22 years old, Isabela Merced has already established a remarkable career in the entertainment industry. Commencing her professional career in 2013, Merced gradually flourished and became popular for her notable performance in Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Madame Web and also for joining the cast for The Last of Us Season 2 as Dina.
While fans speculated that we might have already met Isabela Merced’s Dina for a brief second on The Last of Us Season 1 episode 6, when Pedro Pascal’s Joel and Bella Ramsey’s Ellie arrive in the Jackson, Wyo, it seems the actress is now set to have a prominent role in the second season. Starring alongside the stellar cast, Merced teased a few exciting scenes from Season 2, which she believes will take the internet by storm.
Isabela Merced Teased Jaw-Dropping Scene With Bella Ramsey
Following in the plot featured in 2020’s The Last of Us Part II video game, we are introduced to Dina as Ellie’s love interest, who becomes an integral part of the events that take place in the post-apocalyptic world. Therefore, the showrunners of HBO’s The Last of Us, figured out a way to introduce Dina in season 2 of the show.
Here comes Isabela Merced, who joined the stellar cast of The Last of Us, for season 2. While fans believe that she was actually the mysterious girl who was caught staring at Ellie in the cafeteria, in season 1, episode 6, creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann don’t seem to dispute the theory as per EW. Therefore, sparking even more curiosity among fans, season 2 brings Merced as Ellie’s lover.
Meanwhile, speaking with BuzzFeed about her upcoming appearance in The Last of Us season 2 alongside Bella Ramsey, Isabela Merced teased a few sequences from the show. Asked about her filming experience and chemistry with Ramsey, the actress spoke about a jaw-dropping scene that has the potential to take over the internet.
“Bella’s extremely charming, extremely personable, a natural actor… I’m really excited. Personally, in my opinion, and from what we’ve heard from like the studio and Craig and stuff, I feel like this could potentially be, like, an iconic sapphic television story… It’s really, really exciting. There’s a scene in particular that I think is going to be on everyone’s Twitter feed.”
While Isabela Merced tried sparking curiosity with her subtle hints, fans already seemed to be aware of what the scene might be about.
Fans Comment on Isabela Merced’s Internet-Breaking Scenes
Considering the storyline featured in 2020’s The Last of Us Part II, where Ellie develops a romance with Dina, a girl she met in the heavily fortified settlement of Jackson, WA, fans believe the HBO show will certainly adapt that very backdrop. Although the sequences in the show are certainly going to be a bit different from its source material, fans appear aware of the intensity of Ellie and Dina’s relationship in the upcoming season.
The sex scene probably
— DmItri (@poeticlove1989) May 4, 2024
I believe the internet will crash the day that scene releases. All of the Dina-Ellie shippers will lose it #TheLastOfUs 🏳️🌈💙
— Brendon Smith🏳️🌈 (@bigdogXVI) May 4, 2024
And the homophobes go wild pic.twitter.com/6vI2jSwM9o
— dahi🌌 (@dahiskywalker) May 4, 2024
A scene that's probably gonna piss off a certain crowd of the twitter space…
But their opinions don't matter!!!
— Zombie Slayer 🗡🔫 (@EmilioM38311886) May 4, 2024
Like we don’t already know pic.twitter.com/uW1mmna6gK
— Dylan (@GamingWithDyl) May 4, 2024
Damn they are already doing that scene huh? Lmaoo that’ll be interesting
— Tamallica (@zombieslayer194) May 4, 2024
It’s the fucking “this better be better than a six” scene, is it??? https://t.co/6XrrKPSOzg
— Gray_Gold_Battalion (@Sun87Rising87) May 4, 2024
Therefore, following Isabela Merced’s comments on the scene from The Last of Us season 2, which is apparently set to break the internet and appear on everyone’s Twitter feed, fans seem to speculate a raunchy intimate scene. While people believe that the sequence might certainly be breathtaking, there’s also a certain level of concern about how a same-sex romance might be interpreted by audiences.
The Last of Us is available on Max.
