This Week's "The Last Of Us" Had Some Cool (And Sob-Inducing) Details, So Here Are 19 That You Might've Missed The First Time

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Great, now I'm crying over coffee beans and "The Last of Us" opening credits.

1. First, in the opening credits, Ellie's (Bella Ramsey) silhouette at the end that grows out of the cordyceps is now alone, with Joel's silhouette no longer part of the intro. Pedro Pascal's name is also absent.

Side-by-side showing Ellie alone vs. Ellie next to Joel in the opening credits

2. The flowers outside Joel's house and on his mailbox are a recreation of what is shown in the game, too.

Close-ups of Joel's mailbox and flowers outside his house in the show vs. video game

3. In Ellie's old room in Joel's house, you can see a hat on top of her dresser. The hat appears to be the same one used in a flashback from the game, when Joel and Ellie go to the science and history museum. Based on trailers, we'll see this flashback later in the season.

A close-up of an old brimmed hat on a dresser vs. Joel wearing a similar hat in the video game

4. When Ellie walks through Joel's room, you can see that he was carving an owl, which matches the design of his beloved coffee mug in the game. Joel's workbench is also featured in the game, too.

A close-up of a carved wooden owl vs. Ellie holding a mug with an owl in the game

5. When Ellie opens the box and finds Joel's watch and gun, it's a shot-for-shot recreation of what happens in The Last of Us Part II.

Close-ups of Joel's watch and gun in a red box in the show vs. the game

6. And, Ellie finding Joel's signature coat and smelling it is something that also happens in the video game.

Ellie crying and smelling Joel's classic jacket in the show vs. game

7. When we are introduced to the Seraphites, the young girl is wearing her hair braided on top of her head. Gamers will recognize this hairstyle because Yara wears her hair the same way in The Last of Us Part II.

A young girl standing outside with braids on top of her head vs. Yara with the same hairstyle in the game

8. Just a fun detail from Ellie's room: you can spot a The Matrix (1999) poster behind her while she's training with Jesse (Young Mazino).

Ellie hitting a punching back with a poster for "The Matrix" behind her

9. When Gail (Catherine O'Hara) tells Tommy (Gabriel Luna) that she's a baseball fan, and the kids aren't much better than the 2003 Tigers, she's referring to the season when the Detroit Tigers notably went 43–119, which was the most losses in American League history, until the 2024 White Sox surpassed that.

Gail telling Tommy, "This actually isn't that far off from the '03 squad"

10. When Dina (Isabela Merced) comments on Ellie keeping Joel's gun in the back of her pants, it's the same thing Joel told Ellie when he first gave her a gun in Season 1.

Dina telling Ellie she'll shoot her damn ass off vs. Joel telling her the same thing in Season 1

11. Dina tells Ellie that they'd meet by the east gate at 3 a.m., which is also where Dina and Ellie plan to leave from in the game. However, in the game, they end up not needing to sneak out as Maria lets them go in order to find Tommy, who heads to Seattle first.

Dina telling Ellie they'll meet by the old east gate in the show vs. Dina mentioning it in the game

12. Ellie taking a moment by herself at Joel's grave, while Dina watches, is also a moment directly from the game. However, in the game, Joel's gravesite is in town.

Ellie sitting beside a gravestone that reads "Joel Miller in the show vs. game

13. Ellie places a bunch of coffee beans at Joel's grave, which is a nod to Joel's love of coffee. They notably shared a hilarious coffee moment in Season 1, when he found out that Ellie doesn't like it.

A close-up of Ellie placing coffee beans on the ground vs. Joel asking Ellie if she doesn't like coffee in Season 1

14. On Dina's list of what to pack, you can see that she even wrote down how their jackets will double as bedroll and blankets, which you see them doing in the tent later in the episode.

A close-up of Dina's handwritten packing list vs. Ellie and Dina sleeping under the jackets in a tent

15. And, you'll notice that Ellie does take Dina's advice and trades her Converse for a pair of sturdy boots. Dina's running joke about Ellie's choice in footwear is also something fans of the game remarked on, as Ellie wears her black Converse throughout the entirety of The Last of Us Part II.

Dina telling Ellie, "But you're not crossing open country in fucking Chucks" vs. a close-up of Ellie a few scenes later in boots

16. Dina asking Ellie about her first kill is also a moment that happens in the game, too. In the game, it's the first conversation we hear Dina and Ellie having while on their way to Seattle. In the show, Ellie says her first kill is "too fucked up," which is a reference to the fact that Riley (Storm Reid) was likely the first person she had to kill.

Ellie talking to Dina on a horse vs. a voiceover of Ellie telling the same story in the game

17. While in the tent, Dina asks Ellie to rate their kiss at the dance, and Ellie gives it a six. This moment also happens in the game, but earlier, when Dina and Ellie are on patrol and take shelter from the blizzard in Eugene's secret growhouse.

Dina asking Ellie to rate their kiss in the show vs. game

18. While riding Shimmer, you'll notice that Ellie is holding her rifle with the scope the same way that Joel used to when they rode together.

Side-by-side of Ellie and Dina riding together vs. Ellie and Joel. Photos show Ellie and Joel holding their rifles similarly

19. And finally, just like in the game, when Ellie and Dina spot a car, that's how they know they are almost in Seattle. Also, the music that plays when Dina and Ellie get to Seattle is the home screen music from The Last of Us Part II.

Ellie and Dina riding a horse in the woods and passing an abandoned car in the show vs. game

Alright, that's all for now. Come back again next week for even more details from the next episode.

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