Did Joel make the right decision in the Season 1 finale?

The Last of Us showrunner appears to think so.

The Last of Usshowrunner Craig Mazin opened up about Joel’s decision in the Season 1 finale.

Pedro Pascal Joel Last of Us

I mean dont ask me if Joel made the right decision.

I mean I think Joel made the right decision.

And I think most people agree.

Pedro Pascal as Joel, The Last of Us

And thats something that we endeavor to do as well.

Its something that Neil thought about when he was making the game .

Its something we were thinking about when we did this.

Clint Eastwood as William Munny

Actual father, father figure, some guy in the sky.

But were also terrified of them, because of the things they can do to us."

And its not like those stories made us like this.

Pedro Pascal as Joel

We are like this and thus we made these stories."

you’re free to see why I wanted to write this story for television.

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