Gamers React to The Last Of Us 2 Ending (Joel Scene)

[@OnipaaPaulo]

There are only 2 times you'll see Joel cry. When his daughter dies in his arms and when Ellie starts to forgive him

[@GR1M_]

Too bad ellie didn't get the chance to forgive him

[@chunnokliu2281]

@@GR1M_ at least Joel knows she's trying to. I think it already means a lot to him.

[@stefanpancea8353]

@@chunnokliu2281 yeah i think the same

[@mariomorgan6083]

@@dj_ps_gamer1324 Dude shut the fuck up already 😂

[@mdnormatnor5226]

still not forgive Joel

[@ECAKJ]

For me the hardest part was Ellie saying “I’ll see you around” and the next time they saw each other was on the floor when Joel dies. Makes me so sad

[@christianmcbrearty]

Well to be fair they could have seen each other after, off camera.

[@relaxhedx7064]

@@christianmcbrearty nope ellie went to bed and woke up and wanted to ask if Joel was up to ask him to go watch movies, they didnt talk

[@christianmcbrearty]

@@relaxhedx7064 Ah, true

[@binjalan6777]

Joel, Abby and Ellie all are similar in the way that they were bloody and don't trust people but then change to be more peaceful. Joel grew older and by that experience he have changed (that's why he helped abby). Abby was bloody and merciless, but what changed her is the journey with the kid (lev) that story changed her and made her merciful. Ellie also started to be bloody when Joel died and started killing blindly but after she lost Jessie, dina, and almost Tommy she knew that she is on the wrong path. Ellie didn't kill abby at the end because she saw lev which symbolizes (victims of their problems, the loss that that path causes, humanity). Pls inform if you knew that cuz many people don't.

[@adamscott1980]

They did see each other off camera, because they would have had to have the conversation of movie night - we know this because of Dina and Ellies conversation about it on the start of their journey! Edit: I was inorrect! Wishful thinking steered me wrong. I realize Ellie was going to ask Joel in the morning; but like I say in my following comments - it's amazing that we even get to have these open conversations.🙂

[@gabevillarrealedits]

Joel: if somehow in the moment the lord gave me a second chance, I’d do it all over again. Me: (loading LOU1) You right about that, Chief.

[@karimbakhtavary5607]

Hahahahaha nice one

[@Thollis1987]

Good one!👍

[@SanctuaryGhost]

It’s TLOU but ok

[@gabevillarrealedits]

WaVe_SHiFTS you could have chosen to correct anything in that quote, but you chose the title. God bless you.

[@SanctuaryGhost]

Roman Bellic cause that’s how it is: TLOU. No other way

[@Ninztime]

I like how Joel stands up straight when he says that line. Back straight, proud and 100% certain that he would do it all over again.

[@Griffith-04]

That crazy cause they remade the first game as well so that's kind of ironic when he said he'd do it over again... That's crazy but cool at the same time

[@Mayra9148]

@@Griffith-04 wdym remade the first game

[@Griffith-04]

@@Mayra9148 they remade the first game ( the last of us part 1) it literally says part 1

[@redace4821]

@@Griffith-04 And that he did, do it all over again.

[@taylormoreira1266]

He'll probably do it once again in the HBO series too lmao

[@UpintheAir1395]

Seeing Joel holding back on crying after hearing that Ellie would finally try to forgive him.... That hurts to watch.

[@adrianabalbuena2682]

Yes! That was this whole scene was about. Joel knew he fucked up, and so did Ellie, but she was still open to forgive him and have the relationship they both wanted, but sadly the next day Joel was killed. And he was killed by his bad decisions. It hurts, but that was what it was. Joel fucked up Big time and payed for it.

[@mango_raider4116]

@@adrianabalbuena2682lmao shut up fangirl

[@adrianabalbuena2682]

Mason More woa, having a bad day, incel? At least let’s have a discussion first where you point out your incoherent conservative point of view of why the game sucked for you, which funnily is the same for a bunch of unhappy dudes, i’ll tell you why your point of view is completely biased and THEN you tell me to shut up, as a good incel. Let’s not lose our internet etiquette here, baby, keep it together. 👍🏻

[@EvilChibiIggyII]

@@adrianabalbuena2682 he still didn't deserve to die in such a barbaric way, If he was to die it would have been nice if it was a least a worthy death and not as violent as it was.

[@gdsirnishka3326]

Beth Dunbar not everybody dies as heroes in this world, like Sam and Henry. You cant just make Joel a hero, because he wasnt, he was a selfish and ignorant person and payed for what he did. Its not even that violent he was tortured, they could have made it worse.

[@Lionhearted626]

Joel was no saint but he was a damn good dad.

[@watashi_no_proxy]

Hell no on was and could be a saint in this post apocalyptic world Everyone killed to survive Why does joel have to have a " was no saint" adjective added just to him!?

[@tonyg8714]

@@watashi_no_proxy what smartass

[@jeanodicampo1183]

watashi no proxy he killed innocent doctors and soldiers and left man kind with no cure he was a fucking animal I love him too but he had it coming

[@stefansaveski698]

@@jeanodicampo1183 l dont know a single person that will let his daughter die to save the world plus it was not guaranteed that they will make a cure

[@dan-xl4mg]

@@watashi_no_proxy cus he ruined the one chance at saving humanity and Making a cure?

[@missdynofire7558]

To know that the actress who played Ellie also lost her own dad at a young age made this even worse 😔

[@colleenkyle7741]

I hate life bruh..

[@bowiesim2840]

are you fucking kidding me, dude i didn't need another reason to keep sobbing

[@itsasquid]

There was an interview with Ashley, Troy, and Neil after the game came out and they went over the behind the scenes process of Joel's death scene. Troy's recount of the process was incredibly profound to me: he said that by the end of it a lot of the crew were gathered around him making sure he was okay, but if there was anyone he was the most concerned about, it was Ashely. He knew what happened to her with her father. Those reactions she had in that scene were basically her tapping into that memory of losing her father.

