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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The mystery of Pedro Pascal's Emmy category solved as HBO's ‘The Last of Us' submissions are revealed
The Last of Us HBO has just revealed its Emmy submission categories for The Last of Us, fresh off of its second season finale. The big news: Pedro Pascal will once again compete for Lead Actor in a Drama Series. More from GoldDerby 'Hacks' renewed for Season 5 ahead of Season 4 finale Iliza Shlesinger's comedy evolution: 'You don't want to be 42 telling the same jokes you told at 22' 'The Last of Us' composers Gustavo Santaolalla and David Fleming on their unique collaboration Now, anyone familiar with the most recent season's second episode knows how destructive a golf club can be and that Pascal could have run for Supporting Actor. The decision seems to be weighing his presence in the back half of the season, including a powerhouse performance in the penultimate episode, "The Price." Also confirmed was the obvious placement of Bella Ramsey in Lead Actress, truer than ever this season. Isabela Merced (who plays Dina), Young Mazino (Jesse), and Gabriel Luna (Tommy) will compete in their respective supporting categories. With the guest actor and guest actress categories, The Last of Us could potentially claim both prizes — just like the show did in 2023 with Nick Offerman and Storm Reid, adding to the show's tally of eight awards in all. This year's lineup of potential nominees is stacked, featuring Kaitlyn Dever (submitted for her pivotal, bloody episode "Through the Valley'), Catherine O'Hara (for season premiere 'Future Days), Jeffrey Wright (for his monologue-heavy "Day One"), Tony Dalton (as Joel's dad in "The Price"), and Joe Pantoliano (as the tragic Eugene, also in "The Price"). HBO submitted cocreators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for writing separate episodes, with the former on "Through the Valley" and the latter on "The Price." Submissions in technical categories were heavily focused on the explosive "Through the Valley" and include: Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour Or More), "Day One" Outstanding Contemporary Costume, for "Through the Valley" Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series, "Through the Valley" Outstanding Contemporary Hairstyling, "Through the Valley" Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup, "Feel Her Love" Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score), "Future Days" Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour), "Through the Valley" Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) "Through the Valley" Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie All this comes with the caveat that these are HBO's official Emmy entries; anyone can submit on their own and still make the final ballot, which could apply to recognizable guest stars like Josh Peck, Danny Ramirez, Alanna Ubach, Rutina Wesley, and Hettienne Park. Best of GoldDerby 'The Pitt' star Supriya Ganesh on Mohan 'reworking' her trauma and when she'll realize Abbot is flirting with her Dream Team: 'Étoile' creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino on the secrets of their partnership: 'You want to be jealous of something someone has done' TV sound editors roundtable: 'Adolescence' and 'Secret Level' Click here to read the full article.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
‘The Last of Us' Season 2 finale review: A somewhat jumbled set-up for Season 3
The finale of the second season of Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann's The Last of Us, 'Convergence', tries desperately to tie the disparate elements from earlier episodes to partial success. While there is the sound and fury of the elements indicated in the title, it does not come together cohesively to complete any arc. There are episodes including the second one, 'Through the Valley', featuring Joel's (Pedro Pascal) horrific death at the hands of Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), in the midst of an attack by the ravaging hoards of the infected, that feel like a mini movie, and others were nothing much happens. The Last of Us Season 2 (English) Creators: Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann Cast: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Isabela Merced, Young Mazino, Kaitlyn Dever Episode: 7 Runtime: 50 minutes Storyline: Ellie finally catches up with Abby and acknowledges a terrible truth about herself 'Convergence' comes after the lovely, contemplative, achingly poignant 'The Price' where we see the bond between Joel and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) flower, wither and promise to bloom again over Ellie's birthdays through the years. On her 15th birthday, Joel gives her a handmade guitar. For her 16th, he takes her to an abandoned museum where Ellie is fascinated with the thought of space travel. On her 17th birthday, Joel gruffly exclaims at all teenage stuff coming at once — drugs, tattoos and sex. On her 19th birthday, Ellie goes out on her first patrol. The way Joel deals with Eugene (Joe Pantoliano), who has been bitten, after swearing to Ellie he will take him back to town to say goodbye to his wife, Gail (Catherine O'Hara), finds Ellie figuring out the truth about the carnage at the hospital. When nine months later after the New Year's Eve party in Episode 1, Ellie confronts Joel about the fate of the Fireflies at the hospital, Joel confesses the truth, insisting he would do it again. It is Ellie's reply that she could never forgive him but would like to try that creates the poignancy as Joel's death put paid to that rapprochement. The introduction of Isaac Dixon (Jeffrey Wright), the former FEDRA officer