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The Last of Us Season 3: Clarity, Chaos, and Characters We Thought Were Gone

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<p data-start&equals;"293" data-end&equals;"501">Season two of <em data-start&equals;"307" data-end&equals;"323">The Last of Us<&sol;em> just ended with a bullet and a blackout&period; Now&comma; the cast and creators are teasing a third season that promises to answer big questions—and bring back a few faces we didn’t expect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"503" data-end&equals;"883">Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby pulled the trigger&comma; Jesse dropped dead&comma; and just like that&comma; the screen faded to black&period; It was a brutal&comma; jarring end to a season that raised more questions than it answered&period; The very next scene&quest; A shift in perspective&period; We’re with Abby now&comma; not Ellie&comma; watching her step into the war-hardened heart of the WLF’s Seattle base—a football stadium turned fortress&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"885" data-end&equals;"937">And that’s just the beginning of what’s coming next&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 data-start&equals;"939" data-end&equals;"988">A Story That’s Changing Even As It’s Written<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"990" data-end&equals;"1138">Showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann aren’t playing coy—they’re just being honest&period; Right now&comma; there’s no locked-in roadmap for season three&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"1140" data-end&equals;"1361">Mazin himself admitted during a recent press conference that even if he thought he knew what’s next&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;two weeks from now we may have a different idea of how it should go&period;” That’s not hedging—it’s storytelling in motion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"1363" data-end&equals;"1463">But what <em data-start&equals;"1372" data-end&equals;"1376">is<&sol;em> clear&quest; Abby’s not going anywhere&period; Neither is Ellie&period; Or Dina&period; Or even Joel&comma; possibly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"1465" data-end&equals;"1477">Yes&comma; Joel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"1465" data-end&equals;"1477"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theibulletin&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;05&sol;Kaitlyn-Dever-Abby-WLF-stadium-HBO-The-Last-of-Us&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57526" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theibulletin&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;05&sol;Kaitlyn-Dever-Abby-WLF-stadium-HBO-The-Last-of-Us&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Kaitlyn Dever Abby WLF stadium HBO The Last of Us" width&equals;"937" height&equals;"619" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 data-start&equals;"1479" data-end&equals;"1543">Flashbacks Aren’t Off the Table—And Neither Is Pedro Pascal<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"1545" data-end&equals;"1768">Joel’s dead&period; That much is certain&period; But dead doesn’t mean done&period; Season one brought back Tess after her death&period; Season two featured a whole episode focused on Joel’s father&comma; a character who never even made it into the games&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"1770" data-end&equals;"1907">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t have guessed we would have a short story about Joel&&num;8217&semi;s dad before we wrote the season&comma;” Druckmann shared&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;So there you go&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"1909" data-end&equals;"2077">It was a casual remark&comma; but it dropped like a loaded gun on the table&period; Could Pedro Pascal return in some meaningful way&quest; Don’t bet on it—but don’t rule it out either&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"2079" data-end&equals;"2277">Even Bella Ramsey is bracing for a smaller role in the next season&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I think that I&&num;8217&semi;m going to be there&comma; but not a whole bunch&comma;” she said in an interview&period; Still&comma; she’s not disappearing completely&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 data-start&equals;"2356" data-end&equals;"2406">The Shift to Abby&colon; A Bold &lpar;and Familiar&rpar; Move<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"2408" data-end&equals;"2443">Fans of the game saw this coming&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"2445" data-end&equals;"2587">The second game made the same pivot—pulling the lens away from Ellie and focusing squarely on Abby&period; It was controversial&comma; to put it lightly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"2589" data-end&equals;"2836">Now the show is doing the same&comma; and Kaitlyn Dever’s performance is front and center&period; The final moments of season two marked that transition&period; Her Abby walks into a different Seattle than Ellie knew&period; This version is brutal&comma; organized&comma; militarized&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"2838" data-end&equals;"2881">And that’s where the next chapter begins&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul data-start&equals;"2883" data-end&equals;"3115">&NewLine;<li data-start&equals;"2883" data-end&equals;"2940">&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"2885" data-end&equals;"2940">The WLF’s massive stadium base will be a focal point&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li data-start&equals;"2941" data-end&equals;"3021">&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"2943" data-end&equals;"3021">The Seraphites and their mysterious prophet are getting their own spotlight&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li data-start&equals;"3022" data-end&equals;"3115">&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"3024" data-end&equals;"3115">Questions about Isaac&comma; the war&comma; and the explosion in episode seven&quest; All of that’s coming&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"3117" data-end&equals;"3172">Mazin said it bluntly&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;All of it will become clear&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 data-start&equals;"3174" data-end&equals;"3226">The WLF and the Seraphites&colon; War With No Winners<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"3228" data-end&equals;"3350">The conflict between the WLF and the Seraphites wasn&&num;8217&semi;t just background noise&period; Season three is setting it up as the core&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"3352" data-end&equals;"3403">Expect blood&period; Betrayal&period; And politics&period; Lots of it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"3405" data-end&equals;"3436">Here’s