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Insight into Controversial Dialogue Creation in The Last of Us Season 2

By

Patricia Hernandez

11mo ago· 4 min readenNews

Summary

The Last of Us season 2 writer, Craig Mazin, discusses the controversial 'dad' line in the show and how it became a meme among fans. He explains the process behind the dialogue creation with collaborator Neil Druckmann.

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The protagonist of the show is an immature and incompetent interpretation of Ellie.
There’s one moment in the show in particular that was so emblematic of that tonal discrepancy, fans turned it into a meme.
Now, showrunner Craig Mazin has given some insight as to how he and his collaborator Neil Druckmann arrived at the oft-ridiculed dialogue.
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Changes to the HBO show became a meme for TLOU fandom, but writer Craig Mazin defends choices he made with Neil Druckmann.

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