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Although the rest of the series is set to follow Joel's journey with Ellie, it begs the question is Parker will ever return as Sarah in possible flashbacks, or even as an illusion.
Source: https://collider.com/hbo-last-of-us-first-episode-questions-answered/
As he torched the place, he was apparently blaring Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" on his stereo.
As the game progresses, players see more of how Ellie and Joel's relationship broke down prior to the game's main timeline, adding a sense of underlying tragedy to the whole narrative.
Despite it being barely audible in the background, the lyrics say a lot about Joel's love for Sarah ("I'm in love and always will be") and his motivations as a parent, as well as carrying on with life without her.
Even so, the final moments in end on a morally dubious note, forcing viewers to consider how they'd respond if they were controlling Joel's actions.
"For me, I was just a kid who played Division III basketball," Smart said with Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" playing inside the Garden.
Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/big-east-final-takeaways-marquette-xavier
However, it's Joel's reaction, and Pedro Pascal's acting, that really sells the weight of this tragic incident.
However, Joel's lie regarding the events at the Firefly hospital will likely weigh heavily on Ellie as she struggles with finding her place in the world.
Source: https://screenrant.com/last-of-us-season-2-infected-dangerous-showrunner-tease/
If players are not good at stealth, or if they are low on ammo and/or resources, then they may as well just delete that save file and start the whole game over; Joel's done for at that point.
Source: https://gamerant.com/last-of-us-hardest-areas-ranked/
In addition, Kathleen's selfish decisions foreshadow (in a less direct way) Joel's future actions and the complicated moral questions that will follow.
Source: https://collider.com/last-of-us-hbo-episode-4-humans/
Joel's death will happen, but season 2 can still thrive without him.
Source: https://screenrant.com/last-of-us-episode-8-joel-ellie-part-2-story/
Joel's killings did indeed have consequences, though the extent of which was far greater than he could have imagined.
Source: https://gamerant.com/last-of-us-2-joel-iconic-quotes-fate/
Joel's unspoken guilt drove him through the story until Ellie won him over.
Source: https://www.cbr.com/last-of-us-tess-anna-torv-performance/
The bulk of Abby's story could be saved for a potential third season, but she is still set up for season 2's story either through flashbacks to Joel's massacre or in the present-day narrative.
Source: https://screenrant.com/the-last-of-us-season-1-finale-season-2-setup/
The entirety of Ellie and Joel's journey was with a purpose of transporting the former to the necessary doctors who could look into her immunity as a means to try to find a cure for the fungal infections which essentially ended the world.
Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/the-last-of-us-bella-ramsey-ellie-finale-trust-joel-interview/
The letter only goes on for a few more lines and Joel's hands keep us from reading it in full.
Source: https://mashable.com/article/the-last-of-us-episode-3-bills-letter-ending
The scene is portrayed with a strangely beautiful horror, with repeated shots of Joel's feet moving through the hospital surrounded by dead Fireflies accompanied by Gustavo Santaolalla's fantastic score.
Source: https://screenrant.com/the-last-of-us-finale-joel-kill-fireflies-lie-ellie/
This big breakdown really begins with Joel's reunion with Tommy in Jackson.
Source: https://gamerant.com/the-last-of-us-hbo-joel-less-stoic-more-emotional-depth/
When Ellie brings up Joel's daughter during one such argument, Joel becomes very cold.
Source: https://gamerant.com/the-last-of-us-part-1-most-harrowing-memorable-quotes/