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Kin (The Last of Us)

April 09, 2023

"Kin" is the sixth episode of the American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us. The episode was written by series co-creator Craig Mazin and directed by Jasmila Žbanić. It aired on HBO on February 19, 2023. In the episode, Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) travel to Jackson, Wyoming, where they find Joel's brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) and his wife Maria (Rutina Wesley).

"Kin"
The Last of Us episode
Ellie confronts Joel about his decision to part ways. Crafted to be almost identical to the video game,[1] the scene was praised for Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal's performances.[2]
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 6
Directed byJasmila Žbanić
Written byCraig Mazin
Produced by
  • Greg Spence
  • Cecil O'Connor
Featured music
Cinematography byChristine A. Maier
Editing by
  • Timothy A. Good
  • Emily Mendez
Original air dateFebruary 19, 2023 (2023-02-19)
Running time58 minutes
Guest appearances
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The episode was filmed in November and December 2021. Žbanić was drawn to the story as she felt the functioning society of Jackson reflected her experiences growing up in Sarajevo. The town of Canmore, Alberta, was used to replicate Jackson; local businesses were transformed and buildings were constructed in the town, including a 30-foot-tall log wall on a major street. The episode received positive reviews, with praise for its writing, direction, cinematography, and performances of Pascal and Ramsey. It was watched by 7.8 million viewers on its first day.

Plot

Three months after watching Henry (Lamar Johnson) kill himself, Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) make it to Wyoming. They are told their whereabouts by Marlon (Graham Greene) and his wife Florence (Elaine Miles), who warn them to avoid the dangers further west. Learning his brother Tommy may be dead, Joel has a panic attack.

Traveling further west, Joel and Ellie are surrounded by a group led by Maria (Rutina Wesley), who takes them to a safe community in Jackson, Wyoming. Joel is reunited with Tommy (Gabriel Luna). He and Ellie are provided food, clean clothing, and a house. Maria cuts Ellie's hair and warns her to be cautious of trusting others, citing Joel's dangerous past; Ellie rebuts, citing Tommy's. Ellie learns of Joel's daughter, Sarah (Nico Parker), who died twenty years prior. Joel tries to convince Tommy to join him and Ellie to Colorado; Tommy declines as Maria is pregnant. While having another panic attack, Joel sees a girl reminding him of Sarah.

Later on, Joel confides in Tommy about Ellie's immunity and his declining mental state, citing dreams he cannot remember but recalls feeling loss. Joel asks Tommy to take Ellie to the Fireflies as he fears he cannot keep her safe; he agrees to take her the following morning. Ellie overhears them. Later, she acknowledges Joel's fears regarding his daughter's death and admits she will only be more frightened by his absence. Joel says she is not his daughter, nor he her father, and states they will part ways. He retires to his bedroom and thinks of Sarah.

In the morning, Joel changes his mind, and he and Ellie leave Jackson on horseback. They arrive at the University of Eastern Colorado in five days, where they find the Fireflies have vacated; a map points towards St. Mary's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Joel and Ellie attempt to escape after seeing a group of raiders. One of the men attacks Joel; Joel kills him but is stabbed. Joel and Ellie escape the pursuing men. Afterward, Joel collapses from the horse, and Ellie begs him to survive, stating she cannot continue without him.

Production

Conception and writing

 
 
"Kin" was written by series co-creator Craig Mazin (left) and directed by Jasmila Žbanić (right).[3][4]

"Kin" was written by The Last of Us series co-creator Craig Mazin and directed by Jasmila Žbanić;[3][4] it was Žbanić's first experience in directing television.[5] She was announced as one of the show's directors in April 2021.[6] Žbanić was offered to direct the previous two episodes—"Please Hold to My Hand" and "Endure and Survive", which take place in war-torn Kansas City, Missouri—as she had lived through the Siege of Sarajevo, but she was more interested in "Kin" as it demonstrated a functioning society;[5][1]: 19:05  she felt she had survived in Sarajevo due to solidarity, which she wanted to reflect in Jackson. Žbanić attempted to play the game before watching YouTube videos instead, particularly of the sequences featured in "Kin". She found players told her they wanted "emotions and atmosphere" in the show, which she sought to include.[5]

Mazin and co-creator Neil Druckmann, who wrote and co-directed the video game on which the series is based, wanted the beginning of "Kin" to provide levity after the traumatic ending of the previous episode, as well as demonstrate the development in Joel and Ellie's relationship.[1]: 5:25  Joel's mention of feeling as though he has lost something in his sleep was a contribution by Pascal.[1]: 33:29  Mazin wanted Joel and Ellie's argument to be almost identical to the game's version, including the blocking and set design, due to its effectiveness and the impact it had on him;[1]: 36:56  he considered it the game's most famous scene.[7]: 3:53  Joel's injury was altered from the game—in which he is impaled by rebar after falling from a second-story balcony—as the series is more grounded in its action and impacts.[1]: 47:36 

