‘The Last Of Us’ Made One Huge Mistake In Season 2, And It Creates A Major Problem For Season 3

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The Last Of Us Credit: HBO Much has been made of the casting of Ellie in HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us. On the one hand, I agree that it’s difficult to accept someone who looks as young and small as Bella Ramsey take on the role required of her in Season 2. The video game version of Ellie is, at this point, much older and tougher than she was in the first game. Ramsey looks just as young and tiny as she did in Season 1. Spoilers ahead. On the other hand, I disagree with complaints that Ramsey isn’t up to the task from an acting standpoint. When she was at her best this season, she pulled off exactly the emotional range required of her, whether that was during Joel’s brutal murder or in gentler moments, like the Museum flashback or her performance of A-ha’s Take On Me. I’d go even further and point to Season 1, in which (for the most part) not only was Ramsey excellent throughout, the character of Ellie was presented in a way that lined up pretty perfectly with the video game character she’s based on. (To those who mock Bella’s appearance on social media, I have nothing but scorn and pity – bullying is for children, yet plenty of adults in this day and age have lost all semblance of decency). Season 2’s Ellie fails due to the writing. Some baffling decisions were made that fundamentally alter not only her characterization and arc, but the very nature of the story itself. It appears that the writers were convinced that the game was too dark, that its tone was too bleak for audiences, and so Ellie’s character was offered up as the sacrificial lamb in some very puzzling attempt to make her and…