Ligesom da The Last of Us Part II udkom, var følelserne uden på tøjet, da anden sæson af tv-serien havde premiere. Det skyldtes dels bestemte begivenheder i historien, men også andre forhold - blandt andet kritik af skuespillerinden Bella Ramsey i rollen som Ellie. Nu har en person, der kender Ellies rejse bedre end de fleste, meldt sig på banen: Ashley Johnson.
Hun lagde stemme og bevægelse til Ellie i spillene og deler nu sine tanker i et interview med The Direct. Hun virker meget tilfreds med tv-fortolkningen, men er ikke altid lige begejstret for fansenes reaktioner:
"I feel like with The Last of Us, people really love that story, including me, and it's very, very passionate fans. And sometimes that passion feels really great, and sometimes it feels not great."
Hun giver også udtryk for, at hun holder meget af serien og elsker The Last of Us uanset medie, og at hun er stolt over at have været med til at forme universet:
"But it can be hard sometimes, when you are making these things, and on your side of things, you're passionate about it, and excited about it, and hopefully that those two things can meet. Sometimes they don't. And that's hard, because I mean, anytime you're working on anything, you want people to like it, and you want people to love it as much as you do. But I love 'The Last of Us' in every form, and I am so happy that I get to be a part of telling that story."