The Last of Us creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann explain why season 2's biggest twist occurs so early in the season despite the show's early season 3 renewal. The second season begins a multi-season adaptation of the second game in Naughty Dog's beloved Playstation video game series focused on survivors trying to carry on in the wake of a viral fungal outbreak. In The Last of Us season 2, episode 2, "Through the Valley," Pedro Pascal's Joel Miller's past finally catches up to him as the settlement of Jackson faces a horde of infected.