If they had drawn the dilemma out on whether Oberyn Martell should let his surrogate daughter die to save humanity over a full tenth episode, it would have dramatically captivated the audience more. It still packed a punch, no doubt, and I appreciate the point that there’s no telling if the cure would have worked in the first place (thou…
If they had drawn the dilemma out on whether Oberyn Martell should let his surrogate daughter die to save humanity over a full tenth episode, it would have dramatically captivated the audience more. It still packed a punch, no doubt, and I appreciate the point that there’s no telling if the cure would have worked in the first place (though this was left unexplored within the episode itself). The most captivating angle of the episode was in how Joel relentless gunned his way through the hospital ward. It wasn’t played as badass. It was a slaughter and well-portrayed — even using the music from the game OST to accent the story. Joel returned to his roots as a raider — but this time not to save himself but Luanne Mormont, er, Ellie.
If they had drawn the dilemma out on whether Oberyn Martell should let his surrogate daughter die to save humanity over a full tenth episode, it would have dramatically captivated the audience more. It still packed a punch, no doubt, and I appreciate the point that there’s no telling if the cure would have worked in the first place (though this was left unexplored within the episode itself). The most captivating angle of the episode was in how Joel relentless gunned his way through the hospital ward. It wasn’t played as badass. It was a slaughter and well-portrayed — even using the music from the game OST to accent the story. Joel returned to his roots as a raider — but this time not to save himself but Luanne Mormont, er, Ellie.