#sam tlou

[pedropascalsx]

STAY AWAKE WITH ME.

“I promise.”

#bella ramsey #keivonn woodard #mine: the last of us #the last of us #tlou spoilers #the last of us spoilers #ellie williams #ellie tlou #sam tlou #sam burrell #my gifs #**

[scootkiddo]

I love how the last of us is like. love doesn’t have to be audibly communicated. it doesn’t inherently have to be verbally spoken because sometimes it doesn’t need to be. sometimes it’s fixing a watch and offering it as a present. sometimes it’s packing crayons and paint to offer a sense of normalcy and childhood. sometimes it’s selflessly putting yourself between the face of danger and the person you’re growing to care about. sometimes it’s giggling late at night over dumb, silly little puns. sometimes it’s bonding over shared interests. sometimes it’s seeing someone in peril and keeping your eyes affixed on them to ensure that they see the light of day. sometimes it’s a hivemind adjacent level of understanding in which you and the other person can ride the wave of chaos by cognitively working together even at a distance. sometimes actions truly speak louder than words. silence can speak incredible volumes, and in a really touching way. some things don’t need to be said to have visible meaning

#you could make comparisons to bill and frank but this applies to both romantic AND plantonic love #and plantonic love is more conceptually interesting to me in fiction so #but I think ep 5 really highlighted this ‘unspoken love’ especially with the lives of henry and sam communicating through asl #the last of us #the last of us hbo #tlou spoilers #joel miller #ellie williams #pedro pascal #bella ramsey #sarah miller #henry tlou #sam tlou

[cordycepspog]

Things that absolutely fucked my shit up this episode, an incomprehensible list:

- Ellie liked the smell of Frank’s sleeping bag

- Joel still wearing Frank’s shirt

- Joel staying up all night to guard while Ellie slept

- “They’re not gonna hit you. Look at me, they’re not gonna hit you.”

- “Mom! Mom! Mom!”

- The way the doctor gave the lines “I delivered you. I held you in my hands.” and “I’m your doctor” so simply when asked for reasons why he shouldn’t be killed

- Ellie’s smile when Joel tried to tug the gun from her hand

- The way Joel bumbled his way through trying to make sure Ellie was okay, and ask if she wanted to talk about it after she shot Bryan

- All of the superhero drawings on the wall that Sam drew of him and Henry

- The mask that Sam had drawn on his face

Something about how everyone is undeniably human, and how unafraid they are of not shying away from that.

#i mean jesus christ #the way bryan immediately went ‘i have a mom. she’s not far from here we can go see her’ and suddenly it all felt so HORRIBLE #and the way the doctor’s reason for kathleen not to kill him was ‘i delivered you.’ #like. he helped her into this world. he’s her doctor. they have that connection. shouldn’t that be enough? #and the way you can already tell that sam adores henry enough to draw him as a superhero #AND THE WAY JOEL SLOWLY WARMED UP TO ELLIE’S DUMB LITTLE JOKES #and the way he SWORE to her ‘they’re not gonna hit you.’ #sometimes human connection is all the reason needed to be kind #you know??? #tlou #tlou hbo #tlou spoilers #the last of us #joel miller #ellie williams #sam tlou #henry tlou #joel and ellie #sam and henry

[crisisreading]

Something very unique about the Last of Us is the way it handles character death and extreme tragedy in a remarkably respectful way.

Pop culture in this current moment is all about who can explore the darkest topics and depict violence in the most provocative way. (I am specifically looking at you, Game of Thrones and Euphoria!)

Even though the Last of Us is an HBO show, the people behind the series grant their characters a level of respect that most don’t.

Bill and Frank avoid the all-too-common “Bury Your Gays” trope and live sixteen beautiful years together. When the time is right, they go out on their own terms and the camera grants them dignity in death by not panning to their dead bodies at the end of episode 3.

We also never see Sam after he is shot by his own brother; we only need the blood splatter to let us know what happened. And instead of portraying a gratuitous suicide scene, we instead focus on Ellie and Joel’s reactions when Henry takes his own life.

