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Man. When Troy Baker said Pedro's performance of Joel made him want to return to the role and do new different things, I think this episode made him think that.

This is the Joel I always envisioned. Joel being so wracked with guilt and sadness but keeping it bottled up for so long he has started to develop panic attacks.

This scene was so real and so needed for story/character development. This is Joel letting out all his bottled up emotions and worries, and Pedro completely sells it.

Anyone notice that Joel’s accent gets stronger when he’s with Tommy. There’s a reality to this performance.

I love how the brother dynamic lends itself so neatly to Joel being vulnerable. Without Tommy we'd never see this side of Joel.

Holy shit. That performance was amazing. The way he delivered that line “I don’t remember. I just know that when I wake up… I’ve lost something”. Phew

Pedro's acting is 11/10 in this scene, immaculate.

Yes, Pedro is on fire here, but Gabriel is on fire too. You can see Tommy dying inside, hearing his unstoppable big brother just shatter in front of him. Then once the tears start, he's already made his decision.

I love how human Joel is in this scene. Even though he’s a survivor who’s lasted 20 years in the apocalypse, he’s still human and he’s getting older and slower. He’s starting to see Ellie as a daughter figure and that terrifies him, he’s already lost one daughter he can’t take losing another one. He’s already afraid of her dying and him not being able to protect her, for the first time since episode 1 we seen so vulnerable and so scared.

“All I’ve ever done is fail her.” The way that “her” could be either of his daughters.

"I just know that when I wake up, I've lost something" they mentioned Pedro came up with that alone, and I think is the most heartbreaking line of the monologue. It kills me the way he says it

2:23 This is a perfect example of an adaptation elevating the source material. In the game, I never once thought about how Henry killing Sam would've affected Joel as an older brother himself. Tommy's look of shock and sympathy when Joel tells him about it conveys so much.

He's so terrified of him failing her and her dying as a result, it's heartbreaking. And of course this is foreshadowing for what'll happen in the final episode. He cannot lose another daughter. It would absolutely destroy him.

Pedro deserves all the awards for this scene alone !!

Damn. The setup for the final episode is so good. Joel hasn't been really killing people throughout the show. He explains it all here clear as day. He's not who he used to be, he's grown softer and older and he fears for ellie. But in the final episode, he's gonna be faced head on with another chance at saving a daughter. With this, the monster in him will be let loose again and he will protect ellie

I love how they make Joel so human. In the game he is sort of mechanic and harsh. But here he shows emotions and true depth. It’s just beautiful

When joel said he wakes up and knows his lost something pedro actually came up with that line :( makes it all the more heartbreaking

Pedro's best performance on the show so far. Just amazing acting.

"I'm failing in my sleep. It's all I do. It's all I've ever done - is fail her again and again." Damn that's heartbreaking. What a scene. I'm loving some of the changes they're making.

Hands-down, Pedro‘s best scene this whole season. And he’s willing to put a helmet over his face for Mando. We are blessed to have him and his talent. EDIT: Pedro's best scene SO FAR. I could be wrong, and this could be topped.

The way Pedro delivers the line, “I was so afraid” and his voice trembles and you can see him shaking a little…it makes my heart break every time. You just want to give him a hug. 😢

This is a fucking acting that was completely needed. Just amazing. This man deserves an award for this performance. The way he tries to say that he doesn't want to take her because he is afraid he will do something to kill her just like he did with sarah, is an emotional parallel that makes you wonder how an emotional relationship can reach this point. He is trying to save her and himself as well because he is afraid of failing. This is spectacular!

I can't get over this scene. For 5 episodes we see Joel trying to bottle every emotion and here he just lets it out, finally

This scene absolutely fucking floored me. My mind is blown how good Pedro was in this scene. You feel years of trauma, pain, regret all let out in this scene. He is an utterly fantastic actor.

Even the little movement Joel makes at 1:01 just in case Tommy makes a run for it, everything in this scene is just so perfect.

"I'm failin' in my sleep" is honestly so heartbreaking.

