This is all the more impressive given how ubiquitous the zombie genre has been these past few decades.
She shows Joel and Ellie where she has been bitten and tells them to keep going.
After managing to flick on a lighter, she blows them up (and her with them).
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Suddenly, this group of three has been knocked down to two.
This has a significant impact on him in more than one way.
Henry is about to get shot when a large vehicle falls through a sinkhole in the ground.
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All of a sudden, the sound of infected rises from the earth.
It’s a thrilling moment, as everyone anticipates that an attack is coming.
As far as plot twists go, it doesn’t get much more exciting than this.
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It also shows justhow easily you’re able to suddenly die inThe Last of Us’world.
That’s why he’s the most wanted man there.
In this alternative world, such medication is advanced enough for Henry to consider that a fair trade.
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This is heartbreaking on a few levels.
That actually gives us some hope that he might survive, but it’s no use.
By morning, he’s already turned.
Henry killed a man to save his brother, yet Sam would die young anyway.
Henry actually winds up shooting Sam himself when the boy attacks, which makes this all the more tragic.
Henry can’t live with that, and shoots himself immediately afterward.
He knows where to go, and he has more confidence.
But when they get to the horse stables, there’s Joel.
She picks Joel with no hesitation, which is touching.
That said, it’s stillintegral to Joel’s character development and the relationship he has with her.
When Joel and Ellie finally make it to the Fireflies, they’re greeted with a smoke grenade.
Joel gets knocked out, Ellie is taken.
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It’s also weird to see Joel and Ellie get taken out so easily.
Joel was always checking in to see if his brother was out there, maybe sending a signal.
He would then use his trip with Ellie as an opportunity to find his little brother.
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For the sake of safety, though, Tommy didn’t even venture to contact Joel.
This clearly hurts Joel’s feelings, and it makes their reunion much more bittersweet than expected.
He also tells her that they were attacked and had to leave.
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This will kill Ellie, and Joel’s expression as he slowly realizes this is painful to watch.
The show masterfully hinted at this, too.
Alas, she turned out to be wrong, suggesting that there’s more to it than that.
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On all fours, he says “I do” with eyes that seem to have gone dead.
This darkly poignant insight into parental instincts goes down as one of the most astonishing twists in television history.
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