“Maybe Joel Is Her Actual Dad”- Bella Ramsey Brainstorms on Riveting ‘The Last of Us’ Fan Theory

The Last of Us series is a masterpiece that befits its legendary source material and widens up the video game stories’ future in Hollywood. In recent decades, video games have hosted a lively series of debates about the implications of their critical potential.

The massive success of its first season on HBO is nonetheless illuminating. The show featured some of the finest actors, such as Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal, Ashley Johnson, Nick Offerman, and more.

The heartwarming ‘Father-Daughter’ relationship without being blood-related has drawn several fans to tears. Furthermore, Pedro and Bella were able to win millions of fans’ hearts with their performance at ease.

The immense love that these characters hold for each other always made fans question their ‘Father-Daughter’ relationship coming true. The Last of Us lead star Bella Ramsey recently was blown away by fans’ theories of Joel ending up as Ellie’s real father.

Bella Ramsey was left astonished by The Last of Us fans’ theories on Joel and Ellie’s ‘Father-Daughter’ relationship

The reason for growing an immense fandom was the power of its amazing storyline, with its realistic moral arcs and protagonists. Moreover, fans become readily invested in Joel and Ellie’s story. On top of that, Pedro and Bella’s performance and casting were perfect to win video game supporters’ approval.

There’s no denying that Joel and Ellie have an ideal Father-Daughter relationship. Because of that, many fans still believe in Joel is the real father of Ellie’s theories. Unfortunately, there’s no mention of Joel having a daughter after the apocalypse, even in video games. However, it’s not enough to end these fans’ theories, and interestingly, Bella Ramsey was taken by these theories as well.

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In an interview with Vanity, Bella came across a fan theory of Joel ending up Ellie’s real father. Although it’s just a fan theory, Bella, who portrayed Ellie’s character so beautifully in Season 1, couldn’t control her emotions about the theory probably ending up coming true.

After being stunned by the fan theory, she added, “Yeah, I guess Joel is the age to be her dad. If Joel was her actual dad, she doesn’t look like Sarah in any way. So I feel like they definitely can’t be like half-sisters. Maybe they could. Maybe Joel is her actual dad.”

Lastly, Bella talked about Joel, narrated as an ideal father within the series as well as in video games. She said, “I think Joel is inherently a good dad. I think he was like born to be a dad. He has that energy.” 

After thinking of all the possibilities of Joel ending up Ellie’s actual father, Bella Ramsey started talking about the ‘Father-Daughter’ moment shared with Pedro on the set. Bella claimed that they were more like annoying siblings on the set. She also mentioned they would take care of each other; however, Pedro sometimes may turn on his ‘Super Father’ energy.

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