Craig Mazin

But there are certain kinds of grievances and certain kinds of people that when they are consistent with each other, then this kind of potential violence emerges. And that is something that's going to come up over and over, which is to say— Why do you get the right to seek and deliver justice while the rest of us do not?

But there are certain kinds of grievances and certain kinds of people that when they are consistent with each other, then this kind of potential violence emerges. And that is something that's going to come up over and over, which is to say— Why do you get the right to seek and deliver justice while the rest of us do not?

who is in the hospital, which is obviously overrun with people that need medical attention because of the attack that just happened, but she's in really bad shape. And this is something that Neil and I talked about quite a bit, which was how to give Ellie time to create narratively the ability for her to have to sit there in her grief and her despair and her anger

who is in the hospital, which is obviously overrun with people that need medical attention because of the attack that just happened, but she's in really bad shape. And this is something that Neil and I talked about quite a bit, which was how to give Ellie time to create narratively the ability for her to have to sit there in her grief and her despair and her anger

and take away her ability to do anything about it for a long time so that we understand that when she finally is released, now she is ready. She has thought it through at least as best as Ellie can to do what she thinks needs to happen, but she is forced to live with this.

and take away her ability to do anything about it for a long time so that we understand that when she finally is released, now she is ready. She has thought it through at least as best as Ellie can to do what she thinks needs to happen, but she is forced to live with this.

And at least initially here, when she wakes up, we understand that while her body may be healing from what is almost certainly a cracked rib and pneumothorax, Her mind is right there in that room watching Joel die over and over. And that trauma is not something that is going to heal as easily as a punctured lung. No question.

And at least initially here, when she wakes up, we understand that while her body may be healing from what is almost certainly a cracked rib and pneumothorax, Her mind is right there in that room watching Joel die over and over. And that trauma is not something that is going to heal as easily as a punctured lung. No question.

And just to give credit to Bella Ramsey, which we do frequently because it's well-deserved, she's come out of this episode two where we asked her as a performer to do this kind of impossible moment of shock and grief and terror and then rage. And here we are at the beginning of the very next episode, and we're asking her to do it again, but in this way that is so...

And just to give credit to Bella Ramsey, which we do frequently because it's well-deserved, she's come out of this episode two where we asked her as a performer to do this kind of impossible moment of shock and grief and terror and then rage. And here we are at the beginning of the very next episode, and we're asking her to do it again, but in this way that is so...

gut-wrenching uh her ability to portray an honest horror true horror is just remarkable it makes me cry every time i see it because i believe it so much she's really i don't know she's one of a kind

gut-wrenching uh her ability to portray an honest horror true horror is just remarkable it makes me cry every time i see it because i believe it so much she's really i don't know she's one of a kind

And there is a powerlessness that is expressed here, which is also very important to just take Ellie, who's such an active character, who's always impulsive and ready to, I'm going into the supermarket. Let's go fight a clicker. Let's go do this. And we take it all away. She can't even move.

And there is a powerlessness that is expressed here, which is also very important to just take Ellie, who's such an active character, who's always impulsive and ready to, I'm going into the supermarket. Let's go fight a clicker. Let's go do this. And we take it all away. She can't even move.

And now what happens when your method of control in the world is taken away and now you are passive and you have to watch this over and over, you can imagine how over the course of three months, this is going to ferment in her brain into something that is very dangerous and very angry.

And now what happens when your method of control in the world is taken away and now you are passive and you have to watch this over and over, you can imagine how over the course of three months, this is going to ferment in her brain into something that is very dangerous and very angry.

Peter and I, Peter Hoare directed the episode. Peter and I talked a lot about this scene as a fight, like an action fight, like a fist fight. But take away all the violence and use your words and your wiles and your craft, both of them. And it is such a joy to watch Catherine O'Hara and Bella Ramsey duel like this. And it's very simple...

Peter and I, Peter Hoare directed the episode. Peter and I talked a lot about this scene as a fight, like an action fight, like a fist fight. But take away all the violence and use your words and your wiles and your craft, both of them. And it is such a joy to watch Catherine O'Hara and Bella Ramsey duel like this. And it's very simple...

Gail wants to get to the bottom of what was really going on there because she's worried about Ellie. And Ellie needs to convince her that nothing happened. And inside of that, we start to wonder if Ellie isn't just lying to Gail, but also lying to us. She says, yep, last thing I saw him on the porch, I should have talked to him and I didn't. I don't believe her, but maybe I do. It's hard to tell.

Gail wants to get to the bottom of what was really going on there because she's worried about Ellie. And Ellie needs to convince her that nothing happened. And inside of that, we start to wonder if Ellie isn't just lying to Gail, but also lying to us. She says, yep, last thing I saw him on the porch, I should have talked to him and I didn't. I don't believe her, but maybe I do. It's hard to tell.