Craig Mazin says that the last season 2 is their empire affects the story and speaks of the influence of Game of Thrones

When The last of us Previewed on HBO, it was a carefully made bet that was magnificently made and emotionally resonant. He had every chance to fail and instead he became one of the best shows on TV.

But according to the co-creator Craig MazinSeason 2 will be different. More clear. More bad. Bigger. And above all, it is they Empire is hit history.

Season 2 of The last of us He expands his world dramatically. “There is a wider main cast, far better special effects, more epic and so -called ongoing action sequences that have not even been mentioned,” explains Mazin.

The show is only seven episodes this time, but there is no shortage of history.

And yes, those Empire is hit The vibrations in the trailer are not a coincidence. When asked about an intercview with Thr, Mazon said: “It’s true,” says Mazin. “They are not moving away with shit.”

He continued: “I think about it very – because I love The Empire is hitAnd I think everyone should. We love it because the second act is the difficult act.

“It is then that everything is challenged and the characters cross these moments in which they cannot be who they were, but they are also not ready to be who they should be. There is a sense of feeling lost. And I love it.”

Mazin is also looking at how the action serves history, in particular by influencing the influence game of ThronesAnd more precisely, one of his most unforgettable episodes.

“Certainly like a Thrones Fanatic, I remember watching Hardhome And don’t think about how complicated and impressive the action was. What I remembered was how moving and important were the things that were happening within the action.

“That wild woman [Karsi]Seeing her turn and see the night king the dead raise and be like ‘hey, me and me, Jon Snow, we are on a collision path, my friend and the more you fight me, the worst that comes to you. “Despair, total loss.”

Mazin says that type of emotional gravity is the north star The last of us‘Approach to its action sequences this season.

This is truly our philosophy on action. What is the point? So, in the construction of this sequence, we were very ambitious because we just wanted to show how much it could get. But always the question was: why? What is it about, what does this change mean and what does this mean for our people to go on?

“Jackson is, as we see in episode one, is growing, he is expanding. There is a certain crogiiola. They do not seem particularly worried about the problem outside. They have become a little complacent.

“They have a New Year’s dance. They are going to therapy. They are renewing the houses. They have patrols up to a science. On the other hand, you are like: guys don’t you know that you are living in a television show?”

The first season was a journey in hell that kept his heart. Season 2 sounds as if the gloves are off. The world is colder, the stakes are higher and nobody is sure, not even those who think they have understood everything.