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Miami Herald
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Q&A: ‘The Last of Us': Kaitlyn Dever breaks down explosive finale, teases ‘crazier' Season 3
LOS ANGELES - It's 6 a.m. in Brisbane, Australia, and Kaitlyn Dever is thinking about going to the beach. Except it's pouring rain outside, which is the only reason she had the option to check out the waves in the first place. The deluge has delayed her call time for "Godzilla x Kong: Supernova," the monster movie she's been shooting for the past couple of months. Just how hard is it raining? Like a normal downpour? Or is it the kind of deluge we see in the final minutes of the season finale of "The Last of Us"? "It's actually pouring like the finale of 'The Last of Us,'" Dever says, laughing. With the beach off the menu, we have plenty of time to settle in and talk about the bruising (and possibly confusing) season finale of "The Last of Us." Anyone thinking that the finale might feature a showdown between Dever's character, Abby Anderson, the young woman who killed Joel (Pedro Pascal) to avenge her father's death, and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), who has been hunting Abby to exact her own revenge, might be disappointed. Abby doesn't turn up until the episode's last three minutes. When she does finally arrive, she ambushes Ellie. It's not a tender reunion. "I let you live," Abby hisses. "And you wasted it!" Then we hear the sound of a gunshot and the screen goes black. After a reset, we see Abby lying on a sofa in an entirely different environment, being beckoned from her respite to meet with militia leader Isaac (Jeffrey Wright). She strides to a balcony in Seattle's T-Mobile Park, the stadium now being used as a base for the Washington Liberation Front. Her entrance is positively papal, and as Abby surveys the scene, a graphic lands on the screen: Seattle Day One, a time frame we've already lived from Ellie's point of view. Q: What the hell just happened? A: [Laughs] I don't know. I have no idea. Q: It looks like the show just reset and we'll be starting Season 3 following Abby for three days, leading up to her confrontation with Ellie. A: One would think, yes. But ["The Last of Us" co-creator] Craig [Mazin] hasn't talked to me about what he's doing. All he said to me was, "Just get ready for what's to come because it's going to be crazier." He always said he wanted to make Season 2 bigger than Season 1, and he said Season 3 is going to be even bigger. I'm like, "OK. I'll be ready." Q: How did he pitch you on doing the show in the first place? A: At my first meeting with Craig and Neil [Druckmann, co-creator of "The Last of Us" game] they told me that their plan for Season 2 was Abby's introduction to "The Last of Us" world. They told me the number of episodes, so I wasn't super surprised about that, though I wasn't thinking that the entire season was going to end on me. [Laughs] Q: So when you got the script and read that ending ... A: I was like, "We're really doing this. Wow." It's a lot of pressure. I always think about the times in my past when I've done things and I've had one line in a scene, and it's the most nerve-racking thing to do. Everyone else has dialogue, and you're just thinking about your one line and how you're going to say it and if you screw it up, the whole scene is screwed up because of your one line. It's pretty terrifying - but thrilling too. Q: You're talking about Abby telling Ellie, "You wasted it"? You really spit it out with some heat. A: That's good to know. I was going back and forth between Vancouver and L.A., so I constantly had to recalibrate and get back into the emotional intensity of Abby. That was actually the last scene I shot. Q: How did you find your way back into Abby's anger? A: Well, the very first scene I shot was the killing of Joel. The light one. [Laughs] So getting back into it, I'd always go back to that and Abby's monologue, what she says to Joel before shooting him. Those words are so visceral and heartbreaking and really paint a picture. So I just kept bringing myself back to that place, how I'd been thinking about saying those words for five years. Q: Did you watch that Joel episode when it aired or had you already seen it? A: I did watch it with my partner. But the first time I watched it, I was by myself. And before that, I had gone to do ADR [automated dialogue replacement] with Craig, and he asked, "Can I just show you a little bit of it?" And I was on the floor because I was so overwhelmed. That is the most intense episode of television I've ever seen. And then when I watched it later, I couldn't believe it, even though I had experienced it myself. Q: You had experienced it, but you've said you don't really remember filming it because it was four days after your mother's funeral. [Dever's mother, Kathy, died from breast cancer in February 2024.] In some ways, it must have been like you were watching it for the first time. A: I had to fly out three days after her funeral. And the fourth day was that scene in the chalet with the Fireflies and Joel on the floor. So, yeah, it's all a blur, and it felt like I got to experience it as a first-time viewer. I'd see things and go, "Oh, yeah." Grief