(WGAandSAG-AFTRAhave resources in place to aid writers and actors who are financially struggling through the strikes.)

We are all raring to go.

This is what we are born to do.

Pedro Pascal’s Joel is forced to make an unfathomable choice in ‘The Last of Us’ season 1 finale

Pedro Pascal on ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher/HBO

Otherwise, why the hell would we do this insane job?

I can assure you it’s not for money."

Season 1 was based on the 2013 video game of the same name.

The Last of Us Season 1, Episode 9

Bella Ramsey’s Ellie in ‘The Last of Us’ season 1 finale.Liane Hentscher/HBO

Druckmann once said he even received death threats over the story.

“Neil and I are both mappers and outliners and planners.

We believe in endings, we believe in knowing where you’re going.

“We also give ourselves space inside of the basic route to wander and discover and invent.

As that happens, we then can go and reincorporate and fiddle with and go back in the writing.

What we don’t do is write narrative checks that we cannot cash later.”

Because it’s exciting,” he continues.

What does this mean?'

It doesn’t mean that they know why either.

That’s very upsetting and disappointing.

We don’t do that.