Last of Us Half scared us with Clickers and made us sob like babies with Bill and Frank — after all the emotional damage, it’s fair to say we deserve a little laugh, right?
Luckily, there are some laugh-out-loud moments in the show’s fourth episode, titled Please Hold My Hand. Much thanks to Ellie’s (Bella Ramsey) jokes in her book. No pun intended: volume too By Will Livingston.All of her jokes are lifted directly from the original, including bangers like “It doesn’t matter how far you push the envelope…Still still” Last of Us game.
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And do you know what lifts directly from the game? A lighthearted moment when Ellie discovers a pornographic magazine in Bill’s car. Well, it’s a lighthearted moment for Ellie, but a complete nightmare for Joel (Pedro Pascal).
When Ellie first discovers the magazine — its cover looks exactly like the one in the game.(opens in new window) —she says, “It’s a light read, but there are some interesting pictures.”From there, the dialogue is lifted almost word for word from the original. Last of UsEllie insists she wants to see “what all the fuss is about” while Joel desperately tries to get her to put away the magazines.
It all comes to a head when she innocently asks him why all the pages are stuck together — a question that sends Joel into a downward spiral.
Of course, you can also see the mischievous cogs grinding through her head in the moments leading up to Ellie’s million-dollar question. She senses Joel’s discomfort and calculates exactly what she needs to say to maximize the awkwardness of the situation. In other words, she’s “just fucking” [him].”
The entire exchange never lasts more than 30 seconds, but it’s a great snapshot of Joel and Ellie’s evolving relationship. The stranger duo were at odds at first. (Need to remind Joel condemned to Ellie wall When they first met?) Now they’re close enough that Ellie feels she can mess with Joel, but Joel feels the need to protect her. bearskin magazine. Like it or not, the bond between father and daughter grows stronger by the day.
It’s certainly not just Ellie’s porn magazine find Last of Us Scenes lifted directly from the game. In fact, the show is very meticulous in its fidelity to key sequences. Please — but when it comes to small but still iconic gaming moments, co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. Thanks for the laugh, Ellie. After his first three episodes of the show, we really needed it. Based on everything you’ve been through, I know you need it too.
The Last of Us is streaming now HBO Max.(opens in new window)(opens in new tab) New episodes air every Sunday at 9pm ET on HBO.
