It's sweet that they introduced Ellie's interests to us coz that truly goes onto show that she was no different to a teenager from a non-apocalyptic world. She didn't ask for any of the stuff that happened to her. She didn't ask to be immune. She didn't ask to be the cure for mankind, she felt like she was obligated to BE the cure for mankind to the point that she committed herself to being the answer to an infected driven world. (Or maybe it was the fact that the idea of DYING at the expense of a cure wasn't established yet). And el saying that her life would've mattered if Joel had left her to die in that hospital meaning that she reduced herself to being the cure and that alone god im so sorry for her like give this girl a hug omg
Before you go inside the farmhouse to talk to Ellie upstairs, her lil footprints can be found outside the porch!! She was chillin on the chair-swing for a bit!