TLOU Showrunners Wanted To Ensure Ellie And Dina's First Kiss Was Perfect

The scene was taken right out of The Last of Us Part 2, and the team wanted to recapture the moment the best they could
"There are things from the game that I know I want to just layer on one on one [into the show], because I love them, and because I also think they will translate perfectly one on one," Mazin told Variety. "There's one shot in particular inside the church where we see Ellie from behind and these beautiful lights and people dancing. It's pretty darn close to what's there in the game."
Five years have passed since the events of Season 1, and Ellie has gone through her teenage years and is trying to find herself without relying on Joel for everything. She eventually found comfort with Dina (Isabela Merced), and the two formed a bond that blossomed into something more, but not without some difficulties--including a love triangle with Dina's off-again boyfriend, Jesse (Young Mazino).
"Ellie thinks that Dina is straight, and in a relationship with Jesse," Ramsey added. "She’s so afraid of the feelings that she has for Dina and ruining a friendship that means a lot to her. There's definitely a self-protection thing of needing to know how Dina felt before she could make any sort of a move. She's still confused by it, even when Dina does start making a move on Ellie in that dance and leans into kiss her. I think Ellie is still like, 'Is this actually happening?'"
After the kiss, the moment is broken up by bartender Seth (Robert John Burke), who casually shows his bigotry, and is then interrupted by violence with Joel coming in instinctually to help Ellie. That doesn't work in Joel's favor, and Ellie aggressively assures Joel she doesn't want his help, adding more tension to their already estranged relationship.
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