United Kingdom, April 22 -- Pedro Pascal is "in active denial" of Joel's death in 'The Last of Us' season two.

The 50-year-old actor's Joel met his end at the hands of Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) in the second episode of the HBO show's latest series - which is an adaptation of Naughty Dog's beloved survival title of the same name - and Pascal has now admitted he doesn't want to think about his character's heartbreaking fate.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, he said: "I realise 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 playin...