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I think what makes the hospital scene so impactful is that it’s the first time we see Joel in a position where he can actually keep something bad from happening to her.

Think back to his conversation with Tommy and how he feels like he can’t stop failing her. They lost Tess, then got to Kansas City just to watch her take hit after hit. She shot the guy to save him then survived a hoard of infected just to lose Sam and Henry a few hours after that. Then of course what happened in David’s town that we’re not even sure he knows the full extent of.

So when he’s presented with this information that he’s about to lose her, he doesn’t hesitate. For once, he can be there in time. For ONCE, he can prevent the bad thing from happening. FOR ONCE he’s not going to fail her. He’s in a situation where he can take this little girl he’s grown to love so much and keep the unspeakable from happening to her. It’s not even a question in his mind. And he’ll be damned if anyone stands in his way. His quiet resolve in that whole sequence is chilling. He knows what he has to do to get to her and he doesn’t hold back.

He does it for Sarah, for Tess, for Sam and Henry, for Ellie. For every moment he was too slow or too deaf or too far. He saves her just like she continues to save him, both emotionally and physically.

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also people scrambling to justify joel's actions with "well a cure probably wouldn't have worked anyway" or "the distribution necessary is not feasible" etc. are missing the point. because joel's justification is love and he never tries to pretend otherwise. love can be incredibly dangerous and incredibly selfish and people can and will do terrible things for it. but it is also incredibly human and that's the whole damn point.

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The Last Of Us quotes that foreshadow the season finale

"Save who you can save" , Tess.

"That's why men like you and me are here, we have a job to do and god help any motherfucker who stand in our way", Bill.

"Well, kids die all the time, do you think the whole world revolves around him? That he's worth everything?", Kathleen.

"Be careful where you put your faith in. The only people who can betray us, are the ones we trust", Maria.

"I guess, you deserve a choice", Joel.

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whoever wrote on tiktok after the finale that “anna’s taking care of sarah whilst joel’s down there taking care of ellie”, i’m in ur walls tonight

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autism moments

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[achievement unlocked! A Truthful Reminder]

you are more loved than you'll ever know. it's hard to believe sometimes, but you are important. just as important as anyone else. you reading this? you're important to me. because you took the time to read this and look at what i had to say.

i may be a friend or a stranger, but just know that what i'm saying is true. you mean something to someone. you mean the world to someone. and this will be here if you need to hear it again.

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Not "I always knew I was different", not "I thought it was normal", but a secret third thing: it never occurred to me to think about whether it was normal until I was forced to, usually in a cruel way

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Happened today😀

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To the neurotypicals who don’t understand autistic sensory issues:

Imagine you have an eyelash in your eye. You are stopped in your tracks until you remove the eyelash because it’s unbearable.

Now imagine everyone yells at you that it’s not that bad.

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I made a little meme 👉👈

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on joel and ellie and second chances;

breakfast by half alive / the last of us 1x09 / letters to vera by vladimir nabokov / graceland too by phoebe bridgers / the black maria by aracelis girmay / if i should come upon your house lonely in the west texas desert by natalie diaz / the last of us 1x09

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the "you're cargo" to "it's okay, babygirl" to "it wasn't time that did it" pipeline goes so fucking crazy bro

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Autism: If something changes, I will cry.

ADHD: If nothing changes, I will cry.

ADHD/Autism comorbity: I will cry.

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Credit: artsydoe

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Today's autism mood: blankie is in the wash and I must be patient.