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New York Post
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘The Last of Us' Season 2 ends with a huge cliffhangers — who died?
It's the last of Season 2. The sophomore year of the grim HBO drama 'The Last of Us' ended on Sunday night, wrapping up a dark stretch of episodes that killed off the series lead, Joel (Pedro Pascal). Spoilers ahead for 'The Last of Us' Season 2 finale. Advertisement Based on a popular video game of the same name, the show is set in a dystopian future where society has broken down, there are zombie-like creatures, and gruff smuggler Joel has formed a pseudo father/daughter relationship with teen girl Ellie (Bella Ramsey). In the finale, Ellie tells her pregnant girlfriend, Dina (Isabela Merced), about the events that led to why Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) killed Joel. 6 Kaitlyn Dever as Abby in 'The Last of Us.' Liane Hentscher/HBO Advertisement Ellie reveals that Joel killed Abby's father, who was a doctor, because he was going to kill Ellie in order to get the cure to the zombie infection ravaging humanity. Jesse (Young Mazino), who is the father of Dina's baby, also confronts Ellie about how Dina is pregnant. Dina hasn't told Jesse yet. 'I see how you look at each other, she tells you things she doesn't tell me,' he says, while Ellie assures him that she's positive Dina was going to tell him soon. 6 Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us.' Liane Hentscher/HBO Advertisement Ellie also finally tracks down two others who were in the room with Abby when she brutally killed Joel. Ellie finds Mel (Ariela Barer) and Owen (Spencer Lord). She bursts in, surprising them, and demands to know where Abby is so that she can avenge Joel. When they don't tell Ellie, tension rises, and she ends up shooting them both. Advertisement As Mel bleeds out on the floor, Ellie is horrified to realize she was pregnant. A dying Mel gives Ellie last minute instructions on how to perform an emergency C-section, but she dies before Ellie can attempt. 6 Danny Ramirez, Spencer Lord, Ariela Barer, Gabriel Luna, Kaitlyn Dever, Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Tati Gabrielle, Isabela Merced, Jeffrey Wright, Rutina Wesley, and Young Mazino attend the Los Angeles premiere Of HBO Original Series 'The Last Of Us' Season 2 at TCL Chinese Theater on March 24, 2025 in Hollywood, California. WireImage Joel's brother, Tommy (Gabriel Luna), discovers Ellie next to Mel's body and leads her away. Jesse is also there. Jesse looks disturbed, but Tommy glances at the bodies and assures Ellie, 'they were part of it, too,' referring to Joel's death. 'They made their choices,' he adds. 'That's all there is to it.' Abby then shows up and shoots Jesse. 6 Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in 'The Last of Us.' Liane Hentscher/HBO When she points a gun at Tommy, Ellie begs her to let him go. Advertisement 'He killed my friends,' Abby says. 'No, I did,' Ellie admits. 'I was looking for you, I didn't mean to hurt them. I know why you killed Joel. He did what he did to save me. I'm the one that you want. Just let him go.' An enraged Abby tells Ellie, 'I let you live. I let you live! And you wasted it,' referring to how Ellie was in the room when Abby killed Joel, and she left Ellie behind, alive. 6 Kaitlyn Dever as Abby in 'The Last of Us.' Liane Hentscher/HBO Advertisement Abby shoots as Ellie shouts 'no!' and the screen cuts to black, making it unclear who Abby shot. At the end of Season 2, it's unclear what Ellie and Tommy and Jesse's fates are. In the final scene, Abby wakes up on a couch, walks out onto a balcony,and looks out over post-apocalyptic Seattle. 6 Bella Ramsey as Ellie in 'The Last of Us.' Liane Hentscher/HBO Advertisement Text onscreen reads, 'Seattle, Day One,' implying that this scene is at an earlier point in the timeline. 'The Last of Us' has been renewed for Season 3, but no premiere date has been announced yet. When asked how long the show will continue for, co-creator Craig Mazin told The Post in April, 'We certainly know where it ends, and we know it does end. So this is not meant to be, 'and now in the 12th season of 'The Last of Us.' That's not happening. So, depending on how it lands, [there will be] one more season for sure … but perhaps one more, beyond that.'
