The return of The Last of Us discourse has generated even more discourse
The discourse surrounding The Last of Us' ending has been reignited amongst fans following the release of the HBO show's final episode.
If you've been a fan of The Last of Us for a while, you've probably seen more than your fair share of discussion surrounding the game's ending. Each time a new version of the story is released (that's five times, if you count all three Part 1 releases, Part 2, and the TV show), debates about whether Joel's actions were 'right' or 'wrong' towards the end of the game always seem to do the rounds online.
Spoilers for the ending of The Last of Us TV show and The Last of Us Part 1 will be featured in this story, so read on at your own risk.
The main takeaway from The Last of Us' ending - in both the game and the HBO show - is that Joel chooses to sacrifice humanity's only apparent chance at a cure for the Cordyceps virus in exchange for Ellie's life, and kills quite a few Fireflies in the process.
On one side of the debate, you've got people arguing that Joel's actions were selfish and were just based on his own trauma of losing his daughter years before. On the other hand, you've got people saying that Joel did the right thing, as even if the Fireflies did operate on Ellie, there's no way of knowing if they'd be able to create and distribute a vaccine.
Now, 10 years after the game was first released, a new discussion has cropped up online, and it splits the TV show fans with the game fans. Half of the community is sick of hearing the Joel morality debate, while others are much more encouraging to newcomers and want to hear their opinions on it.
Take The Washington Post reporter Gene Park, for example, who is all for having this debate again: "I don't understand folks who say The Last
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