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The episode's final scene and credits feature the song "Never Let Me Down Again" by Depeche Mode; [50] Mazin chose the song due to its blend of upbeat sounds and dark lyrics. He felt its title referred to the relationship between Joel and Ellie, and noted it would recur later in the season in a different manner.
Mazin and co-creator Neil Druckmann, who wrote and co-directed the video game on which the series is based, wanted the beginning of "Kin" to provide levity after the traumatic ending of the previous episode, as well as demonstrate the development in Joel and Ellie's relationship. [1]: 5:25 Joel's mention of feeling as though he has lost ...
The episode's title references the lyrics of "Alone and Forsaken" by Hank Williams, [1]: 1:01 which Joel and Ellie play on the radio. The song was used during the same scene in the video game, as well as one of the series' trailers. [24]
The 80s song, played at the end of 'The Last of Us' Episode 1 on the radio, signals trouble to come for both Joel and Ellie.
The first season of the American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us was originally broadcast on HBO between January and March 2023. Based on the video game franchise developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set twenty years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which causes its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society.
In the episode, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) searches for supplies to save Joel. A flashback follows Ellie as she spends time with her best friend Riley Abel in Boston. The episode is adapted from The Last of Us: Left Behind (2014), an expansion pack to the video game on which the series is based. Johnson, who played the game after being assigned to ...
Mazin enjoyed the juxtaposition of Joel's actions upon meeting Ellie—using violence by aiming his gun at her—with his actions in the final episode—using violence to save Ellie. [2] Druckmann and Mazin are fans of Unforgiven (1992), an action film with little violence until its conclusion, which they felt was reflected in the action scene ...
The following scenes with Joel and Ellie was filmed at Sheep River Falls; [51] Bolter had large lights in place in case clouds covered the sun. [50] The walking sequences were filmed in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area, at a stone bridge in Fish Creek Park , and the Priddis General Store near Alberta Highway 22 .