'The Last of Us Part II' presents what at first seems like an evenhanded point of view, but perpetuates the very cycles of violence it's supposedly so troubled by.
which is Ellie went on her rampage because she was denied closure with Joel over this lie but then it turns out she knew all along and told him she would try and forgive him
The first game had a great story when it was seen as an examination of what was a truly sad and heart breaking ending, in which Ellie was denied doing something good for humanity and Joel was unable to go on without a replacement daughter to live for, i.e. "would you go against the wishes of your replacement goldfish/daughter even though she was fine sacrificing herself for humanity if given the option while also murdering a ton of people". Should honestly have known the dude was a reddit brained author when the second game made the Fireflies all "morally ambiguous".
Yup, there's also the alternative interpretation
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which is Ellie went on her rampage because she was denied closure with Joel over this lie but then it turns out she knew all along and told him she would try and forgive him
The first game had a great story when it was seen as an examination of what was a truly sad and heart breaking ending, in which Ellie was denied doing something good for humanity and Joel was unable to go on without a replacement daughter to live for, i.e. "would you go against the wishes of your replacement goldfish/daughter even though she was fine sacrificing herself for humanity if given the option while also murdering a ton of people". Should honestly have known the dude was a reddit brained author when the second game made the Fireflies all "morally ambiguous".