Why is Ellie mad at Joel in The Last of Us season 2? The season 1 finale affected the characters’ relationship

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Warning! Below are spoilers from The Last of Us TV series and game.

The “The Last of Us” saga has returned, finding Joel and Ellie’s bond under strain. This change may seem puzzling to some spectators, as their once unbreakable connection seems to have faded, replaced instead by an unsettling tension.

Why is Ellie angry at Joel?

In a more relaxed and conversational style, Instead of the Joel and Ellie we knew from the first season of The Last of Us, these are different versions. Can you imagine what events transpired between them during the off-screen time that caused their relationship to become so strained? I wonder what could have made Ellie so furious with Joel by this point in time?

The solution lies within the occurrences of the season 1 finale. You may remember that at that point, Ellie’s immunity was intended to be utilized for creating a cure, but it would cost Ellie her life, which Joel couldn’t bear. As a result, he ended the lives of everyone connected to the process involving Ellie, choosing not to disclose these events to her.

Regardless of whether Joel hid the truth from her or not, the game reveals an important fact: two years prior to season 2’s episode 1 of The Last of Us, Ellie had fled Jackson and visited a hospital in Salt Lake City. This discovery led her to understand that not only did Joel take control of her life by making significant decisions for her, potentially compromising a cure, but he also deceived her.

Ellie brought up the matter she’d discovered upon confronting Joel, and upon their return to Jackson, she made up her mind that their relationship had reached its end.

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2025-04-14 13:01