'The Last of Us' Writers Explain Why They Introduced Joel's Panic Attacks

The strongest thread in HBO's The Last of Us will always be the relationship between Joel and Ellie . The dynamic between the pair is compelling as audiences root for the two to succeed in their cross-country trek to try and save humanity.

The closer Joel becomes to Ellie, the more terrified he is at losing her, and being the one responsible for doing so. In the game, this manifests itself as a distance. The more love he feels for Ellie, the harsher he treats her in order to push her away from him - and to protect himself.

COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY It's established that Joel has had issues with anxiety in the games - keen-eyed players will notice anti-anxiety medication within Joel's home during the prologue - but the show has allowed for a much more pronounced depiction of his fear at losing the surrogate daughter he has found:

We wanted to explore the impact of what’s happened to Joel in the wake of Henry and Sam , despite time having passed significantly and it’s shown when he exits the cabin and seizes his chest. What’s happening is Joel is having a panic attack and he doesn’t know why. It’s your body telling you that you’re in terrible danger but you don’t understand why. This episode is about Joel coming to terms with how terrified he is that she’s going to die and it’s going to be his fault.

He is convinced what’s best for Ellie is to let her go but it’s to protect himself. In the game, the camera is quite far back. You swing it around the character, there’s no way to see what’s going on in the faces so we did it with dialogue. We just made Joel distant, like their relationship has gone backwards. Here, we can have intimate close up moments with the camera, we can show this in subtle ways.

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