'The Last of Us' Season 2: 'Sopranos' Star Makes Eugene's Death Even More Emotional

Since its first season, HBO's The Last of Ushas shown a canny knack for creative casting, placing beloved TV actors in novel situations in its zombie-adjacent world. Season 1's "Long, Long Time" is often held up as the high-water mark for the series, casting Parks and Rec's Nick Offerman and The White Lotus'Murray Bartlett as two men who find love after the apocalypse. The presence of their recognizable faces helped audiences emotionally connect with their characters in only one episode.