does a really interesting thing with your brain. It messes with your memory. Q: Filming the scene where you brutally kill one of the most beloved characters on television goes back to what you were saying about pressure. And to do it under those circumstances must have been overwhelming. A: I was terrified. I had spent so much time contemplating my mom's death before she died, thinking about how I wouldn't be able to go on. I couldn't imagine. And then it's a heartbreaking thing to think about, how life moves on. And you have the choice to keep going or not go to Vancouver and do the show that she was so excited about me doing. And then after she passed, I realized there's no part of me that couldn't not do this. I had to do it for her. Q: How did you fight past the fear? A: My dad really encouraged me. I really was terrified. And he was like, "You got this. Mom was so excited that you got to be in this show." And luckily, the crew was so understanding and supportive. Everyone took care of me. Q: Then it's 15 months later and the episode finally airs, which I'd imagine brings about a different set of worries. Did you go online to check out the reaction? A: Of course I did! I kill everyone's favorite character, the love of everyone's life. I'd never been part of anything this massive before. Like, the whole world is watching this. I had no idea what to expect. Q: And what did you find? A: It was more positive than I thought it would be. Q: I didn't play the game, so one of my first thoughts after watching it was: Wow, gamers can keep a secret. A: They can. I loved watching all those TikTok videos where people were filming their parents or partners watching and showing their reactions. Q: Having played the game, you've known about Abby and Joel for years. A: My dad was playing the second game and handed me the controller and said, "Kaitlyn, you've got to see this." In the game, it's so jarring and shocking. Q: On TV too! A: [Laughs] But with the game, after they kill Joel, all of a sudden you're playing as a woman. And my first reaction was, "Is this Ellie? Am I playing as Ellie?" It is interesting how they take these two characters who are mirrors of each other in many ways. Q: I was thinking about how it'd be great if Season 3 would have an episode with Abby and her father that mirrored the one with Ellie and Joel. A: That's a really good idea. I hope we get to do something like that. Q: I have a feeling you might. Maybe you even know something about that. [Laughs] A: Honestly, I can keep a secret too! I knew about Joel dying long before even Season 1 because I had met with Neil years ago when they were talking about making a movie from the game. And he was showing me the making of the second game and asked, "You want to know what happens?" And I'm like, "Oh, my God!" So I've been keeping this in a long time. Q: So you're good at keeping a secret. Gamers know how Season 3 is likely to develop. You've played the game. Are you being coy? A: [Laughs] We don't know what Craig's plans are. He has been playing with dynamics, even in that first episode of the season where we see Abby taking charge and being a leader. Q: She sure looks like she's a leader in the finale's last scene. A: That scene plays at the idea that Abby is sitting in her power. And whatever that means, I will keep to myself for now. People who have played the game will have a few guesses. Q: When you went to work on "Godzilla x Kong: Supernova" the day after the Abby/Joel episode aired, did people treat you a little differently? Maybe keep their distance a bit? Hide the golf clubs? A: It was pretty wild to go to work that day. Everyone wanted to talk about it. And all they could really get out was, "Oooooof, that episode." Q: One thing I kept looking for all season was where they used CGI to remove a spider bite from your face. I couldn't find it. A: [Laughs] It's in the first episode with the Fireflies. I had gone home for a few weeks and got a spider bite on my cheek. I thought it was a pimple. It was not a pimple. It was a huge spider bite and ... I hate to use this word, but it was oozing. And the CGI is amazing. You can't even tell it is there. I still have a scar on my face because they had to cut it out. Q: So, to summarize: a very eventful shoot for you. A: For many reasons. I'll never forget it. Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. 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USA Today
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'The Last of Us' Season 3: Everything we know so far from the game
