The Last of Us HBO: S1E7 - Ellie x Riley Infected scene, "We got two options"

[@djsleeper]

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[@marykatezehr1074]

The entire time Ellie was looking through the house for the needle and thread, the look on her face says to Joel: "I'm not letting you go."

[@pastlife960]

I’m not leaving you behind

[@ArtWthIvy]

Yep it’s like “don’t you dare make me leave I don’t give a damn about what will happen if I stay I’m not leaving you.” XD

[@jeffreypeters2803]

Dang, that emotion was real, like hats off to them, I could have legit believed these two had just realized they were going to die

[@ThursdaysChild770]

I love that they were able to pull off the two differing reactions without making it feel weird

[@editsbybee]

0:10 it's been two weeks and I still can't get this scream out of my head. it's so good. she's not even speaking and you can just feel that this is a kid who thinks she just got cheated out of her entire future along with the person she loves most in the world.

[@ArtWthIvy]

LOL THE SCREAM YES. I FEEL SO BAD I ALMOST CRIED THAT EPISODE WHICH IS WEIRD FOR ME I DONT CRY VERY OFTEN AT ALL.

[@hcdhcdhcd41]

1:55 it's the pleading for forgiveness by Riley that gets me. What a scene

[@kyron9662]

I hoped they showed the VERY last moments of Ellie and Riley before Riley died and Marlene found Ellie. But I still loved the fact they kept most of the dialogue from the game. Especially the acting. 10/10

[@SilverStrumer]

Same. I think in this version and time Ellie hasn't met Marlene yet till episode 1. Very likely it was Ellie’s principal Capt. Kwan who found them.

[@laurenm.2265]

Was Ellie forced to kill Riley in the end? How did Marlene find them?

[@Angela-lp7zw]

They might show a flashback of Marlene finding Ellie in the last episode. My guess is, Ellie's mom will be introduced at the beginning of the final episode and they will show Marlene promising Anna that she will protect Ellie which was only mentioned in the game.

[@pranav5788]

Naah they should try to make it as different from the game as possible. I have already played the game.

[@outdoorscholar6016]

@@SilverStrumer I don’t think it was Capt. Kwan, FEDRA was executing people on the spot for being infected, and I don’t think he’d hesitate. I think that morning Marlene and the other Fireflies would go back to get the stuff that Riley was supposed to be guarding, only to find Ellie sitting next to Riley’s corpse

[@romilrh]

If the last 6 episodes didn't show it already, this episode proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bella Ramsey was a good choice for Ellie. She better submit this episode to the Emmys.

[@crystallxix1493]

Feel like she’s gonna be overshadowed by Joel

[@romilrh]

@@crystallxix1493 Overshadowed how? They won't be competing for the same Emmy

[@crystallxix1493]

@@romilrh yes but very often when there are two very good actors submitting the same show only one of the two wins even in separate categories

[@romilrh]

@@crystallxix1493 That is something that happens, but not BECAUSE there are two in separate categories. Sometimes one just wins more often than the other.

[@crystallxix1493]

@@romilrh i never said that it happens because they’re two categories? I said it happens because if two great actors are in the same show, more often than not one will overshadow the other

[@ramxhorn3712]

Honestly, I audibly gasped whenever Joel and Ellie had an additional interaction in this episode. Between Joel pleading for Ellie to leave, and them holding hands at the end, the extra tid-bits that weren't from the game, but their emotional display of "we're going to fight until the bitter end to keep the other person" were just icing on the cake.

[@mihaelfitz]

A masterful performance by Storm Reid as Riley and Bella as Ellie, they really added depth to this relationship. But the game's more parallel narrative hit that little bit harder at the end.

[@MariusBoss11458]

Man... Them crying and hugging each other... That was good. I kinda wish the game had that.

[@bja808]

Storm Reid won an Emmy for her role!! So happy for her!!!

