The Season 1 finale of HBO’s The Last of Us contained a number of Easter eggs, one among which was by no means really proven on display however the particular person behind it has now revealed the main points. This story incorporates spoilers for The Last of Us.
Actress Ashley Johnson, who performed Ellie within the video video games, starred on the Season 1 finale as Ellie’s mom, Anna. She appeared in a flashback sequence exhibiting Ellie’s traumatic start and Anna’s dying, and now Johnson has revealed that the scene was hiding one thing.
In The Last of Us recreation, Ellie discovers a word from her mom during which she tells younger Ellie that life is price dwelling and that she ought to discover her objective and battle for it. Johnson stated she wrote out that word by hand and saved it in her pocket as she filmed her scenes as Anna.
“I wrote that letter out and just kept it in my pocket as kind of a reminder to myself of where this character came from and sort of the history of that,” she advised Deadline.
Johnson additionally spoke about passing the baton, so to talk, to Bella Ramsey, who performs Ellie within the TV sequence. Johnson stated it has been “such a joy” to observe Ramsey act as a result of “she’s so good.”
“I feel like there’s been so many scenes that have been elevated because of her capabilities and her talent.” Johnson added that Ramsey’s expertise will assist much more in Season 2 when issues get “even darker and heavier.”
As for different Easter eggs within the Season 1 finale, we realized that Laura Bailey–who performs Abby in The Last of Us Part II–was one of many physicians within the hospital room the place Ellie was about to be operated on (and killed!) earlier than Joel (Pedro Pascal) stormed in and murdered the surgeon.
Additionally, the giraffe scene contains the identical baseball area Easter egg {that a} developer put into the sport as a tribute to his spouse.
The Last of Us will return for a second season, which is able to observe the occasions of The Last of Us Part II. Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann says a 3rd season is coming as properly, so followers have much more to stay up for. For extra, try GameSpot’s rundown of all the things we find out about The Last of Us Season 2.
