“They Made It Their Own and It’s Just as Beautiful”: HBO Series ‘The Last of Us’ Creators Commend Lead Stars on Giving Life to the Most Famous Scene From the Game

The latest episode of The Last of Us series recently aired. Fans loved the story it told; long-time fans loved the references that were hidden in it. And all of them were equally shocked by the finale.

Everyone was left wondering about the events that are to follow in episode 7. But many were also left praising the performances given by the actors in this episode. Especially that popular scene from the game, the scene where Ellie confronts Joel. It was acted brilliantly and in response, the creators of the series had a lot to say about it too.

HBO’s The Last of Us creators talk about Joel and Ellie’s heart-breaking scene!

Joel in The Last of Us is a very strong character. Characters who start their journey by losing everything are often strong. He first lost his daughter, then he lost his partner and now he has to travel across the country with a person who is slowly becoming more and more important to him.

Ellie is equally strong, if not stronger. She lost most people that she knew; she saw them die in front of her, in horrific ways. Life has given her a bag full of sad memories and a long way to walk with it.

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The scene in question was when Ellie confronts Joel about sending her ahead with Tommy. They talk about loss and they talk about the pain of losing someone. Joel thinks his pain is worse, while Ellie thinks of her own pain as worse. This makes up for a very captivating scene.

The makers mention that they decided to keep that scene as it is from the game. Because that scene defines the relationship they are in process of forming. And it is an important moment, they also mention that they let Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey act out that scene the way they wanted.

Neil Druckmann specifically mentioned, “I didn’t envy them sort of trying to, like, do a scene that, like, exists in the game, and it was like seared into people’s mind. And they made it their own, and it’s just as beautiful.”

And the result as we all saw was outstanding. The fact that Joel fears not for his own life but hers is clear on his face and Ellie’s discomfort with leaving Joel behind is evident on her face too.

This just goes to show how much these actors understood these characters. Fans of the original game should appreciate the fact that these actors did not see that game as just a game, but as a heartfelt story of human relations.

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We cannot wait to see what they have in store for us in the next episode. But we are sure that it would be as brilliant as this journey had been till now.