Forbes
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Southern California: How To Keep Out-Of-Town Relatives Busy
Almost unnoticed, four decades in the City of Angels whizzed by like a Santa Anita racehorse while I was busy doing other things – raising kids, making music and bylines and playing too much golf and basketball. I'd left my birthplace, the mighty Motor City, just after college in pursuit of anything but a humdrum, suburban existence and got a little lucky in the iffy world of showbiz--all while the sun mostly smiled down through fires and earthquakes, traffic jams and riots. That's the price one pays for living in paradise, I guess. The worst part of self-exile is leaving one's family behind, in my case three siblings and my adoring parents, and having to resort to snapshot-laden texts and emails to keep abreast of significant happenings back home. The upside of moving west was that it was always a great place to welcome guests in search of celebrity-sightings and a glancing glimpse of the fabled good life. But until my sister and her husband paid a recent visit, I had forgotten how diverse and stimulating was my adopted home, and how easy it was to amuse folks from elsewhere. The following is an appreciation of the wonders in one's own backyard. It's always a safe bet to take visitors to Hollywood itself, which is home to vibrant street life and tacky tourist traps alike. Dress-up Darth Vaders and Michael Jacksons will expect tips for posing for photos, but avoid all that nonsense and head right to the TCL Chinese Theater and fit your hands and feet into the cement-imprinted extremities of folks like Clark Gable and Shirley Temple. The sidewalk Walk of Fame stars are bought and paid for by Hollywood publicists, and the souvenir shops sell gold letters for do-it-yourself wannabes to fool their Facebook friends into thinking they're famous. Kinda sad that is, Day of the Locust material, 86 years on. Speaking of old-timers, just a half-mile down the boulevard stands the century-old watering hole Musso & Frank Grill, a magnet for true celluloid royalty like Chaplin and Sinatra, Bogart and Garbo, properly cherished for their old-school menu--Crab Louie salad and lamb chops--preceded by appetite-spoiling slices of chewy sourdough boule. But the food is just one aspect of M&F's allure, it's the ability to cozy up to the bar and order the same classic martini favored by Orson Welles and Dashiell Hammett--not the Kardashians, Dashiell, and vive la difference! Talk about time travel, a visit to Musso's is as good as it gets if you love the heyday of the moving pictures. As long as you're in the neighborhood, thirty minutes east down Sunset Blvd. is downtown Los Angeles proper, which has gone from homeless haven to tony address for so many urban professionals in recent years. Decrepit office buildings and flophouse hotels have been remade into pricey lofts and townhouses, the coolest address being where prizefighters Depp and Heard went at it tooth and nail, an art deco masterpiece called the Eastern Guardian Building, with its eerie clock tower and greenish glow. Another well-preserved echo of L.A.'s past is the Grand Central Market, an indoor culinary bazaar in the Beaux-Arts era Homer Laughlin Building, circa 1917. Home to some 50 vendors of everything from gourmet coffee and tacos to fresh fruits and nuts, and featuring one of the city's better sandwich joints. Wexler's Deli. But for those in search of truly legendary corned beef and pastrami, head a bit west to Langer's Deli, which may not be around much longer due to homelessness and crime. Go for the iconic #19, pastrami, swiss cheese, coleslaw and Russian dressing on rye. Thank me later… And for those who favor high culture to street life, downtown is also home to the city's finest art museums, most notably The Broad, a free, general admission treasure-trove of modern art by names like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Ed Ruscha, Warhol and Lichtenstein. Architecture buffs will admire the frenetic concrete and steel latticed exterior, offset magnificently by its gleaming neighbor next door, Disney Hall, the Frank Gehry design that became home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic. P.S., this is music director/conductor Gustavo Dudamel's last year with the outfit, so hurry down and catch a visionary artist at the height of his powers. He is a treasure and will be sorely missed. Between the Broad and the Musuem of Contemporary Art across the street, you may have had your fill of fine art, but head down Wilshire Blvd. west and stroll through the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the adjacent La Brea Tar Pits to see how prehistoric stardom lived way before celluloid and scandal. It's a strange sensation to think that woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats once scampered