Character, played in the series by Joe Pantoliano, is only quoted in games, but must play a greater role in adaptation
Titled “FUTURE DAYS“, the first episode of the second season of The Last of Us premiered in HBO and Max Last Sunday, 13. Adaptation of the eponymous video game game Naughty Dogthe series shows new elements in the narrative, as an incident that occurred between Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Eugenewhich is only quoted in the game, but must have greater participation in the show.
The second year takes place about five years after the first season. In the new story, Joel and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) They have a colder and more distant relationship – very different from what they have built earlier. In addition to those infected, a new threat appears on the horizon: Abby (Kaitlyn Duty),Fireflyseeking revenge against Joel, who massacred the group to save Ellie.
As a long time has spent between season and another, new characters appear in the narrative, whether physically or just referenced. One of the news is Eugenewho was killed by Joel in a seemingly unusual circumstance.
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Who is Eugene in The Last ofUS?
As in the series, Eugene has also died at the beginning of the game The Last of Us Part II (2020). However, in the original material, it appears only in a photograph next to Tommy.
In the series HBOthe character is husband of Gailoriginal character interpreted by Catherine O’Hara. She is a therapist who consults Joel, but confronts him for the way he killed Eugene.
In the game, Ellie and Dina find an abandoned library that Eugene used as a lonely advanced post on the outskirts of Jackson. So the characters find a letter, in which he reveals that he had a wife: Clairewas abandoned by Eugene to enter the Vagalons.
His advanced post is full of electronics he had been fixing, porn movies and an underground room for marijuana cultivation. So far, this scene from the secret site has not yet happened on the show.
How was Eugene in the adaptation of The Last of Us Part II (2020)?
Different from the source material, Eugene It will appear on the scene. In the series, it is interpreted by Joe Pantolianoknown for films like Matrix (1999), The Bad Boys (1995), The Goonies (1985) and Amnesia (2000).
In the therapy scene, Gail confront Joel And he says he has a great hurt with the protagonist: his role in her husband’s death. In “FUTURE DAYS“, it is only mentioned that Joel shot Eugene. Probably, the therapist’s husband was infected with patrols, and Joel was forced to sacrifice it.
Already in The Last of Us Part II, Dina quotes that Eugene died as a result of a stroke. His participation in the game is just this: some references in dialogues and an appearance in a photo next to Tommy. It would be something similar to what happened to Frankwhich in the game barely appears, while in adaptation it has a greater prominence.
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