We additionally uncover that Ellie has an enormous crush on Riley. This was fairly vital within the sport, the place Ellie grew to become a really uncommon lesbian protagonist, even when it grew to become controversial that this reveal occurred in a DLC not everybody performed. Regardless, the episode serves as a fairly cute teenage rom-com.

Bella Ramsey delivers her finest efficiency of the season to this point, displaying the restraint and the insecurities in Ellie, a personality that’s as extroverted and confident as they arrive. It’s also fairly humorous to see Ellie, who simply final week mentioned how weird it was for women to solely fear about motion pictures, boys, and garments within the earlier than occasions, to now be simply as nervous about a few of these issues.

In Riley’s tour of surprises for Ellie, the 2 have some enjoyable using a carousel, then stopping by a photograph sales space, recreating a incredible scene from the sport. Storm Reid, who performs Riley, offers a memorable efficiency that, identical to Invoice and Frank from episode 3, sticks with you lengthy after the credit roll. The duo additionally stops at an arcade, which Ellie calls “probably the most stunning factor I’ve ever seen,” they usually play “Mortal Kombat II.” Every thing we see on this episode has truly been referenced already in different episodes. Ellie name-dropped the preventing sport in episode three as one thing she heard about from one other child, not a sport she had skilled. She lied, and pushed the reminiscence all the way in which down after the occasions of the episode.