Let's discuss The Last of Us episode nine
After nine weeks, we have reached The Last of Us' final episode (for this season, at least).
This episode — Look for the Light — is an emotional one, and as ever leaves plenty to discuss with you all.
So, for one last time, let's dive on in.
THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR BOTH THE SHOW AND THE GAME SERIES IT IS BASED ON. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS OF SUICIDE BELOW. PLEASE READ ON AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.
Before I watched this episode, I knew there were several things from the game I wanted to see included — these were (in no particular order) the giraffes, Ellie's water peril and Joel's desperate attempts to save her, Joel's final back and forth with Marlene (particularly the line «you'd just come after her»), Ellie giving Joel the picture of him with Sarah, and Ellie's «ok» at the end.
And, did I get those things? Well, mostly.
The final episode of The Last of Us' first season begins with a cold open — something the show has recently eschewed. We see a heavily pregnant woman running through some woods, clearly being chased by an infected (although they are not seen).
Fans of the game will immediately recognise this actor as Ashley Johnson, who played Ellie in The Last of Us Part 1 and 2. As previously announced, here she is playing Ellie's mother, Anna. Ah-ha, so that is who is in the bump!
Anna makes it to an abandoned farmhouse (perhaps a bit of foreshadowing, or an Easter egg from Part 2), where she barricades the doors as her pursuer continues to follow. Oh, there is also the small fact Anna is in labour. Her waters have broken and, boy, is she feeling those contractions.
As a mother, I can only imagine how incredibly stressful this situation must have been for Anna. Alone, in mortal peril and with
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