1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha, and welcome to Stephane 2 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: Never told you Protection of iHeartRadio, And welcome to another 3 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: sub sub sub segment of feminist activist advocates around the world. Yes, 4 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: Fight that Way, have changed the name several times, but 5 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: do you know what we're talking about. We got here 6 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: and this is the sub segment wherein I talk about 7 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: fictional women or non binary folks and I just give 8 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: you their whole backstory. And today we are talking about 9 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: Riley able from the Last of Us and so there 10 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: will be spoilers from both the most recent episode of 11 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: the HBO Max series, which is an auto sponsor, but 12 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: also the first video game, Last of Us video game, 13 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 1: the downloadable content called Left Behind, and the comic book 14 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: American Dreams. So all that to say, the game and 15 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 1: the comic book have been out since twenty twenty fourteen. 16 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: I feel like that's a pretty decent amount of time, 17 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: but I will put it in there. I also to say, 18 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: we actually aren't going to talk about the show that 19 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: much because we are doing a full episode for our 20 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: Last of Uzz miniseries recap Rewatch thing about the most 21 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: recent episode that featured Riley. So listen out for that. 22 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: But yeah, we're not going to talk about it too 23 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 1: much here because actually there's a lot of ground to cover, 24 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: a lot of ground, And as always, Samantha, I'm just 25 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: gonna try to run this down and if you have 26 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: any questions, please let me help you. Good news is 27 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: about this one. I actually kind of know a background 28 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: on this one, so I'm not going to be too confused. Yeah, 29 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: so this is maybe just as you explaining, you'll love 30 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: and owed to Riley, So I'm down for it. Let's go, yes, yes, yes, yes, okay, So, yeah, 31 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: we were talking about Riley Abel from the Last of Us. 32 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: We are mostly focusing on her in the game and comics. 33 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 1: So the downloadable content, the DLC as it's called, which 34 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: you might have seen if you're in the same circles 35 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: as I am trending on Twitter Left Behind as it's called. 36 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: It came out in twenty fourteen on Valentine's Day, by 37 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: the way, and Riley is also so. She was primarily 38 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: introduced in that, but she was also featured in the 39 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: comic The Last of Us American Dreams and is now 40 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: in the HBO series. She was mentioned by name and 41 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: alluded to several times in the first last of US game, 42 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: so she's kind of prevalent throughout, even if she's not 43 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: really there. She's a sixteen year old survivor living in 44 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: the Boston Quarantine Zone or the QZ, and Ellie's best 45 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: and perhaps only friend at this time. O'Riley doesn't like 46 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: the military, but often speaks favorably of joining the Fireflies, who, 47 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: if you don't know, are this group of people who 48 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: were trying to restore democracy, or that's what they say, 49 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: at least by taking back power from Pedro. And Pedro's 50 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: this military organization that came in after the outbreak and 51 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 1: kind of took control over things. When Riley was a child, 52 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: her father was infected and ripped her mom apart in 53 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: front of Riley, and Riley had to kill him to 54 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: save herself. At the age of fifteen, she was given 55 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: the option of joining the military or being left to 56 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: fend for herself, and she knew she probably wouldn't survive 57 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: very long, so even though she didn't want to join 58 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: the military, she did, but was determined to find a 59 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: way out. So, if you've watched the show and you're 60 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: listening to this already, like, well, wait a minute, this 61 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: is We're going to talk about the comic first, but 62 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: this is the backstory that happens before she ever whatever 63 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: happened in the show, all right, So the comic Riley 64 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: defends Ellie from bullies in the QZ. She threatens to 65 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: stomp the balls of the leader, and the thread is 66 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: credible enough that the whole group runs away. When she 67 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: asks Ellie what these bullies wanted, Ellie says that they 68 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 1: implied they wanted to steal her Sony Walkman. Yes, product 69 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: placement also very important throughout. Riley tells Ellie that she 70 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: needs to make friends and watch her back, but Ellie 71 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 1: boks at the implication she needs any help. She's basically like, 72 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: who asked you for advice? And this causes Riley to 73 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: tell her that she has serious trust issues and these 74 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: issues were not helped when Riley pickpocketed her Walkman. So 75 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 1: Ellie goes to find Riley and finds her in the 76 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: mess hall and she's talking about the