The Last Of Us E7: Ellie's Unfinished Love Story & Joel¡¯s Sinking Health Keep Fans On The Edge
A love story like no other!
The previous episode of The Last Of Us left us wondering if Joel will die or not. Now, the new episode makes us go back in time and know about Ellie¡¯s story with her ¡®best friend¡¯ Riley and how she got bitten!
Well yeah her 'lover' Riley. So, the episode centers around how Ellie left behind Riley and made through a heartbreaking situation.
(Spoiler Alert: Consider yourself warned!)
Ellie's gallant attempt to save Joel who has been gut-stabbed frames the center, as does his equally valiant request that she leave him.?
Joel is bleeding after Bella brought him to a secure location, the basement of a home in Eastern Colorado where she is attempting to staunch the blood flow from his puncture wound.
?Joel yells at Ellie to leave, grab the gun, and head to Tommy while Ellie exerts pressure.
Ellie yells, puts him in his coat, and goes upstairs after that. She turns the doorknob, taking us back a few months to Boston.
It takes you back to Ellie's FEDRA school days where on a run, a fellow cadet (Ruby Lybbert) makes a snide remark about Riley, and Ellie sends the girl to the hospital with 15 stitches.
A few scenes later, Riley's covert surprise visit to Ellie's bedroom reveals a lot about their friendship: a practical joke that devolves into violence, settled by laughs, and much more. Ellie gets furious and exclaims, "I should stab you".?
Riley convinces Ellie to get out for the night. Sometime after, we find out that Riley left the military academy and joined the Fireflies after meeting Marlene. Ellie finds it unbelievable.
Riley takes Ellie rooftop-hopping across Boston to an abandoned mall that has been walled off because everyone believes it is infested with diseased people. Along the way, the females taunt one another and sip whisky from a bottle they find laying next to a dead man.
Riley leads Ellie to a level above the mall concourse and turns on the power, illuminating the several antique stores. Ellie is promised "the Four Wonders of the Mall" by Riley, who joins her at the railing.
Yes, it was a date.
They giggle while gawking at the Victoria's Secret mannequins, riding the carousel, posing for photos in a photo booth, and engaging in virtual combat in computer games.?
While falling in love, they indulge in an escape dream.
Ellie then discovers several IEDs that Riley had been protecting for the Fireflies, which causes her to have a sharp pang of betrayal.
To cut things short, Ellie leaves but returns back while sobbing.?
Later, a?clicker enters the room.? The next fight scene has the nerve-wracking action, with Ellie ultimately putting her knife into the Clicker's brain. As she notices a bite on her arm, her joy quickly turns to terror. Riley too shows her arm, bitten.??
Ellie can subsequently be seen caring to Joel's wounds as the scene then returns to the present.
After watching the episode, here¡¯s how fans reacted.
?This episode, although brought out a lot about Ellie's feelings but felt like a slow walk through a forest, that too a little boring one.
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