Bella Ramsey Relied On A Classic Meme Song To Get Through TLOU Season 2's Darkest Scene
After two years, The Last Of Us Season 2 premieres on April 13, and some of the actors are doing their best to cope with the more difficult scenes. Bella Ramsey, who plays Ellie, took comfort in a classic meme jingle on set--and it apparently worked.
Some of the cast and crew from The Last Of Us spoke with Variety ahead of the premiere, with Ramsey explaining that they get nervous before the show's big emotional scenes. To get themselves in a mood that would balance out the darkness of a particular scene, they would listen to the Buckwheat Boyz classic, "Peanut Butter Jelly Time".
"I was on the floor, my eyes absolutely burning with these menthol tears, and I'm just saying, 'Peanut Butter Jelllll-y.' You’ll probably be able to tell which one that is when you watch it," Ramsey said. They didn't specify which scene, but given the gravity of the source material, you're not short on moments that take Ellie to her limit.
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