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I saw many, many cry about the fact that Ellie let Abby go, so i decided to make this post as proof that the choice that Ellie made is right and realistic.

This is not bad writing, this is what a real, complex person would do. In Seattle, Ellie was driven by pure rage and the desire to revenge Joel.

But by the time in the farm, she has changed. She didnt went to Santa Barbara for the same reason she went in Seattle. She has trouble sleeping, eating and ptsd. She looks she has the perfect life with Dina, but underneath she is not well, not at all. She thought finishing Abby would make this go all away, let her heal.

Another reason is that all through the game after Joel scene, she only remembered him in that very brutal image, she couldn't draw his eyes and all that. But when she was choking Abby, she saw him, on the porch, a good memory of him, maybe the last. That is the moment she realized that she doesnt need to kill Abby to heal and to get over Joel's death.

Also, we know Ellie began the process to forgive Joel right before the cabin incident. But sadly, she never got to forgive him. By letting Abby go, she forgave him in a way. Joel stole the big purpose of Ellie's life, we saw how affected she was when she learned the truth, it's like he stole a part of her. Now, Abby did the same when she did Joel very bad. So, in a strange way, she saw these events being the same, and she decided to forgive Joel by letting Abby go.

Another one, i think, is that she saw her and Joel in Abby and Lev. She was Lev and Abby was Joel. Ellie was so afraid of losing Joel. We can see that in the hotel in Pittsburgh, where she kills that man to save Joel. This is further shown in the ranch, during the big fight between them. I think this is the first time Ellie says that she cares about Joel, in a direct way, not indirect. Being so scared of being alone, she does not want the same thing happening to Lev. She saw herself in Lev, a child with no one else around and she knew how bad that is. Even though Ellie showed she is capable of violence like Joel, deep down she is not like that. She is the same child who wanted to save people, with empathy, with joy. She does not want Lev to go through what she went.

Of course there is not only one reason why she did that, there are so many factors that influenced her in making that decision. Maybe there are more that i did not mentioned here. This is not like fast and furious movies or some other where the protagonist goes after the bad guy, kills him and the good wins. This is a game that shows the nature of humans, the complexity of relationships and of love. Its a complex and beatiful game, not a shallow revenge story, like some wanted.

I know, everyone liked Joel, myself include, i never liked to play Abby, but i understood her perspective, why she did what she did. Joel killed who knows how many people in that hospital and we think that no one will come back for revenge? It doesnt work like that. Now, you may say Ellie should have done the same thing, no? Yes, she did. She killed Nora, Alice, Owen and Mel. Tommy did a trickshot on Manny. And now, Abby has to live with all that. I think that is worse than death.

To end this, i will use a quote i quite like, some of you might know it.

"My mercy prevails over my wrath"

I’m currently watching the last of us on HBO MAX and idk why but I started thinking about Clem and Lee. It got me wondering what duo or pair or whatever you’d like to call them, had people the most emotionally invested.

For me probably Lee and Clem. Something about how gentle Lee was with Clem and how much Clem listened and learned from him. A complete stranger but felt like he became her dad. He was such a nice dude. The dynamic just pulled me in more. Both phenomenal games btw.

Pending your thoughts.
Also, we’re judging solely on the video games (no shows or anything else)

this is my second play through and i’ve literally had to restart my whole game just bc i couldn’t get thru this specific part, whenever i try to get past it always refuses and won’t allow me to open the door can anyone help me and explain why this is giving me such a frustrating time i just wanna have fun and play but this is becoming so annoying

i’ve tried:
shooting all my amo and throwing my items
restarting my checkpoint
waiting for ellie to talk

i’ve become desperate bc this is literally the farthest i’ve gone and i can’t get anywhere

Abby & Lev got a special bond. This scene here hits different

there was like a warehouse sale or something and my teach got these for 15 dollars

With Sony announcing QSSR (Quick Spectral Super Resolution) for the regular PS5, I'm wondering what this could mean for The Last of Us Part I / Part II ?

source: https://blog.playstation.com/2026/10/01/ai-upscaling-is-coming-to-ps5/