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  I didn't play either games, so i'm not the best source of critique, but i think both Ellie and Joel was cast wrong, i know the voice actress of Ellie has a smal part in the show though, but what i THINK it is, is simply that she doesn't look like Ellie, and even worse for Joel, both actors are REALLY good, but to be honest Dylan McDermot would've been a better match for Joel, for Ellie i have no idea.
context: Me who just wants to see the giraffe scene >
  
  I love that scene!! >
  
  Bella Ramsey is an amazing actress and I was so happy to see her get cast for the role. >
  
  Yeah. Also she's a child. Don't be attracted to children, people! >
  
  Nah, she's 19 >
  
  Damn I thought she was like 8. >
  
  Wait til you hear about actors who play high schoolers >
  
  Euphoria >
  
  Now JOEL?? we can talk about HIS attractiveness..Pedro pascal is hot asf as joel >
  
  I'm terrified to watch the show because I know I'm going to go off about his performance. >
  
  In a good way ? Or bad, I was actually very surprised by him! >
  
  The best way >
  
  Well, you can fan girl with me idk if you can tell I was SEARCHING for people to talk about this with 😭 >
  
  i haven't seen anyone comment on her attractiveness and Bella Ramsey is 19, not 14. Are you projecting? I think you're projecting. >
  
  Wait so we can comment on her looks? Forehead. >
  
  i think the looks thing really only comes down to her not looking at all like the original character in the game, it’s not about attractiveness, she’s a child? it’s just not the most accurate character depiction. >
  
  Exactly. I don't think the video game Ellie is attractive, she's a child. I just don't like that they picked an actor that doesn't look like her and is British when the original Ellie is American and southern. >
  
  Did you watch it? >
  
  Yes of course, I love the game so I'm going to watch the entire series. >
  
  I was slightly apprehensive about her filling Ellie’s shoes but she absolutely killed it. Hard time understanding people that still struggle with her appearance not matching ellie’s when her performance was so incredible. >
  
  Yeah she did do a pretty good job from what I saw in the first episode. It's not the end of the world that the appearance isn't what I was expecting but it's just a little unfortunate. >
  
  She's 19. >
  
  I dislike the actor because they're not going through the story on hard difficulty. Goddam amateurs >
  
  Did Pedro pascal even have to clear out a room with a bottle and one pistol round? >
  
  "It's 70% what you look like, 20% of what you sound like, and 10% of what you say".
  It's not true in every circumstance, but I think the casting of Ellie is suffering because of this truism. >
  
  I don't care about that or TLOU. I just don't get why they watched GOT and thought "she's perfect" >
  
  I'm sure there was more to the selection process than just "oh she was on GOT" >
  
  I love watching my SO play games. He loves TLOU and we started watching the show! I can't get past the actress who plays Ellie and I don't care for the salty language but overall, so far so good. >
  
  The question is, why would I watch the show when I've already played the masterpiece of a game? I already know the story.
  The answer is, I'll watch the show if it is an improvement on the game. I'm not going to watch the show if it's a downgrade on the game, I'll just play the game again.
  Problem is, a lot of people can quickly look at the actress VS the character model and make a superficial judgement of "downgrade". Hopefully that's wrong, and the actress brings more to the role then what's lost, hopefully she can give such a phenomenal performance that it doesn't matter that she doesn't look like the character. >
  
  On the flip side, I'm not a gamer but my partner has repeatedly told me TLOU and TLOU2 has the best story he's ever played. I think he might even think TLOU2 is better than the first which I think he also said is controversial lol. 
  This opens up the story to a multitude of new demographics, as well as people who really appreciated the game to re-consume in a different format
  Edit: lol I didn't expect to be down voted because of my partners opinion on a game >
  
  Thing is, it's pretty much a trope at this point that any film media based on a video game is notoriously bad, like just completely butchered and basterdised content. Like the best video game movie I can think of is Hitman staring Timothy Oliphant, and that's not saying much.
  With that track record in mind, hearing some studio is going to take one of the best ever, 10/10 masterpiece story games, and make a show out of it... A lot of people who love it are going to be very hesitant about it, and very worried that they're going to completely Fuck it up. >
  
  Have you never watched Castlevania? Detective Pikachu and Sonic were both really good too. There are definitely a handful out there, but you're right, most suck lol. >
  
  I played the NES Castlevania as a kid so I watched the show. I don't know what I was expecting tbh, but I'd say the show felt much more "inspired by" than "based on" if that makes sense. >
  
  Ugly? No. I wouldn’t call her pretty, but she fits the character well. That is if she looked close to Ellie at all. She doesn’t, that’s the issue. Ellie isn’t some super model either, so attractiveness isn’t the issue. She just doesn’t look like Ellie save for her hair color and style
  While I like Pedro he doesn’t look like Joel either, but is definitely closer than Ellie’s actress. >
  
  ??? It has nothing to do with her being attractive Ellie is a child. It’s because she looks nothing like Ellie in the game other then brown hair. They chose the way she embodies Ellie over the way she looks like her and hopefully that was the correct choice..so far I’m leaning towards it was. >
  