Jackson was not shown in the first game; Tommy and Maria's scenes in the first game took place at the dam near Jackson as the team lacked the time and budget to add the town. Jackson became the starting location for The Last of Us Part II (2020).[5] For the show, Mazin and Druckmann felt moving the scenes inside the town made them more interesting.[1]: 15:18  Ellie's interest in space was introduced in Part II. Mazin felt the television series provided the opportunity to reference elements of the sequel earlier.[1]: 9:24  Joel's interest in living on a sheep ranch was similarly a reference to Part II.[1]: 11:18  The girl staring at Ellie is a reference to Part II's Dina.[1]: 17:37 

A song from the game's score—"All Gone" by Gustavo Santaolalla—is used in the episode to remind viewers of Sarah's death.[1]: 25:25  The credits use the song "Never Let Me Down Again", sung by Mazin's daughter Jessica; the original version by Depeche Mode was used in the first episode. Mazin wanted the song to use a female voice to echo Ellie. He appreciated the moment as it involved Jessica, his real daughter, and Ramsey, who he considered like an adopted daughter.[1]: 48:54  Mazin included the film The Goodbye Girl (1977), which he had watched growing up, as it told the story of a child gaining a father figure. He felt the inclusion of art demonstrated the town's functionality.[1]: 31:16 

Casting and characters

Žbanić revealed the casting of Greene, Miles, and Wesley on December 9, 2021.[8] Greene and Miles were confirmed to be playing original characters Marlon and Florence in August 2022.[9] Mazin felt, like other pairings in the show, they echoed parts of Joel and Ellie's relationship.[1]: 4:11  Wesley's role as Maria was announced on January 9, 2023.[10] She researched the game to "capture the essence" of Maria but wanted to avoid replicating it;[11] she found it "terrifying" to play a pre-established character but wanted to add her "energy on it".[12] She appreciated Maria's calmness as a leader and observed she was a person who only smiles with her eyes;[12] she thought Maria naturally entered a leadership role due to her history as an assistant district attorney.[11] Wesley felt Maria gravitated towards Ellie in a motherly manner without realizing, due in part to her pregnancy.[12] Luna felt Tommy was drawn towards Maria due to "her mercy and her strength".[13] He thought Tommy felt guilty for moving on from Sarah's death, whereas Joel has not.[13]

Filming

 
 
Filming took place in Canmore (left) and at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (right) in November 2021.[14][15]

Christine A. Maier worked as cinematographer for the episode.[8] Preparations took place in Canmore, Alberta—the stand-in for Jackson[16][14]—from November 1–16, 2021, followed by production from November 15–20,[16] with Pascal, Ramsey, and Luna present on set;[17][18] approximately 300 extras were used,[19] as well as horses.[20] Most businesses in the town signed agreements regarding the show's impact, with the production paying between CA$1,000 and CA$1,500 per day.[19]

Production designer John Paino wanted Jackson to show the "natural beauty" of the Midwest to contrast with the "concrete" of the previous locations.[21] His team built greenhouses and stables on empty parking lots, and added details to the existing buildings in Canmore. The 30-foot-tall (9.1 m) log wall was built on a major street in the town; it needed to be opened to allow traffic to pass.[21] Joel and Tommy's conversation at a bar was filmed in the Wainwright Hotel in Heritage Park Historical Village, which Paino felt "fit the Western rustic thing".[22]

In late November, filming occurred at Mount Royal University and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT),[15] expected to recreate the fictional University of Eastern Colorado from the game.[23] Snow was removed at SAIT and foliage was added to both locations to produce an autumnal setting.[15] Žbanić completed production on December 9.[8]

Reception

Broadcast and ratings

The episode aired on HBO on February 19, 2023.[24] The episode had 7.8 million viewers in the United States on its first night, including linear viewers and streams on HBO Max.[25] On linear television, it had 841,000 viewers, with a 0.28 ratings share.[26] On HBO Max, it was streamed for approximately 759.6 million minutes from February 20 to 26.[27] Viewers noticed two shots in which production members were briefly visible;[28][29] they were digitally erased from the episode several days later.[30]

Critical response

 
 
