GREAT VILLAINS are TESTS... (The Last of Us Ep.8)

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David is a MONSTER… but he’s not introduced as one. The Last of Us gives its audience about 15 reasons to seriously question our suspicion, and that feels wrong in a story like this. The Last of Us is all about man vs man, the world begs us to be suspicious! But with David, we’re shown a man who’s nice and helpful, who is honest even when he doesn’t have to be, who can’t possibly be our enemy -- and then it undermines ALL OF IT! This is Ellie failing to take on the protective roel of Joel, she’s too naive, she’s too inexperienced, too trusting, and she pays the price… by being forced to be Joel in a much darker way. She is forced to do whatever she needs to in order to survive, and waiting for her at the end of that road is David -- fear itself, Ellie’s ultimate nightmare.

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0:00 - seriously, Ellie?
0:35 - David’s mindbreaking introduction
6:32 - Hitchcock’s time bomb
8:32 - What is ep8 about?
11:03 - Ellie kills David
12:59 - Spoilers for ARCANE
13:30 - What is Ellie core character need?
16:16 - grand canyon interlude…
17:14 - Ellie after David’s death
20:50 - Writing tips!
23:25 - Other thoughts on Ep8