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New York City, 1970s

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also can we talk about how Dina, from the moment Ellie saves her by taking that bite, she's in a different genre altogether?

Ellie is still in action hero mode, "no biggie, just a scratch" and immediately goes to find shelter. Meanwhile, Dina is going through all five stages of grief at the same time, because in her mind, not only is Ellie going to die. She is going to die while she was too much of a coward to admit her own feelings.

She thought she'd have enough time, and now that time is ripped away from her. She even begs Ellie not to make this harder than it already is, because she probably expects Ellie's final words before she has to shoot her that she loves her. Because Dina knows. She admits later on she totally knew about Ellie's feelings and it would hurt too fucking much to hear that confession and then immediately after having to shoot her.

Dina is in a tragic gay play, where she admitted her feelings too late for the girl she likes and – given how her mother's dismissal affected her so much – now probably will never be brave enough to embrace her bisexuality. Because Ellie was the one that made her feel brave.

Of course she immediately confesses everything in one breathe as soon as she realizes Ellie isn't going to turn. Girl got a second chance and she's not going to waste a single moment this time.

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I’m sure this is the first of many counter arguments I’ll be making but I’ve seen a few takes suggesting that Dina is being depicted as this hyper-competent, driven main character now. Let’s clear something up. Yes, Dina is smart. She’s tactical. She’s a planner. She’s great at thinking through scenarios and coming up with solid conflict avoidant strategies. But what she isn’t is someone who can execute under extreme, real time pressure.

We’ve seen her freeze three times now. Once at the turnstile when the infected rushed them and she was the deer in headlights. Again when they were swarmed by a multitude of stalkers. And a third time in the subway when the horde first started chasing them. Dina froze, and Ellie acted immediately. Ellie had to snap her out of it to get her moving. Dina struggles to improvise or make quick decisions when everything is falling apart.

That is where Ellie’s strengths come in. Ellie is a doer. She’s relentlessly capable, not because she’s methodical, but because she’s reckless and indifferent to her own safety. She doesn’t stop to calculate the risk of getting torn apart. She just acts, and she gets it done. Even when Jesse had to step in to help, and Dina got shot with an arrow, Ellie didn’t hesitate. She instantly came up with a plan in seconds that protected Dina and got them through it.

This is where they shine as partners. Where one lacks, the other makes up for it. And news flash, Dina is a main character.

But I want to make something clear. Showing Dina as the capable planner and Ellie as a little flighty when it comes to long-term strategies isn’t about diminishing either of them. It’s setting up the parallel for what is coming next — Ellie’s reckless and unhinged mission. You need to see these contrasts and how they balance each other to understand the weight of what happens later.

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It’s Isabela and the heart eyes

needless to say i'm odds and ends but i'll be stumbling away slowly learning that life is okay

ELLIE and DINA in THE LAST OF US 2x04

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Hi.

THE LAST OF US 2.07 – Convergence

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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day

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BLACK WIDOW 2021, dir. Cate Shortland

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We're getting married, shimmer's officiating the wedding trust mee

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Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (1998)

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Ellie's thumb in Dina's moUTH AND HER UNBELTING THE PANTS I'M FUCKING DYING

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Slowed down. Diabolical.

The way this scene is EVEN BETTER in slow motion... my Gawd. The Last of Us 2x04 you will always be famous

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guys i think dina might just possibly have a thing for ellie's arms

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Happy June 2nd to Agnes and her husband "Ralph"

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Okay tbh I've actually really enjoyed S2 for the most part but wow this musical segment really was a choice wasn't it??

Bringing Angie back just for a dream sequence song about Peggy's lame no-homo love triangle was just cruel. Even the lyrics seem to be mocking the cartinelli ship - it was all very intentional.

But, also intentional - the way Hayley was acting like Peggy wanted to eat choose Angie the entire time... Girl knew what was going on and did what she could.

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I miss them :⁠-⁠\