The performances of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey were widely praised by critics.[2][31][32]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, "Kin" has an approval rating of 100 percent based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 8.7/10. The website's critical consensus called the episode "a relatively gentle installment that spotlights some of Pedro Pascal's most arresting work yet".[33] IndieWire's Steve Greene felt the presentation of Jackson especially benefited from Žbanić's direction;[34] The A.V. Club's David Cote praised her control of the episode's varying tones, and wrote "Kin" was "probably the most visually gorgeous episode so far".[35] IGN's Simon Cardy favorably compared the cinematography to classic Western films like The Searchers (1956) and True Grit (1969).[36]

Den of Geek's Bernard Boo wrote the episode featured "possibly the best performances of [Pascal and Ramsey's] respective careers".[37] TVLine named Pascal the Performer of the Week, citing his emotions and physicality;[38] Push Square's Aaron Bayne opined Pascal balanced "the stoic masculinity with tender vulnerability",[39] and The A.V. Club's Cote lauded his monologue to Tommy.[35] io9's Germain Lussier felt Ramsey's performance shone in Ellie and Joel's confrontation,[31] and IGN's Cardy praised Ramsey's continued ability to switch between emotion and comedy.[36] Critics enjoyed the chemistry between Pascal and Luna,[32][36] and Push Square's Bayne considered Luna's performance "a wonderful counter to Joel", citing the familial bond and underlying tension.[39] The Washington Post's Gene Park praised Wesley, Greene, and Miles;[40] Polygon's Pete Volk considered the latter two the standout and wanted more.[41]

Critics lauded Mazin's writing.[37][42] io9's Lussier found its focus on survival encapsulated the best qualities of the series.[31] Total Film's Bradley Russell praised the script's use of humor and interactions between Joel and Tommy, and, while resolved too neatly, considered Joel and Ellie's confrontation among the show's best moments to date.[2] The A.V. Club's Cote similarly commended Mazin's humor, emotions, and economic use of dialogue.[35] The Verge's Alex Cranz appreciated the improved pacing by omitting the game's action sequences.[43] The Escapist's Darren Mooney and Inverse's Dais Johnston applauded the recognition of communism in Jackson as a refreshing subversion of post-apocalyptic stories.[44][45] Several critics admired the inclusion of a menstrual cup, noting feminine hygiene is often unacknowledged in the genre.[46][47][48] IGN's Cardy and Push Square's Bayne found the ending slightly rushed despite the high quality elsewhere.[36][39]