where motorized traffic now just crawls past. You can avoid driving chores if you choose: L.A.'s public transit system is evolving and has its share of growing pains due to crime and vandalism, but will save time and frustration. While the Universal Studios Tour is more like a theme park than a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Hollywood history, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour is for diehard film fans anxious to see where so many of the last century's classics were shot. You can stand on the sets of Friends and Big Bang Theory and make with the selfies to impress the rubes back home if that's your cup of java. Choose from the basic tour to the TCM Classic Films go-round, or splurge and go for the Deluxe, a six-hour odyssey--three of which are guided--with visits to the prop department and a meal at the legendary Commissary Fine Dining Room. Say hey to Bogey and Bacall for me… Out of town guests aren't just interested in cinema history, though you'd be remiss not to take them for a tour of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Wilshire Boulevard. The shining Renzo Piano-designed architecture is enough of a lure, but so are objets-de-tinseltown like Dorothy's ruby slippers or Gregory Peck's 1962 script for To Kill a Mockingbird, among 13 million artifacts from the town's most iconic industry. And while you're in the neighborhood, stop in for lunch or dinner at one of Century City's latest culinary sensations, Din Tai Fung, famous for their Xiao Long Bao (or soup dumplings). Family-style entrees like Shanghai Rice Cakes Noodles with Sesame Sauce are savory and delicious. A worldwide chain worthy of its Michelin recognition. In a city blessed with over 260 sunshiny days per annum, it'd be a shame not to squire your visitors to the beach, if only to ogle the florid fauna of the Venice boardwalk, ever a colorful spectacle. The water may not be the world's most pristine, but the Pacific's cooling breezes can reduce summer inland temperatures by some twenty degrees. Those in the mood can skateboard, bike or roller-skate all the way south down to Rancho Palos Verdes or north to the fire-afflicted Pacific Palisades. Hunger will inevitably set in and will be well-rewarded at Dudley Market, a seafood-centric spot which also boasts one of L.A.'s best burgers. They operate their own fishing boat, so expect the freshest fare in the hood. The tuna crudo and twice-fried french fries? Yes, por favor!
New York Post
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Pedro Pascal's ‘Last of Us' Season 2 return finally answers 1 big question
It wasn't the last of Pedro Pascal. The actor made his big return to 'The Last of Us' Season 2 in the sixth episode – despite the fact that the seasons's second episode brutally murdered his character, Joel. He wasn't a zombie or a ghost, but rather, the May 18 episode featured Joel in flashbacks. This is in line with what series co-creator Craig Mazin told The Post, as he said that even though Joel died, Joel and Ellie 'spend quite a bit of time together in this season…more than people might think.' 6 Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us' Season 2. Liane Hentscher/HBO 6 Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us' Season 2. HBO Spoilers ahead for the sixth episode of 'The Last of Us' Season 2. Based on a popular video game of the same name, 'The Last of Us' is set in a dystopian future where society has broken down, there are zombie-like creatures, and gruff smuggler Joel has formed a pseudo father/daughter relationship with teen girl Ellie (Bella Ramsey). This episode filled in what happened in the five-year gap between Season 1 and Season 2, and answered the question of exactly why Joel and Ellie's relationship soured before his death. Their father/daughter relationship fell apart because of two main fractures. 6 Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us' Season 2. HBO The first is that while they're out on patrol, they see that Eugene (Joe Pantoliano) got bitten by an infected, so Joel executes him. Eugene pleads for Joel to allow him to say goodbye to his wife, Gail (Catherine O'Hara). Instead, Joel kills Eugene and lies to Gail about what happened. Ellie is so furious that she doesn't yell at him in private — rather, she exposes his lie immediately. Then, Ellie later finds out exactly what happened at the end of Season 1, when Joel slaughtered several people in order to save her. 6 Pedro Pascal attends the Los Angeles Premiere of HBO Original Series 'The Last of Us' Season 2 at TCL Chinese Theater on March 24, 2025 in Hollywood, California. FilmMagic Ellie is immune to the infection that turns people into zombies – but, as Joel confesses during the episode, if other people used her to make a cure, that would have killed her. Ellie is outraged that Joel chose to kill people instead of letting her die to make a cure. 