Last Of Us 2 Ending EXPLAINED - Why It's Dividing The Fandom

You're Not Supposed To Be On Ellie's Side In The Final Third

By the time we return to Abby and Ellie clashing in the theatre, Abby comes close to killing a pregnant Dina, but finds it in herself to leave both her and Ellie alive.

We're shown a kindness from someone who lost their father and entire social circle to what must seem like psychopathic tendencies, the result letting Ellie and Dina raise a child on an idyllic farmland some time in the future.

And yet, even after living a completely different life, Ellie cannot settle.

After Tommy visits the home and notes that one of his tracker teams has found Abby and younger companion Lev hiding out, you should be filled with one feeling: Rejection.

Ellie has responsibilities now. She has a partner and child. She has a house, animals to look after and many sunsets to watch go down.

We KNOW this on a human level. That she, under no circumstances, should give up her home life and all the love therein, to risk another bone-breaking fight with Abby to "make things right".

And yet, at 3am one morning, she sneaks out her own house.

Walking away from a crying, pleading Dina and not saying goodbye to their own son, Ellie decides that pursuing revenge no matter the cost is more important than living in peace.