The 2nd part of The Last of Us is also being adapted as a live-action series. A new trailer shows how creepy it will be. However, there is also a scene that particularly touches MeinMMO editor Jasmin Beverungen.
My love for The Last of Us wasn’t a classic “at first sight”. It took several tries before I immersed myself in the post-apocalyptic adventure. I even paused the first part just before the finale for several weeks because I wasn’t getting along with the gameplay.
But after finishing the 1st part, The Last of Us 2 completely consumed me. So much so that I even named one of my cats after Ellie.
Especially the love and affection from Joel for Ellie, which develops throughout the games, touched me deeply. Therefore, I found it even more beautiful that in the new trailer for Season 2, one of the most emotional moments between the two is shown. It is my absolute favorite scene.
You can watch the new trailer for Season 2 here:
New trailer for Season 2 shows one of my favorite moments from The Last of Us
Warning: The following contains a spoiler for a flashback from The Last of Us 2 and the first emotional character death of the game.
In The Last of Us 2, there is a section where Joel goes to an abandoned museum with Ellie. The exhibition at the “Wyoming Museum of Science and History” has been deserted for several years but is still intact. The museum visit is a surprise for Ellie’s 16th birthday.
Among the exhibits is a hall dedicated to dinosaurs. Here Joel and Ellie stroll through the exhibit of different prehistoric animals and even learn something along the way.
But the highlight comes next: Joel takes Ellie to the space exhibition. The teenage girl is a big fan of space exploration and often drops fun facts on the topic. She is excited about the various displayed helmets and even tries one on.
And then comes the moment that is briefly shown in the new trailer: The two find a capsule designed for re-entry into the Earth’s orbit. They climb inside, and Ellie plays with the buttons. Then Joel pulls out another surprise: a cassette that recorded a rocket launch.
Ellie plays it back, closes her eyes, and begins to dream. It seems as if she is in outer space herself. There are no big, spectacular effects – you can only see a change in the reflection on her helmet, indicating where her mind is at the moment.
The girl is visibly thrilled and happy about the gift. The two laugh, get out of the capsule, and Joel hands Ellie a pin with a rocket on it.
This scene is especially emotional for me because it is a flashback. At that point, we already know that Joel is dead. Ellie and he parted on bad terms, and she was deprived of the chance to apologize for her behavior.
It becomes even more dramatic when she remembers the beautiful times with Joel. That’s why the sight of this one second shown in the trailer already gives me goosebumps. I am incredibly excited and hope that the scene is realized as beautifully as in the video game template.
MeinMMO author Caro is also a big fan of The Last of Us and its series adaptation. There are other scenes that are particularly important to her. In another post, she lists 10 scenes that HBO definitely needs to get right: 10 intense scenes from The Last of Us 2 that HBO must get right
