After being called out for the errors, HBO has quietly fixed The Last of Us' filming mistakes. The post-apocalyptic series is based on Naughty Dog's video game of the same name, centered on Pedro Pascal's smuggler Joel and Bella Ramsey's teenager Ellie traveling across country in the hopes of turning her immunity to the Cordyceps virus into a world-saving vaccine. Despite scoring widespread acclaim for its faithfulness, performances and production values, one element of The Last of Us has found itself the subject of some backlash.With just over 12 hours to go until the new episode's premiere, HBO took to quietly fixing The Last of Us' recent filming mistakes, as noted by Twitter account Naughty Dog Central.
The post, as seen above, reveals that the network went back into The Last of Us episode 6 to correct the multiple errors spotted by fans upon its initial airing, namely a camera crew being spotted in the winter wilderness and a crew member's hand propping up the horse Shimmer's head during their first meeting with Ellie.
Will HBO Get Ahead of Further Filming Mistakes?
The Last of Us episode 6 featuring multiple filming mistakes continues a recent, and unfortunate, tradition among major HBO shows. Game of Thrones season 8 infamously saw a Starbucks cup directly in front of Emilia Clarke's Daenerys, while the seris finale also saw a handful of plastic water bottles from the cast and crew scattered across the ground. Just prior to The Last of Us, the Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon saw King Viserys' green-covered fingers clearly visible rather than being invisible, as part of the character's flesh-eating disease.
Though HBO has now rectified the errors in The Last of Us episode 6 and its other shows, the question now becomes will the network be able to get ahead of any other filming mistakes. Considering HBO is largely touted as being the pinaacle for premium cable programming, it would prove rather embarassing if they continued to allow such mistakes through rather than quadruple checking every single frame of an episode before it airs.
However, though they may result in some backlash, the reality is it may be better for HBO to allow other filming mistakes to slip by in the future just for the sheer word of mouth. The Last of Us quickly became a viewership hit for HBO and HBO Max thanks to its dedication to adapting its source material, though episode 6's filming mistakes prove that even the most celebrated of titles can have missable mistakes, sparking further conversations among eagle-eyed viewers. With a few episodes remaining and sesaon 2 already ordered, it will be interesting to see if any other The Last of Us filming mistakes are caught by audiences.
Source: Naughty Dog Central