'The Last of Us' Season 3: Everything we know so far from the game Show Caption Hide Caption Bella Ramsey, Pedro Pascal discuss father-daughter relationship 'The Last of Us' stars Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal reveal they didn't enjoy their character's estrangement in season 2. Spoiler alert! The following contains details from "The Last of Us" Season 2 finale on HBO, as well as the video game "The Last of Us Part II." Well that's one way to end a season of TV. The seventh and final episode of "The Last of Us" Season 2 on HBO brought our hero, Ellie (Bella Ramsey), to the brink. In a single episode she: nearly drowns, is almost lynched, kills two people including a pregnant woman, and is rescued but then immediately hunted down by her enemy Abby (Kaitlyn Dever), who Ellie was on a mission to kill. And just when the final confrontation between Abby and Ellie reaches a bullet-charged climax, the scene ends. All of a sudden we've flashed back three days and the camera's focus is solely on Abby, waking up in a football stadium-turned-compound for her militia, the Washington Liberation Front. So what does all of this mean for Season 3? Producer Craig Mazin promises, "all of it will become clear," but clues can also be found in the video game that this season and the next are based upon, "The Last of Us Part II." We break down what can you expect in Season 3 if the series continues to follow the game as closely as it has in the past. Spoiler alert: Ramsey may have some time off from killing fungal zombies for awhile. Kaitlyn Dever will take center stage in 'The Last of Us' Season 3 Get ready for Kaitlyn Dever to become the main star of "Us" in Season 3, which, if the game is any indication, will likely include very little of Ramsey's Ellie. The Season 2 finale's closing scene, showing Abby waking up at the WLF's headquarters on "Seattle Day One," implies the series will retain the controversial structure of the game, which divides its narrative evenly between Ellie and Abby. In the game, players spend hours controlling Ellie on her quest for revenge against Abby for the murder of Joel (Pedro Pascal), as depicted in the show. This culminates in a confrontation between Ellie and Abby in the theater which − in a moment that made millions of gamers throw their controllers across the room in frustration − abruptly cuts to black mid-scene. The game then jumps back in time and has the player assume control of Abby to follow everything she was up to during the three days that Ellie and Dina (played by Isabela Merced in the series) were in Seattle. From there, players stick to Abby's perspective for nearly the entire remainder of the game. It takes hours for the story to loop back around to the theater, where Ellie's fate is finally revealed, and the game ends not long after that. Game vs. Show: All the major 'The Last of Us' Season 2 changes Precisely how much of next season is devoted to Abby will depend on whether producers Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann decide to finish adapting "Part II" — which would also mean ending the show, given there are no more games in the series — in Season 3. If so, the resolution of the Season 2 cliffhanger could likely happen around two-thirds of the way through the season. But if the game is turned into yet more seasons, as Mazin has suggested, it's possible Ramsey would not be in Season 3 whatsoever until around the finale. Abby's now-deceased friends will return for supporting roles Fans should also anticipate a shakeup to the supporting cast, given the shift to Abby means characters like Dina and Tommy (Gabriel Luna) will be absent for the next stretch of the story. But Abby's friends Nora (Tati Gabrielle), Owen (Spencer Lord) and Mel (Ariela Barer), who were tortured and/or murdered by Ellie in Season 2, return for key roles in the second half of the game, as does Manny (Danny Ramirez), who joined them on the mission to kill Joel (Pedro Pascal). In the Season 2 finale, WLF leader Isaac (Jeffrey Wright) learns that Abby's entire crew has gone AWOL, and that will be a big part of her storyline in Season 3. Because that story takes place at the same time as Season 2, it will shed new light on certain peripheral details already seeded into the second season, such as the fact that a medical procedure appears to have been performed at the aquarium not long before Ellie arrived. Owen's relationship with Abby will also be a major focus. It's explored in flashbacks in the game, which could potentially get their own episode like the Joel and Ellie flashback episode of Season 2. The war between the Seraphites and the WLF will be explored further In Season 2, viewers received glimpses of a war between Abby's militia and a religious cult known as the Seraphites, but they were infuriatingly vague. This conflict will become central to the next part of the story, so it's safe to say Wright will return as Isaac. In the Season 2 finale, we see Isaac set out to lead an attack on the Seraphites, which begins off screen as Ellie sets out to find Abby. In "Part II," this attack made for one of the most epic, visually stunning sequences in the game, meaning a battle episode on par with "Game of Thrones" could be in store for Season 3. Also keep an eye out for casting news about a pair of crucial new characters: Lev and Yara, brother and sister Seraphites who Abby meets along her journey. In particular, the role of Lev, a trans boy, could be a star-making role for a young actor around age 13. Don't expect any more Pedro Pascal Pedro Pascal almost certainly won't return for any of Season 3, though if the show had followed the game more closely, he may have. Whereas the show devoted a flashback episode to revealing what happened between Joel and Ellie during the time jump before Season 2, the game sprinkled those flashbacks all throughout the story and saved some for the second half. In fact, Joel and Ellie's emotional porch conversation from the Season 2 episode "The Price" is the penultimate scene at the very end of the game. It's possible the show could replace that with a new flashback scene in a future episode. But more likely, fans truly have seen the last of Joel. And given Pascal's busy schedule, including Marvel's new "Fantastic Four" movie, a new Ari Aster film at the Cannes Film Festival and more future projects, it's not that surprising that his time in the apocalypse may be over and done for good.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
