This is The Last of Us; nothing is light or airy. The Season 1 finale is the culmination of everything Joel and Ellie have fought through and lost along the way. It is also the culmination of a The final sequence of The Last of Us episode 7 shows an infected host attacking Ellie and Riley, which the two fight off together. Although, after killing the infected, both realize they have been bitten and fear the worst. The last that is seen of Ellie and Riley in The Last of Us episode 7 is the two of them resolving to spend their last few The Last of Us Part II sold 4 million copies in its first weekend, What makes Ellie special is the fact that she is immune to the Cordyceps brain infection, which caused the zombie apocalypse Bella Ramsey as Ellie in the season one finale of "The Last of Us." Liane Hentscher/HBO. Kirsten: It's implied that Ellie's immune to the cordyceps infection because her mother, Anna, was bit by an infected in the moments leading up to Ellie's birth. As a result, on the show, it's presumed that Ellie has some built-in immunity to the infection The HBO series explored the virus' nature again in its season finale by explaining why Ellie is immune to the infection. The young girl discovered she was immune after being bitten by a lone infected in an abandoned mall, and after weeks of no symptoms, she became a rarity in the world. Even if The Last of Us occasionally lacks enough danger The story of how Ellie discovered she was immune came after The Last of Us, Part I as downloadable content of the same name as the episode. Many of the HBO series story changes are in line with the changes made to remove video game elements from the story. In the game, Ellie starts thinking about Riley because she and the wounded Joel take
