The Last of Us (S1E09) -- Season Finale -- "Look for the Light" -- 3/12/23
03-27-23, 12:41 PM
#76
DVD Talk Hero
Re: The Last of Us (S1E09) -- Season Finale -- "Look for the Light" -- 3/12/23
I always thought the ending was fine because it fit with Joel's character. He probably has severe PTSD and Ellie's the last thing he had in his life that he cared about.
We saw him interrogate 2 guys, get the info he wanted from them and then stab one and beat the other to death with a pipe.
We saw him interrogate 2 guys, get the info he wanted from them and then stab one and beat the other to death with a pipe.
12-01-23, 09:25 PM
#77
DVD Talk Hero
Re: The Last of Us (S1E09) -- Season Finale -- "Look for the Light" -- 3/12/23
Very late to the party but I am fine with what Joel did
The Fireflies were flying by the seat of their pants. They had no idea if they even could find a cure after euthanizing Ellie. And given she was the only immune person they had ever encountered, they would have been best served keeping her alive. However, that's not even why Joel was right. His actions, though brutal, were justified in that Ellie was never given a choice by the Fireflies. She wasn't told she was going to be killed. The show even goes out of its way to have that stated directly, rather than imply it as the game did. So the Fireflies deceived Ellie, robbing her of her agency, and Joel rescued her. However, he did lie to her in the end. So, although his actions were correct when he rescued her, he too robbed her of her choice. Then again, her response in the first game always came across as ambiguous. As if she could tell Joel was lying but chose to accept the lie.
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The Fireflies were flying by the seat of their pants. They had no idea if they even could find a cure after euthanizing Ellie. And given she was the only immune person they had ever encountered, they would have been best served keeping her alive. However, that's not even why Joel was right. His actions, though brutal, were justified in that Ellie was never given a choice by the Fireflies. She wasn't told she was going to be killed. The show even goes out of its way to have that stated directly, rather than imply it as the game did. So the Fireflies deceived Ellie, robbing her of her agency, and Joel rescued her. However, he did lie to her in the end. So, although his actions were correct when he rescued her, he too robbed her of her choice. Then again, her response in the first game always came across as ambiguous. As if she could tell Joel was lying but chose to accept the lie.
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