[@BigDexMedia]

I didn’t even know this

[@quahmeilrobinson7953]

That’s so sad 😭

[@nariin1827]

it breaks my heart to see ellies biggest fear turn into reality (to end up alone)

[@afk2514]

We need part 3... more Ellie and flashbacks of Joel and her.

[@loudmouseshop]

What happened to dina?

[@suckyourmum8348]

@@loudmouseshop at the end she leaves

[@trustworthy_hypocrite1838]

At the end though Ellie seems resolved. She's accepted the fact that Joel is dead and that she can't bring him back, that by going on the anger fueled rampage Ellie continued to lose the connection she had with Joel.

[@Im_Jze]

@@afk2514 Yes I been thinking that

[@shayezeman2695]

Joel's coffee line is a perfect parallel to Ellie's whole ending. "I'm a lil embarrassed as to what I had to trade to get it, it's not bad"

[@chrisguzman3090]

that's crazyy good job pointing that out

[@dan-xl4mg]

Wow I'm sooo impressed by you!! Greaaaat job

[@zaidhood7]

I don’t get it. Can you explain, please?

[@r3g3nl]

Zaid Hood - Ellie was looking for closure with Joel’s death and a way to forgive Joel, she thought she needed to kill Abby to do that but instead she gave Abby mercy and forgiveness in order to also forgive Joel.

[@kingsteven1344]

RG L f in the chat

[@bendavidson8229]

The hardest boss fight in this game was not crying after joel said “i’d like that”

[@jaapie181]

I never cry at games. Its just a game

[@chrisnobel2386]

@@jaapie181 same. Idk, I can't cry at games. I want, but I can't.

[@yahiaahmed1005]

@@jaapie181 lol he doesn't mean it he just means it's so hard to not be sad at this scene

[@kintama3453]

Bruh guess I lost at the boss fight many times.

[@mhenrique2761]

@@jaapie181 Oh look everybody we have a badass here

[@haydenmuttee4671]

Its especially heartbreaking when you know they were so close to start healing their relationship, and then abby and friends rip it away, making Ellie crying and pleading for Joel to get up that much more heartbreaking.

[@abby.os7]

this was probably one of the hardest scenes to watch. Hearing joel say “she’d be lucky to have you” fucking broke my heart....

[@Marshmallow_jello]

Especially considering that Dina, was in fact, not lucky to have Ellie. Not after Joel died.

[@hyndquart5241]

​@@Marshmallow_jellonope. She got a husk of the Ellie that was in Jackson with joel.

[@nimloc1670]

The only scene in this game that made me cry. I started bawling after he said "I'd do it all again". It felt like Ellie wasn't cutting him any slack. The Fireflies didn't give her a chance either, and they were fine with that. I don't even wanna fully get into my opinions on this game in a comment, but Joel was a great fuckin dad, man. As soon as Ellie became a mom, she should've completely understood why Joel did what he did, because we all know she'd do the same thing for her son.

[@chriscornell777]

I think she did come to understand, that's what I got from her expression after remembering that last convo with Joel. Mind you she said she couldn't forgive him in the past before everything started.

[@therasi8752]

it's the survivors guilt. not everything is logical.

[@DeadShot1307]

She wanted to because she understood. She disagreed. But she knew where he was coming from. Hence why she decided to try to forgive at the end...and because Abby took away her chance at closure, and with that, revenge for Ellie- was her way of forgiving joel. In a sense

[@leonardosouza9249]

I cried in this scene, and in the beach scene where Ellie and Abby fighted

[@arielle452]

I was bawling bro

[@platinoir]

Ellie is so focused on having her life matter, but it didn't even matter to the doctors and Marline. They could have waited til she was conscious to inform her that the cure will come at the expense of her life and let her decide, but what the doctor did was so unethical and unprofessional. Im sure Joel would have understood if she made that decision herself rather than someone else making it for her.

[@anastasiiaiurkova8897]

but she kind of knew that. and she was ready to die for that.

[@platinoir]

Анастасия Юркова I know, but they have no right to assume that she is ready to die. And Joel in a way is not wrong in not allowing them to treat his surrogate daughter like she is a product.

[@haaatski]

@@platinoir also the vaccine would have killed her for no reason since a vaccine only works before the fungus hits you. So the world would have been the same and the fungus would keep growing and spreading. Joel made the right decision. Also ellie clams her life would have mattered but it would kill her for no reason really, her life that she clams don't matter mattered to someone else.. Joel.. Her dad as i say. She never thought of that? Prolly at the end she did.

[@haaatski]

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[@haaatski]

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[@officialjoelmiller]

*If somehow the Lord gave me a second chance at that moment, i would do it all over again.*

[@agent3547]

Joel

[@supdudeitsdev6453]

Ok, guys, don’t argue.

[@agent3547]

@@supdudeitsdev6453 We're not

[@supdudeitsdev6453]

@@agent3547 ok that’s good

[@agent3547]

@@supdudeitsdev6453 Yeah

[@mr.boombastic7509]

Jacksepticeye: "cries" Pewdiepie: "is that it?"

[@randomserbianguy5677]

4 real XD

[@ardenaudreyarji]

Pewds was too brainwashed by 9 year olds to enjoy it

[@greg_715]

@@ardenaudreyarji THIS! Him live streaming it and constantly reading salty comments stoped him from forming his own opinion. He just mirrored what he read.

[@yys6102]

@@greg_715 chat is just reminding him of what ellie loses. How about this, the game lets you hated Abby, and then shoved a 10hrs gameplay of Abby backstory to let you SYMPATHISE her. Does that not consider as a brainwashing by game developer too? :) I understand the dev trying to convey a message to us for revenge is bad, but srsly, pls do it on other titles not TLoU2

[@greg_715]

@@yys6102 The devs don't owe you anything. They wrote the story they wanted to tell, and it was phenomenal.

