Why That Major ‘Last of Us’ Reveal Happened So Soon

In a way, this week’s episode of The Last of Us spoiled the end of the game. It took a key scene between Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) that originally came at the very end of The Last of Us Part II and moved it into the middle of the story. And, while you’d think a decision that major would’ve been a big challenge, the people behind it claim it was easier than expected. In this week’s sixth episode of The Last of Us season two, “The Price,” we got to see the key moment where Joel finally tells Ellie the truth about what happened at the end of the first season. He killed an entire hospital of people who probably could’ve created a cure to the apocalyptic viral outbreak, just so Ellie wouldn’t have to die. And then he lied about it. It’s the lie that hangs over the entire story of the second game, and this season of the show—but while that conversation comes at the very end of the video game, we got to see it much earlier on the show. Speaking to Variety, the game’s creat ... Read full article.