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The Last of Us fans were overjoyed to see these two major cameos in the season 1 finale

Ashley Johnson Ellie Williams Laura Bailey HBO

Longtime fans of The Last of Us were given quite the treat during the TV show’s season finale on Sunday.

HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us, the critically-acclaimed video game series developed by Naughty Dog, ended its first season on Sunday to much discussion from fans. The post-apocalyptic drama series, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as the series main characters Joel and Ellie, has become a big hit in the prestige TV world over the last few months.

And it’s not difficult to see why, as The Last of Us has been a pretty darn good and faithful adaptation of its dramatic, emotional source material. Not only that, in Sunday’s season finale, fans were treated to not one, but two cameos from its video game cast.

Spoilers for The Last of Us episode nine “Look for the Light” ahead.

Episode nine opens with Ellie’s mother, Anna, giving birth after being bitten by an infected. Playing Anna, however, was none other than Ashley Johnson, who originated the role of Ellie in The Last of Us video games!

Not only that, later in the episode, Laura Bailey got a minute-long cameo as a nurse during a pivotal scene. Bailey voiced a few minor characters in The Last of Us, but played a much larger role in the game’s sequel The Last of Us Part II.

How cool is that! Fans of The Last of Us were rightfully elated to see these two major actresses from the video games get cameos in HBO’s adaptation.

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