[@chubbchubbs620]

The Last Of Us Part 3 Joel: “wake up Kiddo”

[@Valkyrie12311]

i fucking hope so... i want joel back

[@ScrewedUpCrim]

We got a city to burn

[@francis5042]

@@ScrewedUpCrim *Minecraft Village Intensifies*

[@goobers3542]

King Crimson Keanu reeves? 🤔

[@magnumbeefus]

@@goobers3542 no, Rob Schneider

[@life-x476]

I was Shouting on my TV " pls just give eachother a hug, PLEASE!!!"

[@erikpartogisiagian1248]

Killigan Videocasts and the fact that they didn’t expect that incident happen

[@alexismercado2871]

I was hoping Joel would tell Ellie he loved her. Those exact words .

[@controversialgaming1364]

Joel and Ellie are not like that . They are socially awkward and yes they have unlimited love for each other but they would never do that

[@joaobluz]

Yeah, I actually just shouted inside my head “Ellie just hug the damn man...” 😭

[@gougou9113]

@Pit Pat when did they hugged in part 2? I can't remember

[@alreadyoutofthisworld3387]

Its heartbreaking watching this scene 😢

[@littlegirl41695]

To see jacks vid now after his father passed away recently is even more heartbreaking to watch that scene 😭😭😭

[@syco1505]

"You wanna be a hero so bad. But u dont have the heart of one..." holy moly. That was so deep, it's like naughty dog created it... damn, right in the feels bro.

[@replyifyourmomgay9158]

Iberleezy

[@nightowlpiont1]

Love Berlin but I disagree. Ellie never shies away from danger to save anyone. She sees her having a link/key to make an advancement for humanity in this never ending battle with 20+ years of deadly infections as an opportunity. A freakin good arse chance for humanity and willing to sacrifice herself for it. That maybe her being born without her parents, that people came and go from her life or when her first love died is the reason for her to have such life is because she holds the cure within her. This is why her life needs to matter to her. Joel lied that there were others with the same "gift" and it meant NOTHING. Joel has his reasons but that does not take away that what he did was selfish. Hope was there. A cure and a top brain surgeon but Joel took that away. So what kind of heart should Ellie hold? Joel didn't hold her heart or any other's into consideration but his own.

[@treyjeffery9605]

​@nightowlpiont1485 she for damns sure doesn't have the heart of a hero, she doesn't go out of her way to help others she goes out of her way to get revenge, she is not a hero nor villain just the product of a viscous cycle of hatred

[@puck4049]

Every single time that guitar plays, I bawl so hard I can't even see the reactions. What makes this scene hit so hard is that we see, in the end, that Ellie was actually finally ready to move on. They were going to watch a movie together. They had plans. They had hope

[@FrumpleTJBoyd]

Ethan’s reaction is hands down the best one out of all of them. I start bawling like a baby every time to see it

[@Keysi_6]

So true!!! My emotional baby. I woukd rather watch youty ers like him then pewediwpie ir the last one who are just annoying, noj emotional and just try to say sth stupid to entertaint

[@omareltayar102]

@@Keysi_6 I COMPLETELY AGREE

[@rafla1636]

It was Berlin for me.

[@miserablepileofsecrets]

Yeah he was in the story. If I remember he even mentionned its top 5 his best games ever. But yeah, I like Pewdiepie but his TLOu2 playthrough is pure dogshit since he just based hia opinion on the haters in his community.

[@ricardobautista-garcia8492]

@@miserablepileofsecrets It was his audience in any case.

[@danh8804]

Important thing to understand is that Joel would have had the exact same answer the next morning if he'd been asked.

[@ilay_ux]

*This comment. Exactly.* I love love love LOVE how Joel did not regret his decision to save Ellie, at ALL. How he honestly, and genuinely confesses that next to her will always get me.

[@bigdoa3475]

I enjoyed watching Berleezy play last of us the most than anybody else

[@MilitaristTurkcu]

Exactly

[@chrisguzman3090]

fr fr he had the most genuine and funniest reactions among all the youtubers ive watched. Sean and dontai's walkthrough was great too.

[@bigdoa3475]

Clever Name Eezy Gang X FNG‼️‼️

[@Solo-si2zx]

Edgar Takuache San eeeuuuugghhhh eezy gang

[@devinbates2565]

Eezy gang

[@See_Saad]

Crazy how soo many people have such distinct opinions about this game, it is indeed an emotional roller coaster in which not everyone bought into that complex story, I personally think it is a masterpiece, this experience changed me just as much as the first one did and it is sad for me that there is people who do not feel the same way.

[@william3273]

I understand if people think this game is good, however i simply can't see the masterpiece that a lot of people make it out to be. I think tlou2 has a lot of narrative issues that hold the game back drastically. Like why kill off Joel purely because of shock factor and "subverting expectations" and not in a more meaningful way? They try to make us sympathise with Abby but imo they failed, and i couldn't care less about her. I understand her more, but i still hate her. Why is the pacing so off? Why are the characters all over the damn place? Why did they try to force a "revenge is bad" message in the end with no build up or little to no reason. Ellie abandons everything, only to realize that "revenge bad", and she decides to spare Abby. Fckn what? Ellie gets no justice in this game, and there dosen't seem to be a good reason as to why. While i can understand people liking this game, i just can't see this game as a masterpiece. Imo it just dosen't compare to the first, and it failed to follow up what that game laid out.

[@mrgehbak6713]

Pommfritzon that’s because there wasn’t a way to outdo the first one. It’s a spin off of a zombie apocalypse movie.