fireflies and everyone 77 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: around her is like they're gonna hear you, and confronts 78 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: Riley about the Walkman. Riley gives it back, but not 79 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: before insulting her music taste. Later, Ellie discovers Riley trying 80 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: to sneak out at night to leave the q Z, 81 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 1: and Riley orders her to go back to bed, but 82 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: Ellie demands that Riley show her how to leave the 83 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: q Z, and Riley eventually agrees, calling Ellie by her name, 84 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: even though Ellie had not given her her name yet 85 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: and she won't tell Ellie how she knows it. And 86 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: then she introduces herself, that's Riley. This is when to 87 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: get her name. So they navigate the q z's rooftops 88 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: they avoid patrols. Riley asks Ellie if she ever thinks 89 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: about her future. At first, Ellie thinks that she's joking. 90 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,919 Speaker 1: She kind of laughs, like what future? Riley admits she 91 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: plans on finding her own way, and that confuses Ellie, 92 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: who doesn't know what else? What is this own way? 93 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: What else could their lives be? And then kind of 94 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 1: out of nowhere, seemingly, Riley asked Ellie if she has 95 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: ever written a horse, and when Ellie says no, she 96 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: leads her to an abandoned mall and as they're walking inside, 97 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: Ellie makes a bee line for the arcade and pretends 98 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: to play this game called Triple Phoenix and Riley mocks 99 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: her and turns her intention instead to Riley's favorite game, 100 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: The Turning, which is pretty much Mortal Kombat, and so 101 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: Warner Brothers, who's doing the Hbomax show, has the rights 102 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: to Mortal Kombat. Sony did not see Yes Yes. So 103 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: Ellie expresses her jealousy of all of the kids that 104 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: lived before the outbreak, and Riley kind of shuts down 105 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: and says we should leave her wasting time, So she 106 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: leads them to her friend Winston, promising Winston, who is 107 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: all a grown up man by the way, that Ellie 108 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,359 Speaker 1: is cool, and offers him a bottle of whiskey that 109 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: she stole in exchange for teaching Ellie how to ride 110 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: a horse, and while they're getting ready, Riley tells Ellie 111 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 1: she wants to be free of the whole system, and 112 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: then kind of disappears for a bit. While Winston teaches 113 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,919 Speaker 1: Ellie how to ride a horse, there erupted by an 114 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: explosion and Winston orders the two of them to go 115 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: home and rides off to join his unit. Riley ignores him, 116 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: instead listening to his walkie talkie, which she stole. By 117 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: the way, Ellie realizes that Riley used her to distract 118 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: Winston to get the walkie talkie, and is furious, but 119 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: Riley pretty much ignores her, telling her she's going to 120 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: go join the Fireflies now that she knows where they are. 121 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: Ellie tries to convince her otherwise, but Riley decides to 122 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: leave her behind. The title still, Ellie follows Riley over 123 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: the rooftops towards the smoke They arrive at the scene 124 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: and Riley produces two smoke grenades and hands one to Ellie. 125 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: Ellie worries that they'll hurt people, but Riley tells them 126 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: no one will be harmed. She just wants to get 127 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: the Fireflies a chance to escape. Riley catches the attention 128 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: of the soldiers after the firefly's escape, and the pair 129 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: has to run. They kind of escape the military, but 130 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: are attacked by an infected Riley orders Ellie to run 131 00:07:56,640 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: away and is pinned down, but with Ellie's help, they 132 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: kill the infected. Riley kind of panics says she's infected, 133 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: but Ellie pulls up her sleeve and sees no bite marks, 134 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: and Riley calms down. She admits to Ellie she was 135 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: scared and thought she had been bitten, so more infected 136 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,320 Speaker 1: appear and they run until they hit a dead end. 137 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: A firefly saves them and Riley thanks them and introduces herself, 138 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: and it's Marlene who recognizes Ellie and knocks Riley out 139 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: with the stun rod. Riley wakes up to Ellie negotiating 140 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: their release. Marlene gives Ellie an envelope and orders them 141 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: to go back to the QZI, but Riley instead pleads like, 142 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: let me join the Fireflies. Please let me join the Fireflies. 