  Idk bringing up attractiveness in this at all is weird to me, it’s not about that all >
  
  I agree but I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people were thinking it, the discourse around the House of the Dragon casting has been disgusting, wayyyy too much talk about how "hot" the young Rhaenyra is and people complaining about Emma because "she's just not as attractive" as the actress meant to be playing a child. >
  
  I'm not talking about articles I'm talking about comments. Go on the comment section of ANY post about the HotD Golden Globes ceremony. It's every comment. >
  
  So why is the situation from the post any different than House of the Dragon? Disgusting people thinking disgusting things. >
  
  Oh well damn. My bad. On reddit I usually just expect every conversation to be an argument lmao >
  
  Yes but she also doesnt look the same >
  
  She looks wildly different from ellie in the game unlike perdo pascal and joel >
  
  Loved her in Game of Thrones, don't exactly think she looks/sounds the part for Ellie.
  /shrug >
  
  Well, played the game and Ellie have a deep connection to the player. She's like your on child.
  If you all of a sudden have another child saying "I'm your child" - wouldn't it be weird? >
  
  Tbh, I was kind of in that boat (as Ellie always looked like Ellen Paige) but at the end of the day she’s a good actress and the role if done correctly is fucking brutal. So I have hope she can carry the story more than someone who is “more attractive” >
  
  I’m sorry but so far, her performance is awful.  It comes off as really bad acting.  Like every time she’s tries to embody Ellie’s personality it feels so forced as if it was a really bad cosplaying event.  
  Not to mention, she looks NOTHING like the original Ellie.  Every other role was cast with the attempt to resemble the games appearance (besides Sarah, idk why they had to make her half black randomly) >
  
  There's nothing wrong with finding children ugly. We find newborns to be ugly, so why not children? Honestly, I found her ugly in game of thrones too, but I still think she did a good job. >
  
  She's ugly and she makes Ellie look bloated or sick >
  
  Well I think Bella Ramsey (who is 19, btw) looks attractive, but I still don't think she's the right pick for Ellie. I don't think she's got the acting range to play the softer side of Ellie's character and I think her appearance is too distinctly different to be Ellie, as well as a little too old.
  When every other casting is so accurate (even Sarah, who's face shape is on point even if her hair is not), it feels like BR was picked only because she is an up-and-coming actress of the right age.
  Either way though, I don't think it will have a big impact on my enjoyment of the show, I just don't expect I'll like show Ellie as much as I like game Ellie. >
  
  Yeah nah. She unfortunately just doesn't look a thing like the original character. So yeah, they did her dirty.
  Kinda weird opinion considering she's meant to be a child. >
  
  Does she need to? Does Joel look the same? Why is that not something you're bringing up as well? >
  
  Pedro's look, and I haven't had a chance to watch it yet so I could be wrong, does somewhat capture the aesthetic moreso than Ellies actor does from what I've seen of the promos.
  I don't care though, and I personally believe OP is correctly identifying a lot of people's thoughts.
  But there are some people who hold the games near and dear to their heart and anything that deviates or doesn't confirm to that will piss them off. >
  
  I love the games. I think Ellie in the show does a good job of portraying the character. And no Pedro doesn't look like Joel. Joel has a beard and mostly brown hair with some grey's in the second game. Pedro's is all grey with a mustache >
  
  Looks play a very important role in how others perceive us, sad but true. >
  
  Isn't that the same actress who played the annoying/overplayed kid in Game of Thrones?
  I know a lot of people loved her cause of her zingers, but that character really pulled me out of the world each time she opened her mouth. >
  
  Which character was she in GOT? >
  
  Lyanna Mormont. >
  
  I haven't watched it yet, it releases a day later in the UK. 
  From the trailers Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, in my opinion, are faithfully cast in accordance to the game in terms of appearance. The casting director has done a good job. 
  I will have to wait and see how the acting amd writing compares to the game. >
  
  She’s a kid? So unless everyone’s a you know what I don’t think this is the explanation. >
  
  I think you're right. Still, I don't understand why they cast her, there are better "child" actresses out there (yeah, she's like 19) but she seems fine. >
  
  I’m still super excited to watch the show, but I’m just kinda bummed because they did an amazing job casting Pedro as Joel, but Ellie’s actress simply does not look like Ellie ☹️ I could think of about 5 young actresses who I think would fit the part better looks-wise, but maybe she is just an incredible actress which is why they went with her >
  
  Damn lol this would be sad to see if I were her. I'd legit probably quit >
  
  She sounds like Ellie but she also looks inbred. >
  
  She doesn’t look like Ellie from the game, that’s why I thought it was a poor choice. It doesn’t mean you’re a nonce if you agree >
  
  The last of us is not a book, is a Game that stablished the look of the Main characters.
  Adaptations should respect the original content.
  I just hope the actors deliver for those enjoying the show, on My end i won't watch it cause most live actions adaptations for games have something in common: they suck. >
  
  Her face is just so small, like those girls that be taking those selfies and hiding they face behind the phone small.