Everyone talks about “failing in my sleep” but for me it’s the soft, shaky “I was so afraid” there’s just so much damn love and fear in his voice it broke my heart. What a masterclass in acting, seriously. ❤

Honestly this is one of the only scenes in any tv show that hit me in the feels like this. Pedro needs an emmy for this scene

I know where this is going, we all do. And when the time comes, that same fear to lose her that freezes him, it will turn into the same love that drived him to save her from being killed. Over and over again.

I love how he says that he'd be more capable if he were five years younger (which is Joel's age in the game).

I feel like another big reason Tommy was silent and just listening with absolutely nothing to say except “I’ll take her” is because Tommy served and he’s empathizing, Joel is suffering from some severeeeee PTSD and I’m sure Tommy has/is as well from his time in the military and the messed up stuff they had to do over the years.

Pedro better get AT LEAST nominated for an Emmy for his work on The Last of Us. He was incredible, I can understand if he doesn't win because of the heavy competition, but he 100% should be in the running at the very least

The way Tommy flinched towards the door after hearing Ellie was infected was the same as when Joel flinched away from Tess when she revealed her infection. Joel’s first instinct was self preservation, Tommy’s first instinct was saving his family. Small moments that show how broken Joel is

The show really makes Joel more vulnerable than the game. In the game he sort of compartmentalizes everything he’s done because of survival on top of that his age doesn’t really affect the things you do in that game like beating up the infected or climbing up stairs. I love this scene a lot more than the game because it makes him more human. Hearing Pedro talk about how his body is failing him, how he can’t keep up, and that he’s failing at protecting his daughter in his own sleep got me 😢. “I’m failing in my sleep” that line broke me. I’m telling myself “Pedro please don’t make me cry we haven’t even gotten to the cabin scene”

Just when i thought i couldn't shed more tears over Joel, this show came out

Going to give Gabriel his flowers too, hell of an actor and really well cast as Joel’s brother. Excited to see him more in the second season.

And that right there is Pedro Pascal's Emmy, people!

It's so weird to see Joel like this. In the game, Joel is angry and commanding of his brother here. He's afraid of losing ellie sure but in the game he shuts it off and tries to hand her off not for her benefit but for his because he's afraid to care for her then lose her. Here he's begging and being vulnerable. Totally different emotional display. Interesting

I teared up man Pedro is amazing give him an Emmy already

Pedro Pascal is getting all the opportunities to face-act in ways we'll never see in The Mandalorian Season 3.

Pedro is so getting that Emmy omg

I love how Pedro has his eyes glistening with tears that have not yet fallen. He also does this when he reunites with Tommy in that epic hug.

This is the scene that will win him that Emmy. My god the game made me feel like Joel. And then Pascal goes and makes me feel like him again, the terror of losing someone you care about hit me hard. He made me feel that again! Phenomenal acting!

from legendary meme to legendary actor he's truly a god of rollercoaster of emotions

This Joel is more emotional and honest whereas original Joel just built walls so thick around himself after losing Sarah that he rarely let's someone see his real emotions. He wouldn't have had such a speech with Tommy cause he would have never admitted his fears of losing Ellie like he lost Sarah so he tried to use the card "You have to do it for all the times I saved you in the past" on him but Ellie still figures out the real reason why he was gonna leave her with him as shown when they talk in that abandoned house. I guess in the show they made Joel less cold and more open to talk about his feelings to make the plot moving faster.

Poor guy. He’s so afraid of losing another child on his watch. It means he truly cares about Ellie