143 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:45,319 Speaker 1: Marlene refuses, and then the group is attacked by smugglers 144 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: and Ellie dives in front of Riley to protect her. 145 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: A firefight plays out, and Ellie distracts the smugglers so 146 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: that Riley can grab a gun from one of the 147 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: dead and shoots the smuggler that had Marlene pinned down. 148 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 1: The fight over, Riley once again asked to join the Fireflies, 149 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,439 Speaker 1: and Marlene reacts angrily, telling her just because she dresses 150 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: like a firefly and knows the lines of a firefly 151 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,559 Speaker 1: doesn't mean she knows what it means to be a firefly, 152 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: and she shows Riley the dead bodies. She threatens to 153 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: name her because that's what could happen to her. And 154 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: Riley remains firm I want to join the Fireflies if 155 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: you want to name her. Well, she's she's saying, like, 156 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: that's what could happen to you? What if I maimed you? 157 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: How what would you do? Like this is something that 158 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: is the future. If you're not sure, you need to 159 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: face the reality of what could happen. Oh, she's she's 160 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: basically trying to scare her, like, this is a this 161 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: is a reality you might have to face that an overreaction. Yeah, um, Ellie. Meanwhile, 162 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: it gets a gun, points it at Marlene and orders 163 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 1: her to move away from Riley. Marlene says she knew 164 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 1: Ellie's mother Anna and promise to keep Ellie safe. Um. 165 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: Ellie asked Riley, like, what should I do? And Riley 166 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: tells her you should lower the gun. Um, and Ellie does, 167 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 1: and Marlene gives Ellie her mom's switchblade her hand knife. Um, yeah, 168 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: that's not in the show yet, right, No, it's actually okay, so, 169 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 1: but they just have a switchblade that she just likes. Yes, yeah, 170 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: that's interesting, okay hmm. On their way back to the school, 171 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: Riley confesses she thinks there's no way out for them. 172 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: Ellie suggests that they run away from the zone, but 173 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: Riley dis missus heard telling her that they would die 174 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: out there and obviously hurting um. She they get back 175 00:10:40,520 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: and she basically is like I'll see you to mar Ellie. 176 00:10:56,320 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: So this brings us to the d LC left behind. 177 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: So Riley hasn't given up to on becoming a firefly, 178 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: so she follows one of the members and is brought 179 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: before Marlene, who asked what took her so long and 180 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: tells her that their last encounter was a test to 181 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: see how committed she was, and Riley has given the 182 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: test of killing and infected what she does and earns 183 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: her firefly pendant. She asked Marlene if Ellie can join, 184 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: but not only does Marley say know, she forbids Riley 185 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: from ever contacting Ellie again. Row yep, So on Ellie's 186 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: end one day, Riley just kind of disappears without a word, 187 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: causing Ellie to worry about what happened to her three 188 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: weeks past before one night, Riley sneaks into Ellie's room 189 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 1: in the middle of the night, and this is three 190 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: weeks before the events of the first game. Ellie almost 191 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:57,839 Speaker 1: stabs her before realizing who it is and tells Riley, 192 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: you know, I thought you were dead. Riley tells her 193 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: that she's a firefly now and promises to explain everything, 194 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: and they catch up on each other's lives. They sneak 195 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: across the rooftops and they argue about the fireflies. They're 196 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 1: very argumentative friends. Still. Ellie wonders if she could become 197 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: a firefly, but Riley tells her Marlene wanted her safe 198 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: in the school. They return to them all and when 199 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: Ellie demands to know what's going on, Riley just says 200 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: it's a surprise. They discuss about how their water guns 201 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: have been stolen go confiscated. It's a vetter answer. They 202 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: kind of got taken by the I guess leader of 203 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:39,840 Speaker 1: the school. How Winston had died of a heart attack, 204 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 1: and they go seek out his bottle of whiskey to 205 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: have a drink. They take a detour through a halloween store, 206 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: trying on masks, despite Ellie's reluctance too. They play a 207 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: game that involves throwing bricks at car windows and the 208 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:57,439 Speaker 1: winner gets to ask any question that the loser has 209 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 1: to answer honestly. So this is a game, so you 210 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: can win or lose If Riley wins, she asks what 211 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 1: she has to do to be your friend again. If 212 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: Ellie wins, the player gets to pick between three options, 213 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: and they're kind of like, why did you leave? How 214 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: do you feel about me? Things like that, and Riley 215 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 1: will one of them. She won't answer straight faced. I'll 216 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: say I've played this many times. Yes, oh, yes, I 217 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 1: have all right, So Riley reveals the mall still has 218 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:34,959 Speaker 1: power and flips it on, apologizing for everything that has 219 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: happened between them. They enter the illuminated mall astounded. They 220 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: ride the carousel. They take pictures in the photo booth, 221 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: and yes, you can choose the theme, including one that 222 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: is a love based. They read puns from the Infamous 223 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 1: Pun Book. They go to the arcade, making a bee 224 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: line for the turning the game. I'll want to find 225 