Ben Lindbergh

He seems to be aware of Ellie in a way that it's tough to tell whether he is in the game at that point because he's just so bloody and beaten that he could just be oblivious and out of it. But here it's clear that he knows Ellie's there. Mason said he hears her and he's aware of her. He wants to get up. He just can't.

He seems to be aware of Ellie in a way that it's tough to tell whether he is in the game at that point because he's just so bloody and beaten that he could just be oblivious and out of it. But here it's clear that he knows Ellie's there. Mason said he hears her and he's aware of her. He wants to get up. He just can't.

He seems to be aware of Ellie in a way that it's tough to tell whether he is in the game at that point because he's just so bloody and beaten that he could just be oblivious and out of it. But here it's clear that he knows Ellie's there. Mason said he hears her and he's aware of her. He wants to get up. He just can't.

If there's one person in the world that could make him do the impossible, it would be Ellie telling him to get up. It also tells us that he knows that she was there and he got to see her.

If there's one person in the world that could make him do the impossible, it would be Ellie telling him to get up. It also tells us that he knows that she was there and he got to see her.

If there's one person in the world that could make him do the impossible, it would be Ellie telling him to get up. It also tells us that he knows that she was there and he got to see her.

And on some level, I guess that's kind of comforting because for a show viewer at this point, now we know that there may have been intervening scenes that we will see via flashback at some point where they actually talk things out a bit and it doesn't go just directly from her berating him at the dance to this bloody final scene.

And on some level, I guess that's kind of comforting because for a show viewer at this point, now we know that there may have been intervening scenes that we will see via flashback at some point where they actually talk things out a bit and it doesn't go just directly from her berating him at the dance to this bloody final scene.

And on some level, I guess that's kind of comforting because for a show viewer at this point, now we know that there may have been intervening scenes that we will see via flashback at some point where they actually talk things out a bit and it doesn't go just directly from her berating him at the dance to this bloody final scene.

So it's kind of comforting maybe for us to know that there was a conversation in there. But if you're watching this for the first time, you're thinking, uh-oh, That was the last time that they talked and it was ugly and they haven't been getting along and now cut straight to being beaten to a bloody pulp.

So it's kind of comforting maybe for us to know that there was a conversation in there. But if you're watching this for the first time, you're thinking, uh-oh, That was the last time that they talked and it was ugly and they haven't been getting along and now cut straight to being beaten to a bloody pulp.

So it's kind of comforting maybe for us to know that there was a conversation in there. But if you're watching this for the first time, you're thinking, uh-oh, That was the last time that they talked and it was ugly and they haven't been getting along and now cut straight to being beaten to a bloody pulp.

Maybe it's nice for him to know that she's there and she cares about him and she's clearly distraught and she wants to save him. Then again, would it be comforting to know that Ellie is in this room at this moment? I feel like if I were Joel, I would want Ellie to be as far away from this place as possible.

Maybe it's nice for him to know that she's there and she cares about him and she's clearly distraught and she wants to save him. Then again, would it be comforting to know that Ellie is in this room at this moment? I feel like if I were Joel, I would want Ellie to be as far away from this place as possible.

Maybe it's nice for him to know that she's there and she cares about him and she's clearly distraught and she wants to save him. Then again, would it be comforting to know that Ellie is in this room at this moment? I feel like if I were Joel, I would want Ellie to be as far away from this place as possible.

Yeah. Yeah, Mazin compared it to Aslan getting shaved, his mane getting shaved into the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which was, I think, a perfect comparison because it did make you feel bad. And you have this character who seems all powerful, like he can do anything. And so you're expecting him to get up until the last moment. I mean, this is a guy who just...

Yeah. Yeah, Mazin compared it to Aslan getting shaved, his mane getting shaved into the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which was, I think, a perfect comparison because it did make you feel bad. And you have this character who seems all powerful, like he can do anything. And so you're expecting him to get up until the last moment. I mean, this is a guy who just...

Yeah. Yeah, Mazin compared it to Aslan getting shaved, his mane getting shaved into the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, which was, I think, a perfect comparison because it did make you feel bad. And you have this character who seems all powerful, like he can do anything. And so you're expecting him to get up until the last moment. I mean, this is a guy who just...

slaughtered, executed 18 fireflies. So, you know, a handful of fireflies should be no problem for him. And so you're expecting until the last second, Ellie will save him. He will save himself. They will turn the table somehow. And it's just heartbreaking that that doesn't happen. at least until you see things from Abby's perspective, perhaps.

slaughtered, executed 18 fireflies. So, you know, a handful of fireflies should be no problem for him. And so you're expecting until the last second, Ellie will save him. He will save himself. They will turn the table somehow. And it's just heartbreaking that that doesn't happen. at least until you see things from Abby's perspective, perhaps.