[@darthhull85]

Pommfritzon I think ending it the way they did is a much more powerful ending message than Ellie just killing her. I get people disliking how the story went but the gameplay was fantastic. I think everyone can agree it’s a fun game to play.

[@LeonGrayJ]

Pommfritzon this is a masterpiece!!!

[@xshadowwreckerx7561]

Leo. Z I don’t think it is but that’s my opinion

[@ahmedladan6967]

“I’ll see you around”-Joel😭😭😭

[@relaxhedx7064]

that was ellie not joel

[@jhebertdelacruz5437]

OK! 😂

[@damikey18]

@@jhebertdelacruz5437 😥

[@kuzz1191]

Joels death hurt so bad, it felt like losing a parent

[@fredipineda1838]

This game series was amazing it brought you a realistic view on just how random and untelling life can be ,its not always good vibes. you suffer and learn to live with the suffering but those small moments where you feel that warmth from seeing elie's and joel's relationship develop and them just trying to live there life as normally as they can in their situation and trying to have fun in it. Is something we can all relate to maybe not as bad as they have it, but we all suffer in someway. both games were great it was like watching your life come up and watching it crash in ways you could never understand. The fact that you dont feel right in your gut and heart with the ending prove how deep you were in and tragedy hit you and now you have to learn to live with that pain how elie did/does.this game teaches you so much that your lost in emotion.

[@moonmoon2479]

Disagree. I felt that was such a thing I’ve been told so many times before that ending it, I felt nothing with a hint of “I just wasted my time.” I felt nothing at the end of the game, and forgot I played it the next day. I wasn’t lost in emotion. I found myself no longer caring.

[@JH-nb7qb]

@@moonmoon2479 thats probably because you were blinded by hate for this game from the start lol.

[@moonmoon2479]

J H nope, wanted to like it, but gameplay got boring and believable character development went out the window. One giant meh for me. You might want to consider not attempting to discredit the first thing you hear that isn’t like you.

[@Gboy4001]

ABBYS: WE HAVE THE MEATS

[@thevampsyd7]

Ethan's reaction was as touching as the scene itself, d'awwww

[@beccsannn]

Yeah I knew a would cave watching him

[@PeachBunny_hjk]

I wonder how Ellie would feel if she found out that you can’t create vaccines for fungal infections... 😬

[@watashi_no_proxy]

She'll probably kill herself

[@HiIeric117]

Sure, maybe in the real world. Within the world of the Last of Us, it's entirely possible. Ellie's immune because of a mutated strain of fungus which protects her from the bad strain. They wanted to extract the mutant strain and presumably infect and inoculate others with it. In theory, that would make them immune like Ellie.

[@PeachBunny_hjk]

HiIeric117 true true, it is a fictional world so who knows, right? But that just brings up the question about how can they replicate that specific strain that Ellie has?

[@pearmint308]

dont forget that it’s only a *theory*

[@Illiyinmusic]

I wonder how someone would react if the found out the rat king wasn't real...its a video game

[@semiboyo637]

The Last of Us Part 2 is the only game that's ever made me cry. I cried at the space museum scene where Ellie closes her eyes

[@jmoricca1]

Same. That scene made me bawl my eyes out… along with this one. Only game that’s ever made me react like this. Lol

[@MiillieMesh]

I starting crying when Joel said Dina would be lucky to have her lmaooo like damn he really her daddy & he's gone! r.i.p. Joel

[@doorverine4155]

The sound Joel is playing is hard to learn for me personally but its a really good song and the song name helplessly hoping goes along with this scene to me.

[@duxa7114]

Thank you I searched this song a long time

[@mvdamassa]

thanks, man

[@wildishbambino8517]

You'll get there dude, it took me a week to learn

[@duxa7114]

@@wildishbambino8517 A week? Why so much? It took me this evening...

[@_androo_9202]

@@duxa7114 chill out lmao not everyone learns at the same pace

[@HydrochloricAcid16]

*Ethan's reaction comes* Me: Oh, hi Ethan. Ethan:*crying* Me: " Don't cry or your gonna make me cry!!"

[@quentinsimms8875]

Joel made peace with his demons at the beginning of the game that's why he accepted his death the way that he did i cried like a baby at the end of the game so Ellie had too accept her demons 😭😭😭

[@mik3mike94]

After beating the first one I understood that Joel saved Ellie because she became like a daughter to him, and after losing his real daughter in the first Last of Us, it made sense that Joel could not bare the thought of a somewhat similar situation happening again and I believe that took the place of rational thinking and he acted. Hands down the best game series I’ve ever played.

[@Hotriderjh]

The part that hit me the hardest was the fact that Ellie had a choice and Dina tried to warn her that she’d leave. She took JJ and everything in the house. Then Ellie left the guitar and that scene hurt my heart more than you could ever imagine

[@erwinthomas3667]

I have played this game to death (I've beaten it 5 times through) and watched every compilation of people reacting to just about every cutscene in the game, but every second still gives me goosebumps and about half of the cutscenes make me cry EVERY single time. This is without a doubt the absolute best execution of story in a video game ever in human history, and I love it with every fiber of my being.

[@ajgomezchaos]

I completely agree with you. And I've done the same thing.

[@FranP25]

Story is trash tho, unless tou haven't played the first one

[@erwinthomas3667]

@@FranP25 Imma go ahead and say no on that one

[@FranP25]

@@erwinthomas3667 objectively it is bro

[@erwinthomas3667]

@@FranP25 nah, it's just not Joel's story and I think a lot of people can't accept that

[@cindydubs9082]

" i don't think i can forgive you for that, but i'd like to try." That sentence hits hard.

[@jhebertdelacruz5437]

It hit me, too like a very strong force field. 😭

[@ramalo2133]

think about it like this. they weren’t gonna even let her decide for herself and wait for her to wake up. they were just gonna kill her. ellie’s basically this mans daughter at this point and it wasn’t even certain it’d be a cure it was a chance.