[@timellison24]

I'm not sure why some people didn't like this episode. I thought it was narratively quite strong, with an excellent guest performance by Storm Reid

[@anatheodoro9596]

For me personally, the first half of the mall was a bit too long, I liked their relationship in the game better (they seemed more well balanced), I wish we had seen a bit more of some other aspects of Ellie’s life, and even though the end was good I feel that the thematic link between past and present was not as well done as in episode 3… even though the idea was good: I suppose Ellie decided she wouldn’t leave Joel and would fight to keep him alive because “we don’t give up”. But there are some things that Riley said that struck me more, like when she says Ellie doesn’t know what it’s like to have a family and then lose it (ellie in the past didn’t know, ellie in the present now does). I also liked their discussion about the fireflies and why Riley joined them (basically because they asked her?). All in all, just not at the same level as all other episodes. A similar episode to episode 3, but teenage crush just doesn’t have the same appeal to me as a healthy loving relationship that lasts a lifetime. But the last few minutes were excellent, as in every episode.

[@phanquan9470]

@@anatheodoro9596 but the relationship is the same in the game

[@rqmiraz230]

@@anatheodoro9596 I think teenage loves are different in a world where your lives are always hanging by a thread. You are forced to grow up. You are forced to learn what's truly important. And you know what you have can be lost ( and it was) in a moment.

[@laphonz]

Their chemistry on camera wasn't clicking. Not like episode 3 and its actors

[@EJD339]

@@anatheodoro9596100 percent. I wish they’d cut 12-15 minutes off. I just rewatched it. it makes sense narratively to tell this story and the dialogue was good but I thought a lot of it was unnecessary.

[@darthkahn45]

"not a fan of option 1" was one of my favorite lines of hers.

[@ellchicago]

I was not ready for this scene.

[@kevsdigitalartsmore3743]

I played the game, I knew this was coming and still wasn’t ready for this scene.

[@midnight5908]

Fr I played both games and still wasn’t ready 😭​@@kevsdigitalartsmore3743

[@Tangerine_Juices]

No one was even people who played the game

[@Costanza1459]

“There are a million ways we should've died before today. And a million ways we can die before tomorrow. But we fight... for every second we get to spend with each other. Whether it's two minutes, or two days... we don't give that up. I don't want to give that up. My vote? Let's just wait it out. You know we can... be all poetic and just lose our minds together.” 😢

[@bluepower1177]

I hate that they added the “and shit”. Do you really need to make her sound ghetto

[@romilrh]

I wish they cut to the scene of Ellie deciding not to give up on Joel AFTER Riley delivers her monologue about fighting for all the time you have. Cause that's what Ellie remembers in the moment she turns away from that door.

[@c.w.3103]

Riley and Ellie getting bit juxtaposed with Ellie’s desperation to keep Joel alive really made both scenes so much more impactful. And I love how in the show, Ellie and Riley feel like kids whereas in the game they feel more like adults in kids’ bodies (not saying it’s bad-the acting was undoubtedly phenomenal). Both the game and the show are heavy hitters but Bella Ramsey’s acting in this episode really stuck with me for a few days. I haven’t had anyone’s acting stick with me like that in recent years since Zendaya in Euphoria.

[@Hostilethreat]

I gotta be honest - I usually dislike "survival" genres when they focus too much on the human drama of it and I thought it would be the case for this series but it goes together so well and I am interested in the human aspect as well as the zombies. The whole "whether it's two minutes or two days" is amazing. It's the notion of "a thing isn't beautiful because it lasts" - Vision, Age of Ultron. It's better to have a life of fulfillment than just to place value on how long you have it for. "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" . It's an interesting message shared more and more. Even Puss in Boots the last wish reflected it when fighting against death for his final life. It's amazing and fits into our lives well.

[@dacytoxic8179]

My favourite episode, was uncertain what they would add from the game, and there was so much, especially the halloween store.

