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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean, let’s get real. The Fireflies were completely inept from the beginning! They were always getting killed off en masse by infected or even the idiot battery thieves from the first episode. If I were Joel, I DEFINITELY would have done the same and saved Ellie and killed off whoever I needed to in order to GTFO. Shit, that doctor the Fireflies had was probably a podiatrist or whatever in the before times. And really, they were going to just kill Ellie on this risky as hell gambit? No trying other less lethal ideas first? I mean, what are the odds that even if that doctor wasn’t a podiatrist, that he was BOTH an extremely skilled neurosurgeon AND an accomplished epedemiologist with vaccine development expertise? And that all of the ancillary technology was also available? Yeah, I’m sure that “plan” had more than a 0.000000001% chance of working. [/quote] +1, it's horrifying to watch Joel murder all those people, but their plan is deranged and shows they are every bit as dangerous as FEDRA or the militant opposition group in St. Louis. Which means they are dangerous. Just killing this girl you've raised since infancy on the premise that this ONE doctor thinks he can use cells from her body to develop a cure? I don't know a single scientist worth their salt who would consider that a viable plan, or in any way ethical, unless you'd done extensive testing, run experiments, looked for alternatives, etc. The don't even have plans in place to manufacture this imaginary cure that they assume will be developed... when? Or distribute it. Since you are talking about killing someone here, how about you let them enjoy a little more life while you sort out some of these details? Like the mere fact these people were ready to grab Ellie and kill her to harvest her cells without even saying hello tells you everything you need to know about them. Yes the scene is upsetting and it's also upsetting when he kills Marlene and it's upsetting when he lies to Ellie. It's not like he's 100% morally in the right. But the idea that I'm supposed to take it as a given that the Fireflies are making a moral, thought-out choice in killing Ellie, instead of a violent and rash decision that disregards human life for a crackpot plan that probably won't work? Nope. On balance, I think Joel made the right choice AND I think part of the beauty of his character is that he's probably one of the few people who would have been able to make that choice -- other guardians Ellie might have wound up with might have wanted to save her but lacked the skill or courage or, frankly, the cynicism to do so. [/quote]
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