[@laairo]

Stfu its what she'd want stop trying to defend joel in that situation

[@jyoshigeru9222]

Rainzzx you stfu. You even heard of the word consent? Cure or no cure, to play around with someone’s innards, you need consent. Nuff said

[@jaythestranger9373]

@@laairo lol since 14 year olds with little knowledge they have on life should be able to make that decision. In a world that broken the vaccine wouldnt have even done anything. If anything it would have just started more fighting. Whoever controls vaccine controls the world basically. Chaos. Joel did the right thing. She mightve hated him for it, but at least she is there to hate him for it.

[@snakeoi8189]

@BGGY It's not even a cure though. It's a vaccine.

[@macthapimp2089]

BGGY it wasn’t though

[@rhysrjw]

When I first saw Joel on his guitar on this scene I thought that the credits would roll with him in the background playing that song, I think that would be pretty fitting

[@TONYZANDERZ]

or even if he would’ve picked up the guitar after Ellie walked away, credits could’ve started then I would’ve been pleased as hell

[@donovam2773]

Dude pewdiepie just wanted to finish the game, he wasn't even playing seriously lol

[@DrJones0801]

Because he didn't like the game, but he thought he might as well finish it since people had been waiting for 7 years.

[@revovelasco877]

@@DrJones0801 man, I can't take his playthrough seriously. He constantly reads bc in the livestream comments

[@gadzhi9843]

I cant blame him the story sucked ass 🥱

[@donovam2773]

@@revovelasco877 for me he was not reacting at all, he was at hater mode but im ok with that, if he does not like it, its his opnion

[@donovam2773]

@@gadzhi9843 i fell sorry for you, that could not enjoy the game as i did

[@JohnMarston-bg1yh]

I never thought I'd love a fictional character more than I love real life people

[@calmyetinternallyscreaming4458]

I cried so much playing this game and that's something not many games can do, I really didn't want to play it at first and I heard very bad reviews but I bought it and it was literally the best game I've ever played it was so good with no missing parts and the plots and the timing were just perfectly synchronized

[@doc6932]

I would have to disagree. I feel that the timing for the story was way off in comparison to the strength of the first game’s pacing.

[@idunno...2179]

She truly ended up alone, without Dina and leaving Joel's guitar behind.

[@mario_w7722]

Apparently Neil (director of the game) had planned for Ashley (Ellie) to hug Joel. After they did the scene Ashley thought it was a little unfitting for not only this moment but the game. They re did the scene and thought the one where she didn’t hug him made it more powerful, as if that was the last convo Ellie had with Joel. This rlly is a masterpiece.

[@tweeze123]

they filmed a few alternate versions of this scene. One has ellie hugging joel for a split second

[@neomaster007]

This game made me for real depressed after finishing it, I bawled at this scene. What a game!

[@ASHEN_ONE_GAMES]

This game was so epic it felt every emotion from beginning to end what an absolute ride it was

[@samuelgoncalves6922]

At that part I dind't cry, I just lay down while the credits and the music keep playing on the TV, and felt the emptness.

[@ImagineBeingBored1]

Joel Crying at the end of this makes me wanna cry

[@ChapoChicano]

“If somehow the lord gave me a second chance at that moment, I would do it ALL over again”

[@EllieAE_Edits]

The way you see Joel cry breaks my heart…Like seeing the firm and strong man he is makes me cry…

[@Tsesarevich_]

10:15 what a song

[@veiniisand]

People need to realize that Joel's decision of saving Ellie was not for Ellie, it was for himself. Not only did he murder an entire building of medical professionals to take away the only cure, he did it so he would have the will to keep fighting. It wasn't for humanity or even ellie, it was an entirely selfish decision so that he could have closure for not being able to save Sarah.

[@relaxhedx7064]

@Sprunk Papa it was a selfish decision, he saved her because he couldnt lose another daughter him saving ellie and loving her is what made him find closure, this is why he has no guilt when he talks about sarah in the museum because he was able to move on through ellie.

[@vigowarriors]

Are you saint are something ?! ... So will u let ur loved one to die like that uh !! ... For this world ... No one with a heart would do that ...

[@ChrisTian-cz5ru]

If you're gonna think it... Joel Died that morning That must have been very very very painful for Ellie

[@martinmillar7137]

Some people dont understand what tlou 2 was tryna say.... and its sad because this truly is one of the most incredible stories told in gaming format... ellie was almost daughter like to me in part 1... to see how she progressed through part 2 left me absolutely devistated.. but it was natural.. this is a story worth telling..its a lesson... and ellie is probably thee greatest protagonist to ever grace the digital world... i plated tlou 2 for her ha... i had to.

[@folkwhore8322]

Jacksepticeye had the best playthrough. Most open minded, most thorough and most admiring. Best experience is from him. Good job Sean Edit: the arguments in the reply lmao Also, even better reaction to the game was Gab Smolders' playthrough. The most honest ever. If she didn't like it she would joke about it and the joke's not harassing the game but to make everything positive again. Y'all gotta watch her playthrough.

[@kimfupanda3621]

Yeah the only thing I didn't like was he was talking about the lighting alot but he wasn't lieing it was amazing!!

[@yorkejones1570]

@@kimfupanda3621 and trying to find the convention center lol

[@LY-ry1ju]

Berleezy has that but is more entertaining

[@kimfupanda3621]

@@yorkejones1570 yeah everything is around the convention center in Seattle..

[@samuelabbottchannel]

Lol, I wouldn’t bash the game either if I were friends with Troy Baker.

[@magentuspriest]

I like how Jacksepticeye knows when to shut up and pay attention.

[@cerealonmytoast5812]

ethan going through all the emotions makes my day

[@salt.8989]

I wanna see naughty dog make a game about Joel's adventures before he found Ellie

[@maynishafalathifa8898]

Wait,didn't they already made it in TLOU1?. Don't you remember the scene when Tess and Joel coming up to Marlene's(one of the fireflies) House? If you have played the first one.

