Bella Ramsey
British actor
Bella Ramsey reflects on fans' mixed reactions to their Ellie portrayal in The Last of Us
Tired of the undeserved Bella Ramsey hate.
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It’s finally over… I just can’t believe how bad Bella Ramsey ruined the show
I am so sick and tired of the wildly undeserved hate Bella Ramsey is getting for their portrayal of Ellie.
The attacks come at them from nearly every possible angle you could conceive. They're too young (they're 21, two years older than Ellie is supposed to be.), they're too ugly (objectively irrelevant, Ellie's character has never been and never will be about her looks.), they're a bad actor (again, objectively false. Multiple children's baftas would disagree with you.), Their line delivery is wooden / cringe ( and they'll site lines like 'I'm gonna be a dad' as something absolutely literal and with zero nuance.)
Bella Ramsey has been consistently killing it and they have been doing an excellent job carrying their portion of the show since season 1 - present.
People that hate them say things like "viewership dropped after joel died lol." and compare them to a potato and screenshot out of context action shots to "prove" just how ugly they are or how bad they are as an actor. Meanwhile, they review bombed so hard that season 1 was rated WORSE than season 2 has been...
They, Bella / season 2 haters, complain about things like horses not being blown up but in a separate breath will be mad that they didn't change the storyline to one where Joel survives. They'll be mad that Dina has good hair, and be mad that Ellie isn't as cute as she is in the games. They'll try and say things like her and joel had no chemistry and that the storyline is too woke and cringe.
Say what you want about the writing, I think that the show so far has been marvelous though I do agree the 'I'm pregnant' scene in episode 4 was a little jarring even though I know what they were going for. Far more largely well received shows have changed significant things from their source materials and been received much more fairly than TLOU has been. GoT, Jamie R**ing Cersei over Jofrey's body anyone?
Bella has been doing an amazing job and I can only imagine the damage the public is doing to a young person's mental state. These are real life people trying their best to honor a beloved series and they're being attacked for things they have no ability to control. I only hope Bella's team has done a decent job shielding them from these unprovoked attacks, but I also know that It's relatively impossible to shield someone from all of that 100% of the time.
I appreciate you Bella, and this show is easily one of the best in the past few years. I can only hope they disregard the hateful online community and are able to maintain a sense of self worth / pride.