If we have learned anything in The Last of Us, it is that, even in the most fateful scenarios, it is possible to find love. A message, among many others, that HBO has managed to capture perfectly in its jump to the small screen. What is not so common is that it appears in very large letters in both media in one of the most memorable scenes and, despite this, go unnoticed. Until now.
Let’s put ourselves in situation: when it came out The Last of Us on PS3 – almost ten years ago! – Peter Field of Media Molecule used to work at Naughty Dog. The funny thing is that, in addition to appearing in the credits, he left a very particular signature in the game. Being much more specific, a tribute to his wife.
In the scene where Joel and Ellie discover the giraffes in The Last of Us you can clearly see a baseball field. Its name is not shown on any billboard or sign, but on the marker to the right: Bethany Clare Field. A easter egg as romantic as it is witty, since it can be read as The Bethany Clare Stadium. But it is that, in addition, is the full name of Peter Field’s wife.
A beautiful detail, of course. And the thing does not end there: we do not know if intentionally or simply to preserve fidelity with the video game, but that same Peter Field’s declaration of love to his wife It is also present in The Last of Us, the HBO Max series.
The best of the matter? Even Peter Field himself has been surprised that such a romantic and personal Easter Egg went from the video game to television.
I’m still reeling from this. A silly Easter Egg I put in the original #TheLastOfUs game has somehow survived the transition to live action TV. It’s blurry but it’s definitely there!!!
I can’t imagine the HBO team knew the name of the baseball field was a tribute to my wife 😂 pic.twitter.com/gHpuiPlrzI
— Field of Dreams (@Peter__Field) March 13, 2023
I’m still processing this. A single Easter Egg I put in the original The Last Of Us somehow survived the transition to the TV series. It’s blurry… but it’s definitely there!!!
I don’t think the HBO team knew that the name of the baseball field was a tribute to my wife.
In fact, Field assures that in the HBO Max series they changed the location of the marker so that it could be seen better. And although the letters are blurred, you can clearly read the name of his wife.
The events of Joel and Ellie’s trip have crossed the screen. Since 2013 they have been doing it in video games, and since this year also in a medium as different as television.
Of course, despite the fact that the trip of both has concluded with the finishing touch of the third season, they still have a couple of destinations to reach: next March 28 -soon- The Last of Us Part I will be released on PCs and both Warner and PlayStation productions have begun preparations for the second season.
For our part, we leave you the trailer of the PC features and we promise to see if the name of Bethany Clare Field it is still in place.