Even if casual viewers don’t know it yet, the groundwork is being laid for something that will be very important in the next season and makes it clear that the show knows where it’s going. What’s a thoughtless action for Joel becomes deeply personal for someone he’s never met.īy adding in that extra shot, the finale more confidently sets that up. In Part II, however, we meet that doctor’s daughter, Abby, who’s on a quest for revenge.
In the original game, we don’t think much about Joel’s victim he’s just some nameless doctor. That may sound like a small cinematic altercation, but that lingering shot is very meaningful to those of us that played The Last of Us Part II.
Image used with permission by copyright holder As he walks out of the room with Ellie, a shot lingers on the face of the now-deceased surgeon, punctuating Joel’s massacre. Joel shoots him in cold blood, but does not kill the nurses assisting him. We see Joel kill the surgeon about to operate on Ellie after he picks up a scalpel and says he won’t let Joel take her. Now that The Last of Us is over, you should watch these TV shows and movies What’s new in January 2024: 7 games that should be on your radar The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered: No Return tips and tricks for beginners
