The Last Of Us Star Confirms Where Tommy's Vote Stood For Joel's Justice In Season 2, Episode 3

Gabriel Luna confirms how Tommy acted during a key moment in The Last of Us season 2, episode 3. The show is currently reeling from an intense second episode, in which Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) murdered the beloved character Joel (Pedro Pascal). The latest episode reveals the aftermath of the chilling event, with Tommy and Ellie still coping three months after his death. Following Ellie's recovery, the Jackson members of the council attempted to vote on the matter of sending sixteen people to find his killer, but the motion failed. One of the voters included Tommy himself.

Speaking with GQ, Luna confirms how Tommy voted in the council scene in The Last of Us season 2, episode 3. The star confirmed that he supported Ellie "a hundred percent" and thus was "voting yes, we go, and it's a quick vote for me." He also believes that a second "yes" vote is from Maria, but the third is "not Jesse." He thinks that Tommy, Maria, and Ellie are "acting from [their] guts and [their] hearts," but Jesse is using "his mind and his head." Check out the full quote from Luna below:

I haven't seen the final cut; I saw a version of this scene. I wonder if it's different, but it's we got to do it the right way, but I got her back a hundred percent. I'm voting yes, we go, and it's a quick vote for me. The moment we start taking the votes, I write it down, I hold it up, I look around, and it's we're all in this together, right? Everybody's on the same page. In the end, it may very well be just me, possibly Maria. I think she votes yes. The third vote, not exactly sure who that is, but it's not Jesse. Which is smart, he's right. We're all acting from our guts and our hearts, and he's acting through his mind and his head. But it's pride in Ellie, in her ability to put it into words, even though I get a sense that—what you see later in the scene with Catherine—she's so shrew, she's so smart. She knows how to work a room and manipulate people in the way she needs to and is aware of that. But it's also the fact that Seth is right, and Bobby John Burke does a great job in that scene. It's just like they came in, they took one of ours, and we're just going to stand down?

We take that vote, and the looks all around are one of disbelief that everyone can just move on. This version of Tommy would accept that vote. That's what the people chose, that's what his wife and his community and everyone else—that's the process by which we handle things. As the story progresses, people make some unilateral choices. Tommy has his allegiances, of course, to his family, his wife, his child, and the community, yes. But also to the closest person to the love in Ellie's life that she just lost. And as the closest person to that, I have my allegiances to her, and things shake out from there. Whether right or wrong, justified or not, we all make a decision and we are going to have to live and die by those decisions.

What This Means For The Last Of Us Season 2

Episode 3 Is A Key Turning Point

The scene in question comes during a council meeting in the town of Jackson in The Last of Us season 2, episode 3. In the meeting, townspeople are given a chance to speak about whether Jackson should send sixteen of their strongest fighters to track down Abby and her crew to avenge Joel's murder. The council will then vote on the matter. After stirring speeches from Ellie, Seth, and other townspeople, the 11-member council voted, and it was 8 to 3, in favor of staying in Jackson and not sending anyone after Joel.

While future episodes of The Last of Us season 2 may reveal more, the audience does not see how the individual council members voted. Luna's quote, however, makes it clear that Tommy was strong in both his support of Ellie and seeking justice for his brother. If he is correct that Jesse, who didn't tell Ellie which way he would vote earlier in the episode, voted no, then this could create a potential rift between The Last of Us characters. However, that confrontation may take some time as Dina and Ellie snuck out of the community and head to Seattle to do the deed themselves.

Our Take On The Last Of Us Council Vote

This Puts Tommy In An Interesting Trajectory

It is particularly interesting to hear Luna's take on Tommy's vote after listening to The Last of Us official podcast episode from this week. Show creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin along with podcast host and original Joel voice actor Troy Baker have some disagreement as to what Tommy's vote may have been, and how clear that was in the story. Episode 3 does intentionally leave Tommy's decision up to some interpretation, but Luna's opinion on his own character is far firmer, clearly outlining how Tommy feels and hinting at where his arc may head.