Jennifer Aniston speaks out about a hidden detail related to The Last of Us amid dating rumors with Pedro Pascal

Jennifer Aniston Addresses β€˜Last of Us’ Easter Egg Following Pedro Pascal Dating Rumors

ActressΒ Jennifer AnistonΒ made a small appearance in season 2 of β€œThe Last Of Us.”

Her appearance on a 2003 cover of People magazine was a small surprise for fans following rumors that the β€œFriends” star was dating the show’s lead actor,Β Pedro Pascal.

Jennifer Aniston Made A Surprise Appearance In β€˜The Last Of Us’

Fans were not expecting Jennifer Aniston to show up in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, and it turns out she wasn’t either!

During the season 2 premiere, Bella Ramsey’s character, Ellie, picks up a 2003 issue of People magazine’s β€œBest & Worst Dressed” issue, where Aniston appeared on the cover alongside Kate Hudson and Britney Spears.

On Tuesday, April 22, Aniston reacted to her unexpected cameo on herΒ Instagram Stories. β€œOf all things to survive the apocalypse,” she wrote over the clip.

Jennifer Aniston Was Rumored To Be Dating Pedro Pascal

Jennifer Aniston at Apple TV+'s "The Morning Show" World Premiere

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Last month, rumors that Aniston was involved with the show’s star, Pedro Pascal, surfaced when they were seen leaving the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles on March 23. At the time, a source toldΒ PeopleΒ magazine that the two had a β€œbusiness dinner to get to know each other better.”

A source told the publication that Aniston β€œlikes” Pascal’s β€œenergy” and would β€œlove to work with him.”

However, their relationship didn’t seem all business when she took to Instagram to celebrate his 50thΒ birthday. She shared a New Yorker comic making fun of a therapist who said that β€œa lot of people are reporting that their faith in humanity is riding entirely on whether or not Pedro Pascal is as nice as he seems.”

Pedro Pascal In β€˜Active Denial’ Over β€˜The Last Of Us’ Twist

Pedro Pascal at The Wild Robot / BFI London Film Festival in London

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Fans of the video game were all too aware that Joel was not going to survive the season; however, fans who only watched the show were baffled to see Pedro Pascal’s character Joel Miller get the ax in an almost-literal fashion (it was a golf club).

He toldΒ Entertainment WeeklyΒ that he is still in β€œactive denial” regarding his fate on the Emmy-winning drama series.

β€œI realize this more and more as I get older, I find myself slipping into denial that anything is over. I know that I’m forever bonded to so many members of the experience and just have to see them under different circumstances, but never will under the circumstances of playing Joel onΒ The Last of Us,” he explained. β€œAnd, no, I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it because it makes me sad.”

β€œIt was just a matter of how and when,” Pascal added of his death scene, which he was aware of before he even started the job.

Pedro Pascal Knew His Time On The Show Was Coming To An End

Pedro Pascal at 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Ahead of the second episode of season 2, titled β€œThrough the Valley,” Pascal recalled filming his death scene in Kamloops, Canada.

He recalled a β€œweirdly relaxing time” in the makeup chair and had a β€œgood conversation” with prosthetics guru Barrie Gower and makeup designer Paul Spateri as they covered him in fake blood.

β€œI was always sidestepping how I really felt, that in a big way, my experience was coming to an end on the show,” Pascal said. β€œI guess that was the strangest thing to step through because I felt so bonded to everyone in the show after going through the gauntlet of season 1 together, not just with Bella, but with the entire cast and crew.”

β€œSo to have this goodbye was very sad for me, and I had such a physical manifestation, a violent mirror of how sad it was for Joel to die,” he added. β€œTo be honest, it was quite dreamlike.”

Pedro Pascal May Not Be Totally Gone From β€˜The Last Of Us’

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey at Los Angeles Premiere Of HBO Original Series' 'The Last Of Us' Season 2

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As seen in the season 2 trailer, there are scenes that have been teased that the audience has not seen. This may mean that Pedro Pascal may still appear in a flashback scene or even a dream sequence as the character, Ellie, seeks revenge.

New episodes of β€œThe Last of Us” appear on HBO and are available to stream on Max every Sunday at 9 PM ET.
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