Summary
- The inclusion of Ellie on the Seraphite island in the season 2 finale was to showcase her obsession with taking revenge on Abby.
- The scene was cut from the game due to time constraints, but Neil Druckmann explains it was crucial to Ellie's narrative.
- The finale confirms that the show is aligning with the game's storyline, despite fans finding the scene unfamiliar.
HBO's The Last of Us season 2 came back to traumatize fans all over again in April in what would be its darkest and saddest quest into the post-apocalypse yet. While the second season started off well, some fans became confused about one particular scene in the show's finale, titled "Convergence", as it felt very out of place compared to what was shown in the Naughty Dog gaming sequel. Now, The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann has revealed why Ellie stopping off at the Seraphite island was actually important to the story.
The Last of Us Season 2, episode 2, titled 'Through the Valley,' will be remembered by fans as one of its most shocking, especially for non-gamers who had no idea Pedro Pascal's Joel was about to bite the bullet. However, in a bid to steer away from the dark side for a while, another scene in the episode was much more light-hearted as Jennifer Aniston made a small, blink and you miss it cameo. The Last of Us franchise has had its fair share of negativity, especially Part 2 regarding Joel's death and Abby, and it seems as though the HBO series has now caught up with the game's dire user ratings, as review bombing reached new heights for season 2 compared to season 1. Although there are a number of reasons that could be listed why some fans weren't happy with aspects of season 2, one scene that included Ellie in its finale really stuck out like a sore thumb for fans of the game.
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The Last of Us Season 2 Finale’s Scene With Ellie at Seraphite Island Was Cut From the Game
As reported by Comicbook, The Last of Us Season 2's finale, which saw Ellie washing up on the Seraphite island, was actually cut from the Naughty Dog game, The Last of Us Part 2, and included in the TV series to showcase how hell-bent on revenge that Ellie had become on her quest to kill Abby. While talking on The Last of Us official podcast, Neil Druckmann explained that this scene wasn't just thrown in for no logical reason and that it was important to Ellie's narrative. "This is something that we had in the game and cut it out because of time constraints, where Ellie got swept away to the island where the Scars, the Seraphites, live,” said Druckmann. “It was important to include this. It just shows, here’s another community that is so xenophobic that they are about to kill someone that would have fought for them moments earlier… and the other thing this scene achieves is it shows, again, Ellie’s obsessive desperation to find Abby.”
“It’s as if the universe is telling her, ‘Stop, look how far you’ve come, you’ve almost died. Stop, go back. And what does Ellie do? She keeps going to the aquarium.”
In the game, Ellie doesn't go to the Seraphite island at all and just heads straight for the aquarium, so this particular scene felt very out of place compared to the game, leaving so many fans scratching their heads in confusion about why it was included. Now that the scene was originally meant to be in the sequel, it does make sense, but it does still feel quite disjointed for those who haven't experienced Part 2 before. It's also interesting that it was meant to be Ellie who got disemboweled, instead of Abby, but I think most fans would be happy that the game stuck to that sequence of events much more, as it set up a fantastic interaction for Lev and Yara to join its narrative more smoothly.
With The Last of Us season 3 in the bag, which will shift to Abby’s perspective, most fans can't wait to see what else is in store for Ellie, Dina, and Abby as their lives become even more complicated than ever before. However, it will likely be quite a wait as season 3 may not start shooting until 2026, so it could be 2027 before fans get to watch it.
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- Release Date
- January 15, 2023
- Network
- HBO
- Showrunner
- Craig Mazin
Cast
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Pedro PascalJoel Miller -
Bella RamseyEllie Williams
WHERE TO WATCH
- Directors
- Craig Mazin, Peter Hoar, Jeremy Webb, Ali Abbasi, Mark Mylod, Stephen Williams, Jasmila Žbanić, Liza Johnson, Nina Lopez-Corrado
- Writers
- Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin, Halley Wegryn Gross
- Franchise(s)
- The Last of Us
- Creator(s)
- Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin
Source: Comicbook