A pregnant Anna places her trust in a lifelong friend. Later, Joel and Ellie near the end of their journey.A pregnant Anna places her trust in a lifelong friend. Later, Joel and Ellie near the end of their journey.A pregnant Anna places her trust in a lifelong friend. Later, Joel and Ellie near the end of their journey.
- Firefly Soldier
- (as Pardeep Sooch)
- Infected Woman
- (uncredited)
- Young Firefly Soldier
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAshley Johnson, who portrays Anna Williams, Ellie's mother, is the actress who voices and provides motion capture for Ellie in the game version.
- GoofsWhen Joel escapes from the Fireflies and goes searching for Ellie in the hospital (roughly 29 minutes in) he shoots a person whose shape can be seen through a panel of frosted glass. If you pause you can clearly see that the bullet shatters most of the glass from the frame. The camera pans away and when it comes back a few seconds later 1/4 of the glass is back in the window frame.
- Quotes
Joel Miller: I was the guy who shot and missed. There's no story. Sarah died... and I couldn't see the point anymore. Simple as that. And I wasn't scared either. I was ready. I couldn't have been more ready. When I-- When I... went to pull the trigger, I-I flinched. Still don't know why. Anyway, the reason I'm telling you this...
Ellie Williams: I know why you're tellin' me all this.
Joel Miller: Yeah, I reckon you do.
Ellie Williams: So time heals all wounds, I guess.
Joel Miller: It wasn't time that did it.
[Joel looks at Ellie, the one who healed his wounds]
It felt like they just wanted to get to the point quickly and be done with it. There's only one other major scene that happens in this episode other than the big finale thing that happens. I actually thought I missed an episode while watching it.
Rushing also hurts the storytelling and characterization which this show overall is rushed heavily.
Nevertheless, this finale was great and everything worked out really well to deliver a really well-made episode.
The thing that happens in this finale changes Joel as a character (to an extent since we already know what he's capable of), and it definitely changes the dynamic of his relationship with Ellie, and there will be consequences. I just hope it's not really the same as what they did in the second game. Or at least change the way they're gonna tell that story.
The music and the decisions of the showrunners and the director on how to shoot some scenes, especially the most important one, and how to use music and editing is really great and makes this finale a lot better.
Overall it was a really good finale and I enjoyed it for what it was, but unfortunately, the rushed storytelling hurts this show and especially this finale and it's way better to binge the whole show than to have watched it weekly.
- MamadNobari97
- Mar 13, 2023
Details
- Runtime43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1