![]() “And then not knowing whether she cut it off in time.” “I wrote a script of the moment Ellie’s mom gave birth to her and how she was bitten exactly at that moment and had this dread of, ‘Oh my God, she’s still connected to me, I have to cut the umbilical cord!’” he explains. As Druckmann tells Empire in a major new interview, the idea came not long after the original game was finished, devised as a possible story for a mooted animated short. ![]() And as she delivers her daughter, she’s bitten – enough to seal Anna’s fate, but ensuring Ellie’s immunity in the process. In a flashback sequence, we see the literal birth of Ellie – as her mother Anna (played by Ashley Johnson, the original Ellie from the games) crawls into an abandoned farmhouse mid-labour while infected hordes attack. ![]() Now, thanks to HBO’s series adaptation – from game creator Neil Druckmann, and Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin – that answer has been officially unveiled in the Season 1 finale. ![]() In the 10 years since The Last Of Us first made its way onto the PS3, fans of the post-apocalyptic drama have had a big question: why, exactly, is young Ellie immune to the Cordyceps infection that’s caused the downfall of human civilisation? Her unique situation is a key factor in her dynamic with father-figure Joel, as he transports her across the rubble of America – and through sequel game The Last Of Us Part II and DLC story Left Behind, fans have never had a definitive answer. WARNING: contains The Last Of Us spoilers, for the series finale and the games ![]()
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