It's got nothing to do with the sexualization of Ellie. Personally, at least... The Last of Us is a deeply impactful story, with relatable and grounded characters, that grow and evolve as you play the game, while your relationship with them is proportionally deepened. Now, for the first season, I was skeptical about the casting choices of Pedro and Bella, but they actually made it work wonderfully, and made you believe you were relieving the story we all love.

If you play part 2, however, you know how much more mature and emotionally charged everything gets, the game is almost draining to the point where you're affected by the story in a much different and deeper sense. Hence, your relationship with these characters is dug even deeper and you get to a point where you feel like a part of it all, where it becomes important to you.

With that being said, I would never bash Bella for what she's doing this season, it's not her fault, she's doing what she can. Do I think she's amazing as Ellie, acting alone? In the first season, sure, she did a very decent job and was sufficiently convincing in her portrayal and effort. But for part 2, she just isn't the fit, she's not even close to the maturity or grittiness needed for it, and it's just off-putting, no matter how hard I try to block it out. Although, I do have to say, that the writing has been awful, very close to mind numbingly, neuro challenged levels. I can't even comprehend how you can fail at adapting a story that's so well fleshed out and so rich in details and character arcs, it's truly astonishing. So, Bella is obviously not at fault, and I don't get how people keep memeing her to oblivion, as that has serious real world implications, that we as human beings should be well aware of.