It doesn't matter if you knew about it beforehand or not – Joel's death in The Last of Us season 2 is absolutely heartbreaking. And it could have been even more shocking, but director Mark Mylod wanted to "avoid overt torture" when portraying such a pivotal moment for the story.
"I don't have much interest in showing violence itself," he explained in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, where he opened up about the challenges of directing episode 2, titled Through the Valley.
