Ben Lindbergh

You know, like let's, let's not do these things in moderation and we'll give you one big scene one week and one big scene the next week. We'll just overload. We'll just pile it all into this episode and it'll be an absolute highlight of the year. And ultimately I think because that battle scene was executed so well and Joel was executed so well, unfortunately for him,

You know, like let's, let's not do these things in moderation and we'll give you one big scene one week and one big scene the next week. We'll just overload. We'll just pile it all into this episode and it'll be an absolute highlight of the year. And ultimately I think because that battle scene was executed so well and Joel was executed so well, unfortunately for him,

You know, like let's, let's not do these things in moderation and we'll give you one big scene one week and one big scene the next week. We'll just overload. We'll just pile it all into this episode and it'll be an absolute highlight of the year. And ultimately I think because that battle scene was executed so well and Joel was executed so well, unfortunately for him,

I think it actually did work really well. And it had an additive effect. Like they worked well in tandem, even better than they would have in isolation.

I think it actually did work really well. And it had an additive effect. Like they worked well in tandem, even better than they would have in isolation.

I think it actually did work really well. And it had an additive effect. Like they worked well in tandem, even better than they would have in isolation.

Yeah. And also, this is something the game didn't give us really conflict on this scale. There were allusions to raids and hunters and infected attacks on Jackson, but we didn't get to see or play anything like this. So that's a feather in the cap of the game and HBO's budget. One other thing about this, I think it would be satisfying if Abby inadvertently caused the attack on Jackson.

Yeah. And also, this is something the game didn't give us really conflict on this scale. There were allusions to raids and hunters and infected attacks on Jackson, but we didn't get to see or play anything like this. So that's a feather in the cap of the game and HBO's budget. One other thing about this, I think it would be satisfying if Abby inadvertently caused the attack on Jackson.

Yeah. And also, this is something the game didn't give us really conflict on this scale. There were allusions to raids and hunters and infected attacks on Jackson, but we didn't get to see or play anything like this. So that's a feather in the cap of the game and HBO's budget. One other thing about this, I think it would be satisfying if Abby inadvertently caused the attack on Jackson.

through her actions because her goal is to exact vengeance on one person and one person only, at least ostensibly. It's supposed to be a targeted attack. But one of the messages of The Last of Us is that you can't confine violence and vengeance to one person because there are all these ripple effects and there are unintended consequences and collateral damage and innocent bystanders.

through her actions because her goal is to exact vengeance on one person and one person only, at least ostensibly. It's supposed to be a targeted attack. But one of the messages of The Last of Us is that you can't confine violence and vengeance to one person because there are all these ripple effects and there are unintended consequences and collateral damage and innocent bystanders.

through her actions because her goal is to exact vengeance on one person and one person only, at least ostensibly. It's supposed to be a targeted attack. But one of the messages of The Last of Us is that you can't confine violence and vengeance to one person because there are all these ripple effects and there are unintended consequences and collateral damage and innocent bystanders.

And it's self-perpetuating. So I like the idea that in searching for Joel and only Joel, Abby woke up all of these infected and then they get redirected to Jackson. And that blood is kind of on her hands, too, unbeknownst to her, perhaps. And so I think you could interpret it that way.

And it's self-perpetuating. So I like the idea that in searching for Joel and only Joel, Abby woke up all of these infected and then they get redirected to Jackson. And that blood is kind of on her hands, too, unbeknownst to her, perhaps. And so I think you could interpret it that way.

And it's self-perpetuating. So I like the idea that in searching for Joel and only Joel, Abby woke up all of these infected and then they get redirected to Jackson. And that blood is kind of on her hands, too, unbeknownst to her, perhaps. And so I think you could interpret it that way.

I don't know if we can confidently claim that because maybe they would have woken up and attacked the city anyway when the mycelium got damaged because it's in the city, it's in the pipes, and they've laid the groundwork for that. And so, you know, Joel and Elia put down roots, so has Cordyceps in this city. So I guess you could say that once they were woken up by Abby, then they could be culled.

I don't know if we can confidently claim that because maybe they would have woken up and attacked the city anyway when the mycelium got damaged because it's in the city, it's in the pipes, and they've laid the groundwork for that. And so, you know, Joel and Elia put down roots, so has Cordyceps in this city. So I guess you could say that once they were woken up by Abby, then they could be culled.

I don't know if we can confidently claim that because maybe they would have woken up and attacked the city anyway when the mycelium got damaged because it's in the city, it's in the pipes, and they've laid the groundwork for that. And so, you know, Joel and Elia put down roots, so has Cordyceps in this city. So I guess you could say that once they were woken up by Abby, then they could be culled.

Would they have been summoned the way that they were as a mass unit if she had not already gotten them started? I don't know. Do you think that we can say, yeah, that was all Abby's fault or would much of that have happened regardless just because of that wayward ax strike?

Would they have been summoned the way that they were as a mass unit if she had not already gotten them started? I don't know. Do you think that we can say, yeah, that was all Abby's fault or would much of that have happened regardless just because of that wayward ax strike?