The Last of Us season 2 ends on disappointing note as fans slam Bella Ramsey's acting: 'TLOU deserved better than this crap'
The Last of Us season 2 has officially wrapped up, but for many fans, it didn't go out with the same impact it came in with. Instead of applause, the HBO hit is now facing a wave of criticism, with longtime viewers venting their frustration across social media and Reddit. Despite a promising start and the continued star power of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, the finale left many feeling like the show had lost its emotional core, and with it, the trust of its audience. The Last of Us season 2 ending explained The Last of Us Credit: X The Last of Us season 2 finale episode 7 brought Ellie (Bella Ramsey) face-to-face with Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) in the most harrowing way yet. Still reeling from Joel's death, Ellie sets out alone to find Abby, believing she's hiding out in the aquarium. After a tense argument with Jesse (Young Mazino), she heads off solo — only to get caught by the ruthless Seraphites while trying to reach Abby by boat. She narrowly escapes being executed when an alarm signals an attack on their village, forcing them to flee. Inside the aquarium, things spiral. Ellie kills Owen during a standoff but accidentally fatally wounds a pregnant Mel in the process. In a gut-wrenching scene, Mel begs Ellie to cut out the baby to save it, but Ellie breaks down, unable to go through with it. Jesse and Tommy (Gabriel Luna) find her just in time to get her out. But peace doesn't last. Back at the theatre, Ellie and Jesse try to regroup, only to discover Abby has tracked them down. Jesse is killed instantly. Ellie pleads for Tommy's life, but Abby isn't here for him — she's here for Ellie. The screen cuts to black with a single gunshot echoing. The final scene flashes back to Seattle Day One, this time from Abby's point of view, teasing that the upcoming chapter may rewind the clock and shift the narrative entirely to her side. Fans react to the 'crappy' The Last of Us season 2 finale For many longtime fans, The Last of Us season 2 finale didn't land the way it was supposed to. Over on the r/TheLastOfUs2 subreddit, fans expressed their frustration in response to how the story unfolded along with Bella Ramsay's acting chops. One post titled "I hope we never have to sit through this crap again. TLOU deserved so much better than whatever this was" quickly gained traction, echoing the sentiment of disillusioned viewers. One user wrote, "Second season felt like such a teen drama i couldn't finish it. Sad because season 1 is so good." "Ruined a good show," another said, while someone else added, "Watch the other deluded sub make shouts for an Emmy nomination lmao. One of the worst castings and performances I have ever seen." One user also slammed Bella's acting, writing that she was still living in her Game of Thrones era. Another chimed in, "This season has been an utter pile of crap. The only good episode was episode 2." And in one of the harsher takes, a user remarked, "They fucked it right up there with other disgraced greats—Resident Evil, Halo, Borderlands—but TLOU was extra special. The only silver lining is I got to see #notmyJoel get eliminated by who would've been an entirely better Ellie, and that was some kind of poetic justice. Now, let's hope they stray far from the games again and we get the same fate for Bellie." 'Don't cry because it happened, smile because it's over.' — Dr. Seuss. byu/Blitzzad inTheLastOfUs2 The internet clings to Ellie's 'dad' joke In the middle of all the outrage, a moment from episode 4 has taken on a life of its own. Ellie's line, 'I'm gonna be a dad,' referring to her pregnancy with Dina despite identifying as a lesbian, has sparked widespread confusion, memes, and accusations of forced wokeness. Threads like 'I'm a dad playing a dad disguised as another dad' and 'Everywhere I go, I see her face' have turned the moment into an internet punchline. Whether fans found it cringeworthy or hilarious, it's clearly one of the few things keeping people talking, for better or worse. i'm a dad playing a dad disguised as another dad byu/shankmaster8000 inTheLastOfUs2 Everywhere i go i see her face. They are all gonna be a dad byu/Delicious_Republic_4 inTheLastOfUs2 The Last of Us Season 3 is coming, whether fans are ready or not Despite the controversy, HBO has already greenlit The Last of Us for a third season. That means more of Abby's story, more fallout from Ellie's choices, and potentially, a deeper dive into uncharted territory beyond the video game narrative. A release date for the new season has yet to be announced.
