Our favorite surly, frowning protagonist, Joel (Pedro Pascal), past.
This has long been clear Last of Us Episode 1, 2023’s Joel is clearly shown to be someone who shouldn’t be crossed. Vera Ramsey) that he and Tommy (Gabriel Luna) were previously part of a rather violent group. It’s okay to kill people if you want. Joel has always been tough and violent, but we’ve never quite seen his ruthless side.
At least 8 episodes.
of Last of UsIn the latest, a kidnapped Ellie quickly brings Joel’s inner monster to the surface. But he has one important scene. In particular, he has one moment that returns in Episode 6. Let’s break it down.
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What will happen to Joel in Episode 8?
Joel begins the episode nearly unconscious, suffering from a stab wound inflicted by the Eastern Colorado University assailant in episode six. to stop the infection he received. bad news? The man who attacked Joel and whom he killed is part of David’s group and they are hungry for revenge.
At the start of Episode 8, Joel is unwell.
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As the group approaches Joel and Ellie’s lair, she does her best to wake him up, pressing a knife to his chest and telling him she intends to separate them. “If someone gets here, you kill them,” says Ellie. “I got it?”
It’s safe to say that Joel took Ellie’s advice seriously and, after injuring the man, tied them both up and interrogated them as to Ellie’s whereabouts.
“You’re going to point to where we are and where your resort is. It should be exactly the same place your buddy is pointing. He’s on his feet.”
The man does what Joel says. At this point, Joel had the information he needed, so I expected Joel to leave the men tied up and rush off after Ellie. plug. In a particularly violent sequence that shows just how ruthless his character is, Joel stabs one man and slams another in the head.
Joel uses the same map trick in Episode 6.
If Joel feels a little déjà vu when he asks a man to point to a map, it’s because he’s done it before. Joel does the exact same trick when he comes across an elderly couple living in a wooden shack.
“We are somewhere around here,” Joel tells her husband, who has just returned from hunting. “Where exactly? And your answer should be the same as your wife’s.”
This man was unimpressed with Joel’s interrogation techniques.
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The contrast between this scene and the scene in Episode 8 couldn’t be better. In episode 6, “Interrogation” is a bit of a relief, with the elderly couple mostly laughing off Joel’s attempts to intimidate, and everything ends amicably well enough. It almost gives the impression that Joel’s ruthless past is behind him.
The return of map tricks in Episode 8 made it clear that this was not the case. After all, Joel’s ruthless streak never left him.
Ellie being kidnapped and possibly harmed is clearly enough to do just that. send a message. price.
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