From Linda Ronstadt to Hank Williams, Last of Us It definitely gave me a memorable needle drop. Thanks to Episode 6, we can add another episode to that list. This makes for a particularly devastating musical moment. This goes all the way back to the first episode.
Titled “Kin,” Episode 6 ends with a terrifying cliffhanger. Joel (Pedro Pascal) is stabbed in a brawl and manages to escape imminent danger on horseback with Ellie (Bella Ramsey), but it’s clear he’s in poor health. He collapsed in the snow and Ellie begged him to get up. A sombre piano and singing are heard as the camera is pulled out. be/ I’m riding with my best friend. ”
Sound familiar? That’s because I’ve heard the lyrics before when Joel, Ellie and Tess (Anna Torv) leave Boston QZ. They are from Depeche Mode’s 1987 song “Never Let Me Down Again,” which plays on Joel’s radio as cues from Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett). I was.
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As Mashable’s British editor Shannon Connellan wrote of Episode 1’s use of “Never Let Me Down Again”, “Depeche Mode’s story of Ellie and Joel’s perilous journey and their tense and tumultuous relationship The lyrics of can ironically be considered thematic.”
But with Episode 6’s slow, sad cover, the lyrics to “Never Let Me Down Again” take on new meaning. After months of traveling together, Joel and Ellie form an inseparable bond. This episode also shows that neither wants to leave the other behind. The episode’s title, “Kin,” certainly refers to the reunion of Joel and his younger brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna), but it also highlights Joel and Ellie’s kinship. Their connection goes deeper than “best friends” and they are family at this point.
The understated cover of “Never Let Me Down Again” highlights the tragedy of Joel and Ellie’s situation. Joel will very likely die from this injury, and Ellie is unsure if she can complete her journey to Firefly without him. I know you’re going
Reusing “Never Let Me Down Again” in this moment also allows us to mark the end of “Kin” as the end of the chapter of Joel and Ellie’s journey that began with their departure in episode one. Inversion. For a long time he took care of Ellie.It’s her job to take care of him now that he’s seriously injured. but you can bet Last of Us It destroys us emotionally along the way.
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