who kills his squad and joins the WLF, and the Seraphite cult, is a sufficiently brutal lead-up to the big confrontation in the finale. That the payoff is not as satisfying is putting it mildly. That bullet fired at the end and the fade to black is as clumsy a cliffhanger as there could be and the switch to Abby's perspective, while echoing the game, seems ill-judged as far as pacing goes. Even though Mel's (Ariela Barer) death is cruel and underlines the causalities of conflict, it is good that Ellie does not kill Alice, the WLF dog, like in the game. There is only so much brutality one can take. The production value remains gorgeous and the aquarium and island shots in the pelting rain are spectacular as is Ellie's desperate boat ride. Ramsey does their best to capture the hurt and hatred as well as the goofiness of a young person on the threshold of adulthood as Ellie, while Pascal's Joel is the brother, father, friend anyone would want. Wright's Isaac, while terrifying, is frustratingly underwritten. Isabela Merced brings fire and fun to Dina, proving an effective foil to the impetuous Ellie. Season 2 of The Last of Us lurches from crisis to crisis, with long lulls of running and shooting doing nothing to move the story along. Maybe instead of splitting Part II of the eponymous game into many seasons, the makers could have opted for a longer second season with a mid-season break. The Last of Us is currently streaming on JioHotstar
Time Out
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
‘The Last of Us' season 2 soundtrack: the full tracklist for the post-apocalyptic series
Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal are back in action, taking down fungal zombies and going through an emotional rollercoaster in The Last of Us season 2. Based on the acclaimed Naughty Dog game The Last of Us Part II, the series raises the stakes after a five-year jump. Ellie (Ramsey) is growing up amidst a new society of survivors while her father-figure Joel (Pascal) confronts the actions of his violent past. To make matters worse, the zombies are smarter, and the humans are more divided this time. The soundtrack complements the rustic dystopia of the series, accompanied by some Easter Eggs that will delight fans of the source material. As was the case with the games and the first season, Argentine maestro Gustavo Santaolalla returns to score the series along with co-composer David Fleming. Eagle-eyed viewers will also be able to spot Santaolalla strumming a guitar in episode 1's New Year's Eve dance. Going by its source material, this season is bound to be more musical as Ellie picks up the guitar to escape from her existential dread. With Joel also tinkering with the six-stringer in episode 1, there are hints of more acoustic melancholia to follow. How The Last of Us season 2 soundtrack has Easter Eggs for the game fans So far, the soundtrack features needle drops by Seattle grunge legends Nirvana and folk-country outfit Crooked Still (who perform in the episode 1 party as Brittany and the Jug Boys). In fact, the Crooked Still tracks also featured in the gameplay trailer of The Last of Us Part II, and later in the actual game. But the emotional high point of The Last of Us season 2 soundtrack was a cover of Shawn James's Through the Valley (also the title of the second episode). In the game, Ellie can be seen hearing the song before she actually plays it in the later parts of the game. Ellie's voice actor Ashley Johnson delivers a haunting spin on the folk number with a cover that also makes its way in episode 2. Yes, it's the very song that plays over 'that shocking character death'. What's on The Last of Us season 2 soundtrack? Episode 1 The Last of Us Main Theme – Gustavo Santaolalla Love Buzz – Nirvana Little Sadie – Crooked Still Ecstasy – Crooked Still Longing – Gustavo Santaolalla Episode 2 Episode 3 Where can I watch The Last of Us season 2? The seven-episode season airs weekly on HBO and Max for US audiences, and Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK. Viewers can gear up for new episodes at 9pm ET/PT on Sundays in the US and 2am on Mondays in the UK.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
TVLine's Performer of the Week: Bella Ramsey
THE PERFORMER | Bella Ramsey THE SHOW | The Last of Us More from TVLine YOU's Final Season Brings Back Familiar Faces From Joe's Sordid Past - Just Don't Expect to See [Spoiler] The Last of Us' Joel vs. The Walking Dead's Glenn: Which Brutal Zombie-Drama Death Hurt More? The Last of Us EP Promises All Is Not Lost After Episode 2's Crushing Death THE EPISODE | 'Through the Valley' (Apr. 20, 2025) THE PERFORMANCE | Joel's death in Sunday's The Last of Us would've been sad under any circumstances, full stop. But what really made his final moments stick with us, making us ache anytime we recalled them throughout the week, was how Bella Ramsey played Ellie's reaction to finding her surrogate father near death. Ramsey had so much to do in a quick, complicated scene, and they did it all beautifully. As we watched, the fear in Ramsey's eyes crystallized to horror as Ellie took in Joel's broken body, their voice breaking a little more each time Ellie demanded that Joel get up. Ramsey had Ellie operating at full tilt, fighting Abby's friends one moment and screaming for Joel the next, right up until Abby drove the sharpened golf club into his neck. We're not quite sure how, but at that exact second, we were able to see every ounce of Ellie's regret about the state of her relationship with Joel pass over Ramsey's devastated face. We also won't soon forget the way they pulled Ellie over to Joel's prone body, belly-crawling with everything she had left in order to be close to him. The way Ramsey gently placed Ellie's hand on