The best example is probably the ultimate fate of Riley being kept offscreen in the latest episode. The last time we see Riley and Ellie together, they believe they are both going to die and pledge to do it together, on their own terms. Of course, the viewer knows Ellie is immune and had to defend herself from an infected Riley SOMEHOW, but guess what? We don’t have to know. Did they ever get another kiss? What were their last words to each other? We don’t know. The girls get to have privacy in their final moments together, and it’s perfect.

In summary, I really love that the camera respects the characters of this show and allows us to linger on their best moments instead.

#joel miller #ellie williams #the last of us #bella ramsey #david tlou #ellie last of us #ellie tlou #joel last of us #joel tlou #last of us hbo #left behind #pedro pascal #riley tlou #the last of us spoilers #tlou hbo #bill tlou #frank tlou #henry and sam #henry tlou #sam tlou

[kblartplace]

#the last of us #tlou #tlou ellie #ellie williams #bella ramsey #bellie #merle dandridge #marlene #marlene tlou #hbo #tlou hbo #gabriel luna #tommy tlou #tommy miller #joel miller #joel tlou #pedro pascal #keivon woodrad #sam tlou #sam #lamar johnson #henry tlou #henry #nick offerman #bill tlou #bill #tess #tess tlou #anna torv #nico parker

[reineydraws]

it was really cute how ellie adopted sam almost immediately 🥺

#tlou hbo fanart #tlou hbo #the last of us #the last of us fanart #tlou fanart #tlou #sam tlou #sam burrell #ellie tlou #ellie williams #tlou spoilers #i mean not really but like. just in case i guess. #this episode tho aaahhhhh #super sam and... elite ellie? #im cry

[the-abyss-of-fandoms]

Me every time Joel reloaded his hunting rifle:

#on god I was #who’s ready to cream #tlou hbo #tlou series #tlou ellie #tlou spoilers #joel tlou #joel miller #ellie williams #the last of us tv series #the last of us tv show #the last of us tv show spoilers #sam tlou #henry tlou #clickers #bloater #infected #joel miller x you #joel miller x reader #joel miller x y/n

[caterpillareyelashes]

the way joel freaked out when he couldn’t hit the clicker going after ellie. gut wrenching. the ending of the episode? ellie’s reaction? heart breaking. oh my god this is probably the best show i’ve ever watched and there’s only five episodes out

#tlou spoilers #tlou #the last of us #joel miller #pedro pascal #ellie tlou #bella ramsey #sam tlou #henry tlou #tlou ep 5

[racingcore]

tell me you didn't think that the moment Sam died, Ellie was going to run right into Joel's arms while Joel was already halfway to her ready to hold her in his arms and say 'im sorry' for all the things so far cuz damn this moment was so fucking real and the night before had shook him so much. and he'd keep on saying between I'm sorry and its okay and I've got you. all of this if Henry hadn't stopped him.

now think Joel slowly making his way to a very hurt and shocked Ellie who just kept on looking at Henry's dead body. he approached her like she was a wounded animal, his damn kid who was so hurt and witnessed something like this. she is just a fucking kid. so he presses her to his side for just few seconds for both of them and does the next best thing. he tells her we have to bury them. cuz he knows that she needs it, it's kind and she needs it so much. and for her he needs it too.

#the last of us #series #the last of us show #the last of us series #tlou hbo #joel miller #ellie williams #joel and ellie #pedro pascal #bella ramsey #hbo tlou #hbo #henry and sam #henry tlou #sam tlou

[kidovna]

super-sam and super-henry

#the last of us #tlou #sam tlou #henry tlou #artovna #every episode has been a gut punch but this one…. this one almost killed me #sam burrell #henry burrell

[apolloskazoo]

THE LAST OF US TEXT POSTS

#the last of us #the last of us text posts #tlou #ellie williams #the last of us hbo #joel miller #ellie and joel #joel and ellie #hbo the last of us #sam and ellie #Sam tlou #henry tlou #sam and henry #the last of us incorrect quotes

[leosdooley]

