The Last of Us | EPISODE 7 NEW TRAILER HBO

Director Jasmila Žbanić recently discussed The Last of Us episode 6's major Tommy and Maria change. After barely escaping Kansas City with their lives, Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) trek to Wyoming to find Tommy (Gabriel Luna) married to Maria (Rutina Wesley) and living in a well-protected fully functioning community. Tommy explains to Joel that he could not reveal his location in order to protect the town as well as his unborn child.

Speaking with Variety, Žbanić opens up about Maria's pregnancy, a detail not within the original The Last of Us video game. The director explains that they wanted to give the world a sense of "hope" as well as add extra weight to Tommy's decision to take Ellie off of Joel's hands. Read what Žbanić said below:

"We wanted to give this feeling of hope that this society has. Life doesn’t stop. It always goes on; even in the worst circumstances, life goes on. For me, this is a really important touch that Maria is pregnant. It makes Tommy’s decision much, much heavier that he accepted to take Ellie. It makes everything hard, with more drama for Tommy."

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