The Last of Us finale has everyone disturbed all over again
The Last of Us has come to an end with the season 1 finale – and nobody is quite sure what to make of that ending. Before we go any further, a warning that the following will contain major spoilers for The Last of Us episode 9. Turn back now if you're not up to date!
In the final episode, Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) finally make it to their destination and reach the Fireflies. But, members of the resistance group knock Joel out and take Ellie away, and when Joel wakes back up, he learns Ellie is being prepped for surgery. Firefly leader Marlene explains that, to potentially make a cure, they'll need to remove the Cordyceps that their doctor thinks has been inside Ellie since birth, to recreate her natural immunity. The problem is, as Joel points out, Cordyceps grows in the brain. That means the surgery will kill Ellie.
Joel then goes on a rampage through the hospital, slaughtering every Firefly he comes across and ultimately killing Marlene. When Ellie wakes up, Joel lies to her and says she's not the only immune survivor and the Fireflies have given up on making a cure. When Ellie later presses him to swear that he's telling the truth, he does.
"I haven't played the game, I did not see that coming," says one shaken viewer on Reddit. "I know she lived and that’s what Joel wanted but I feel lost right now. Like, as if something important was lost. How can he live with himself if he’s just lying to her from now on? I feel like their relationship will never be the same. I’m just walking around in circles. If one of them had died it would have been worse, but also somehow better."
"If you're leaving the final episode feeling this way, that means the show creators have done the game justice. It's what us
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