Monday, May 26th officially marked the end of season 2 of The Last of Us. The series concludes after the broadcast of 7 episodes rich in action and emotion, and the finale doesn't contradict us. The last chapter (for now) of Ellie's adventures brings the young woman into extremely perilous situations, and as we could have predicted, it was time to get out the tissues.
HBO has accustomed us to surprises. That's why the end of the season is deliberately violent and vague. The plot, rather slow in the first part of the episode, accelerates to give way to a wave of information that the viewer doesn't necessarily have time to digest before other misfortunes strike. Here we explain what you should remember from this episode 7 of The Last of Us.
A moral dilemma
This is the first time since the beginning of the season that the viewer realizes that the series has a second timeline. In episode 7, we understand that a large-scale military operation is being prepared by the WLF, while Ellie is still seeking revenge. Some of our heroes, however, want to return to Jackson, preferring to abandon reprisals. This is the solution the characters turn to when the group is finally reunited.
For their part, Abby and her companions seem ready to turn the page after obtaining their revenge. Their behavior suggests a desire to move on, and they don't even suspect that Ellie might be looking for them after Joel's death. The series, but especially this seventh episode, deeply questions the notion of justice. Is a life for a life really fair? Can murder be justified on the pretext that it responds to another?
Ellie's character pushes this logic to the extreme, where Abby, despite facing similar losses, seems to choose another path. After three deaths on Abby's side—including a pregnant woman with a likely viable baby—one might think Ellie's revenge would be accomplished, but she herself doesn't seem appeased.
A War in the Background
While Ellie hunts Abby, the WLF prepares for a final assault against their sworn enemies: the Scars. We learn that Abby plays a central role in this paramilitary organization, which adds additional tension to the narrative. Although she is extremely important to the leader, the young woman seems to have disappeared without anyone knowing where or why. At the same time, we discover that some of her companions also choose not to participate in the conflict. The explanation hasn't been given to us yet, but it will be a story for season 3 of The Last of Us.
Because yes, the next batch of episodes will take us into the past. The three days we spent with Ellie are rewound so that we understand the point of view of Abby and the WLF. The goal will be to understand the reasons and logistics of this final assault, but also what leads the characters to such a turnaround at the end of the episode (RIP Jesse). It's a bold construction, very faithful to the spirit of the original game. We can only hope that the structure works just as well in series format. Season 3 will therefore focus less on Ellie when it comes out. For the moment, no date has been confirmed, but we can expect new episodes in about one to two years.
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