[@TimKuat]

The level of emotion conveyed in the scene was absolutely remarkable. The performance of Storm Reid portraying Riley was exceptional, and Bella Ramsey also delivered a breathtaking portrayal of Ellie in this moment as well. Although I anticipated the moment when the stalker zombie attacked, resulting in Riley's death and Ellie's infection, it was still beautiful. The kiss was beautiful and authentic, devoid of any sense of being contrived or inserted forcibly. It felt like a genuine expression of human love, prompting me to reflect on the value of life. The moment when they came to terms with being bitten and realizing that it was the end was incredibly authentic. It portrayed their denial, planning on what to do next, fear, eventual acceptance of death, and the newfound love they embraced. The raw and genuine emotions conveyed in this scene were unparalleled, making it one of the most truly human moments I've ever witnessed in cinema.

[@cinemageplt]

God i love The Left Behind theme so much, really gives that feeling of hope despite surround by darkness

[@shan3622]

I think it’s quite interesting they had to fight one infected instead of more like in the game but throughout the show a single infected is already terrifying and unpredictable

[@aryarowan2283]

Just how real can they make it feel

[@JC21]

When the Left Behind theme kicked in at the end

[@koustuvmajumdar119]

When she holds Joel's hands and the music picks up, goosebumps man.

[@bubandlisa]

You are easily impressed

[@tigrispanthera5496]

@@bubandlisa stay mad

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

It’s so upsetting because Riley is exactly the kind of person Ellie needed in her life with the days ahead.

[@magnawiz]

I was afraid they wouldnt use the music but they did and they used it differently but just as well

[@johnsontong3424]

Why , Why scene like this always make me cry 😢

[@jessedellross3245]

They did a great job. Wasn’t sure they could…..but they did. :.(

[@noahawad]

I wish we got to see how Riley turned but Ellie didn't. And what Ellie did in that situation.

[@Thecharliesruiz]

0:06 When you have a flat tire lol

[@LaLaBouBou]

So Ellie kill Riley ? Marlene arrive and took Ellie with her. I think she said to Joel it was not her first time she kill someone

[@bobbyalexanderdatingaling]

It's generally assumed to what have happened. It wasn't directly shown in the game either.

[@InFiRe59]

@@bobbyalexanderdatingaling much better that way

[@KPNest]

thats a clue

[@blackroomrob4205]

@@bobbyalexanderdatingaling I liked that, tbh. Something things DO need to be fully explained but other things are better left to mystery and interpretation

[@antigraviman7137]

Ohh that's why she (Ellie) says this bite mark is two weeks old when Joel and Tess first discover she was immune. So, she lost Riley like two weeks before the first episode happened. Damn so that's why the trauma is quite recent for Ellie compared to Joel and now that she is experiencing a similar situation with Joel, she is sort of reliving the trauma like Joel did with Ellie in episode 6. Hence, we the viewers getting this flash back type episode. This makes a lot of sense for me, and I have never thought about it in this way until now.

[@blackbulls8783]

In a funny way it remind me of an old smosh video smosh vs zombies when Ian is infected Anthony was about to shoot him but Ian told they can be best friend forever

[@1stfire_shadow]

I like that in the game it hinted at their deep love and you could feel it, but they didn’t need to declare it and make it obvious. Prefer ambiguity, like the idea that something can be so simple and yet so complicated

[@benmorgan8890]

I love how this depicts two very different versions of acceptance. One is anger and aggression while the other is silent defeat.

[@hello.6748]

Ngl I've never played the game but I knew what was gonna happen, so the whole episode I was j stressing tf out wondering when they were gonna get bit 💀

[@nave712]

Bella deserves an Emmy and an Oscar for this performance

[@mooglare]

both bella ramsey and storm reid were incredible in this episode

[@BroPaulSyrel]

Emotional thing

[@punctualkarma1557]

Riley: "THERE IS NO OPTION 3" Ellie: umm ...

[@MARNOLmusic]

"We don't quit"

[@jakeg3733]

Suturing that isn't going to help anything but I appreciate her loyalty and desire to do the right thing

[@SigneRoycer]

?

