During a press conference for 'The Last of Us' season two, Pedro Pascal expressed how portraying Joel deeply affected him. He described his emotional connection to both Joel and Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey, stating it led him to an "unhealthy mindset". Pascal's protective nature resonated with Joel's relationship with Ellie, and he noted that he experiences the characters' pain on a profound level. The second season, continuing the intense narrative, promises to expose more suffering for the characters, in alignment with the original game's storyline.
I'm protective of the people that I love, and I think that that's probably the main component that I relate to.
This experience, more than any other I've had, is hard for me to separate what the characters are going through and how it makes me feel.
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