Published 3 days ago. While The Last of Us' finale is violent and abrupt, the HBO show's themes come full circle as Joel becomes the parent he's always wanted to be. The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us Season 1, Episode 9, "Look for the Light," which debuted Sunday, March 12 on HBO. Video game fans have been divided over The Last Ellie to Joel, Episode 1: “When You’re Lost in the Darkness”. On the surface, this quote doesn’t seem meaningful. But there’s so much behind it. When Ellie comes upon a book of songs The Last of Us, for one final time, places the player in the shoes of Joel, a broken man who has lost so much and would do anything to never lose again. While the lack of player choice in the destruction of the Fireflies can be difficult to play through, having seen everything Joel has lost, his actions are at least understandable. Joel taught Ellie about the world that was, including what he used to do and even how football worked. This was a huge change from previous travels that saw mostly Ellie talking and Joel grunting To set the scene, at the end of TLOU, Joel and Ellie does reach the Fireflies’ lab, located in the St. Mary’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. There, as Ellie prepares for surgery, falling into deep sleep, Joel learns that the only way the Fireflies could even find a cure was if they cut open Ellie, killing her. David speaks to another follower named James outside, played by Troy Baker, who portrayed Joel Miller in the video games. David may seem like a run-of-the-mill preacher, but his interaction with While he comes close, Joel does not die from the wound. In fact, he will likely survive the entirety of Season 1, which is based on the first game and its Left Behind expansion pack. In the final When we come back we see Ellie as she wakes up to see the aftermath of the Firefight, Dina rushes to Ellie and Helps her up, Ellie looks at Joel, then hears Tommy yelling. She and Dina rush over to see Tommy beating One of Abby’s friends that got left behind. Ellie watches as Tommy viscously beats them. 1N7lc.

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