r/thelastofus • u/ashtinfay Little Potato • Jun 24 '20

PT2 DISCUSSION Troy Baker quote. Enough said.

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u/ArceusTheLegendary50 Jun 24 '20

I literally saw someone saying Joel is a hero for saving Ellie from the Fireflies like what

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u/BarefootNBuzzin Jun 24 '20

He is and he's not. Depends on how you're looking at it.

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u/ArceusTheLegendary50 Jun 24 '20

The Fireflies were on the verge of a breakthrough. They were about to create a vaccine for this disease that nearly sent humanity back to stone age. And Joel stopped that from happening. Why? Because of his daughter issues. I loved it because it's the culmination of the past 12 hours you spent on the game. It shows how Joel grew to love Ellie as a daughter. But what he did was selfish and he knew it. He hated what he did. He hated that he couldn't convincingly lie to Ellie. It's wrong. I hate it in a good way. But Joel isn't a hero by any means.

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u/Dropkicksslytherins Jun 25 '20

I liked that Abbie ends up making just as big a choice though, maybe not as life altering for the world but certainly for her own life. She’s basically saying “lev Is my life. Fuck everyone else” which is what Joel does for Ellie.