The Last of Us – Look for the Light

The Last of Us ended on a powerful observe, rounding off the story of the sport properly and setting the stage for the seasons to come back. It was nice to see Ashley Johnson, the voice actor for Ellie within the video games, visitor star as Ellie’s mom. It’s an effective way to honour the unique Ellie and it supplied the fascinating divulge to Ellie’s immunity that we by no means received within the video games. 

Joel and Ellie’s character arcs spherical out superbly and we additionally received extra emotional depth to Marlene with some hints as to the character of her shut friendship with Ellie’s mom, making her determination to in the end put humanity over Ellie that rather more fascinating. She and Joel aren’t actually all that completely different with regards to the lengths they’re going to go to with the intention to save what they worth most. 

It was good to see the episode’s moments of calm like Ellie genuinely guffawing with delight at seeing a giraffe and Joel asking for some jokes from her pun ebook. These moments have been grounded with the lingering traces of trauma which have constructed up over the course of the present. Ellie is quieter and extra subdued and it is easy to know that the one factor protecting her going is attending to the Fireflies and making a treatment in order that she is aware of that she hasn’t misplaced virtually every part for nothing. 

It’s a part of what makes Joel’s lighthearted dialog makes an attempt on the finish of the episode so strained and tragic. He’s committing to the lie that there isn’t a treatment and the Fireflies have given up although I believe he is aware of she does not imagine actually imagine him. And with the trauma Ellie’s sustained, she’s not able to confront Joel with any conviction as a result of she is aware of if she does she could need to lose the one factor she has left in the intervening time. 

The bloodbath scene at Saint Mary’s Hospital was maybe the best scene of the episode, if not all the present. It’s a brutal a part of the sport however the chilly ruthlessness of the scene performs out higher for me within the present as a result of Joel is a way more efficient killer when he does not have to cover behind partitions for stealth takedowns, heal himself or craft gear. 

It leaves us in a really fascinating place for the second season as sport followers will know the results that come up from Joel’s actions and secrets and techniques from the top of the primary half. The present creators have already stated they’re planning for a number of extra seasons so whereas we could not get to the majority of The Last of Us Part II within the second season, it’ll give us extra room to dive into Joel and Ellie’s time at Jackson, permitting us to see extra of the background of the relationships solid there. 

It may also give us extra time to spend with different characters from the second sport, particularly Abby, Owen and the remainder of the Salt Lake Crew. It ought to be fascinating to see what they will do with increase their motivations and relationships and deepening some characters who do not get a lot – if any – screentime within the second sport. 

What did you consider the finale? Excited to see the place they take Joel and Ellie within the second season? Sound off within the feedback beneath!