Pedro Pascal’s sister Lux felt like she “wanted to throw” her iPad after witnessing Joel’s demise on ‘The Last of Us’.

Pedro Pascal’s Heartfelt Goodbye

It was at the 2025 Platino Awards that Lux Pascal openly shared her emotional turmoil. Her brother, Pedro Pascal, had just met a grisly end on his hit show, and Lux couldn’t help but react. “I knew how that episode would end. I knew what was going to happen,” she admitted. Even with the foreknowledge, she felt the urge to hurl her iPad across the room. “I burst into tears,” Lux confessed, describing the intensity of seeing her brother’s character meet such a violent fate.

It’s funny, or maybe not so funny, how often Pedro finds himself in these tragic roles. Lux couldn’t help but wonder how many times she’d seen him die on screen. “It’s not the first time he’s done it to me. It’s not the second time… I think it’s the third or fourth.” Each death scene seemed more brutal than the last, she noted with a pained expression.

The second episode of season 2, which aired on April 20, shocked viewers when Joel Miller-Pedro’s character-was killed off by Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby. Fans and family alike were left reeling. It was something of an emotional ambush for everyone who had grown attached to Joel over time.

Pedro himself had a hard time coming to terms with it all. “I’m in active denial,” he reflected during a candid conversation after the episode aired. It struck me how he spoke about denial almost as if it were an old friend he reluctantly embraced more as he got older. The bond formed with his co-stars lingered long after his departure from “The Last of Us.” “I know that I’m forever bonded to so many members of the experience and just have to see them under different circumstances,” he mused.

The flashback scene in which Pedro made one last appearance was bittersweet-a brief glimpse into the years before Joel’s demise. Despite everything, Pedro admitted he didn’t dwell much on the show post-departure. The emotional weight of leaving behind not just a role but a family of sorts was palpable. “I guess that was the strangest thing to step through because I felt so bonded to everyone in the show after going through the gauntlet of season 1 together,” he said.

The farewell on set wasn’t easy, marked by what Pedro described as a “very sad” goodbye. The physical act of filming Joel’s death mirrored his own feelings about saying goodbye to a significant chapter in his life. “To be honest, it was quite dreamlike,” he added wistfully.

For those wanting to relive-or perhaps reluctantly confront-their own attachments to Joel and his journey, all episodes are currently streaming on HBO Max. The news came as a comfort to some fans eager to revisit moments from earlier seasons.

If you’d like more updates on this and other stories, you can read more on The Guardian. As always, we wait with bated breath for what Pedro might surprise us with next; his roles seem never-ending and ever-evolving.

For more context, see this BBC Entertainment overview.