Los Angeles Times
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
‘The Last of Us': Kaitlyn Dever breaks down explosive finale, teases ‘crazier' Season 3
It's 6 a.m. in Brisbane, Australia, and Kaitlyn Dever is thinking about going to the beach. Except it's pouring rain outside, which is the only reason she had the option to check out the waves in the first place. The deluge has delayed her call time for 'Godzilla x Kong: Supernova,' the monster movie she's been shooting for the past couple of months. Just how hard is it raining? Like a normal downpour? Or is it the kind of deluge we see in the final minutes of the season finale of 'The Last of Us'? 'It's actually pouring like the finale of 'The Last of Us,'' Dever says, laughing. With the beach off the menu, we have plenty of time to settle in and talk about the bruising (and possibly confusing) season finale of 'The Last of Us.' Anyone thinking that the finale might feature a showdown between Dever's character, Abby Anderson, the young woman who killed Joel (Pedro Pascal) to avenge her father's death, and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), who has been hunting Abby to exact her own revenge, might be disappointed. Abby doesn't turn up until the episode's last three minutes. When she does finally arrive, she ambushes Ellie. It's not a tender reunion. 'I let you live,' Abby hisses. 'And you wasted it!' Then we hear the sound of a gunshot and the screen goes black. After a reset, we see Abby lying on a sofa in an entirely different environment, being beckoned from her respite to meet with militia leader Isaac (Jeffrey Wright). She strides to a balcony in Seattle's T-Mobile Park, the stadium now being used as a base for the Washington Liberation Front. Her entrance is positively papal, and as Abby surveys the scene, a graphic lands on the screen: Seattle Day One, a time frame we've already lived from Ellie's point of view. What the hell just happened? [Laughs] I don't know. I have no idea. It looks like the show just reset and we'll be starting Season 3 following Abby for three days, leading up to her confrontation with Ellie. One would think, yes. But ['The Last of Us' co-creator] Craig [Mazin] hasn't talked to me about what he's doing. All he said to me was, 'Just get ready for what's to come because it's going to be crazier.' He always said he wanted to make Season 2 bigger than Season 1, and he said Season 3 is going to be even bigger. I'm like, 'OK. I'll be ready.' How did he pitch you on doing the show in the first place? At my first meeting with Craig and Neil [Druckmann, co-creator of 'The Last of Us' game] they told me that their plan for Season 2 was Abby's introduction to 'The Last of Us' world. They told me the number of episodes, so I wasn't super surprised about that, though I wasn't thinking that the entire season was going to end on me. [Laughs] So when you got the script and read that ending ... I was like, 'We're really doing this. Wow.' It's a lot of pressure. I always think about the times in my past when I've done things and I've had one line in a scene, and it's the most nerve-racking thing to do. Everyone else has dialogue, and you're just thinking about your one line and how you're going to say it and if you screw it up, the whole scene is screwed up because of your one line. It's pretty terrifying — but thrilling too. You're talking about Abby telling Ellie, 'You wasted it'? You really spit it out with some heat. That's good to know. I was going back and forth between Vancouver and L.A., so I constantly had to recalibrate and get back into the emotional intensity of Abby. That was actually the last scene I shot. How did you find your way back into Abby's anger? Well, the very first scene I shot was the killing of Joel. The light one. [Laughs] So getting back into it, I'd always go back to that and Abby's monologue, what she says to Joel before shooting him. Those words are so visceral and heartbreaking and really paint a picture. So I just kept bringing myself back to that place, how I'd been thinking about saying those words for five years. Did you watch that Joel episode when it aired or had you already seen it? I did watch it with my partner. But the first time I watched it, I was by myself. And before that, I had gone to do ADR [automated dialogue replacement] with Craig, and he asked, 'Can I just show you a little bit of it?' And I was on the floor because I was so overwhelmed. That is the most intense episode of television I've ever seen. And then when I watched it later, I couldn't believe it, even though I had experienced it myself. You had experienced it, but you've said you don't really remember filming it because it was