The Last Of Us

Warning ! This article contain spoilers for The Last of Us time of year 2 , instalment 2 .

The Last of Usseason 2 , episode 2 necessitate Joel and Abby to moody places , raising the question of what a character like Owen want . Theending ofThe Last of Usseason 2 , episode 2included a major twist that video game devotee have been have a bun in the oven for a while . What materialize to Joel inThe Last of Usseason 2 stigmatize a monumental turn point in the show ’s story , leading Ellie down a path of revenge against Abby and the other member of the W.L.F.

AlthoughThe Last of Usincluded a few biz divergence , Abby ’s murder of Joel continue mostly reproducible with its depiction inThe Last of Us Part II;Abby was run through with rage , Joel remain stoic in the face of dying , and Ellie vowed retaliation against Abby . This sets up the end ofThe Last of Usseason 2 ’s story , but it is the reaction of Owen and his friends to Abby ’s pitilessness that remains compelling . This response raises the question of whether Owen truly wanted Abby to drink down Joel , or whether his motivations are a little deeper than retaliation and Department of Justice .

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Before Abby Found Joel, Owen Revealed That He Wanted To Abort The Jackson Mission

Owen Did Not Want To Go Through With Abby’s Revenge Mission

Interestingly , The Last of Usseason 2 , episode 2 provided a straight answer to Owen ’s motivation . After Abby left the lodge to keep an eye on Jackson ’s guide , Owen revealed the programme that he was give voice to his friends . Rather than be a complex design to infiltrate Jackson and find Joel , Owen revealed that his plan was much more elementary : convince Abby to let go of her mission and go back to Seattle . The events of the episode mean that Owen never flummox the chance to talk to Abby , though , with Joel being presented before the group through cobwebby chance .

Abby’s Original Plan To Find Joel In The Last Of Us & Why Owen Was Concerned About It

Owen’s Motivations Stem From Safety

This second from Owen take a leak his morality one of the more interesting inThe Last of Usseason 2 . When reckon at a character like Abby , her rage had blinded her . Abby ’s original programme was to enter Jackson somehow , bump Joel , drink down him , and escape unhurt . After back out Jackson and its strong defenses , it became clear to Owen and the others that this was almost inconceivable . Owen knew that if they seek to enter Jackson , something would go wrong and all of them could be killed .

Owen wanted retaliation too , but he was not willing to risk the safety of himself , Abby , or their Quaker to get it …

This explicate why Owen was so concerned about Abby ’s original design . Abby likely did not have one herself , instead rove blindly through her rage to get to Joel . As touch to , it was only circumstances that admit her to get her hired man on him . Owen wanted revenge too , but he was not uncoerced to risk the safety gadget of himself , Abby , or their friends to get it . This is the sole reason as to why Owen was so concerned about Abby ’s plans inThe Last of Usseason 2 , episode 2 , though they did not needs halt from righteous morality as he was still o.k. with Joel ’s death .

Kaitlyn Dever looking angry as Abby next to Spencer Ford looking to the side as Owen in The Last of Us season 2 (2025) above a blood-stained background

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