Yes, the little story behind this sequence is that when we were finishing the game, there were these opportunities to tell stories in the form of other media to promote it. We made the comics American Dream where we developed Riley which then became a DLC called left-behind.
I wrote a little script about Ellie’s mother, about that she abandoned her daughter at birth after being bitten without being sure of having infected her in her belly. It became a little drama that spoke to the themes of a parent’s love for their child. Everything he is ready to do even when you are at death’s door.
The deal fell through and then we talked to a studio to make a completely different game, but it didn’t work. Then I started to take an interest in real shots. I wanted to make a short film but […] we have been very busy.
I kinda forgot about it until Craig Mazin [ndlr, showrunner de la série The Last of Us] tells me about Ellie’s story. I spoke to him saying: Oh, there’s this story about his mother and blabla “. He answered me : “ It has to be in the series “. We discussed how to integrate it so that it makes sense.
Now this scene gave theories about Ellie’s immunity to the virus. Even if we don’t really answer it. I think the most important thing is to build the relationship between Marlene and Anna. So when you get to the end, which we’re pitting Marlene against Joel, they’re different in how they approach the end to justify the means.
Knowing how close she was to Anna and that her last wish was: take care of my child “. I think it gives more weight, more tragedy, at Marlene’s sacrifice who wants the best for humanity.
Neil Druckman
Source: Fredzone
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