The Last of Us: the finale of the ninth episode explained in detail
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The endgame has come, with the finale of the ninth episode of The Last of Us the first season of one of the best TV adaptations based on a video game ends. But we have arrived at our destination, what have we chosen to do? What was the point of this long, incredible, last journey?
The Last of Us series WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us
The ending of the ninth episode of The Last of Us
The ending of episode 9 of The Last of Us, just like in the game, relates to the uncertainty that viewers should feel regarding Joel's controversial decision to save Ellie: Marlene, who represents a sort of adoptive mother of the girl, she is reluctantly willing to sacrifice her for the greater good, even at the risk of not getting a cure, while Joel, on the contrary, is not willing to lose her. Not like she's already lost her daughter of hers. This is why Joel kills all the Lights in the series finale, contrary to what was seen in the game. Since they plan to kill Ellie to synthesize a cure for her, he vows to save her, killing them all so they won't come looking for her. The Last of Us Series In an interview with Eurogamer shortly before the release of The Last of Us Part II, the creator of both original games, Neil Druckmann described precisely what the true meaning of the story was, stating that the ultimate gist of The Last of Us is all about how far people are willing to go for someone they love unconditionally. In this case, the ending of The Last of Us underlines this concept, revealing how much Joel is willing to go and above all why, in order to protect Ellie.
