Is Ellie Gay ‘The Last of Us?’ Ellie’s Sexualy, Explaed

Contents:

• THE LAST OF US FANS ARE DISTRGHT AT ELLIE AND RILEY’S TRAGIC GAY LOVE STORY EPISO 7: ‘I FEEL HOLLOW’
• IS ELLIE GAY THE LAST OF US GAME AND WHAT IS HER RELATNSHIP WH RILEY EPISO 7
• IS ELLIE GAY ‘THE LAST OF US’?
• IS ELLIE GAY IN THE LAST OF US TV SHOW?

THE LAST OF US FANS ARE DISTRGHT AT ELLIE AND RILEY’S TRAGIC GAY LOVE STORY EPISO 7: ‘I FEEL HOLLOW’

The relatnship between Ellie and Riley is only briefly touched upon the ma story of The Last Of Us vio game, but episo 7 of HBO’s TV adaptatn lv to much more eply, leavg some askg if Ellie was gay the origal game self.*WARNING: Spoilers ahead for The Last Of Us TV seri and gam*Episo 7 of The Last Of Us TV seri is filled wh moments of tensn, joy and cshg heartbreak as explor the story om the DLC add-on (downloadable ntent), Left Behd.The events of the episo see Ellie and Riley share a kiss which has left fans who are unfaiar wh the Left Behd story wh qutns. LET’S GO TO THE MALL: LAST OF US SHOWRUNNERS USED VISUAL EFFECTS TO CREATE A MULTI-FLOOR MALLThe Last Of Us episo 4 repTled Left Behd, episo 4 of HBO’s The Last Of Us begs wh Ellie sperately tryg to save Joel after he was left wound and on the verge of ath the prev chapter.As she prepar to head out to look for suppli, Ellie remisc about her time Boston and her fal enunter wh her iend, Riley.Both girls had been part of FEDRA’s ary school the QZ until Riley had left to jo the Firefli ia group.Three weeks later, Riley returns out of the blue and propos to show Ellie the bt night of her life and they sneak out across the rooftops to the off-lims mall.© HBO | YouTubeThe pair proceed to share a lightful night together as they explore the var wonrs of the mall, om a set of lators and a roel to an ar that clus a workg edn of Mortal Kombat II.Eventually, Riley reveals that she has ved Ellie for this fal adventure bee this is her last night Boston as she will be headg to Atlanta as part of her assignment wh the Firefli.Ellie is jected by the news and after briefly stormg off, she returns to Riley to talk thgs through.After makg up, the pair share a dance a Halloween store and Ellie kiss Riley before quickly apologizg for .But when Riley says there’s nothg to be sorry for, quickly be clear that they’ve both liked each other as more than jt iends for que some time.The romantic moment is cut short, however, when an fected stalker, that had been trapped the mall, chargg at them, bg both Ellie and Riley.© HBO | Liane HentscherWas Ellie gay The Last Of Us game?Y, Ellie is nfirmed to be gay The Last Of Us vio game as well as the seri.In the ma game, Ellie’s sexualy isn’t really discsed as there are only a few referenc to Riley dotted throughout the story and we’re only told that she was Ellie’s iend.It’s only the DLC add-on, Left Behd, where the te nature of Ellie and Riley’s relatnship is revealed, meang some players of the origal game may have missed this fact.Like the TV show, the pair enjoy a night together at the mall where they share a kiss before they are attacked by a hor of nners and get bten and bee fected.As we know, Ellie is immune to the fectn but Riley was not so lucky.© HBO | YouTubeEllie’s relatnship The Last Of Us Part IIWhile Ellie’s romantic relatnship wh Riley is only briefly touched upon the Left Behd DLC, the send full game the seri explor her love life much more eply.When the ma story of The Last Of Us Part II begs five years after the origal game, we fd a 19-year-old Ellie jt begng her relatnship wh a girl named Da, a fellow rint of Jackson who may well have appeared as a subtle easter egg episo 6 of HBO’s seri.The night before the ma story begs, Ellie attends a celebratn at the village church Jackson where she danc wh Da before the two share a kiss.As the game progrs, Ellie and Da’s relatnship be creasgly plex as they navigate the dangers of Seattle on their revenge missn.Ellie’s love affair wh Da isn’t the only relatnship she’s had, however, as ’s revealed a flashback durg Part II that Ellie also briefly dated another girl named Cat when she was 17.

"One person wrote: "The #lastof gets worse wh every woke BS never stops"Another person said: "Woke HBO ma Ellie gay—absolutely disgted.

IS ELLIE GAY THE LAST OF US GAME AND WHAT IS HER RELATNSHIP WH RILEY EPISO 7

5 percent, the next hight percentage total, givg one the release of Episo 7, some viewers mented on how the episos that feature LGBT characters are the on that have received the most wrote on Twter: "The fact that Episos 3 and 7 of #TheLastOfUs are beg hated by certa viewers as 'woke' for the sheer fact that gay people exist this universe is not only homophobic, but genuely mak me wonr if the supposed 'fans' even played the gam they claim to love.

IS ELLIE GAY ‘THE LAST OF US’?

"Another anticipated the "woke" cricism to Episo 7 by addg: "Me wag for the evable anti-woke and homophobic ments om the ual spects. #TheLastofUs ep 7"While one er add: "Anyone who lls tonight's perfect adaptn of #TheLastofUs vio game gay soap opera/woke trash/whatever BS they are peddlg obvly did not play the vio this dlc is ccial to what will bee the very heart of Part 2.

It's not jt viewers who have lled out homophobic backlash to the show, as both Ramsey and Reid have shared their thoughts on the importance of LGBTQ reprentatn the an terview wh GQ earlier Febary, Ramsey said: "I know people will thk what they want to thk.

IS ELLIE GAY IN THE LAST OF US TV SHOW?

"If you don't want to watch the show bee has gay storyl, bee has a trans character, that's on you, and you're missg out. "A majory of viewers heaped praise on the show for executg another storyle wh two gay characters like had done wh Episo 3, while others shared how much they enjoyed Ramsey and Reid's performanc. Bh, jt say you're homophobic…— GgerDoughBoy (@MarKiEx814) Febary 27, 2023.

The queer joy (and anguish) has wily drowned out the homophobia, however, wh queer gaymers and viewers rejoicg at the reprentatn. Naturally, the gay jok are out full force.