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Kin is the sixth episode of the American post apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us The episode was written by series co creator Craig Mazin and directed by Jasmila Zbanic It aired on HBO on February 19 2023 In the episode Joel Pedro Pascal and Ellie Bella Ramsey travel to Jackson Wyoming where they find Joel s brother Tommy Gabriel Luna and his wife Maria Rutina Wesley Kin The Last of Us episodeEllie confronts Joel about his decision to part ways Crafted to be almost identical to the video game 1 the scene was praised for Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal s performances 2 Episode no Season 1Episode 6Directed byJasmila ZbanicWritten byCraig MazinProduced byGreg SpenceCecil O ConnorFeatured music All Gone by Gustavo Santaolalla Never Let Me Down Again by Jessica MazinCinematography byChristine A MaierEditing byTimothy A GoodEmily MendezOriginal air dateFebruary 19 2023 2023 02 19 Running time58 minutesGuest appearancesLamar Johnson as Henry Burrell Rutina Wesley as Maria Nico Parker as Sarah Graham Greene as Marlon Elaine Miles as Florence Gabriel Luna as TommyEpisode chronology Previous Endure and Survive Next Left Behind List of episodesThe episode was filmed in November and December 2021 Zbanic was drawn to the story as she felt the functioning society of Jackson reflected her experiences growing up in Sarajevo The town of Canmore Alberta was used to replicate Jackson local businesses were transformed and buildings were constructed in the town including a 30 foot tall log wall on a major street The episode received positive reviews with praise for its writing direction cinematography and performances of Pascal and Ramsey It was watched by 7 8 million viewers on its first day Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 2 1 Conception and writing 2 2 Casting and characters 2 3 Filming 3 Reception 3 1 Broadcast and ratings 3 2 Critical response 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditThree months after watching Henry Lamar Johnson kill himself Joel Pedro Pascal and Ellie Bella Ramsey make it to Wyoming They are told their whereabouts by Marlon Graham Greene and his wife Florence Elaine Miles who warn them to avoid the dangers further west Learning his brother Tommy may be dead Joel has a panic attack Traveling further west Joel and Ellie are surrounded by a group led by Maria Rutina Wesley who takes them to a safe community in Jackson Wyoming Joel is reunited with Tommy Gabriel Luna He and Ellie are provided food clean clothing and a house Maria cuts Ellie s hair and warns her to be cautious of trusting others citing Joel s dangerous past Ellie rebuts citing Tommy s Ellie learns of Joel s daughter Sarah Nico Parker who died twenty years prior Joel tries to convince Tommy to join him and Ellie to Colorado Tommy declines as Maria is pregnant While having another panic attack Joel sees a girl reminding him of Sarah Later on Joel confides in Tommy about Ellie s immunity and his declining mental state citing dreams he cannot remember but recalls feeling loss Joel asks Tommy to take Ellie to the Fireflies as he fears he cannot keep her safe he agrees to take her the following morning Ellie overhears them Later she acknowledges Joel s fears regarding his daughter s death and admits she will only be more frightened by his absence Joel says she is not his daughter nor he her father and states they will part ways He retires to his bedroom and thinks of Sarah In the morning Joel changes his mind and he and Ellie leave Jackson on horseback They arrive at the University of Eastern Colorado in five days where they find the Fireflies have vacated a map points towards St Mary s Hospital in Salt Lake City Utah Joel and Ellie attempt to escape after seeing a group of raiders One of the men attacks Joel Joel kills him but is stabbed Joel and Ellie escape the pursuing men Afterward Joel collapses from the horse and Ellie begs him to survive stating she cannot continue without him Production EditConception and writing Edit Kin was written by series co creator Craig Mazin left and directed by Jasmila Zbanic right 3 4 Kin was written by The Last of Us series co creator Craig Mazin and directed by Jasmila Zbanic 3 4 it was Zbanic s first experience in directing television 5 She was announced as one of the show s directors in April 2021 6 Zbanic was offered to direct the previous two episodes Please Hold to My Hand and Endure and Survive which take place in war torn Kansas City Missouri as she had lived through the Siege of Sarajevo but she was more interested in Kin as it demonstrated a functioning society 5 1 19 05 she felt she had survived in Sarajevo due to solidarity which she wanted to reflect in Jackson Zbanic attempted to play the game before watching YouTube videos instead particularly of the sequences featured in Kin She found players told her they wanted emotions and atmosphere in the show which she sought to include 5 Mazin and co creator Neil Druckmann who wrote and co directed the video game on which the series is based wanted the beginning of Kin to provide levity after the traumatic ending of the previous episode as well as demonstrate the development in Joel and Ellie s relationship 1 5 25 Joel s mention of feeling as though he has lost something in his sleep was a contribution by Pascal 1 33 29 Mazin wanted Joel and Ellie s argument to be almost identical to the game s version including the blocking and set design due to its effectiveness and the impact it had on him 1 36 56 he considered it the game s most famous scene 7 3 53 Joel s injury was altered from the game in which he is impaled by rebar after falling from a second story balcony as the series is more grounded in its action and impacts 1 47 36 Jackson was not shown in the first game Tommy and Maria s scenes in the first game took place at the dam near Jackson as the team lacked the time and budget to add the town Jackson became the starting location for The Last of Us Part II 2020 5 For the show Mazin and Druckmann felt moving the scenes inside the town made them more interesting 1 15 18 Ellie s interest in space was introduced in Part II Mazin felt the television series provided the opportunity to reference elements of the sequel earlier 1 9 24 Joel s interest in living on a sheep ranch was similarly a reference to Part II 1 11 18 The girl staring at Ellie is a reference to Part II s Dina 1 17 37 A song from the game s score All Gone by Gustavo Santaolalla is used in the episode to remind viewers of Sarah s death 1 25 25 The