

First off, from a practical standpoint, did you try to pitch your voice differently? Talk to me about coming in as Ellie’s mom. TVLINE | Obviously, you and your voice are baked into the DNA of this show. And when we were looking at the finale screener, he said, “When I heard Ashley’s voice drop the f-bomb, it made me emotional.” TVLINE | I have to tell you that our director of video, Jason Averett, is a Last of Us gamer from way back. TVLine spoke with the actress about literally birthing a character she creatively gave life to a decade ago. In a fun Easter Egg for those who played the 2013 Naughty Dog video game on which the series is based, Anna was portrayed by Ashley Johnson ( Blindspot), who voiced Ellie in The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II. (Read a full recap here, and hear about the episode from series co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann here.) Though Marlene did not want to end her friend’s life, she eventually did. Knowing that she didn’t have much time left, Anna handed her baby over to her, then begged Marlene to kill her before she turned violent. Fortunately for Ellie, the bite took place before Anna cut her umbilical cord, which likely has something to do with Ellie’s immunity from the Cordyceps infection.Īnna’s old friend, Marlene, showed up shortly after the birth. Unfortunately for Anna, the infected managed to bite her before she killed it. Sunday’s season finale of HBO’s hit drama opened with a sequence that flashed back to Ellie’s birth, which took place as her mother, Anna, singlehandedly fought off a clicker in an empty farmhouse. Now we see where The Last of Us‘ Ellie gets it from. This post contains spoilers from Sunday’s The Last of Us finale.
