The season finale shows Anna and Joel taking different, but equally desperate attempts to save Ellie. The sixth episode’s director and production designer discuss transforming a Canadian town into an Americana haven and its shocking effect on Joel and Ellie. Television How ‘The Last of Us’ created Jackson, a ‘miracle’ settlement of the Old West “The decision that Anna makes - well knowing that she could not cut the umbilical cord in time - it is another one of those decisions you’re caring more for the person or thing that you love most and will burn the world for it,” said Ashley Johnson, who portrayed Anna, Ellie’s mother. These heartbreaking compromises drive “The Last of Us.” In Sunday’s season finale, viewers learn that Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie’s (Bella Ramsey) grim cross-country journey began with a mother’s dying plea to keep her child safe. Then there were Bill and Frank, who ended their love story on their terms. Henry did the same for his brother Sam, only to end his own life shortly afterward. In “ The Last of Us,” nothing ushers in more devastation than desperate acts of love - not even mushroom zombies or government rebels.Įllie spared her best friend, Riley, from life as a zombie with a single bullet in Episode 7. This story contains spoilers for HBO’s “ The Last of Us, ” including the season finale.
