Meet Eugene, a character lived by Joe Pantoliano that will be introduced in the second season of the series ‘The Last of Us’
The second season of ‘The Last of Us‘premiered last Sunday, 13, at HBO and the streaming service Max. Titled “Future Dias”, the first episode marks the beginning of a new phase in the television adaptation of the Naughty Dog game, with a plot set about five years after the events of the first season. With Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Joel (Pedro Pascal) more distant, the plot starts to explore internal conflicts and new threats, including the introduction of central characters in the second game, such as Abby (Kaitlyn Duty) and Dina (Isabela Merced).
In addition to the new figures, the episode also presented the name of Eugene, a character who had only been mentioned only in the games, but adds to the script of the developments about Joel’s past.
Who is Eugene?
Following the series, Eugene will be interpreted by Joe Pantolianoknown as films such as ‘Matrix’, ‘amnesia’ and ‘The Goonies’. The mention of the character arises during a therapy session between Joel and Gail (Catherine O’Hara), wife of Eugene, who reveals to keep a resentment for the way the character of Paschal He dealt with her husband’s death, indicating that Eugene was killed by him during a patrol, possibly after being infected, although the exact details have not yet been revealed.
In the game, Eugene Linden is a former member of the Vagalumes and a veteran patrol of the Jackson community, quoted in ‘The Last of Us Part II’ through accounts and objects found by Ellie and Dina during a mission. Among the items left by him is a hiding place in a library with electronic equipment, cultivated marijuana and an antagonist group pendant.
The character also has a past marked by difficult decisions, as he abandoned his wife Claire and daughter to join the fireflies, participating in violent and controversial actions during the time she was in the organization. After leaving the group, he settled in Jackson, where he gained respect from the local community.
While in the game Eugene dies of natural causes, at the age of 73, a stroke victim in the series his death directly involves Joel to which adaptation significantly alters the character’s fate, turning him from a figure only referenced into a relevance presence, with a role within the narrative. The change is similar to the approach adopted with Frank in the first season, whose arch was expanded beyond what was seen in the original game.
The entire first season of ‘The Last of Us’ is available in the Max catalog, while the new episodes are being released on Sundays from 10 pm Brasilia time).
Source: Recreio