what’s still unresolved&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"&lowbar;tableContainer&lowbar;16hzy&lowbar;1">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"&lowbar;tableWrapper&lowbar;16hzy&lowbar;14 group flex w-fit flex-col-reverse" tabindex&equals;"-1">&NewLine;<table class&equals;"w-fit min-w-&lpar;--thread-content-width&rpar;" data-start&equals;"3438" data-end&equals;"3753">&NewLine;<thead data-start&equals;"3438" data-end&equals;"3488">&NewLine;<tr data-start&equals;"3438" data-end&equals;"3488">&NewLine;<th data-start&equals;"3438" data-end&equals;"3449" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Question<&sol;th>&NewLine;<th data-start&equals;"3449" data-end&equals;"3463" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Hint So Far<&sol;th>&NewLine;<th data-start&equals;"3463" data-end&equals;"3488" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Expected in Season 3&quest;<&sol;th>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<&sol;thead>&NewLine;<tbody data-start&equals;"3540" data-end&equals;"3753">&NewLine;<tr data-start&equals;"3540" data-end&equals;"3586">&NewLine;<td data-start&equals;"3540" data-end&equals;"3563" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Who started the war&quest;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td data-start&equals;"3563" data-end&equals;"3579" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Still unknown<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td data-start&equals;"3579" data-end&equals;"3586" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Yes<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr data-start&equals;"3587" data-end&equals;"3638">&NewLine;<td data-start&equals;"3587" data-end&equals;"3619" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Who is the Seraphite prophet&quest;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td data-start&equals;"3619" data-end&equals;"3631" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Not shown<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td data-start&equals;"3631" data-end&equals;"3638" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Yes<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr data-start&equals;"3639" data-end&equals;"3690">&NewLine;<td data-start&equals;"3639" data-end&equals;"3663" data-col-size&equals;"sm">What does Isaac want&quest;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td data-start&equals;"3663" data-end&equals;"3683" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Murky motivations<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td data-start&equals;"3683" data-end&equals;"3690" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Yes<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<tr data-start&equals;"3691" data-end&equals;"3753">&NewLine;<td data-start&equals;"3691" data-end&equals;"3726" data-col-size&equals;"sm">What was the explosion in Ep&period; 7&quest;<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td data-start&equals;"3726" data-end&equals;"3746" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Massive and vague<&sol;td>&NewLine;<td data-start&equals;"3746" data-end&equals;"3753" data-col-size&equals;"sm">Yes<&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<&sol;tbody>&NewLine;<&sol;table>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"sticky end-&lpar;--thread-content-margin&rpar; h-0 self-end select-none">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"absolute end-0 flex items-end"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"3755" data-end&equals;"3876">It’s not about good guys and bad guys anymore&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s about factions&period; Belief systems&period; Survival&period; And none of them are clean&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"3878" data-end&equals;"3995">The brutality shown in season two—especially in Abby’s storyline—won’t let up&period; If anything&comma; it’s about to escalate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 data-start&equals;"3997" data-end&equals;"4059">Isabela Merced&comma; Jesse&comma; and the Ghosts Who Haunt the Story<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"4061" data-end&equals;"4106">It’s hard to stay dead in <em data-start&equals;"4087" data-end&equals;"4104">The Last of Us&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"4108" data-end&equals;"4186">Jesse’s death hit hard&period; It was fast&period; Brutal&period; And final&period; Except&&num;8230&semi; maybe not&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"4188" data-end&equals;"4227">Not in the traditional sense&comma; anyway&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"4229" data-end&equals;"4461">Craig Mazin said we haven’t seen the last of several characters who are &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;currently dead in the story&period;” Whether that means memories&comma; dreams&comma; or full-blown flashbacks is unclear&period; But don’t be surprised if they reappear in some form&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"4463" data-end&equals;"4606">Isabela Merced’s character&comma; though still relatively new&comma; has already hinted at deeper layers&period; She’s sticking around&period; That much was confirmed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"4608" data-end&equals;"4693">Just don’t expect all answers to come at once&period; This show isn’t about spoon-feeding&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 data-start&equals;"4753" data-end&equals;"4798">No Straight Answers—And That’s the Point<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"4800" data-end&equals;"4877">There’s a certain irony to how <em data-start&equals;"4831" data-end&equals;"4847">The Last of Us<&sol;em> communicates with its fans&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"4879" data-end&equals;"5028">Mazin and Druckmann don’t tease with trailers or gimmicks&period; They tease with <em data-start&equals;"4954" data-end&equals;"4965">ambiguity<&sol;em>&period; That press conference&quest; Full of hints&period; Full of misdirection&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"5030" data-end&equals;"5090">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We haven’t seen the last of a lot of people&comma;” Mazin said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"5092" data-end&equals;"5163">He’s probably right&period; But he’s also probably messing with us a little&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"5165" data-end&equals;"5263">That’s the dance this show does so well&period; Tension without resolution&period; Heartbreak without comfort&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-start&equals;"5265" data-end&equals;"5373">And season three&quest; It’s already promising more of the same&period; Just with new faces holding the guns this time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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