the-ginger-hedge-witch:

Also yes, Ellie does say she wants to see it through, but also pretty much all the last conversations they have are about what they will do next. Where they’ll go. What they’ll do. A sheep ranch. Playing guitar. The fucking moon. Ellie wasn’t planning on dying. She was planning on following Joel.

It’s not a black and white thing. And as a parent, you’re not going to gamble on that. You’re going to save your kid even if there is a sliver of doubt, the smallest chance.

gooodtoast:

Just feeling very emotional about the finale. I’ve never liked change- (as a kid I cried for 20 mins when the Beast changed into a human in Beauty and the Beast) and now I’m crying because things will never be the same between Joel and Ellie. I haven’t played the game but I have heard bits and pieces of spoilers which now make more sense having this new plot point. Like I just want to live in the first 8 episodes forever (not literally ofc) but just the memory of their relationship in the first 8 episodes cause I loved it it was perfect but I know that this has changed everything between them and IM SO SAD that we can’t go back. I hate change:(

afk-lost:

the worst part is Marlene was probably right! Ellie was carrying a mountain of survivors guilt–she probably would’ve agreed to the surgery! But the fireflies didn’t ask. They lied and sent her to die.

babiiface95:

Anyway, Joel as a parent, did the correct thing. You cannot change my mind. I don’t even have kids, but I have nieces and nephews that I absolutely would burn the world down for. My love for them is unconditional and dangerous, and so is Joel’s love for Ellie. And he was correct. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

kdoxkeic:

I condone Joel killing left and right, up and done. But what I won’t condone is you lying to our daughter.

Angry but proud

homosexual-having-tea:

Honestly? The only valid love triangle in a YA novel is the one in the Hunger Games, solely for its deeper metaphorical meaning. Like in the movies, it got blown out of proportion as a “ooo who will Katniss kiss, identical hunk #1 or identical hunk #2,” but in the books the meaning is written so much better. It’s way clearer how they represent her future, like Gale can hunt and wants war and to fight, and Peeta can bake and he’s strong and soft. To Katniss, it’s so much clearer in the books how in choosing one, she’s either choosing to scrap along and fight, or to heal and grow from the trauma she faced in her youth.

And look like this is a short summary, I’m just pissy about how much the symbolism was reduced in the movie until it was “ooo love triangle romance marriage kissing ooooooo”

bellaxisworld:

KATNISS HAVING KIDS WAS A GOOD ENDING

i would have been pleased if she didn’t have kids at the end too. women don’t need to have kids to be find value(obvi).

HOWEVER THIS was ending was important for her characterization and the new panem post-snow. katniss felt safe bringing children, innocents, into a world safe from the hunger games. she was safe from poverty and tyranny and war. she could live gently and having kids was important because she was healing, and the country was healing. they would be protected. for 74 years children were exploited and abused and katniss knew this firsthand, but she knew there was not threat of that for her kids. they were safe. she was safe.

jarrussyndulla:

for a zombie apocalypse show the scariest things sure are the men

thebingremlin:

The one thing I couldn’t figure out while watching episode 8 was if that group of men at the university were from David’s group then why did they attack Joel and Ellie completely unprovoked.

Then I realised … it’s because they were out hunting.

annapotterkiku:

“female rage is not hysterical” “female rage is calculating” shut up, shut the fuck up. bella ramsey as ellie going absolutely ballistic with a cleaver on her rapist, THAT is female rage