#butnonce they got back to jackson and she was locked into those gates and started calling their place home he shouldve told her

[mariatesstruther]

much love and good vibes with this opinion: frankly tired of the general idea that ellie has no reason to still be upset with joel in game 2. like okay YES, he did it all to save her. YES, he made the right choice (imo), NO, he shouldn’t regret it at all

but he 100% lied to her for longer than he had to, not because it was best for HER but mostly because HE liked how it felt to be close to ellie and was scared to lose that. which is valid, but not enough of a reason to hide the truth from someone you claim to love.

#and yes i do see the merits of not putting all that on a teenager #but she was going to find out eventually #instead of hiding her from the truth he couldve actually told her earlier so that it wouldnt have been as much as a betraya #then he at least wouldve been able to be there for it #but to say joel doesnt deserve the cold shoulder??????? is so baffling to me???????? #he lied to the one person in the world that gives him 100% of her trust #ellie trusts joel not just to keep her safe but to treat her as a person #and in denying the truth he denied that #i get lying in the moment like while theyre in the car #butnonce they got back to jackson and she was locked into those gates and started calling their place home he shouldve told her #just wanted to share my thoughts tho feel so so free to disagree #opinions #the tipsy bison