Ben Lindbergh

And unlike the typical trope, Joel does not get away, but we do still hear exactly what is on Abby's mind.

And unlike the typical trope, Joel does not get away, but we do still hear exactly what is on Abby's mind.

And unlike the typical trope, Joel does not get away, but we do still hear exactly what is on Abby's mind.

It changes everything because even as you're watching versus playing, when Joel saves Abby's life... that makes it even more seem like senseless killing when you're playing this for the first time because it's like what what did this guy do he just bailed you out you were about to get chomped and he shows up in the nick of time and now you're killing him and we understand why that's happening in

It changes everything because even as you're watching versus playing, when Joel saves Abby's life... that makes it even more seem like senseless killing when you're playing this for the first time because it's like what what did this guy do he just bailed you out you were about to get chomped and he shows up in the nick of time and now you're killing him and we understand why that's happening in

It changes everything because even as you're watching versus playing, when Joel saves Abby's life... that makes it even more seem like senseless killing when you're playing this for the first time because it's like what what did this guy do he just bailed you out you were about to get chomped and he shows up in the nick of time and now you're killing him and we understand why that's happening in

the show so it's just not nearly as jarring or disorienting i don't want to downplay how massive a surprise it was because clearly it was regardless you know even with all that groundwork being laid but it screws with you so much more i think in some respects when you're playing it for the first time not knowing that backstory and i think the the detail in which she lays it out now i

the show so it's just not nearly as jarring or disorienting i don't want to downplay how massive a surprise it was because clearly it was regardless you know even with all that groundwork being laid but it screws with you so much more i think in some respects when you're playing it for the first time not knowing that backstory and i think the the detail in which she lays it out now i

the show so it's just not nearly as jarring or disorienting i don't want to downplay how massive a surprise it was because clearly it was regardless you know even with all that groundwork being laid but it screws with you so much more i think in some respects when you're playing it for the first time not knowing that backstory and i think the the detail in which she lays it out now i

One thing that I did like here is that when Abby says there are just some things everyone agrees are just fucking wrong. Yeah. And Joel agrees. He nods just silently. And we know that he knows what she's talking about. Whereas in the game, maybe he suspects. But again, he could be thinking, oh, man, I did many things that people could be coming to kill me for.

One thing that I did like here is that when Abby says there are just some things everyone agrees are just fucking wrong. Yeah. And Joel agrees. He nods just silently. And we know that he knows what she's talking about. Whereas in the game, maybe he suspects. But again, he could be thinking, oh, man, I did many things that people could be coming to kill me for.

One thing that I did like here is that when Abby says there are just some things everyone agrees are just fucking wrong. Yeah. And Joel agrees. He nods just silently. And we know that he knows what she's talking about. Whereas in the game, maybe he suspects. But again, he could be thinking, oh, man, I did many things that people could be coming to kill me for.

Here he knows exactly what it is and he doesn't protest and he doesn't defend himself and he doesn't say, yeah, but you got to understand what they were going to do to my adopted daughter. He doesn't do any of that. it's as if on some level he's relieved, maybe, that finally someone else knows, because that's another change that we talked about last week.

Here he knows exactly what it is and he doesn't protest and he doesn't defend himself and he doesn't say, yeah, but you got to understand what they were going to do to my adopted daughter. He doesn't do any of that. it's as if on some level he's relieved, maybe, that finally someone else knows, because that's another change that we talked about last week.

Here he knows exactly what it is and he doesn't protest and he doesn't defend himself and he doesn't say, yeah, but you got to understand what they were going to do to my adopted daughter. He doesn't do any of that. it's as if on some level he's relieved, maybe, that finally someone else knows, because that's another change that we talked about last week.

As far as we know, it's possible we haven't seen him unburden himself to anyone. He didn't have that scene with Tommy, and he hasn't divulged this in therapy. And so maybe on some level, he's just happy that it's out there, even if clearly he's getting his ass kicked. And on some level, maybe he thinks... he deserves that because he knows it was wrong on some level.

As far as we know, it's possible we haven't seen him unburden himself to anyone. He didn't have that scene with Tommy, and he hasn't divulged this in therapy. And so maybe on some level, he's just happy that it's out there, even if clearly he's getting his ass kicked. And on some level, maybe he thinks... he deserves that because he knows it was wrong on some level.

As far as we know, it's possible we haven't seen him unburden himself to anyone. He didn't have that scene with Tommy, and he hasn't divulged this in therapy. And so maybe on some level, he's just happy that it's out there, even if clearly he's getting his ass kicked. And on some level, maybe he thinks... he deserves that because he knows it was wrong on some level.

He did it anyway and he'd do it again. That doesn't mean that he doesn't still feel bad about it and guilty on some level. And so maybe there's part of him that is almost happy he's being punished for this finally. Like I've gotten away with this for too long. And so that is an aspect of the scene that we get because he knows and because we know and because we know that he knows that

He did it anyway and he'd do it again. That doesn't mean that he doesn't still feel bad about it and guilty on some level. And so maybe there's part of him that is almost happy he's being punished for this finally. Like I've gotten away with this for too long. And so that is an aspect of the scene that we get because he knows and because we know and because we know that he knows that