'Then I was supposed to die,' she exclaims. 'That was my purpose! My life would have mattered. But you took it from me. You took it from everyone!' 'Yes, and I'll pay the price, because you're gonna turn away from me,' an emotional Joel replies. 6 Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal attend the Los Angeles Premiere of HBO Original Series 'The Last of Us' Season 2 at TCL Chinese Theater on March 24, 2025 in Hollywood, California. FilmMagic With tears in his eyes, Joel adds, 'But if somehow I have a second chance at that moment, I would do it all over again.' Ellie tells him that's because he's 'selfish,' and Joel replies that it's, 'because I love you.' He explains that he loves her, 'In a way you can't understand…maybe you never will.' But, he says, if the day comes in the future when Ellie has a child and feels that type of love, 'well then…I hope you do a little better than me.' After that emotional confession, Ellie tells Joel: 'I don't think I can forgive you for this. But I would like to try.' Tragically, she never got the chance. That conversation happened shortly before Joel's death. 6 Kaitlyn Dever and Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us.' Liane Hentscher/HBO In the second episode of Season 2, Joel was killed by the new Season 2 character, Abby (Kaitlyn Dever). He had previously slain Abby's father during his killing spree to protect Ellie. So, Abby killed Joel as revenge. She viciously beat him nearly to death with a golf club and then stabbed him in the neck – all while a crying Ellie watched. Ironically, since Abby slayed Joel as revenge for him killing her dad, this has pushed Ellie into a similar revenge journey. The end of the episode catches up to Ellie in the present day, continuing her search for Abby and quest to avenge Joel.
New York Post
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Pedro Pascal makes his big return to ‘The Last of Us' after shocking death
It wasn't the last of Joel. Pedro Pascal returns to 'The Last of Us' in the promo for the sixth episode, airing this Sunday. This comes after the second episode of Season 2 brutally murdered his character, Joel. Advertisement It's in line with what series co-creator Craig Mazin told The Post, as he said that even though Joel died, Joel and Ellie 'spend quite a bit of time together in this season…more than people might think.' He's not coming back as a zombie or a ghost – the episode will show flashbacks of his time with Ellie (Bella Ramsey) in between Seasons 1 and 2. 6 Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal attend HBO's 'The Last of Us' Season Two Los Angeles Premiere at TCL Chinese Theater on March 24, 2025 in Hollywood, California. FilmMagic for HBO Advertisement 6 Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us' Season 2. Liane Hentscher/HBO Based on a popular video game of the same name, 'The Last of Us' is set in a dystopian future where society has broken down, there are zombie-like creatures, and gruff smuggler Joel has formed a pseudo father/daughter relationship with teen girl Ellie. In the second episode of Season 2, Joel was killed by the new Season 2 character, Abby (Kaitlyn Dever). He had previously killed Abby's father during his efforts to protect Ellie. So, Abby killed Joel as revenge. Advertisement After Joel saved her life, she viciously beat him nearly to death with a golf club and then stabbed him in the neck while Ellie watched, crying. Ironically, since Abby slayed Joel as revenge for him killing her dad, her bloody action pushed Ellie into a similar revenge journey. Ellie has been searching for Abby, intending to kill her to avenge Joel. 6 Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us' Season 2. Liane Hentscher/HBO 6 Kaitlyn Dever and Pedro Pascal in 'The Last of Us' Season 2. Liane Hentscher/HBO Advertisement There was a five-year time jump from Season 1 to Season 2, as Ellie was 14 in Season 1 and is now 19. The preview of the sixth episode shows the time in between, when Joel and Ellie were still a family. A scene in the trailer shows the duo walking in the woods holding guns, as he tells her, 'Remember what I taught you.' 6 Pedro Pascal attends the Los Angeles premiere of the HBO original series 'The Last of Us' Season 2 at TCL Chinese Theater on March 24, 2025 in Hollywood, California. Getty Images Mazin exclusively told The Post that Joel's death was similar to when Ned Stark (Sean Bean) got killed on 'Game of Thrones.' 'If you look at 'Game of Thrones,' like everybody, I was so shocked when Ned Stark got his head chopped off. I couldn't believe it,' he said. 'That incident never goes away,' he added. 6 Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in 'The Last of Us.' HBO Advertisement Joel's death was similar to Ned's because Ned's 'character is there, over everything from that first season [of 'Game of Thrones'], all the way to the final moments of the last one – because that informs everything. It changes everyone, and people keep coming back to that story over and over.' 'The Last of Us' airs Sundays (9 p.m.) on HBO and Max.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Carol Burnett's Famous Friends Including Jimmy Kimmel and Vicki Lawrence Celebrate the Comedian on Her 92nd Birthday
