Only saw finale now, I liked it but like a lot of stuff in this show it just felt a bit rushed to me. This show could've used some long scenes without major plot but just character development. I know we got quite a bit of these, but it still feels like it wasn't enough.
One thing I didn't fully understand, did Ellie realize she was going to die? Was that why she was sad during the first half of the finale? Or was she sad that her trip with Joel was ending, and she was entering the big unknown? I'm quite convinced it's left up to interpretation, but want to make sure. Is it more explained during the game?
For me, Joel came out of the finale as a very flawed character, you understand everything he does in the finale, and I still root for him, but I am thinking "should I still root for him?". I feel like the show really tried to make it look like he did what he did more for himself than for Ellie. The scenes before they got taken really gave off "Joel can't see a life without Ellie anymore, regardless of what Ellie would feel or want"-vibes.
Once he kills everyone he of course has to lie to Ellie, but still it felt very dirty to me.
Do you feel the same in the game? Or does the game manage to make it look like Joel does "purely" a good thing by saving Ellie?
It also almost comes across as unrealistic that him & Ellie would have never discussed this potential scenario in their travels (that Ellie needs to die for the cure), but I guess Joel sees Ellie as an innocent kid and wouldn't want to discuss that topic ever, even if Ellie would try to approach it. I assume it's also never a topic of discussion during the game?
I wonder if Joel thinks to himself right now "I will tell her and let her choose when she turns x years old". He will never do it, but I wonder if he is lying to himself right now. If this comes up in TLOU2, I don't want to know
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