The Last of Us Showrunners Completely Butchered Ellie’s Brainpower for Joel’s Death Scene Drama in Season 2

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The Last of Us Showrunners Completely Butchered Ellie’s Brainpower for Joel’s Death Scene Drama in Season 2

Fans of The Last of Us TV show recently went through the trauma that gamers went through when they first played The Last of Us Part II. The show is based on the video game franchise developed by Naughty Dog. However, fans of the franchise believe that the show is nothing like the game. The poor casting choices aren’t the only thing that is ruining the show; it is also the fact that the characters in the show are nothing like the video game characters.

The show has portrayed Ellie as someone who’s not smart enough to survive during an apocalypse. This was not the case in the video game, as Ellie was strategic and smart, which might be quite the opposite of Bella Ramsey’s Ellie.

Fans believe that Ellie has been dumbed down in The Last of Us season 2

The Last of Us season 2 is all set to get wrapped up on May 25, 2025, with its seventh and final episode. Enough time has passed, and fans are now sharing their thoughts on the second season. Right off the bat, fans have noticed that Ellie went through a tremendous change, but a change that no one was expecting. Bella Ramsey’s Ellie feels like she has been dumbed down to a character who cannot function without Dina. A viral post on the r/thelastofus subreddit highlights multiple instances of this.

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Some would say that Ellie went through a traumatic experience, so now she is laser-focused on her revenge, but that didn’t exactly happen in the video game. Ellie was resourceful and strategic throughout The Last of Us Part II. Clearly, her character has been dumbed down in order to develop her relationship with Dina, but it’s infuriating for the fans to see that the show Ellie is nothing like the video game Ellie.

There are arguments that the show is just an adaptation of the series, so recreating the same elements from a video game can be a difficult task. However, that doesn’t mean the showrunners would completely change characters like this. This could only work if The Last of Us series was like a standalone show rather than an adaptation of the game.

The Last of Us season 2 completely ignores the small details

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Another reason why The Last of Us season 2 feels weak is due to its lack of attention to detail. For example, there are scenes where characters wear spotless clothes or have their hair and skin in flawless condition in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.

This makes no sense and literally takes away the depth of the show. The Walking Dead TV series did a great job with the costumes, so it’s something that viewers cannot ignore.

It is exciting to see how the final episode of the series will turn out. The game allows players to kill Abby or let her go, so the showrunners will have to make a decision that suits the story.

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