Speaking of consent, I missed when Ellie granted the Fireflies permission to cut her up. I think people ignore their hasty disregard for it while she was unconscious because “it’s what she would have wanted.”
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That was why I said Ellie had a choice. The Fireflies were wrong, but so was Joel. Neither party asked for her consent on her own life.
may 19, 2025, 5:39 pm • 2 0 • view
Didn’t Ellie tell Joel that she was ok with whatever needed to be done prior to going to the hospital? It’s been a while since I played the game. I think it was after the giraffe scene
may 19, 2025, 5:58 pm • 0 0 • view
She did, but she was a child. If your kid wanted to make that kind of decision, would you let them? I sure wouldn't.
may 19, 2025, 7:06 pm • 0 0 • view
she clearly wanted it to happen based how her relationship to Joel fell apart. Children grow up quickly in an apocalyptic world. She wasn’t Joel’s kid.
may 19, 2025, 7:11 pm • 0 0 • view
I don’t think any rational person would expect that to include a doctor intentionally killing them. If I said that I would be thinking things like “long painful recovery” or “permanent scarring” not “killed by a doctor who planned to do it without telling me first”
may 19, 2025, 7:10 pm • 1 0 • view
In an apocalypse? Obviously health care ain’t all that.
may 19, 2025, 7:12 pm • 0 0 • view
Then there will be the argument that Ellie was a minor and couldn’t legally give consent. Personally I’m satisfied to say this is fictional, enjoy the hell out of it and move on.
may 19, 2025, 7:18 pm • 2 0 • view