It was important to show [the characters] at both their worst and their best. For Ellie, it’s a reminder that, as she’s slogging forward on this quest for justice, and we as the player may be starting to waver on the justifications for this, or whether or not this is a valid quest, we’re understanding that she’s lost to this. She’s lost to these memories of Joel, to her PTSD, to the relationship she had with Joel that was taken away from her.