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Episode 7 of The Last of Us begins with a path of blood within the snow resulting in an deserted home. Ellie has managed to get Joel there alive. He begs her to go away him and return to Tommy. She covers him with a blanket and walks out of the basement.
The present flashes again to when Ellie was within the QZ. She will get right into a battle with one of many ladies and has to fulfill with the captain. He tells her that she will be able to select to observe the foundations and grow to be an officer or fall by means of the cracks. “There’s a leader in you. And one day it could be your turn or not,” he says. Ellie takes the keys he offers her.
In the nighttime, Riley returns and surprises her. She’s been gone for 3 weeks. Ellie asks Riley the place she’s been all this time. Riley reveals that she’s joined the Fireflies. Riley pleads with Ellie to return along with her for a couple of hours. Ellie is hesitant however she in the end can’t refuse. The ladies steal some booze after stumbling throughout a useless physique.
Ellie asks Riley how she turned one of many Fireflies. Riley explains that she snuck out and got here throughout an older lady. After revealing her ideas on FEDRA, Riley was taken in by the Fireflies. But that’s not the purpose. Riley has an thrilling night time deliberate for Ellie — on the mall.
Riley desires to point out Ellie the “four wonders of the mall.” Ellie is amazed by the escalator of all issues. They see the deserted shops, some extra cleaned out than others. Riley brings Ellie to a working carousel.
“You’re the one thing I miss from that f—ing place, if that makes a difference,” Riley tells Ellie. The ladies have some enjoyable within the photograph sales space earlier than heading to the arcade. As they’re having fun with themselves, one of many lone contaminated within the mall wakes up.
There’s a second the place it appears to be like like Ellie and Riley might kiss, however they each cease earlier than going there. Ellie then tells Riley that she wants to return. Before she goes Riley takes Ellie to the place she’s been staying, a restaurant on the meals courtroom. Ellie discovers handmade grenades that Riley made, and she or he realizes that Riley is stationed there.
Ellie storms off. Riley confesses that she’s leaving. She’s being despatched to a submit exterior of Boston. “I asked if you could join so we could go together, but Marlene said no,” Riley reveals. This is Riley’s final night time in Boston.
“Why did you bring me here?” Ellie asks. Riley replies, “Because I wanted to see you.” Riley desires to have the ability to say goodbye correctly. Ellie tells Riley goodbye and begins to stroll out of the mall. She decides to return. Suddenly, she hears a scream.
Thankfully, it was only a Halloween machine that Riley turned on. It’s the final marvel of the mall. Riley and Ellie get an opportunity to speak additional. “You don’t know what it was like to have a family, to have a mom,” Riley says. “I belonged to them, and I want that again. Maybe the Fireflies aren’t what I think they are, but they chose me. I matter to them.”
Ellie tells Riley, “You mattered to me first.” When Riley stresses that that is the precise resolution for her, Ellie accepts her alternative. “You’re my best friend, and I’ll miss you,” Ellie says.
Riley has one last item to point out Ellie. She throws Ellie a wolf masks, whereas she places on a scary clown masks. They hearken to music and have a dance get together. Ellie asks Riley to not go. “Okay,” Riley replies. Ellie kisses Riley.
Suddenly, they hear one thing within the distance. Riley tells Ellie to get able to run. The contaminated man assaults Ellie and Riley within the Halloween retailer. The contaminated manages to knock Riley out. During the battle, Ellie stabs the contaminated within the head as he’s going after Riley.
Ellie quickly realizes she’s been bitten. Riley discovers she has the identical destiny. Ellie begins smashing issues and believes their lives are over. Ellie doesn’t know but that she is immune. Riley says they’ve two choices: kill themselves or simply hold going till their time is up. They break down in tears collectively. We all understand how this ends, sadly.
In the current day, Ellie doesn’t depart Joel behind. She goes trying to find something she will be able to use. She finds a needle and thread. Ellie refuses to go away him, and he’s not going to go away her. Not if she has something to do with it. She begins to sew him again up along with her needle and thread.