As someone who never played the game but remotely familiar with game characters I was surprised how bad the casting is for this show is. Idk how someone thought that casting a 19 yo actress who is most famous for the role (and she did great job playing it) of noble girl with rude, unforgiving attitude to playe a character of a 14 yo girl with sad eyes and a personality that makes you feel sad for her is beyond me. Finished 1st episode with confusion and without desire to continue it. The fact that Ellie in this series looks more masculine, brutal and less child-like than a teenage verison of cowboy Rip from Yellowstone TV series doesn't help either. (Both look quite similar in appearance)