The last of us is about to close its first season, already becoming one of the great series of 2023 and with a really promising future, given the incredible audience data that has allowed it to surpass other transatlantic films such as Game of Thrones or The House of the Dragon. The ninth chapter of Season 1 will also serve as a definitive homage to the game for several reasons.
The most obvious for all players who enjoyed the title in PlayStation 3 is that one of the most epic moments in the gaming industry has arrived. The 8 chapters seen so far have clearly shown that TLOU on HBO It was a very faithful adaptation to what we saw on our consoles. Episode 9 won’t change that. So far I can talk without violating confidentiality agreements. The only less harsh thing will be that viewers will experience it in third person whereas on PS3 we had to experience it in first person.
But it’s that in addition to what’s going to happen with Joel and Ellie, Neil Druckmann, PlayStation Studios and HBO will bring this adaptation full circle with the definitive nod to the video game we’ve all been waiting for. Because the actress who gave life to Ellie in the game, Ashley Johnson, will become Ellie’s mother in the series: Anna.
The trailer unveiled by HBO for the ninth and final chapter allowed us to see Ashley Johnson fleeing the infected to give birth in an isolated house in the middle of the devastated United States to the great protagonist of this story. Giving birth surrounded by infection is going to be one of the keys to illuminating Ellie’s immunity. It’s only a few seconds but it’s a world for The Last of Us fans.
Bella Ramsey, the actress who gives life to Ellie, has already taken care of heating the preview of the ninth episode of season 1 which will mark the provisional end of this series. He did it on his way through Paris Fashion Week, in an interview with Vogue when asked about the result: “It’s going to divide people a lot,” he said. Something that predicts it will be controversial to provoke so many different opinions.
She also confessed that her favorite part of filming is the most exhausting: “Those were some of my favorite days on set. It seems very masochistic, but it’s the scenes that break me that, in a way , I like the most.”
With the character of Anna finally in the universe of The Last of Us and with the end fast approaching, the final episode can be television history… in the midst of a fight with the Oscars!