The Last — Of Us S01e0943:35 Min

: Joel, without hesitation, looks back at her and replies: "I swear" .

: The camera holds on her face for several seconds before the screen cuts to black, ending the first season. Context of the "Big Lie"

: How the close-up shots and sudden cut to black emphasize the ambiguity of their relationship's future. OFF.SCRIPT: 'The Last of Us' S1 E9 Review | by Caleb Bonsi The Last of Us S01E0943:35 Min

: Whether his decision was an act of love or ultimate selfishness.

: Ellie expresses her survivor's guilt and looks Joel directly in the eyes. She demands the truth, saying: "Swear to me. Swear to me that everything you said about the Fireflies is true" . : Joel, without hesitation, looks back at her

At this exact moment, and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) are standing on a hill overlooking Jackson, Wyoming. After hiking through the woods, Ellie stops Joel to share the story of how she was first bitten alongside her best friend, Riley. The sequence at this timestamp is as follows:

This moment is the culmination of Joel's decision to rescue Ellie from the Salt Lake City hospital. To protect her from the knowledge that he slaughtered the Fireflies—and that her death was required for a potential cure—he tells her that there were dozens of other immune people and the doctors had simply "stopped looking". Swear to me that everything you said about

In the season finale of The Last of Us , "," the timestamp 43:35 occurs during the climactic final scene where Ellie asks Joel to swear that his story about the Fireflies is true. Scene Summary at 43:35