This article contains minor spoilers for the season two finale of The Last Of Us, “Convergence.”

The Last of Us showrunners Craig Mazin (Chernobyl, Mythic Quest) and Neil Druckmann (Uncharted 2, Jak and Daxter) took to a press conference after Sunday night’s season finale to unpack some of the episode’s most devastating moments, as well as to tease what’s next in the escalating conflict between Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), per Deadline.

“We understand that both Ellie and Abby are moving forward in trouble,” Mazin told reporters, according to Deadline. “They are in moral trouble, because their certainty is beginning to fail them, and we can see it here with Ellie, for sure, because faced with the consequences of the things she’s done and the people that didn’t deserve to die, she’s starting to feel maybe a swing of the pendulum. We don’t know where these two are going to end, but what I would hope the audience feels is that they are not done. They are not done growing, or they are not done falling. We’ll have to wait and see which it is.”

While season two has focused primarily on how Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones, Hilda), has metabolized her quest for revenge and its toll on those around her, it has also introduced viewers to a parallel conflict between the Washington Liberation Front and the Seraphites, two militant groups locked in a violent struggle for control of Seattle.

The exact reasons for the war are inscrutable (at least, to those that haven’t already played The Last of Us: Part II); however, Mazin assured audiences via Deadline that future seasons would provide some illumination. “I have so many questions, and I understand that the audience does too. I sort of want to assure them that those questions are correct and will be answered.”

All signs inside and outside the finale also point towards the next season of The Last of Us placing a larger emphasis on Kaitlyn Dever’s (Booksmart, Last Man Standing) Abby, a newly-introduced antagonist with a personal connection to one of Joel’s most decisive actions in season one. Through Deadline, Mazin promised viewers that they “haven’t seen the last” of Ellie or her companions, but that Season Three will help place Abby’s actions within the context of what they’ve already experienced through Ellie’s eyes. When asked for specifics, though, the showrunners remained coy. Neil Druckmann simply remarked: “You know, there’s a certain crane that you’re seeing in Episode Seven that is very telling.”

Season three of The Last of Us is set to premiere in 2027, with filming set to take place next year. Seasons one and two are now available to stream in their entirety on HBO Max.