a KEY role for all the main characters still alive on the show. And with any luck that means we’ll get to see Pedro Pascal again in at least a couple of scenes in The Last of Us season three.
Will The Last of Us Season 3 Be From Abby’s Point of View?
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A huge question that came up around The Last of Us season three had to do with whether the series would change course and tell its story with Abby, not Ellie, as its POV character. At times, Neil Druckmann and Carl Mazin seemed to imply this was almost a certainty, while at others, they avoided promising the POV switch to Abby would happen at all in The Last of Us season three. The topic was such a massive one, we gave it its own article, which you can check out by clicking the link below.
The Seraphite and WLF War WILL Be Explained in The Last of Us Season 3
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Speaking about the increased depth given to the character of Isaac, the WLF leader played by Jeffery Wright, Mazin and Druckmann touched on the future of Isaac and the Seraphite and WLF war on The Last of Us season three and beyond.
Druckmann revealed, “I think like all of our characters, we they have such strong beliefs that they’re obsessive about those beliefs, and that obsession, sometimes it’s love, can take them to really extreme situations. So, he just believes in the WLF and just these rights that it’s funny because he ends up being a fascist, even though he’s fighting fascism. But I think if you understand where he’s coming from, his motivation, you might say, you know, maybe he’s all right, like we sometimes justify really horrible things, if our motivation is to save our group, is to save ourselves. It’s like, oh, it’s okay for us to commit these horrible acts because they’re worse than us, but if they commit the same acts, then we- we totally damned them for those acts. So, that’s where Isaac gets interesting.” And interesting characters, we know just don’t fall by the wayside.
Meanwhile, Mazin noted more firmly that more details about Isaac and the WLF and Seraphite feud were definitely on the way. He shared, “I was so delighted to have a chance to work with Jeffrey, and- and to fill some stuff in there. I think it bodes well for next season. I have so many questions, and I understand that the audience does too.” He adds “I sort of want to assure them that those questions are correct and will be answered. What is going on? How did that war start? Why? How did the Seraphite start? Who is the prophet? What happened to her? What does Isaac want? What’s happening at the end of episode seven? What is this explosion? What is all of it? And all of it will become clear.”
There you have it, The Last of Us season three will be delving deeper in the Seraphites, the WLF, and their blood feud.
Jesse’s Death Will Impact Ellie and Dina’s Relationship in The Last of Us Season 3
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Ellie and Dina’s relationship has been incredibly sweet. They were planning on having an unconventional family together that would feature Ellie, Dina, Dina’s baby, and Jesse the baby’s father. But now, Jesse is dead and both Ellie and Dina are partially to blame, though, of course, it was Abby who pulled the trigger.
Speaking about the impact of Jesse’s death on Ellie and Dina’s relations, Neil Druckmann offered, “I mean, how could it not have a drastic impact, especially when he’s the father of this baby, but also a very close friend, a former romantic partner. Yeah, it’s going to mean a whole lot.”
Dina Will Bear a Sense of Guilt That Could Turn Into a Desire for Revenge
Meanwhile, Craig Mazin delved deeper into what we might see Dina go through in season three of The Last of Us. “It’s an interesting situation, because Jesse dies in part because of Ellie. But Ellie doesn’t pull the trigger, Abby does. And we invested quite a bit, going all the way back to episode one, the first time Joel looks up and says, “hey, kiddo”, it’s not to Ellie, it’s to Dina, that’s how we introduce her. And we understand that Dina has this great relationship with Joel. He talks about it with Gail, that it’s like she’s my kid or something. Dina loves Joel, and Dina has none of the baggage that Ellie has. She doesn’t know about the things that went on; she just met this nice guy who’s a contractor.”
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He continues, “And she was there when Joel died. She had to suffer along with him, and she has gone in pursuit of Abby out of a sense of justice for that. So, now the question is, who does she blame? And I’m a big believer that once you start asking, who do I blame, you’re already down the wrong path. So, we know that once Ellie gave her this information about ok, I actually knew what Joel did, and this is what he did, it changes things for her. Jesse’s death is going to change things for her, but how we play that out? We have to wait and see.
The Crane Scene Is Coming in The Last of Us‘ Next Season
Before they concluded their conversation, Mazin and Druckmann left us with one last tease about The Last of Us season three. “You know,” Druckmann grinned, “There’s a certain crane that you’re seeing in episode seven that is very telling.”
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The Last of Us—Part II players will know all about the crane scene… And that it’s a terrifying and vertigo-inducing location that figures into Abby’s story. Those who are into spoilers can check it out below.
We Can’t Wait for The Last of Us Season 3
The Last of Us season three is probably a long way off, but all these hints and teases really paint a good picture of where the show might go. Ellie, Dina, and Abby are heading down dark roads, but hopefully, there’s a little levity and love in store for them too. We’ll only know for sure when more The Last of Us finally hits our screens. For now, The Last of Us seasons one and two are streaming in full on HBO Max.
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