HBO Calls The Last Of Us' Ellie And Riley Best Friends, Entire Fanbase Side-Eyes
The entire Last of Us community is giving the HBO Max Twitter account side-eyes after it posted a picture of Ellie and Riley with the caption "That best friend stare".
Tonight, the focus of The Last of Us is going to be on the tragic relationship between Ellie and her first love Riley, adapting the content from Left Behind. As we all prepare to get our hearts broken all over again, The Last of Us community is trying to find some joy by having a laugh at the expense of the HBO Max Twitter account.
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Yesterday, the official HBO Max Twitter account shared a still from the episode of Ellie and Riley staring at each other on the carousel inside the abandoned shopping centre. That's all well and good, but the caption "That best friend stare", has fans of the series giving the account a side-eye state of their own.
The comments underneath the post are full of memes pointing out the fact that Ellie and Riley are much more than best friends, with some of the best memes including one of Joel and Ellie with a rainbow flag and question mark above their head, and an image of Daisy and Peach kissing each other with the caption "best friends". Yep, just gals being pals.
In all seriousness, the real reason why HBO is choosing to call Ellie and Riley "best friends" in this promo image is likely just to avoid spoilers for those who are brand-new to The Last of Us. Those who played Part 1 and Part 2 will obviously be aware of Ellie being gay and her tragic relationship with Riley, but it's not yet been mentioned on the show, so it's likely HBO Max doesn't want to spoil it.
For those who are worried that this HBO might somehow end up changing Ellie's sexuality in
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