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:58,840 Speaker 1: out it doesn't work. Unfettered, Riley instructs Ellie to close 226 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: her eyes and then describes what's happening on screen as 227 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: Ellie pushes buttons. It's a really beautiful scene because Ellie 228 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: kind of seeks into her imagination and then you can 229 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: hear the sounds in her mind and like to see 230 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 1: the lights on her face as Riley's like, you've got 231 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: to kick now, and she'll kick. It's really cool. Riley 232 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:21,320 Speaker 1: here's music overhead and urges Ellie that they need to 233 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: keep going, but Ellie hesitates, saying they can't get in 234 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: trouble at school again. Riley tells her, Hey, I have 235 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: been assigned to a firefly unit in a different city 236 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: and I'm leaving, so this is it, like this is 237 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: our last night. Disappointed with Ellie's reaction, Riley leaves to 238 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: check out the music, and Ellie eventually catches up and 239 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: they fight some more. Riley reveals that she didn't come 240 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: back out of guilt that she almost got shot retrieving 241 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: their lost water guns. So they play a game of 242 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: water tag, which yes, you can win or lose, and 243 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: Ellie tells Riley she should go with the fireflies because 244 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: that was her dream. And this is after Riley tells Ellie, 245 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: you're the only one that could stop me. Riley plugs 246 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: in Ellie's Walkman into kind of like the PA system, 247 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: and they dance on the counters of the store. Midway 248 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,240 Speaker 1: through the song, which is Edda James's cover If I 249 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: Got Ebabe, Ellie stops and begs Riley to stay, and 250 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: Riley pauses before tearing off her firefly pendant and dropping it. 251 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: Ellie darts forward and kisses Riley, apologizing after, but Riley 252 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 1: says she has nothing to apologize for. However, infected interrupted 253 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: the moment and that forces them to flee. They almost 254 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 1: make it out when some scaffolding Ellie was climbing broke 255 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: and she fell, and Riley jumped back down to save her, 256 00:15:45,800 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: and then is attacked by and infected herself. And though 257 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: they defeat the infected, they are both bitten. Ellie break 258 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: stuff and fiery and pain so hurt by this, but 259 00:15:59,120 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: Riley tries to come down, tells her that they have 260 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: two options suicide or being quote all poetic and losing 261 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: their minds together and that's her preference, so that they 262 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: could spend as much time as possible together before that happens. 263 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: Ellie agrees, and that's how it ends. You never see 264 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: any anybody, you die or anything. That's just how it ends. 265 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: And because you've played the game, I mean, I would 266 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: assume at this point, because if you're doing the downloadable content, 267 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: that would be strange if you hadn't. But because you 268 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: played the game, you know Ellie never becomes infected. But 269 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: that Riley did it is very very beautiful. It's a 270 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: very very beautiful game. It's very sweet and sad. You 271 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: can goof off playing in the photo booth, like you 272 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: can do multiple things in there if you want, like 273 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: different poses. You get to choose the poses like every time, 274 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: so like the back to back and yeah, it's like 275 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: they do like angel pose and yeah, it's really cute. 276 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: You can decide how much you want to fly, or 277 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: you can read all of the puns like like I 278 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: said in the past, last of this episode, you basically 279 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 1: as long as you keep pressing triangle, you'll keep exchanging 280 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: puns until they run out, which is what I did, 281 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:30,199 Speaker 1: which is what she did. Absolutely. So one of the 282 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: main ways, if you have seen the most recent episode 283 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: of the show, that this is different is that it 284 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:43,440 Speaker 1: takes place right after Joel has been like mortally injured, 285 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: like dying, and Ellie goes to it an abandoned ma 286 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: all to try to find any kind of medical supplies, 287 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 1: and when she's in there, it is flashing back to 288 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: these memories with Riley. So this is why this is 289 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: one of the things I couldn't quite predict how they 290 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: were going to do it. In the show. It was 291 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: probably my biggest question mark, just because I didn't know 292 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: if they were going to intersperse or if they were 293 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,440 Speaker 1: going to do one big flashback. But by the time 294 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: you play this again, maybe some people did it in 295 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: a way I've never heard of, but by the time 296 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: you play it, you know how it ends, so that 297 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: it adds tension, Like you're having these like really beautiful, sweet, 298 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: innocent moments, but you know ultimately they're going to get 299 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: bitten at the