'Last of Us' Borrows a Trick From the Game to Give Ellie the Spotlight

The Last of Us is the story of Joel and Ellie, two incredibly brave people who have lost loved ones since the world ended on Outbreak Day. But it’s mostly the story of Joel — he’s the one who we follow in the prologue, he’s the one we see work his horrible job in the QZ, and he’s the one who gets saddled with Ellie as “cargo.”