credits use the song Never Let Me Down Again sung by Mazin s daughter Jessica the original version by Depeche Mode was used in the first episode Mazin wanted the song to use a female voice to echo Ellie He appreciated the moment as it involved Jessica his real daughter and Ramsey who he considered like an adopted daughter 1 48 54 Mazin included the film The Goodbye Girl 1977 which he had watched growing up as it told the story of a child gaining a father figure He felt the inclusion of art demonstrated the town s functionality 1 31 16 Casting and characters Edit Zbanic revealed the casting of Greene Miles and Wesley on December 9 2021 8 Greene and Miles were confirmed to be playing original characters Marlon and Florence in August 2022 9 Mazin felt like other pairings in the show they echoed parts of Joel and Ellie s relationship 1 4 11 Wesley s role as Maria was announced on January 9 2023 10 She researched the game to capture the essence of Maria but wanted to avoid replicating it 11 she found it terrifying to play a pre established character but wanted to add her energy on it 12 She appreciated Maria s calmness as a leader and observed she was a person who only smiles with her eyes 12 she thought Maria naturally entered a leadership role due to her history as an assistant district attorney 11 Wesley felt Maria gravitated towards Ellie in a motherly manner without realizing due in part to her pregnancy 12 Luna felt Tommy was drawn towards Maria due to her mercy and her strength 13 He thought Tommy felt guilty for moving on from Sarah s death whereas Joel has not 13 Filming Edit Filming took place in Canmore left and at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology right in November 2021 14 15 Christine A Maier worked as cinematographer for the episode 8 Preparations took place in Canmore Alberta the stand in for Jackson 16 14 from November 1 16 2021 followed by production from November 15 20 16 with Pascal Ramsey and Luna present on set 17 18 approximately 300 extras were used 19 as well as horses 20 Most businesses in the town signed agreements regarding the show s impact with the production paying between CA 1 000 and CA 1 500 per day 19 Production designer John Paino wanted Jackson to show the natural beauty of the Midwest to contrast with the concrete of the previous locations 21 His team built greenhouses and stables on empty parking lots and added details to the existing buildings in Canmore The 30 foot tall 9 1 m log wall was built on a major street in the town it needed to be opened to allow traffic to pass 21 Joel and Tommy s conversation at a bar was filmed in the Wainwright Hotel in Heritage Park Historical Village which Paino felt fit the Western rustic thing 22 In late November filming occurred at Mount Royal University and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology SAIT 15 expected to recreate the fictional University of Eastern Colorado from the game 23 Snow was removed at SAIT and foliage was added to both locations to produce an autumnal setting 15 Zbanic completed production on December 9 8 Reception EditBroadcast and ratings Edit The episode aired on HBO on February 19 2023 24 The episode had 7 8 million viewers in the United States on its first night including linear viewers and streams on HBO Max 25 On linear television it had 841 000 viewers with a 0 28 ratings share 26 On HBO Max it was streamed for approximately 759 6 million minutes from February 20 to 26 27 Viewers noticed two shots in which production members were briefly visible 28 29 they were digitally erased from the episode several days later 30 Critical response Edit The performances of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey were widely praised by critics 2 31 32 On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes Kin has an approval rating of 100 percent based on 31 reviews with an average rating of 8 7 10 The website s critical consensus called the episode a relatively gentle installment that spotlights some of Pedro Pascal s most arresting work yet 33 IndieWire s Steve Greene felt the presentation of Jackson especially benefited from Zbanic s direction 34 The A V Club s David Cote praised her control of the episode s varying tones and wrote Kin was probably the most visually gorgeous episode so far 35 IGN s Simon Cardy favorably compared the cinematography to classic Western films like The Searchers 1956 and True Grit 1969 36 Den of Geek s Bernard Boo wrote the episode featured possibly the best performances of Pascal and Ramsey s respective careers 37 TVLine named Pascal the Performer of the Week citing his emotions and physicality 38 Push Square s Aaron Bayne opined Pascal balanced the stoic masculinity with tender vulnerability 39 and The A V Club s Cote lauded his monologue to Tommy 35 io9 s Germain Lussier felt Ramsey s performance shone in Ellie and Joel s confrontation 31 and IGN s Cardy praised Ramsey s continued ability to switch between emotion and comedy 36 Critics enjoyed the chemistry between Pascal and Luna 32 36 and Push Square s Bayne considered Luna s performance a wonderful counter to Joel citing the familial bond and underlying tension 39 The Washington Post s Gene Park praised Wesley Greene and Miles 40 Polygon s Pete Volk considered the latter two the standout and wanted more 41 Critics lauded Mazin s writing 37 42 io9 s Lussier found its focus on survival encapsulated the best qualities of the series 31 Total Film s Bradley Russell praised the script s use of humor and interactions between Joel and Tommy and while resolved too neatly considered Joel and Ellie s confrontation among the show s best moments to date 2 The A V Club s Cote similarly commended Mazin s humor emotions and economic use of dialogue 35 The Verge s Alex Cranz appreciated the improved pacing by omitting the game s action sequences 43 The Escapist s Darren Mooney and Inverse s Dais Johnston applauded the recognition of communism in Jackson as a refreshing subversion of post apocalyptic stories 44 45 Several critics admired the inclusion of a menstrual cup noting feminine hygiene is often unacknowledged in the genre 46 47 48 IGN s Cardy and Push Square s Bayne found the ending slightly rushed despite the high quality elsewhere 36 39 References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Baker Troy Mazin Craig Druckmann Neil February 19 2023 Episode 6 HBO s The Last of Us Podcast Podcast HBO Archived from the original on February 20 2023 Retrieved February 20 2023 a b c Russell Bradley February 20 2023 The Last of Us 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