Isabela Merced Displays on Dina and Ellie’s Final of Us Romance

Season two of The Final of Us has already endured a significant tragedy—however within the wake of horrible loss, a brand new love has blossomed between Dina (Isabela Merced) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey). This week’s episode noticed the 2 characters take their romance to a brand new stage amid a long-haul revenge mission, and Merced (Madame Internet, Alien: Romulus, this summer season’s Superman) spoke concerning the deep connection that’s constructing between the ladies.

Talking to Variety, Merced defined that the 2 are serving to one another get by way of all of the trauma they’ve skilled—and proceed to expertise residing in The Final of Us‘ harmful world. “Ellie’s actually fucked up and indignant, however each time Dina’s round, it’s like she all of a sudden is ready to entry the enjoyment that she as soon as felt,” Merced defined. “I additionally assume Dina’s serving to Ellie grieve in a approach—but in addition Ellie’s serving to Dina grieve. I feel Dina’s redirecting her grief and placing it on Ellie and being like, ‘Oh, I’ll show you how to.’”

She mentioned she appreciated the romance is “sluggish burn,” in distinction to The Final of Us sport, however she was glad the HBO present did maintain the “Tackle Me” scene from the supply materials.

“I used to be excited to shoot it, after which I used to be additionally actually emotional, due to the set design being so stunning and it feeling a very really candy and tender second within the present after a lot darkness and loss. So I used to be very emotional that day,” Merced defined.

She continued. “I observed when watching it lately that there was a swap from the loving look to a unhappiness in my eyes. I used to be making an attempt to recollect what I used to be considering, and I feel it was similar to I wished to include that Dina isn’t fearless, actually? She might seem to be it. She might seem to be she will deal with so much, and all through the episode you study that she will’t. However I wished to provide folks a glimpse into that, as a result of love is frightening. So for her to really feel these feelings, after which in actual time be fearful of them, was actually vital to me. As a result of I feel that’s practical.”

Talking to the Hollywood Reporter, Merced mirrored on what it was like filming the primary intercourse scene between Ellie and Dina. “This can be a actually obligatory step of their relationship. It’s additionally similar to actually scorching to me as a result of it’s just like the end result of all of those emotions and secrets and techniques all simply being let loose in a single second,” she mentioned.

The scene feels spontaneous, however that’s not the way it was behind the scenes, Merced mentioned. “It could appear passionate and in-the-moment, however it was actually calculated, and we have been actually intentional about each single factor that was part of that sequence, as a result of we wished to verify not one of the characters have been doing something that was out of character.”

New episodes of The Final of Us hit HBO and Max on Sundays.

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