MY BROTHER CAN’T BE DEAD

the last of us, “endure and survive” // maurice sendak // erica e. goode // the other boleyn girl // the hollies, “he ain’t heavy, he’s my brother” // j.d. salinger, raise the high roof beam // nicola yoon, everything, everything // richard siken, crush // antigonick, trans. anne carson // seamus heaney, the burial at thebes // antigone // andrew kozma, 'song of the insensible’

#web weaving #parallels #word collage #words #on loss #on grief #on guilt #on brothers #on family #on siblings #the last of us #tlou hbo #tlou #sam tlou #henry tlou #richard siken #antigone #maurice sendak #anne carson #nicola yoon #the other boleyn girl #i’m going insane #tw gun #tw gun image #tw death #tw sui implied

[elliespuns]

"Ellie has a violent heart" my ass! Someone with a violent heart wouldn't have picked up a damn robot and stashed it to their backpack for a boy they just met only because they saw how badly this boy wanted to have this toy.

Ellie doesn't have a violent heart. Ellie's heart is precious, if anything.

#look at her giving sam that damn thing #you gotta love her #the last of us #tlou #ellie williams #ellie tlou #ellie and joel #ellie and sam #sam tlou #the last of us game #tlou game #the last of us part 1 #tlou part 1 #the last of us talk

[cabinetkillerz]

never going to recover from this

#the last of us #tlou #tlou hbo #sam tlou #ellie tlou #ellie williams #my art #sam #ellie

[salome-c]

Are you ever scared?

#idk if this was on purpose #but i think it looked nice #the last of us #the last of us series #the last of us spoilers #the last of us hbo #tlou #tlou series #tlou spoilers #tlou fanart #tlou gifs #henry tlou #sam tlou #hbo #hboseries #salome-c gifset #salome c gifset

[mdawgswizzleinthehizzle]

there are so many things that i could analyze just from this scene alone in episode 5

first of all, i love the fact that joel helped ellie with burying sam and henry. he never would have done that if it was just him. we all know he has never been someone, at least after sarah died, to mull over the death of those he cares for. we don’t know for sure, but i imagine he maybe buried sarah and that’s it. ever since then he has become so hardened and emotionally closed off that he really doesn’t grieve how he should. he keeps his emotions to himself and represses them. so this was definitely for ellie.

although i do think that burying them was good for him either way. he actually started forming a good connection with henry and he knew sam was already good friends with ellie. he even invited them to tag along on their journey. burying them at least gave him one outlet for that grief that all his other loses dont have.

but aside from the burying, a few things are going on…

throughout this entire final scene, joel is watching ellie. and anytime we see his face, its very contemplative. he’s seeing first hand how ellie deals with grief and he’s realizing two things:

1. ellie is holding a lot of pressure and self-loathing about being immune

2. ellie is becoming a mini-joel

this is joel’s expression after he reads the “im sorry” message that ellie left on sam’s writing board.

i think at first he questions why she is sorry but soon comes to realize her guilt over sam and henry’s death. her immunity couldn’t save them. even though he doesn’t figure out that ellie tried to use her blood to save sam until the next episode, he’s seen enough until now to put it together.

but this is how ellie handles the situation after taking her moment at their graves…

she immediately turns it off. she changes the subject and walks away from the graves without looking back. when joel is stuck in contemplation after seeing her message, she calls after him and tells him “let’s go”. joel is realizing that she is turning out like him. she’s, in a way, repressing her emotions. only allowing a moment’s grief (like joel’s rock tower homage to tess) and then moving on.

he’s beginning to see the toll that this entire apocalypse and her immunity takes on her. just how much she has on her shoulders…

and he hates it. he hates to see someone so young, someone who reminds him of his daughter literally have the weight of the world on her shoulders. this is another check in the box of a list of ways he has failed her.

he cares for her and continually grows in his care for her as time goes on. they’re both learning more about each other…

the good and the bad.

#the last of us #joel miller #tlou #ellie williams #pedro pascal #bella ramsey #hbo the last of us #the last of us hbo #ellie and joel #joel tlou #tlou analysis #tlou fluff #henry tlou #henry and sam #sam tlou #episode 5 #tlou angst