Only they weren’t allowing Ellie to make her own decision. The Fireflies didn’t tell her that the operation was going to kill her before they put her to sleep. And I agree with Joel that it’s a little hasty to kill off the only person with known resistance for a loooong-shot maybe.
In the end he made the decision because she couldn't. Is it wrong that he wanted to protect her from feeling guilty for his actions, at least until some time later when this could be discussed under less pressure?
They had been through a lot together, killing multiple human beings and nearly being killed themselves on several occasions. I completely agree with his instinct to not let them kill her willy nilly, but he should’ve been honest with her. He owed her that much.
There is a ton of implications coming with the truth. Her dying could have saved many people. That is a lot of guilt to carry around. She might have seen killing and killed herself, but the moral implications behind that were clearer. I am not even sure he was ready to understand them at that point.
You're not wrong, because they were afraid she would say No. I mean who wouldn't when the world is in crisis? But he didn't have to murder them all. He could have let them live, take her, and explain what the deal was when she woke up, and if she wanted to still do it, he could have brought her back
I don’t think the Firefly soldiers were going to let him walk out of there with her alive. Marlene gives the direct order to shoot Joel if he tries to go after Ellie. He shouldn’t have killed the doctor though. Even with a scalpel, he didn’t prove any real threat.
Yes I agree, but the doctors and nurses didn't deserve to be killed... He doomed humanity by killing the last known doctor who could potentially end the pandemic.
A thing she says after the fact. That doesn’t change that they didn’t ask her before putting her to sleep. And out of all the autonomy I believe in giving children and teenagers, being able to make a level headed decision of medical suicide is something I think they need at least a day to think over
Joel knows for a fact that she would have accepted it, otherwise he would have told her the truth right after it happened. The very fact that he hides it from her shows that he did it for himself and not because she wasn't allowed a choice.
I agree it was selfish. I also agree with the selfish act of not allowing a teenaged adopted child and the only person with known immunity to the fungus to commit medical suicide for a long shot chance of a cure.
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