After a relatively slow third chapter, episode 4 of “The Last of Us” He brought us great revelations, more action and, strangely, something that nobody expected: a moment with an idol of childhood: Josh Peck.
And, the actor of “Drake and Josh” had A small paper In the series of the moment and, although he did not have many minutes on the screen, there were surely those who recognized him immediately. If so, we tell you everything we know about its appearance.
What happened in Episode 4 of “The Last of Us”?
Entitled “Day one“, The fourth episode of the second season of” The Last of Us “backs to 2018 to show us a group of Fedra soldiers in Seattle, including Janowitz (Josh Peck)traveling at the back of a truck towards a mission.
While time passes, Janowitz enthusiastically has a grotesque story about how he arrested three “voters” (Derogative term for civilians who oppose the regime), in a mocking and vulgar tone that generates laughter among their peers.
But the real surprise comes when the group is ambushed by the rebels led by Hanrahan (Alanna Ubach). That is when Isaac (Jeffrey Wright)the serious sergeant played by Wright, launches a Granada to his own truck to betray his teammates and join the insurgents.
This moment reveals the origin of one of the more enigmatic leaders of the video game and establishes the complexity of his character in the series.
Josh Peck’s role and speech in “The Last of Us”
Josh Peck did not go unnoticed. Your character, aa briefleft a mark with a monologue loaded with explicit language, black humor and a carefree attitude towards the brutality of the postpocalyptic world. Through his story, Janowitz demonstrates how violence and sarcasm become forms of emotional survival within Fedra’s ranks.
In an interview with Variety, Peck confessed that initially He was not a fan of the video game Not even the first season, but after receiving the audition, he was caught seeing all the episodes. What impacted it most was the ability of the series to balance rawness with humanity, and was immediately attracted to the complexity of the script.
“When I read the scene I thought: ‘I know how to do this.’ I was excited to interpret someone so disgusting from a human place,” said Peck, highlighting that he found inspiration by imagining that Janowitz simply tried to entertain his classmates with an exaggerated story, as any person would do it in his work, only in a much darker context.
What Josh Peck said about his role in “The Last of Us”
Far from trying to redeem the character, Josh Peck explained that his goal was humanize it From the interpretation. “I can’t justify what he does, but I can understand that he is someone who is trying to connect with his teammates,” he said.
To achieve this, he turned to personal experiences where he had told friends, and from there he built the rhythm and tone of his monologue. In addition, he talked about the experience of recording the scene: it was a filming of Two days in Vancouverin closed streets and sets designed to facilitate action from all angles. “It was a set with resources, with time, and that allows you to do your job well,” he explained.
Peck’s appearance made it clear that “The Last of Us” is not only a refuge for great dramatic performances, but also for unexpected surprises that continue to expand the depth of the universe.
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