[@bryangarcia3665]

@@maynishafalathifa8898 I think he’s talking about the events that happened after Sarah’s death. Like what Joel and tommy did before they had that argument and split ways.

[@maynishafalathifa8898]

@@bryangarcia3665 oh well,it would've been great if that's actually what he meant and if Naughty Dog made that

[@Chibichuann]

Man this was so depressing. I couldnt finish playing it. I cant even express this enough without sounding 'cringy' or 'corny' but damn ma. I was so emotionally attached to Joel's character

[@eliaki94gamerandmore]

joel was the villain of the world by taking away the redemption of cordyceps from the world, but he was ellie's hero by saving her, and ellie understood that in the end any father would give his life to save his daughter's no matter what it is, no one can judge joel for choosing to save her

[@farsworth6321]

I would have been lying if i said i wasnt crying from when Ellie came back home at the farm and Dina wasnt there, then the cutscene probably the most emotional gaming moment ever to me 😢

[@ThoseLittleMoments]

Amazing how the feel of this scene can change so much depending on who you’re watching it with.

[@henryackerman2970]

Mhm, pewdiepie is just so ignorant it makes my blood boil.

[@skull1161]

@@henryackerman2970 he waited 7 years for tlou2 just for the devs to try and make some holier than thou sequel by killing joel for shock factor and saying but wait see how everyone has a sob story, not to mention they cant even pace it correctly for the audience to even want to see abby's side of the story

[@badkitty101]

This game broke me so damn much. This was the last game my nan watched me play she was so wrapped up in the storyline of both games. She also sobbed watching this while I was ugly crying into a pillow. I really hope there will be a part 3. I would love to see Abby take on a Joel roll with Lev

[@jordanhester4821]

Pewds: "Hey, you forgave Abby" Everyone who understood that forgiveness was the main lesson Ellie learned in this game: *slow clap*

[@sushanthadusumilli1067]

I think this was a great symbolism for whats going through Ellie's mind. 'I must have forgiven him right at that time. If I can forgive Abby, I must have done that to Joel on that day'. For all the narrative flaws this game has, this scene was phenomenal

[@sack943]

Scenes like this are why video games will always be better than movies sure movies are great but video games develop such a deep admiration for the characters you feel for them you invest so much time into them this is one of those great scenes

[@MidgarMerc]

Bro are you 12? Cause that's an opinion a middle schooler would have.

[@robertortiz381]

When I played this game when it came out watching Joel get killed I was so upset that it took me 2 weeks before I continued the game.

[@dastandesanta7565]

What a story man..i personally loved it..

[@MidgarMerc]

I like how you had the most quiet reaction at the beginning and the most vocal one at the end

[@lis4lifee]

when i saw joel playing the guitar i immediately started crying

[@theseptembersessions_music]

The thing is that in order to retrieve the "cure" from Ellie, they had to scrape her brains out. So Joel couldn´t stand loosing another "daughter". He saved her because he loved her. He had to, he had no choice. This game... so f-n brilliant....

[@Igorbujhm]

what hits harder is realising its the last conversation they have

[@daggthegamer223]

I will never forgive Abby for so much pain she has caused us the gamers and fans to go through r.i.p Joel gone but not forgotten

[@juzzwAA003]

alongside of red redemption series this game is one of the top tiers of all.

[@sadisticspirit1460]

This game is a masterpiece i dont cate what anyone says Its pushes us to look deeper when we dont want to you really have to have an open mind with this game and the second the switch happens you have to ask yourself do you trust naughtydog and thats what i did and i came out of it with the most unbelievable experience ive ever had playing a game it truly tests you in a way no other game has It deserves the goty award it got

[@realspider-man2217]

Pacing and story was so bad

[@sadisticspirit1460]

@@realspider-man2217 agree to disagree

[@skull1161]

@@sadisticspirit1460 the game tries to make you see both sides but kills Joel before you even see anything with abby, naughty dog was very naive thinking fans that waited 7 years are gonna be willing to play a game that removes the soul of the first game in the first couple hours like everyone knows the morality, we arent stupid, its just that the game fails at the attempt of characterizing abby plus the writers lack self awareness, notice how Joel defended Ellie from an egotistical doctor that was gonna kill a minor without her consent but for some reason Joel and Ellie receive the short end of the stick, what is that supposed to say? that mercy gets you nothing? that revenge works out if you do it first? that revenge is ok if your name is abby? cause thats the conclusion the story also tries to paint Joel in a bad way for the audience but fails to understand that at the end of the day him saving Ellie was self defense and there is no other way to look at it: they found Ellie, decided to kill her for the slim chance of a cure, then when her father figure denies them that privilege they try to kill him

[@vagabon5130]

Joel owned it. His conviction made her look away when he said it. Damn.

[@dannysilva3210]

The saddest part was this was their last conversation

[@Hammerhead1986]

I'll always regret to replaying the first one before playing the second game! I forgot what a fantastic character Joel was. Never felt so drained and depressed after completing a game

[@juanaguila4312]

I met Troy baker today. He signed my copy of Last of us 2. He signed on Abby’s face and put “ I love Abby - Joel “

[@michaelgoodridge462]

Joel, when his voice cracked simply saying "yep" and then clearing his throat to try and cover it... Such nuanced acting by Troy. Brilliant.

[@Maaden84]

Agreed. And the way he sings in the beginning, so fragile. Thats not the way Troy usually sings, Im so impressed.

[@lkposhadows6005]

@@Maaden84 it's the little things that make this a great game

[@gamingnoah9807]

@@lkposhadows6005 hold up wait a minute

[@lkposhadows6005]

@@gamingnoah9807 what?