[@blackroomrob4205]

sure, it won't do too much about Infection (Non-Fungal) and the Blood already Lost but it'll at least slow further bleeding dramatically AND help the skin fuse back together. Source: the slice on my wrist that makes me look Emo.

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

If the wound is open -- if the wound edges aren't approximated, to use the medical jargon -- then suturing would be important. I feel like the wound was deep enough that yeah, suturing would be necessary. Not to avoid a big keloid scar, but rather to perhaps allow the perotonitis to get better over time. The omentum does mobilize to wall off infections to an extent and, as the bowel clearly wasn't perforated, maybe it would have healed on its own. But if the abdominal wall wasn't intact and pathogens could get into the intraabodminal space then Joel was 100% going to die.

[@beautybysaranwrap]

Does ANYBODYYYY know where I can listen to that guitar soundtrack starting at 0:07??? 😭🥺🥺🥺

[@muffin244]

The choice-the last of us

[@beautybysaranwrap]

@@muffin244 GOD BLESS YOU THANK YOU SM

[@muffin244]

@@beautybysaranwrap there is also hbo version kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmW4nImMl7ibhNE

[@mabel_v]

Ellie looks just like Ashley in that scene

[@abrahamguevara7158]

I'll say this the show definitely understood and brought out the emotional side of these stories and characters the game fs had a better horror element to it which I hope gets brought out more in season 2

[@viewmaster617]

Elle is forced to kill Riley like Marlene was forced to kill Elle Mother I believe Marlene is Riley's Mother they seem to mirror each other mannerisms

[@marc-tj6tp]

only reason id take option 1 is because if i was infected and there was no way back, i wouldn't want to be the cause of someone else becoming infected

[@kimberlybellard6972]

I always felt the safest with my best friend

[@valalongtooth1]

The big question... Did Ellie have to put her down when she turned ? God... that would have been soul crushing....

[@ez52]

It's implied that Riley is the first person Ellie killed :(

[@liaorliam-yz2lf]

the one that got away

[@cooliostarstache5474]

While I thought the rest of the episode was slow and a bit boring, the last ten or so minutes were very good and well acted, especially this scene

[@anatheodoro9596]

Agree

[@xBintu]

thats what happens from tiktok, you can only stay focused for a short time, pathetic

[@cooliostarstache5474]

@@xBintu Funny, because that's what I keep saying to people asking for more violence. I actually prefer the longer, less action packed episodes. I'm just not as interested in other characters outside of Joel and Ellie. The episode was boring because I just didn't feel the chemistry between Bella and Storm Reid, unlike the game. Riley was way more charming and fun in the game, while the actress for Riley in the show didn't give off the same energy.

[@The_OneManCrowd]

​@Coolio Star Stache Yeah I'm only interested in action. These leftist writers turn every show into a marxist soap opera and ruin them for literally 99% of the fans

[@ashmews5489]

@@cooliostarstache5474 I thought they had amazing chemistry in the show tbh

[@phrophannus]

They got option three

[@JayKay-zs8qr]

They fuckin NAILED this scene

[@firxanza5172]

it was exactly what happened in the games, Ellie went ballistic upon being infected

[@anon.nobody6471]

When comparing the game to show, I really liked this version of the scene better. I think it felt much more raw compared to the Ellie and Joel convo in Jackson

[@hsd287]

Poor Ellie 😢😢😢

[@charleshammer7984]

I wonder if Riley is still running around the mall?

[@ANTONIOCARLOS-uv5dw]

In the series it leads to believe that Ellie had to kill her, as she mentions that she has killed someone before.

[@fearlessfailure2848]

Spoiler for the last episode When Joel and Ellie have their conversation after Joel's big decision, Ellie mentions that she had to kill Reilly when she turned.

[@senseweaver01]

Did you seriously just end that right before the musical sting?

[@pushvedula5640]

Wow they only had to deal with two stalkers here and they still got bitten, and they had to outrun a horde in the game and no if I got bitten, I wouldn’t go on living as a monster, I would just take the easy way out and leave a note for my friends and family, if I had any in that type of world and if they’re nearby! Just like Adam and Sidney!

