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‘The Last of Us’ Guest Star Joe Pantoliano on Filming That Heartbreaking Final Scene and Forgetting Pedro Pascal

"The Last of Us" guest star Joe Pantoliano discusses the death of his character, Eugene, and what happened when he saw Pedro Pascal for the first time on set.

When Joe Pantoliano first heard from his agents that he’d been approached for a role on Season 2 of “The Last of Us,” he was unfamiliar with the HBO series, let alone the video games on which it’s based. The protocols established by the council in Jackson, Wyoming dictate that Eugene has to be killed on the spot, but he begs Joel and Ellie to take him to the outer walls so he can have a last moment with Gail. In an interview with Variety about the episode, Pantoliano — known to fans, friends and colleagues alike as Joey Pants — reveals that Pascal wasn’t on set when he said those lines.

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