[@gamingnoah9807]

@@lkposhadows6005 nothing just alot of people call this game bad

[@saur.ivysaur]

This scene hurts so much more when you realize Ellie was planning on watching a movie with him the next day-the day he was killed. Dina was going to sneak out with their friends but Ellie wanted to stay at home and watch a movie with him. Just. Ouch.

[@artdethwish]

shit, pls stop. it hurts so much already...

[@shengloongtan229]

@@artdethwish dude the game came out a year ago.... Oh wait I cried earlier lol

[@saur.ivysaur]

@Yodha Pratama during the patrol, right before they get to the stores, Ellie and Dina stopped to loot the houses. Dina asked Ellie what she had planned for the night after their patrol. it wasn’t in any cutscenes. :)

[@musicforsoul231]

Listen to the last of main theme in mynew channel👌😉✔

[@itsalolmor]

@Yodha Pratama Ellie tells Dina that when they reach a trailer in the beginning of the game.

[@yaz2408]

The Last Of Us : *Father Loses His Daughter* The Last Of Us 2 : *Daughter Loses Her Father*

[@eFlower13]

daughters, maybe?

[@duxa7114]

@@eFlower13 why Daughters?

[@Cetra29]

@@duxa7114 Ellie and Abby.

[@RealParadisee]

@@Cetra29 they did lose their fathers but lets be honest Ellie is more relevent

[@luismaldonado4989]

The Last of Us 2: Naughty Dog drops the ball

[@shintroll9707]

TLOU1:"Joel needs a car" TLOU2:"Joel needs a hug" I need a fking hug, too. Damn.

[@Charlexander]

To be honest, we all could use a fuckin' hug these days!

[@monke7401]

Charlexander That’s a death wish these days

[@Brain2600]

Lol 😄

[@Sitthipong26006]

So does Ellie

[@ellen3153]

LMAO I read that in bill’s voice too 😂

[@Roebuck325]

"You wanted to have a meaningful death. I wanted you to have a meaningful life."

[@dylana.9057]

Aaaaaaaaaand tears for the WIN ! Beautiful comment

[@mortenrev]

Dude, where is this quote from?! I couldn't find it anywhere on Google, but it sounds way too familiar. Did you make that up and I've just dreamt that I've heard it before? It's really pretty.

[@dmeechieb.9972]

Damn boy that hit lol.... Amazing quote

[@Mint-nx5gs]

Perfect. I'm sure this is what Joel wants Ellie to realize.

[@fatuousinnovatorofsadness4640]

That's not his character, though. Joel never "wanted" anything for Ellie other than happiness and a life in peace, but unfortunately, the reason for that was because HE wanted that for himself, and he needed Ellie there with him for it. Ellie wanted to die there. Joel didn't want her to die there. Not because he wanted a meaningful life for her. Because he couldn't lose another daughter. That's the entire point of this scene is that Ellie will try to forgive and understand that part of him, the part that refused to let her have any choice in the matter.

[@ledzeppelinrules1111]

I liked when the ending credits were rolling and I was like "whew, finally done crying" then Neil hit me with the Joel and Ellie duet on 'Wayfaring Stranger' and I don't think I can ever cry like that again

[@AndreaLopez-qg4ci]

this literally happened to me, i SOBBED the second joel started singing during the credits

[@doodle._.4876]

@@AndreaLopez-qg4ciright. the first game, i cried right when the credits were rolling. not because it was sad. just because it was such a beautiful piece of art and it was over. i couldnt believe it was over and the game just was a big part of me. anyways, i sobbed all throughtout the credits in the first. In the second, i only cried throughout the game, in the 1st, i didnt cry at all through the game, only at the end. But in the 2nd, when i heard joel, i teared up as well

[@Flo-qw4jr]

That shit messed me up too man. This game is basically a depression simulator.

[@kalgiesenbrook8460]

What??? I've played this game through at least ten times and didn't know this existed.

[@booksrlikepez2622]

frfr@@kalgiesenbrook8460

[@sasavlog03]

I can’t help but imagine what it would’ve been for Abby, internally, if Ellie ever shouted or call Joel, “Dad,” when she’s begging Abby to stop.

[@DanniDerpy]

abby was a POS and a hypocrite i dont think she would have cared

[@Cyberknight189]

I was wondering the same thing. Would Abby hesitate and stop after that, or would she keep going because of the hate she has built up inside her

[@nickv1212]

That's just weird to me. What's the father equivalent of baby girl?

[@nils5436]

I think it would be harder for her, but there would nothing that she could do then. Joel is already dying when Ellie comes in. Also it was very hard for Ellie to let Abby live in the end, imagine how deep into this wish for revenge Abby is after training for it, searching for him and having mental issues for four years. What she sid to Joel isn't something she would usually do and during the story it becomes clear, that she is not as tough as she seems and even capable of forgiving someone, even if this person killed all her friends and the love of her life.

[@gibleyman]

@@nils5436 It was pretty clear Abby wasn't this savage barbarian who's just comically evil. She spared both Tommy and Ellie despite knowing damn well they'll come back to hunt her for revenge. Also spared both of them AGAIN, refusing to kill them infront of Lev and just leaving them alone despite both her friends being killed by Ellie.

[@cwuzzy]

When Joel died, I’m pretty sure a piece of the gaming community’s heart broke off and withered.

[@shepherdstar14]

that’s the price of continuing a masterpiece like The Last of Us which could have stayed done at one, but you know what I think? I think a 3rd part is in order and will right this wrong so good that we’ll see Ellie and Joel again in one more flash back memory and then end it off with Ellie finding a way to get the cure out of her.

