The Last of Us showrunner has already pointed out 2 big changes to the Season 3 of the HBO series.

The Last of Us Season 2 is all set to premiere its season finale this weekend, when most of us are still coping with the second episode and the fact that Joel is no longer with us. While we recoup from Joel's death, Craig Mazin, the showrunner, has revealed that Season 3 will have some big changes in the way it tackles the story of the video game, compared to the second season.

Here's what he revealed about the changes in store for Season 3.

The Last of Us Showrunner talks about changes in Season 3

The Last of Us, so far, throughout the first two seasons, has been a faithful adaptation of the video game, holding on to the main direction of the story, which changing or focusing on other parts. The Bill and Frank storyline in Season 1, an absolutely heartbreaking fan-favorite episode, is such an example, as the HBO show chose to dedicate an episode to that beat.

Season 2, on the other hand, has been unable to deliver any such beats because the season has revolved around Joel's death and Ellie choosing a path of vengeance after his death. The enormity of Joel's death has forced the creators to stick to it, and unable to step away from it and deliver something similar to the Bill and Frank detour episode in Season 1 of HBO's The Last of Us. Mazin explained this in a conversation with Collider, saying that:

"The thing about Joel’s death is that it’s so impactful. It’s such a narrative nuclear bomb that it’s hard to wander away from it. We can’t really take a break and move off to the side and do a Bill and Frank story. I’m not sure that will necessarily be true for Season 3. I think we’ll have a little more room there."

Mazin revealed that Season 3 will have much more freedom to do that as there won't be a "narrative nuclear bomb," as he calls it, forcing them to stick to it without any detour or break, giving them much more freedom to take a detour and deliver something like the Bill and Frank story.

Additionally, in some great news for the fans of The Last of Us, Mazin also revealed that Season 3 will probably be longer than the seven episodes in Season 2. The second season of the HBO show has not even managed to cover half of the plot in the video game, meaning they have a lot more ground to cover. The narrative and how it was tackled were very different in Season 2 compared to Season 1. The Last of Us Season 3 will give the creators a chance to explore newer narrative opportunities.

"I think there’s a decent chance that Season 3 will be longer than Season 2, just because the manner of that narrative and the opportunities it affords us are a little different. But certainly, there’s no way to complete this narrative in a third season. Hopefully, we’ll earn our keep enough to come back and finish it in a fourth. That’s the most likely outcome"

It is certainly great news that there will almost certainly be a fourth season for The Last of Us before it is wrapped up.

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