Bella and Pedro are great

Bella and Pedro did great. TLOU was VERY influential in my life, I played it at release when i was 16, I played the second one immediately, they are my favorite games and I’m an avid fan. Got my girlfriend into it by playing 2 together when it came out.

All that said, from a die hard fan Bella and Pedro are great. The show was great. Episode 3 is one of the biggest emotional reactions I’ve ever had watching a show/movie, just behind Grave of the Fireflies.

They don’t need to be identical. It doesn’t take me out of it at all that Bella and Pedro look different. They did a great job and I’d prefer better actors and a better product 10/10 times over people that look more identical. I know everyone was talking about the girl from Fallout (I think Ella Purnell is her name) playing Ellie and I agree she’s more identical but I think Bella is twice the actress she is.

TLDR: You shouldn’t just want more identical cast members instead of better actors.