[@johannesstamm5440]

@@shepherdstar14 sounds like a shitty story for me tbh

[@muhmahdyy]

@@shepherdstar14 i like what u say on the first line but then u started giving those ideas and im like nope

[@abdullahnasirkhan7071]

@@shepherdstar14 You know what I think.. Abbys gonna meet up the fireflys and tell them about Ellie and send them after her for cure

[@shellshockthelagiacrus3247]

@@abdullahnasirkhan7071 wont exactly matter. I doubt theyd do it anyway what with abby's dad being the last doctor who could have done something according to lore and all.

[@thanator6094]

joel crying after ellie forgiving him shows how much he really cared and loved her

[@colinloh6427]

That's natural. It's the same with a man and a woman when they see each other often, they'll tend to have feelings for each other.

[@colinloh6427]

@@ilkinc.s.2385 Kinda the same analogy from another point of view.

[@wetputty1619]

She never forgave him

[@billaniii]

she didnt forgive him, she didnt get to, which is another reason why its so damn sad

[@Dershmoo1122]

I think shooting up the whole hospital already showed how much he cared for her

[@redpractition]

"I don't know if I can forgive you for that, but I would like to try" is probably what went through Ellie's head at the moment she let Abby out of the water.

[@Lilhajxjk274]

I think she didn't forgive abby but instead she forgave joel

[@Law10205]

@@Lilhajxjk274 maybe both

[@mikehunt5871]

I think it was less about forgiving her and more about accepting it happened

[@MrTHEMONEEMAKER]

Way to Wait till the 10 yard line to decide on that, bet the ghost of Jesse was lovin it

[@miketrujillo3677]

I don't get this cycle of hatred hatred bs, it's how humanity works and we've been doing in for thousands of years

[@Aiden-ov7gj]

When Joel cries we cry 💔

[@_lynxy_1160]

I actually don’t I do get sad but I don’t cry

[@francisconick1338]

@@_lynxy_1160 you're not human

[@jaapie181]

@@francisconick1338 You don't cry at games. I don't

[@sergiomendoza4040]

Francisconick13 I don’t cry either, I got admittedly a bit teary eyed the first time I saw this, only because Troy’s and Ashley’s performance here is just so well done. You can hear the cracking in their voices like they wanna just start crying their eyes out and everything they both absolutely nailed it. Super relatable too I mean who hasn’t had to forgive someone they truly loved but also did an awful thing to you or someone else?

[@_lynxy_1160]

Francisconick13 I’m tho..

[@Iamverybald]

to think that he went from " I sure as hell ain't your dad" in the first game, to being the father many of us need in our lives.

[@aidanproko]

I like to think of this game as the ultimate test of empathy

[@ChocolatMudBaby]

Exactly. I held off on playing this game until recently because of the hate I felt for Abby killing Joel. Turns out I’m much more forgiving than I expected.

[@thewanderingbeaner8394]

@@courtneyw3904 exactly omg. Like i feel like everyone who hated the game entirely just never understood just HOW MUCH it all meant to Ellie and they only cared about joel.

[@MexicanCerealBox]

@@courtneyw3904 it’s a good game but the story is just so shit

[@teboesponoza4843]

@@courtneyw3904 totally agree, it's a complex story, a masterpiece to me. It shows that that things are not only black and white. A totally mix of feelings, but absolutely loved it

[@PastelN01r]

Its a test that so many people failed

[@Aviator-Chicken]

I think where this scene hit me the hardest was when he said: “If somehow the lord gave me a second chance at that moment I would do it all over again” It hits hard because at first you think he says he would change everything but then you realize he’s saying he wouldn’t. And I think naughty dog definitely wrote that line to be interpreted that way which is so much more meaningful.

[@bencurran3204]

I mean, I love they did that, it shows his love for her, he acknowledged its selfish but he loves her to the point he doesn't care about that, and if they wrote it different it would've been hollow

[@Marshmallow_jello]

And the fact that he dies for those decisions the very next day. He had absolutely no regrets. He 1000% would have traded his life for Ellie's then and he definitely has no qualms about it now. Even after she treated him like shit for years.

[@jaajoo1660]

They made ellie a bitch. Ellie a 🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@NoName-ui2nz]

Ellie said she was scared of ending up alone... turns out she did end up alone.

[@NoName-ui2nz]

@Anonymous_User its alright i accidentally killed her on my first playthrough

[@NoName-ui2nz]

@Anonymous_User thank you! im planning on making more

[@Maaden84]

I doubt she ends up alone. She probably went to Jackson after leaving the house, she might have already been there after the final fight. Hoping for a short dlc to let us know :)

[@maxlu2456]

She didn’t end up alone. She had her bracelet on from, and there’s a note in the final house which says Dina is still interested to be with her.

[@laurene988]

Connor was my guy but I loved Kara too

[@JoyboiTJ]

When I realized this was the last time they talked it hit me even harder 😭😭

[@jonathanmercado963]

And the following day Ellie wanted to watch a couple of Joel's favorite movies. Imagine how happy he would be. *sniff*

[@deez6102]

Whoever is cutting onions...just stop.

[@nadja9055]

Jonathan Mercado STOP IT

[@succubunnie]

Jonathan Mercado What makes that even more sad is that Ellie said she was “thinking about inviting Joel over” for a movie. He died not knowing she wanted to spend time with him.

[@nadja9055]

@@succubunnie 😒😭

[@gamingwithevan8545]

The thing about Joel’s death even so many years later is he was like a father figure to many people whether you have a real dad in your life or not. Joel was willing to do anything for Ellie as if she were his own. Watching him die was painful, it was literally like losing a father

[@brianna2352]

Yeah, it reminded me of my dad. My dad isn't dead, and he isn't really anything like Joel, but the feeling of loss was so astronomical that I felt like I'd lost my actual dad. Had to go and see him and everything.

[@nightcrawler213]

Well said

[@nightcrawler213]

Well said

[@InvincibleEdits2005]

Yeah

[@InvincibleEdits2005]

Ellie feels like a daughter to me