I didn't miss that. I just don't think that it changes it. A woman who abandons a baby on the doorstep of a church because she's not fit to take care of it still abandoned it. Having good intentions for doing something doesn't mean that you didn't do it.
Well, he seemingly did, according to the definition. He just changed his mind and wanted her back. That's how I see it, but if you guys see it differently, that's fine. It's just a difference of opinion of what we call it.
The Chekhov’s gun is setting up that the woods surrounding the town are dangerous. That’s where the payoff would have to happen.
So you didn't play the game? Ellie's use of the f word is entirely in line with her character in the game.
I just told you I did. I can't remember last week let alone the dialogue of a game over ten years ago!
Once again, the payoff would have already happened. This isn't a "oh, look, there's an infected out there in the woods that we have to sneak by" - it's David and Ellie fending off the infected together as David gains her trust.
If curse words offend you, there's going to be a lot more than deeply troubles you in this series (and the games).
I don’t think I agree, and neither did Mazin or Drukmann. I think just by establishing that there are infected in the woods so close to the town, you’re putting down seeds that they have to interact in some way.Once again, the payoff would have already happened. This isn't a "oh, look, there's an infected out there in the woods that we have to sneak by" - it's David and Ellie fending off the infected together as David gains her trust.
If curse words offend you, there's going to be a lot more than deeply troubles you in this series (and the games).
They've. Already. Interacted.
I took it even further...he felt like he was becoming attached to her and Ellie reminds him of his own daughter. He was distraught at having to leave her and ultimately him caring(about her not just humanity) made him want to protect even more. JMHO
I understand what you’re saying, and I’m saying that I believe that any interaction with them would have put them on a collision course with the town in some way regardless.
The town isn't safe, cordyceps is an ever present threat. That's the point! That's why these people have flocked to a false savior in David. That's why food is so scarce, and it's so dangerous to forage and hunt. That's why he's maintained control despite the fact that the people under his lead are increasingly aware they're eating their own dead.
He called her 'baby girl' multiple times, which is such a dad thing to say...unless it's R Kelly.
Good point. Combat scenes aren't necessary to make the threat of the infected felt. For example, Ellie and Joel could spot the infected in the distance, find other evidence that they're in the area, sneak through/around them and/or just run away from them (especially if there are too many to fight). Showing that the infected are better left avoided, rather than engaged, reinforces that they are a big deal.
Guessing they’re just other people that died, perhaps they’re preserving them.I feel like an idiot haha - just finally had time for the episode. I thought a case of mistaken identity had happened and a separate adult male/female child pair killed the father from the resort. I was waiting for them to show up in some fashion - then my wife pointed out that they didn't get far from the university and I was the idiot.
Minor question - who are the people hanging that Joel sees near the end? I knew they ate the girls father but nobody else had died recently in the resort other than who Joel/Ellie killed. I feel like it was to reinforce the cannibalism but like Ellie already directly called them out for it.
I really enjoyed the episode and loved the tension at the end. I am left wondering where are all the rest of the group though - the steakhouse (which is their main structure it seems) is on fire and nobody else comes to check it out? Joel and Ellie just seemingly walk away without seeing another soul.
I was a little confused by that, too. I think that part of it is that there was an episode that was almost entirely a flashback in between the two episodes. If this episode had directly followed the one with the university, it would've been easier to put the two story lines together. Another thing is that the resort looked like it was a long way from the university, at a higher elevation and at the base of a mountain. It didn't look like the people living there could be some of the same as at the university, especially since they didn't have horses (likely eaten).I feel like an idiot haha - just finally had time for the episode. I thought a case of mistaken identity had happened and a separate adult male/female child pair killed the father from the resort. I was waiting for them to show up in some fashion - then my wife pointed out that they didn't get far from the university and I was the idiot.
Lol, any traces of people who were shown, when their house started burning? Forget about them