This is definitely one of my (if not my absolute) favorite monologues from a show or movie. And, Pedro Pascal just delivers and performs it absolutely incredibly. Here's the whole transcript, She's immune. Ellie. She got infected, but she didn't get sick. Tommy. Tommy. I saw her get bit myself. That was months ago. Months. She's immune. ("From the beginning.") It was Marlene. She hired us to smuggle her to some Fireflies. It went bad. Tess got bit. She made me swear to take the kid. It was her dyin' wish, what the hell was I supposed to do? We made it as far as KC, and then-- You know, she saved my life there... from another kid. Five years ago, I would've destroyed him. But she had to shoot him to save me. 14 years old. Because I was too slow, and too fuckin' deaf to hear him comin'. And I saw... I saw a man kill his own brother... to save her, while I just watched. And today, I thought that dog was gonna tear her apart because it smelled somethin' on her. And all I did was stand there. I couldn't... move. I couldn't think of anything to say. I just-- I was so afraid. You think I can still handle things, but... I'm not who I was. I'm weak. Lately, there are these moments where the fear comes up outta nowhere, and... my heart... feels like it stopped. And I have dreams. Every night. ("What kinda dreams?") I don't know. I can't remember. I just know when I wake up... I've lost somethin'. I'm failin' in my sleep. That's all I do. It's all I've ever done is fail her again and again. ("You want me to take her.") I'm just gonna get her killed. I know it. I know it. I have to leave her. ("Joel.") I mean that's why you took off on me, right? To make up for the things we did? Well, here's your chance to bring your kid into a better world. You're younger than me, you're still strong. You said it yourself, you'll come back. You have to take her. And you can't tell anyone, not even Maria. Tommy, you're the only one I trust. If anyone else sees those bites on her, what's under her skin... they'll shoot her. It's the last thing I'll ever ask of you. I swear.

This This is an adaption Was this in the game? No. Would it fit in the game? No. Does that take away *anything* from this scene. *Fuck No*. A good adaptation, and fucking amazing adaptations, is when a new creator takes whats there, and rather than abiding by strict rules and guidelines, expands upon it, while paying respect to the original. Can that go wrong sometimes? Yes. But this? This makes me cry. This makes my heart turn into stone and then powder and float away into the void. This kills me. Its so good.

Joel’s humanity, fear and vulnerability pouring out of him and Tommy just sitting there listening to him like a good brother would. Might be the best scene in the series so far.

This version of joel is wayyyy more relatable And in this context of the scene you know why he does what he does towards the end of the season he’s already failed once and doesnt want to fail again he can’t go through that again

That's when I knew how deeply he loved her. Pedro Pascal is an AMAZING actor. One of the best of all time.

This is the equivalent of Arthur breaking down when confiding in the Nun in RDR2. Spectacular acting and Emmy award worthy.

I heard that prior to Pedro getting cast, matthew mcconaughey was offered the part of Joel but turned it down. I can picture him preforming this monologue exactly the way Pedro does it. He does a great job of showing Joel’s vulnerable side.

My favorite thing about the writing in this show is that the show runners and even the characters, especially Joel, understand how difficult it is being old in the apocalypse. Joel is vulnerable not just because he's with his brother, but because he finally found someone who he can care about again. However, he's smart enough to know that he isn't in his prime and cannot protect her as well as Tommy. Joel isn't nearly as strong as he is in the game, and it's that mortality that makes this version of him all the more endearing.

Congrats to Pedro Pascal for winning a SAG award for this performance.

Since he was a playable character, that did all those amazing feats the way we controlled him to do, we sometimes forget that he's only human. Old, tired and broken. This scene made me realize that again, and with much more impact...

If Pedro doesn’t get an Oscar for this scene, I’m gonna riot. AMAZING acting… Period.

Well done Pedro, you've made me cry once again. I hope he gets every award for this performance, because wow

“I just know that when I wake up, I’ve lost something, I’m failing in my sleep, that’s all I’ve ever done..again and again”

"I'm weak" *proceeds to annihilate a whole outpost of trained fireflies without blinking once*

I like how his Texan accent is heavier here than usual, because he's talking with his brother.

Game: They have a strong argument. Show: They have an emotional conversation.

This scene made my younger brother and I cry. Pedro Pascal`s acting did really good job.

This is probably Pedro's best scene since "I'll be your champion" in game of thrones

Joel’s ptsd from all that raider slaying getting to him

Man. When he said I fail In my sleep, that almost got me, that was a tough line cause damn that was hard

First time we ever see not just Joel actually admit that his age is becoming a factor, but also show his vulnerable side, to hear him speak of how the last 20 years have affected him. How old is Joel supposed to be in the show? In the game they show he is 52, but has his actual age been mentioned in the show?

Pedro is giving us a master class in the art of acting.