[@adambarnes49]

I wasn't sure at first but this episode has really sold Bella Ramsey as Ellie for me

[@Bia_Lovegood]

I wish they'd showed what happened between them in the end. We all know the truth, but still, I'd like to see it just to confirm.

[@jaxondavis9531]

This was so sad.

[@LilyS-rl8zx]

This is so sad i was sad because of this part

[@KingSafari93]

Gawd I luv this show ❤❤❤❤❤

[@5133937]

Just stitching up a wound like that doesn't actually do anything. You've gotta clean it completely, all the way inside. Remove the bits of rust and germs that were on the knife, make sure no internal organs were ruptured, and if they were then cauterize the whole thing and hope for the best. Only then do you stitch it up.

[@matsrepstadhaverstad1052]

Spoiler alert: In the game when she meet David and James, she asked for some medicine and antibiotic to clean the wound too.

[@dudette7681]

She did not have any of those in case you can't see they are in a post pandemic situation in the middle of nowhere inside an empty house! It is not a surgery table in a hospital. Thank you. Side note : in the next episode she will leave joel to look for antibiotics and antiseptic.

[@flecks_piano]

@@matsrepstadhaverstad1052 Yea exactly. This is a detail that's done pretty much the exact same way in the game. Ellie doesn't actually know what she is doing, she doesn't disinfect the needle either. She's trying to save Joel by any means and gives him an infection in the process.

[@Rosie-zh4cm]

So does not cut off limbs help??

[@_-_-_L_-_-_]

I thought she was supposed to be a kid too

[@dudette7681]

15 and 17, aren't they kids?

[@anatheodoro9596]

14 and almost 17. At that age, that's actually a big difference. It's like, Ellie has a major crush on someone who's older and impresses her for being a bit of a rebel, and Riley enjoys getting that attention (but didn't really hesitate to leave without saying a word).

[@logolessscenpacks5328]

14 and 16 are kids?

[@ArtWthIvy]

Lol yes I loved this ep.

[@darthdracul8372]

Riley”There’s more stuff over there you can break” Me”Would it make a bloody goddamn difference?”

[@Mr.Majestic77]

They spent way too much time goofing at the mall and made too noise. WTF? At about this same time in The Walking Dead Universe, Rick and his group was a little more organized lol.

[@huongthu342]

😂🤣😥😭😧😔

[@alexiscobb60]

this was waay too long of an episode.

[@camelrock]

The game is so much better and has way better acting

[@cooliostarstache5474]

I think the acting in this scene was good, but overall, this episode was a disappointment compared to the game

[@spideybops634]

@@cooliostarstache5474 Yeah, I agree the show did this much better.

[@rekoxx346]

I'm enjoying this show so fucking much and then people like you always come to say stuff like this. I know everyone has their opinion but this pattern is kind of annoying.... To be honest, I like the scene of Riley here more than in the game, I can say that watching the gameplays, and I'm starting to believe that you only feel it was better in the game cuz you lived it interactively

[@emilyhughes4297]

@@rekoxx346 people are allowed to have their preferences, some people just prefer different media’s/mediums for telling story’s.

[@R.a.f.a.e.l.]

No. You are biased. Acting feels contrived in the game, and its not fair to compare actually, since animation has more limitations than live action in this regard, even with mockups. But still... the live action version feels emotional, while the game version looks uncanny when compared to it. This coming from someome who loves the game. Stop being a blind fanboy.

[@emwilton2826]

This is not them. I’m sorry, I didn’t see the show, and I don’t plan to. But I know every second of the game. This is not Riley. She is WAY tougher. Ellie is way more emotional. This scene is just sickening, seeing how they killed their characters. Their relationship. I will never understand why they did the show.

[@Sophia-t7x2y]

The show is an adaptation, ellie's character has been slight changed, same can be said to riley i guess. But still, both characters are very much alike the game characters personality wise. You'd have known that If you have watched the show instead of talking bs.