four days after your mother's funeral. [Dever's mother, Kathy, died from breast cancer in February 2024.] In some ways, it must have been like you were watching it for the first time. I had to fly out three days after her funeral. And the fourth day was that scene in the chalet with the Fireflies and Joel on the floor. So, yeah, it's all a blur, and it felt like I got to experience it as a first-time viewer. I'd see things and go, 'Oh, yeah.' Grief does a really interesting thing with your brain. It messes with your memory. Filming the scene where you brutally kill one of the most beloved characters on television goes back to what you were saying about pressure. And to do it under those circumstances must have been overwhelming. I was terrified. I had spent so much time contemplating my mom's death before she died, thinking about how I wouldn't be able to go on. I couldn't imagine. And then it's a heartbreaking thing to think about, how life moves on. And you have the choice to keep going or not go to Vancouver and do the show that she was so excited about me doing. And then after she passed, I realized there's no part of me that couldn't not do this. I had to do it for her. How did you fight past the fear? My dad really encouraged me. I really was terrified. And he was like, 'You got this. Mom was so excited that you got to be in this show.' And luckily, the crew was so understanding and supportive. Everyone took care of me. Then it's 15 months later and the episode finally airs, which I'd imagine brings about a different set of worries. Did you go online to check out the reaction? Of course I did! I kill everyone's favorite character, the love of everyone's life. I'd never been part of anything this massive before. Like, the whole world is watching this. I had no idea what to expect. And what did you find? It was more positive than I thought it would be. I didn't play the game, so one of my first thoughts after watching it was: Wow, gamers can keep a secret. They can. I loved watching all those TikTok videos where people were filming their parents or partners watching and showing their reactions. Having played the game, you've known about Abby and Joel for years. My dad was playing the second game and handed me the controller and said, 'Kaitlyn, you've got to see this.' In the game, it's so jarring and shocking. On TV too! [Laughs] But with the game, after they kill Joel, all of a sudden you're playing as a woman. And my first reaction was, 'Is this Ellie? Am I playing as Ellie?' It is interesting how they take these two characters who are mirrors of each other in many ways. I was thinking about how it'd be great if Season 3 would have an episode with Abby and her father that mirrored the one with Ellie and Joel. That's a really good idea. I hope we get to do something like that. I have a feeling you might. Maybe you even know something about that. [Laughs] Honestly, I can keep a secret too! I knew about Joel dying long before even Season 1 because I had met with Neil years ago when they were talking about making a movie from the game. And he was showing me the making of the second game and asked, 'You want to know what happens?' And I'm like, 'Oh, my God!' So I've been keeping this in a long time. So you're good at keeping a secret. Gamers know how Season 3 is likely to develop. You've played the game. Are you being coy? [Laughs] We don't know what Craig's plans are. He has been playing with dynamics, even in that first episode of the season where we see Abby taking charge and being a leader. She sure looks like she's a leader in the finale's last scene. That scene plays at the idea that Abby is sitting in her power. And whatever that means, I will keep to myself for now. People who have played the game will have a few guesses. When you went to work on 'Godzilla x Kong: Supernova' the day after the Abby/Joel episode aired, did people treat you a little differently? Maybe keep their distance a bit? Hide the golf clubs? It was pretty wild to go to work that day. Everyone wanted to talk about it. And all they could really get out was, 'Oooooof, that episode.' One thing I kept looking for all season was where they used CGI to remove a spider bite from your face. I couldn't find it. [Laughs] It's in the first episode with the Fireflies. I had gone home for a few weeks and got a spider bite on my cheek. I thought it was a pimple. It was not a pimple. It was a huge spider bite and ... I hate to use this word, but it was oozing. And the CGI is amazing. You can't even tell it is there. I still have a scar on my face because they had to cut it out. So, to summarize: a very eventful shoot for you. For many reasons. I'll never forget it.