Tommy sounds just like Tommy from the game

Pedro is a master at emotional monologues...reminds me of that scene in got where oberyn tells tyrion he will be his champion. The bonedeep pain that has turned into anger and here joel is terrified because he knows he has already failed one daughter when he was younger and stronger

This is why I love show Joel more than game Joel. They gave him so much depth and he felt so human in this scene

Pedro Pascal is Phenomenal.. He TRULY 100% deserves ALL THE AWARDS .. I hope he doesn't get snubbed, this scene alone and how genuine his acting and delivery of words is a masterpiece ❤😭👏🏼

Pedro deserve won the award from Oscars and his Mandalorian

It's hard for me to watch my favorite character having a mental breakdown. Even though I knew how this starts and how it will end but this tv series hits different. They get in touch in characters emotion, personal conflict and empathy. I fucking cry on this episode.

This was done so beautifully, better than in the game.

I didn't realize what a fantastic character actor Pedro Pascal is. Both he & Bella are just so perfect for their roles with their bond both in reel & real life. I agree with so many other comments - Pedro for a Best Actor Emmy maybe?

This scene was way better then the game. 2:05 I could feel Joel’s pain and how he is frustrated that he no longer in his combat/fighting prime and that age is catching up and his body is failing him. I could feel his internal pain way more then I ever could in the game which makes the game so much better now with this added context. And knowing Joel’s fate next season, this really broke my heart to see Joel so broken, weak, and sad. I was glad Joel got what was coming in part 2 after what he did in Salt Lake City, but now I’m just incredibly conflicted with this added context and scene of how Joel truly feels deep DEEP down. Fuck you neil druckmann for making me feel emotions for video game characters. He really is an evil genius.

The whole show has just been *chef's kiss*

In my personal opinion this scene is equivalent to Mike ehrmantraut’s monologue “I broke my boy” in BCS It made me tear up for hours 😢 Pedro’s acting is 👌👌👌

Im in tears at how good it all is

Pedro Pascal merece um Emmy por essa atuação incrível!!

I never saw the show but this scene between Joel and Tommy hurt my heart and showed a softer side of Him I like it when a guy shows his emotions and even cried

Pedro KILLED this scene.

Pedro is absolutely killing it here

This is probably the most accurate and beautiful change from the game to the show. In Tlou, we miss the moment Joel realizes how much, so far, ellie has become important to him. And from the confrontation in the lost ranch to the choice on the horses he looks bipolar. Here, we can see all the progression of his change of heart, showing also all his Weaknesses. It's very much easier to bond with him this way. Well done, Neil.

Actually i think this scene was better than the original one, that's not a bad thing, all the contrary, they managed to improve something almost perfect by it's own

I hope the Emmys remember Pedro for this performance.

This was Pedro's best scene of his career. Not just this show. I hope he gets more chances to shine in the future.

I wish Joel had been like this in the game. He has trauma, and I feel like it was shown a lot more in the show. The game never really brought up the topic of his feelings or his trauma, even though it’s an important part of his character. Props to the show writers for including this scene

Never has a tv show had me wipe away tears from my eyes from almost every episode. Im so obsessed with this show I love how the cast and crew brought new life but yet staying true to the video game, this scene made my heart sink to my stomach I can feel the sadness and guilt that Joel bottled up through the years and his fear for losing Ellie. Pedro Pascal is such an amazing actor!!

When a performance makes you tear up, you know it’s good.

God I can't stop crying, what a beautiful acting

See ? this is how you adapt a video game. Incredible. Just...Incredible.

Unbelievable performance by Pedro in this scene. One of the best I've ever seen on TV. SO GOOD.

This scene is so heartbreaking because Joel has been through a lot and he keep hiding his emotions because he have to looks strong in front of Ellie all the time. So when he finally have someone that know him for a long time, I feel like he can't hide his emotions anymore and just open the unbearable weight of his life.

Masterclass in acting

Pedro Pascal deserves an emmy for this, if not multiple

This scene brings me to tears no matter how many times I watch it. Pedro Pascal should win an emmy based on this performance.

Pedro deserves a Golden Globe or an Emmy for this. This is such an incredible, emotional scene