Storm Reid

The Last Of Us star Storm Reid praises the show for championing queer stories.

“I know people will think what they want to think. Love is beautiful, and the fact that people have things to say about it, it’s just nonsense.” There’s so many other things to worry about in life. If you’re concerned about who I love, then I need you to get your priorities straight. I just don’t—I will never understand it. I don’t get it.”

After Bella Ramsey spoke out against homophobic backlash, people just kept coming for the queers, and Reid isn't taking it.

And furthermore, the complexity of what Ellie and Riley’s relationship is I find just so beautiful.” They had, after all, gotten very angry after episode three, “ [Long Long Time](https://gizmodo.com/last-of-us-episode-3-recap-pedro-pascal-nick-offerman-1850021207),” centered on a gay love story, [something Ramsey addressed after its release](https://gizmodo.com/the-last-of-us-bella-ramsey-review-bomb-lgbtq-season-2-1850109818). Near the [end of the episode](https://gizmodo.com/last-of-us-episode-6-recap-kin-hbo-max-pascal-ramsey-1850120695), they kiss, just before a tear-jerker ending.

Storm Reid, who appears in The Last of Us' 7th episode, claps back at homophobic critics.

I think despite what people are going to say, if they don't like it, I think there are going to be a lot more people that appreciate it." I just don't — I will never understand it. It was just finding the nuances, finding her quirks, finding her optimism and how she moves through the world and takes up space. Reid said, "I think Bella put it perfectly a couple of weeks ago: "If you don't like it, don't watch." Episode 7, titled "Left Behind," [jumps back to a time before Joel and Ellie's cross-country journey](https://movieweb.com/the-last-of-us-where-will-joel-story-go/). Reid initially revealed how she approached her character Riley, who only appeared in a single episode of the show.

"There's so many other things to worry about in life. Why are you concerned that these young people — or anybody — love each other?

Love is beautiful, and the fact that people have things to say about it, it's just nonsense." Why are you concerned that these young people — or anybody — love each other? "There's so many other things to worry about in life.

Storm Reid plays Bella Ramsey's onscreen crush in the latest episode of HBO's 'The Last of Us,' based on the popular video game of the same name.

“The way that that is shown and translated into a story like this is so cool.” “If you don’t want to watch the show because it has gay storylines, because it has a trans character, that’s on you.” “People will think what they want to think. “It becomes real between action and cut.” A lot more people that feel represented and seen and heard,” Reid told Variety. [Variety](https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-last-of-us-storm-reid-bella-ramsey-left-behind-1235534952/) published on Sunday, Reid preemptively dismissed anyone who might take issue with the young-love story at the heart of her debut episode.

But while HBO's adaptation continues to rack up praise as one of the best new shows of 2023, an unfortunate byproduct of TV having a broader reach than video ...

That’s what makes good storytelling, because we are telling stories of people who are taking up space in the world. We are also a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. I think despite what people are going to say, if they don’t like it, I think there are going to be a lot more people that appreciate it. Regardless, Reid has a message of her own for all the haters out there. The storyline revealed how Ellie got infected with the Cordyceps virus. But while HBO’s adaptation continues to rack up praise as one of the best new shows of 2023, an unfortunate byproduct of TV having a broader reach than video games is that it’s causing the franchise to experience bigotry on a much larger scale.

'Euphoria' star becomes key character in episode seven of the HBO epic.

Having only just shown their true feelings for one another, they are left with the prospect of becoming infected themselves. It’s really refreshing and fun to see.” At one point, the best friends kiss, and dance together on a counter top.