'The Last of Us’ Series Premiere Deep Dive
The Prestige TV Podcast
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PTSD and the Showdown Between Joel and Lee, the Fedra Soldier
Joel beats Lee to death as Ellie watches. The watch that Sarah had repaired from that is still on his arm, 20 years later is broken. It's like the PTSD pulling him back to this loss here and this like defining loss in his life. There's an earlier sequence where he's taking pills and drinking and passes out; what he hears as he goes under is Tommy calling for him.
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