[@pradeepsinghm]

Only episode so far that I didn't enjoy much. A total snooze until the end. Once the friend got bit I let out a huge sigh of relief because I don't think I could stand the annoying dynamic these two have for another episode.

[@spiritsub.1668]

i think u confuse it with ep3

[@RJG7203]

they're just being kids lighten up will you lol

[@RJG7203]

@@spiritsub.1668 Nothing wrong with episode 3 it's just gamers being homophobic

[@spiritsub.1668]

@@RJG7203 Its just boring

[@pradeepsinghm]

@@RJG7203 I don't have any interest in watching an hour of teenage girls hanging out.

[@mr.wilson9941]

What i hated about Riley wasn't that she joined the fireflies, that could have been cool and all. I hated that she joined because she got a job she didn't like and felt was beneath her like some entitled college kid posting on TikTok about being misgendered and having to work 20 hours a week. Folks like Joel make money and scrape by burning corpses and shoveling shit while her assignment would have been to stand guard while they do that. But she felt entitled to get something better although we see that fedra recognizes talent and she obviously didn't have as much talent as the actress had actual acting skill, namely zero

[@BigMikeMcBastard]

She got the job she didn't like because she clearly wasn't a team player and didn't believe in FEDRA. She was relegated to a bad assignment because FEDRA knew she was the kind of person was probably sympathetic to the Fireflies, or at least wouldn't be pro-FEDRA enough for something more.

[@TheSagefx]

Braindead comment. Imagine being a sixteen year old orphan and being told that you’re going to shovel shit for the rest of your life for an agency that you never cared about or believed the philosophy of. Obviously she went to join the fireflies because Marlene convinced her that she had a greater purpose in life. Riley truly believed that the fireflies would make the world a better place for everyone and wanted to be a part of that.

[@Wholesome_Sensei]

worst episode

[@Connection-Lost]

I've only been watching clips, but I prefer science-y shit over bland soap operas. I really don't care about the fictional relationships of fictional people. I really don't.

[@LordNinja109]

Okay?

[@masonmunkey6136]

Then read text-books?

[@charlieharrington9555]

Then why are you consuming fiction? Just read an autobiography or something, or watch an action movie. All of the most revered stories of all time, whether shows or books, are *dramas*.

[@JoseHernandez-gy7qu]

Okay stick with marvel then

[@RJG7203]

Then you came to the wrong place because that's what the games are about lol

[@Antarctide]

Kinda impressive that they managed to find an even uglier actress than Ellie's for Railey

[@gwjsbm]

Why is her hair blonde? Cultural appropriation

[@miiroskaripidis]

Ellie doesn't much sow much for this role..its like she have sindrom Down .. sorry 😒😔😔😒

[@donaldduffy8947]

West Edmonton mall was a good choice for filimng this.

[@lizvicious666]

truly perfect casting for ellie

[@bubandlisa]

The Last of Straight People... Wow this series has WASTED 2 episodes on AGENDA PUSHING .. im so glad i DONT PAY for this 💩

[@Hostilethreat]

um you do know the two "agenda lgbt" episodes were actually in the base game? They didn't add it in. Cuz I get it - sometimes studios do add unnecessary Race/sexuality changes to characters and ignore the source material. This isn't the case for the show though.

[@tigrispanthera5496]

bro didn’t play the dlc back in 2013 😂

[@ahsuniverseslays]

And ofcourse you wouldn't have a problem with the show if it had only heterosexual people in right? Like what the hell is your problem? Are you really THAT pathetic that you actually care about other people's love interests?

[@Michmackpaddywack12]

The Last of Forcing Gay People into hiding. People are gay at the same rate they were 100 years ago, the only difference is now you actually see it portrayed in media. Comparatively speaking, when stacked against hetero media, there is virtually no positive gay representation. The lgbtqia+ was always here and always will be. There's nothing righteous about harassing an entire community of people for existing.