end of it. And it's very different 300 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:37,399 Speaker 1: gameplay because whereas like the game, the first game is 301 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 1: very you know, kind of action driven sneaking around, this 302 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: is like literally pressed triangle to choose what photo you 303 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 1: want to take. Like, it's a very sweet, different type 304 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: of game. And you do see the huge impact that 305 00:18:58,480 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: Riley and Riley's death had on Ellie's worldview on how 306 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 1: she feels the Survivor's guild, especially so the name. Some 307 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: people think the name because Riley's last name is Abel, 308 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 1: is a reference to the biblical story of Kane and Abel, 309 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: because the implication is that Ellie did have to kill Riley, 310 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: and Riley is a very was a very capable self 311 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 1: sufficient protective, impulsive person. And Ellie keeps her pendant, her 312 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: firefly pendant, and her backpack. So at one point, as 313 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: I've said, in the first game, you play as Ellie 314 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: and you can look in her backpack and she has 315 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:46,679 Speaker 1: the pendant, she has the pun book, a couple of 316 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 1: other things. And now, unfortunately you probably won't be surprised 317 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 1: to know that when this came out, it was critically acclaimed, 318 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 1: but there was a big backlash among people who homophobic, 319 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: people who did not not like that this was a 320 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: storyline in there. And we're going to talk about this 321 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: more in the Last of US TV episode about episode 322 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: seven Left Behind, but that episode has been review bombed 323 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 1: with several one star reviews. Luckily, I would say, you know, 324 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 1: those voices are so loud, but overall most people seem 325 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: to be like, oh, this was a beautiful, like unique 326 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: at the time love story in a game where, especially 327 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: like we've said before, in kind of these action and 328 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: horror games, it was very very sweet and very very sad. 329 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: I did cry a lot or tissues had to be found. Yeah, 330 00:20:44,640 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: and it's kind of interesting too, because, as people pointed out, 331 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: you know, you never see the death part of it, 332 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: but it's just that their conversation at the end is 333 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:58,760 Speaker 1: so moving. And I mentioned this before, but Ashley Johnson, 334 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: who's been very out about like no, I don't care, 335 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: it's stopped talking about homophobic people, has said how she'll 336 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:12,120 Speaker 1: get approached by like especially young queer folks who say 337 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: that this meant so much to them to see this 338 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:19,400 Speaker 1: and play this. But yeah, it is. It's like, really 339 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: really beautiful. It's been interesting too because somehow a lot 340 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: of people haven't played the DLC. You're just kind of 341 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 1: shocking to me, and there's been a whole like what 342 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: is where did this come from? And I'm like, what, 343 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: you haven't played the DLC. But it is very beautiful. 344 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:37,120 Speaker 1: I highly recommended the comic book, which I have. Unfortunately 345 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: it's in my apartment somewhere, but I cannot find it. 346 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 1: It is very very cool and that one has a 347 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: lot of like world building in it. So I recommend 348 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: and definitely be on the lookout to pour our reaction 349 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: to the most recent episode of the Last of Us 350 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:53,880 Speaker 1: as Us comes out that featured Riley and that's where 351 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: we'll talk more about her television depiction and all of 352 00:21:56,800 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 1: that stuff. But yeah, yeah, I love Reley. Do you 353 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: want to tell everyone how long you've been waiting to 354 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 1: do this specific character? A long time. When I say 355 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:11,280 Speaker 1: a long time, I think it might have been here 356 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 1: at the beginning. Yes, I think it was an early trend. Yes, early. 357 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 1: When we first started at it, made a list and 358 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 1: at first was like all last of us characters. But 359 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,159 Speaker 1: I knew the show was coming out, so I was like, 360 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 1: I don't know what to do about the spoilers, right, 361 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: and then when the show started, She's like, I want to, 362 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 1: but now I have to wait. Yes, so she was 363 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 1: very and she was very very much ready for this, 364 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:35,399 Speaker 1: and also a couple of other characters. And we're not 365 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: going to mention yet, but it's in the White Wings, y'all. 366 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 1: It is. Oh it's coming yes, Oh so exciting. Well. 367 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: In the meantime, if you have any suggestions for anyone 368 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: we should talk about on this subsegment or anything else, 369 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:53,359 Speaker 1: you can email us Stuff India Mom Stuff at iHeartMedia 370 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: dot com. You can find us on Twitter. I'm also 371 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: a podcast, or on Instagram and TikTok as stuff I 372 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: Never told you and also YouTube. 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