Left Behind flashbacks
In The Last of Us’ DLC, Left Behind, we’re introduced to Ellie’s best friend, Riley. Alluded to in the main game, Riley meets an untimely end, but the DLC gives us a taste of the bond and happiness shared between her and Ellie. Short sequences of playing in a mall, riding a carousel, and then eventually a moment of queer awakening are cut short as the violence of the world catches up to blissful youth. I’m sorry, is this a work of fiction?
It’s clear that Riley and scenes from this very expansion will make their way into the show based on the brief call to the carousel scene. Hopefully it will amount to more than just a couple of easter eggs as it acted as a a welcome widening of Ellie’s character within the game fiction.
