"I Remembered the Happiest Things": 'The Last of Us' Star Reveals How They Got Through That Devastating Joel Scene

The Last of Us Season 2 has already delivered its most brutal moment — the death of Joel — and for Bella Ramsey, filming that emotional gut punch was just as devastating as fans imagined. Ramsey, who plays Ellie in HBO’s post-apocalyptic juggernaut, recently reflected on shooting the harrowing scene where Joel (played by Pedro Pascal) is beaten to death with a golf club by Kaitlyn Dever's Abby. And while audiences were sobbing at home — don't believe us? Just check social media — Ramsey was holding back their own flood of emotion — until they weren’t.