Why The Last Of Us Season 2 Finale Changed This Key Sequence From The Game
HBO's The Last of Us recently concluded its second season, and fans are eagerly awaiting the show's return, even though it may not be for a good while. While fans wait, writer and showrunner Craig Mazin has offered new insight into a key sequence from the S2 finale, and explained why the team decided to make a major change. This story contains major spoilers. In the Season 2 finale, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) has a tense standoff with Owen (Spencer Lord) and Mel (Ariela Barer) as she hunts down Abby (Kaitlyn Dever). Ellie shoots and kills Owen after he draws a gun on her, and she accidentally kills Mel in the process. As Mel is dying, she tells Ellie that she's pregnant and that she needs her to cut the baby out of her womb. Ellie panics, as she has no medical training, and does not do this.In the game, Ellie confronts Owen and Mel, but it plays out differently. Ellie brawls with Owen briefly before shooting and killing him. Ellie and Mel fight next, and Ellie ultimately stabs her in the neck with a knife, killing her, only to discover later that she is pregnant.Continue Reading at GameSpot

HBO's The Last of Us recently concluded its second season, and fans are eagerly awaiting the show's return, even though it may not be for a good while. While fans wait, writer and showrunner Craig Mazin has offered new insight into a key sequence from the S2 finale, and explained why the team decided to make a major change. This story contains major spoilers.
In the Season 2 finale, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) has a tense standoff with Owen (Spencer Lord) and Mel (Ariela Barer) as she hunts down Abby (Kaitlyn Dever). Ellie shoots and kills Owen after he draws a gun on her, and she accidentally kills Mel in the process. As Mel is dying, she tells Ellie that she's pregnant and that she needs her to cut the baby out of her womb. Ellie panics, as she has no medical training, and does not do this.
In the game, Ellie confronts Owen and Mel, but it plays out differently. Ellie brawls with Owen briefly before shooting and killing him. Ellie and Mel fight next, and Ellie ultimately stabs her in the neck with a knife, killing her, only to discover later that she is pregnant.Continue Reading at GameSpot