Buzz Feed
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
This Week's "The Last Of Us" Had Some Perfect Details, So Here Are 25 That You Might've Missed The First Time
There are obviously MASSIVE spoilers ahead for The Last of Us Season 2 and The Last of Us Part II video game! 1. First, Dina (Isabela Merced) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) searching for supplies in the pharmacy is something directly from the game. While playing The Last of Us Part II, gamers search through rooms, buildings, etc, to find items to craft weapons and more. 2. Notably, Dina checks to see if there are any pills in a bottle, which is something you collect in the game as well, in order to upgrade various skills, like health, listening mode, and more. 3. The phramacy that Dina and Ellie are in is also a direct location from The Last of Us Part II. 4. The show titles this portion "Seattle Day One," which is something directly from the game, as Dina and Ellie start their journey into Seattle while tracking down Abby. 5. Dina and Ellie coming across the pride murals and flags in the street is something directly from the game as well, right down to them not knowing what the rainbows represent. In the game, Ellie and Dina also go into a queer bookstore after spotting the pride murals and flags. 6. The opening scene where Isaac (Jeffrey Wright) kills FEDRA agents is something added for the show; however, in the game, we do see FEDRA skeletons right when Ellie and Dina get to Seattle, like Ellie does in the episode. 7. Ellie mentions Apollo 1 while comparing the dead FEDRA agents to the members of the space mission. In the games, Ellie is obsessed with space, which is actually something Ashley Johnson, who voiced and did the motion capture for Ellie in the games, is obsessed with, too. HBO 8. Just like in the game, the music store Dina and Ellie stumble into is called "Valiant Music Shop," and the logo for the store matches what is in the game, too. 9. And, Dina playing the drums while exploring downstairs is something that happens in the game, the longer a player explores the store. 10. When Ellie walks up the stairs, you can see a poster for Pearl Jam, which is also something Ellie sees while walking upstairs in The Last of Us Part II. 11. Ellie playing the guitar and singing "Take on Me" to Dina is a shot-for-shot recreation of a scene in the game. In the game, the scene is sometimes missed because it's not necessary to advance in the story. 12. When Ellie leaves the guitar behind, the shot mirrors a similar shot from later in the game. 13. The sweater that Isaac wears in this episode matches exactly what he wears in the game. Also, Jeffrey Wright did the voice and motion capture for Isaac in The Last of Us Part II, so he's reprising his role. 14. While interrogating the Seraphite, Isaac calls him a "Scar," which is something directly from the game. The W.L.F., who are the biggest enemies of the Seraphites, call them Scars, which they don't appreciate. 15. When Dina and Ellie enter the TV station, the W.L.F. bodies that are hung from the ceiling mirrors the same moment from the game. Warning This image is graphic Click to reveal 16. The message written in blood on the wall from the Seraphites is a saying that Ellie and Dina encounter throughout Seattle on murals during The Last of Us Part II. 17. Ellie kills one of the W.L.F. members by stabbing him in the neck with her knife, which is something gamers do in order to complete a stealth kill. HBO / Naughty Dog / Via 18. Dina and Ellie running from a horde of infected and clickers in the abandoned metro tunnels in Seattle is a moment directly from the game. HBO / Naughty Dog / Via 19. When Ellie and Dina are trying to escape from the infected in the train car, Dina asks Ellie for a boost, and then she helps Ellie up through the emergency exit on the roof. In the game, Ellie and Dina boosting each other up happens consistently in order to climb over tall walls and more, in order to get to new locations. HBO / Naughty Dog / Via 20. The turnstile moment where Dina is almost bitten does happen in the game, except it's Ellie who is stuck and trying desperately to get through. HBO / Naughty Dog / Via 21. The theater that Ellie and Dina hide out in is directly taken from The Last of Us Part II, right to the look of the outside and inside of the building. HBO / Naughty Dog / Via 22. Dina finding out Ellie is actually immune happens differently in the game than the show, in that Ellie's mask cracks — in the game, they are dealing with airborne spores — and when Dina goes to take her mask off too, Ellie tells her she's immune. HBO / Naughty Dog / Via 23. In the game, Ellie and Dina actually have sex for the first time while hiding out in the blizzard in Eugene's grow room before they find out Joel and Tommy are missing, and ultimately before Joel's death. For the show, the couch moment between Ellie and Dina was split up between the "rate our kiss" moment in Episode 3 and the sex scene in Episode 4. HBO / Naughty Dog / Via 24. Ellie telling Dina about how the burn on her arm was originally a bite also happens in the game, but it happens earlier. It's also part of the couch/weed scene from before Joel is killed, and Dina doesn't know Ellie's immune at the time and thinks she's lying. HBO / Naughty Dog / Via 25. And finally, in The Last of Us Part II, Ellie has a much harsher reaction to Dina's pregnancy than she does in the show. In the game, she calls Dina a burden and wonders why she even accompanied her to Seattle. HBO / Naughty Dog / Via Alright, that's all for now. 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