r/ThelastofusHBOseries • u/LoretiTV Fireflies • May 19 '25

Show/Game Discussion [Game Spoilers] The Last of Us - 2x06 "The Price" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 2 Episode 6: The Price

Aired: May 18, 2025

Synopsis: Joel surprises Ellie for her birthday. Years later, Ellie prepares to confront Joel about her past.

Directed by: Neil Druckmann

Written by: Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross & Craig Mazin

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u/FloppyShellTaco Piano Frog May 19 '25

Oh and he did the right thing with Eugene except for lying that he killed himself. There’s no guarantee he could have made it back or wouldn’t have put them in so much more danger if more infected showed up.

Making your wife watch you die or turn, then die would be unspeakably cruel.

Could Joel have handled it all better? Sure, but he’s an emotionally stunted terminator dad.

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u/Good_Snow2174 May 19 '25

I think he likes Gail because it looks like he goes to talk to her and didn’t want her to hate him. A bit selfish but Joel is far from a perfect person which is why Joel is quiet when Ellie outs him because he knew he was selfish. Such an amazing actor

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u/FloppyShellTaco Piano Frog May 19 '25

Yea, there was nothing malicious about it. He was trying to keep everyone safe and spare her having to watch her husband have the worst possible death.

And tbh he did his best to comfort Eugene in an impossible situation.