Bella Ramsey

The stars of "The Last of Us" aren't worried about homophobes. On the latest episode of the hit HBO series, viewers got a flashback revealing Bella Ramsey's ...

“I think despite what people are going to say, if they don’t like it, I think there are going to be a lot more people that appreciate it,” she explained. I don’t get it.” “I just don’t — I will never understand it.

26, fans see a flashback to Ellie (Ramsey) just before she's bitten. She spends time at an abandoned mall with her friend Riley (Reid), and the pair kiss – ...

Amidst the chaos of [the fungal apocalypse](https://www.popsugar.com.au/entertainment/last-of-us-fungus-infection-49060693), the pair fall in love and build a beautiful life together. [the story of Bill and Frank](https://www.popsugar.com.au/entertainment/the-last-of-us-bill-frank-49069903), played by Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett. They said of the negative response, “I’m not particularly anxious about it.” They continued, “I know people will think what they want to think. The episode’s plot comes right out of [the video game the show is based on](https://www.popsugar.com.au/entertainment/the-last-of-us-game-spoilers-49061771), where Ellie is also a lesbian. In the seventh episode of “The Last of Us,” released Feb. Reid added, “I think despite what people are going to say, if they don’t like it, I think there are going to be a lot more people that appreciate it.

The Last Of Us is set in a post-apocalyptic 2023, with a world ravaged by pandemic and zombie-like creatures around every corner. So why have some fans been ...

She went on: "People love each other, and love is love. Reid, 19, who had her breakout role in Oscar-winning film 12 Years A Slave, told Sky News: "We all see the comments and whether they're good or they're bad or the sentiments are warm or not. Just because of the apocalypse doesn't mean that gay people don't exist." Responding to the reaction, Ramsey said: "Why wouldn't there be gay storylines in a show like this? "At the time, [the subtlety is] what helped get it in," he said. I think that's the most important thing.

Who would have thought that we would be zooming in on two teenagers figuring out an awkward friendship-crush situation?” Ramsey told Variety.

The entirety of the episode is a flashback: Ellie is still living in the Boston QZ and training in a school to be part of the FEDRA military. Here’s to hoping that when the next queer love story comes along, The Last of Us fans can get it together enough to celebrate it unabashedly—no matter how long or short it lasts. “A lot more people that feel represented and seen and heard. Periodically, Ellie sneaks longing glances at Riley, and after dancing atop the glass displays at the Halloween store donning werewolf and clowns masks, Ellie works up the courage to kiss her. She picks fights with girls twice her size and is routinely sent to “the hole,” which sounds a lot like this universe’s version of solitary confinement. “It’s something that was very much just there in the script.”

The Last of Us stars shared their thoughts on audience response to the second same-sex relationship in HBO's dystopian drama.

**Warning: Contains spoilers**. The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsay has spoken out after gay storylines in the hit HBO show were met with criticism from some ...

[game](https://www.unilad.com/film-and-tv/the-last-of-us-episode-three-game-644244-20230130), like the Ellie and Riley stories in the game and Bill and Frank is hinted at in the game. "At the time, [the subtlety is] what helped get it in," he said. So, if you can't accept that, then I don't know where you're going to be able to find space of comfortability anywhere in the world, because people are people and are living in their truth. And I think that's beautiful." Just because of the apocalypse doesn't mean that gay people don't exist." [ same-sex](https://www.unilad.com/lgbtq) relationship in the show, with viewers previously having been introduced to [Bill and Frank's relationship in episode three.](https://www.unilad.com/film-and-tv/the-last-of-us-episode-three-game-644244-20230130)

The Last of Us stars shared their thoughts on audience response to the second same-sex relationship in HBO's dystopian drama.

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