Joel's, the care with which they lay her face on his as her tears spilled onto his face — these are the details we can't get out of our heads, and these are the touches that catapulted Ramsey's performance into our top spot this week. Scroll down to see who got Honorable Mention shout-outs this week… Because there's no such thing as too much Anna Camp, the twisted minds at YOU invited her to play dual roles in the Netflix thriller's final season, blessing viewers with one (actually, make that two!) of the series' best performances. Camp instantly commanded our attention on screen, whether she was making us laugh as helpless-but-harmless Maddie or making our blood boil as Maddie's unimaginably cruel twin Reagan, but it was her extraordinary work as both sisters in Episode 4 that deserves a special shout-out. From Joe coaching Maddie to take Reagan's place ('Maybe kidnap Kate Winslet next time!'), to Reagan's wild brawl with Joe ('You picked the wrong house and the wrong bitch!'), Camp owned every moment of that episode — and that was before both of her characters found themselves in 'the cage' together. Seeing Maddie realize the extent of her twin's callousness in real time was both haunting and satisfying, as was the outcome of their fatal encounter. Getting to watch Maddie act as Reagan in the final boardroom scene was merely the icing on this already delicious cake. — Andy Swift Seth Rogen is consistently great in The Studio, but in Episode 6, the comedian had us in stitches as he went full Larry David battling doctors at a cancer benefit. His character Matt tried to remain charming with witty banter and that hearty signature laugh, despite being patronized by his girlfriend's stuffy colleagues. But once they ridiculed his poop joke-heavy satire, the gloves were officially off. Rogen allowed the character's temper to rise during key cringeworthy moments, as the back-and-forth turned hilariously vicious with cutting insults and loads of disrespect on both sides. The actor then delivered a pratfall John Ritter would've been proud of, taking out an entire table with him and disrupting the whole event. The Curb-like circus may have cost Matt a girlfriend, but at least he fought the good fight to defend the arts… diarrhea explosions and all. — Nick Caruso There are some acting gems across #TheFBIs — making the loss of FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted all the more upsetting — and International's Eva-Jane Willis is among them. In her three-season run as Megan 'Smitty' Garretson, Willis has built a compelling character, but there's often been a 'wall' shielding us from the Europol liaison's interior thinking. Procedurals have shown us time and again that an undercover op, especially when the agent gets a bit too into character, can lower such a wall, and that was the case as Smitty befriended Nicole, an arms dealer's wife. Willis exuded a new warmth as Megan was welcomed into Nicole's complicated world, and you could almost sense a long-awaited 'exhale' as she crossed the line into physical intimacy. Megan would later shrug off that closeness as 'a means to an end,' but Willis deftly communicated to us that an awakening of sorts had in fact transpired. — Matt Webb Mitovich Which performance(s) knocked your socks off this week? Tell us in the comments! Best of TVLine Weirdest TV Crossovers: Always Sunny Meets Abbott, Family Guy vs. Simpsons, Nine-Nine Recruits New Girl and More ER Turns 30: See the Original County General Crew, Then and Now The Best Streaming Services in 2024: Disney+, Hulu, Max and More
BreakingNews.ie
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
The Last of Us thrills viewers with an episode for the ages
* This article contains spoilers if you're not up to date with The Last of Us, season two* The Last of Us produced one of the greatest episodes in recent TV memory in the most recent episode. 'The Rains of Castamere' in Game of Thrones, 'Ozymandias' in Breaking Bad, and now 'Through the Valley' in The Last of Us. Advertisement The Last of Us has consistently matched expectations and proven doubters wrong. First people said the zombie genre was overplayed after The Walking Dead. Wrong. Others claimed The Last of Us wouldn't do justice to the video game it's based on. Wrong again. One more spoiler warning if you haven't seen episodes one and two of The Last of Us, season two. Fans of the game knew this was coming, but probably not how brutal it would be. Creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have produced a thrilling story that is enhanced by their writing and powerful characters. At its core, the last of us is all about the journey and growth of the protagonists Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey). Advertisement Pedro Pascal and Kaitlyn Dever in 'Through the Valley'. That made Joel's brutal end even more difficult to watch for viewers. Ellie's distance from her father figure was made all the more tragic as she was forced to witness him being brutally tortured and killed by Abby (Kaitlyn Dever). The characters and their story has always come above the action in The Last of Us, but this episode had plenty of both. There was plenty of action in 'Through the Valley'. The assault on Jackson from a horde of infected was visually stunning, and the devastation they caused to the sanctuary was only matched by Joel's death. It's been the role of a lifetime for Pascal, and he'll be missed, but flashback scenes are likely in the next few episodes. To have an episode this good very early is highly promising for the series, and the entrance of Dever (also known for Dopesick and Apple Cider Vinegar), is very promising. The Last of Us season two, episode three will be available on NOW and Sky on Monday in Ireland.