Carol Burnett turned 92 on Saturday, April 26, and a number of stars shared sweet birthday tributes in her honor Vicki Lawrence, her longtime costar from , praised her as "the most generous, kind, lovely person I know" Singer Nancy Sinatra called her an "American treasure" Carol Burnett is celebrating another trip around the sun — with the help of some of her famous friends! The legendary comedian and actress turned 92 on Saturday, April 26, and she was showered with love on social media from a number of stars. In a post on his Instagram, Jimmy Kimmel shared photos of Burnett on his late-night show and wrote, "Happy 92nd birthday to the one and only Carol Burnett!" Burnett's former costar Vicki Lawrence posted a throwback photo on Instagram of the pair wearing matching outfits in a skit from The Carol Burnett Show and wrote over the image: "Happiest birthday to the most generous, kind, lovely person I know." In the caption, she added, "#lucky me to call you my #friend🎉🥳🎂." Singer and actress Nancy Sinatra also took a moment to mark Burnett's birthday in a post on X. She wrote: "Yes she is enormously gifted and so funny, but she has a sweetness about her that surpasses even her tremendous talent. Happy birthday to you, dear Carol Burnett. You are an American treasure and dearly loved." Also joining the birthday wishes chorus was singer Deana Martin, who shared a collage of photos of Burnett on X, along with a simple message: "Happy 92nd Birthday to our dear friend Carol Burnett... the funniest and most creative lady in show business." Related: Carol Burnett 'Burst Into Tears' Over Sweet Way Laura Dern, Jayme Lemons Surprised Her with Handprint Ceremony (Exclusive) Last year, Burnett's friends also showed their support when the Carol & Company star was honored by having her hand and footprints cemented at the famous TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Calif. Her longtime friend Dick Van Dyke — who appeared alongside her on The Carol Burnett Show, which ran for 11 seasons from 1967 to 1978 — joined her for the special occasion. The pair posed for photos together on the red carpet. Talk show host Kimmel and Burnett's Palm Royale costar Laura Dern and Better Call Saul costar Bob Odenkirk spoke during the ceremony, and other stars in attendance included Allison Janney, Jane Lynch, Lisa Ann Walter, Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Dern, along with Jayme Lemons, spearheaded Burnett's handprint ceremony after being surprised to find out she had not yet been honored — and the comedy legend later told PEOPLE she was "gobsmacked" by the touching gesture. Lemons also revealed that Burnett "burst into tears" upon hearing the news about her ceremony. For Burnett, the career accolade was a full-circle moment, she also told PEOPLE. Related: A Look Back at Carol Burnett's Life in Photos as the Legendary Actress Turns 92 'When I was a little girl … I was 10 or 11 years old, and I would put my handprints on Betty Grable's hands,' Burnett recalled. 'Now they have mine 80 years later. Who knew? So when I put my hands down there today, I went back to Betty Grable. … All of a sudden, I was a little girl again, putting my hands on Betty Grable's prints.' True to form, during her speech at the ceremony, Burnett joked about how she and her grandmother had a secret way to ensure they got their money's worth when the pair splurged on a movie outing at the TCL Chinese Theatre. "Before we'd leave, my grandmother said, 'Well, let's hit the ladies' room,' " she said, before revealing: "So we would go in there and steal all the toilet paper. And she said, 'Well, we'll be set for another month.' " is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Just days ahead of her latest birthday, Burnett delighted fans with a guest appearance in the April 24 episode of Hacks. Paul W. Downs, co-creator and co-showrunner, told PEOPLE they had heard that Burnett was a fan of Hacks and were therefore keen to bring her on. "We were like, 'Geez, that would be so perfect to have her on, especially this season with the story that we're telling,' " he recalled, noting that her cameo turned out to be a truly "special" experience. "For someone like Carol Burnett to want to do it, I mean, she's a living legend," Downs explained. "So it was really special and really cool 'cause we were filming it at Television City, which is where The Carol Burnett Show was filmed." Read the original article on People
