Yeah no, fuck moral relativism. Also, the first game works because there is no real choice, the dilemma isn't: let this girl die to save thousands; it's, let this girl die and there might be a slight chance her dead won't be pointless.
The show made it more explicit that it would be a cure. That fact doesn't change anything for me. The fireflies action's were evil and they lied to Joel and Ellie because they knew Joel would have told them to pound sand in Boston.
Yes, but it changes nothing about the reasoning of how I see Joel's choice. The might not work argument has muddied the water for people afraid to admit it's a morality play. Hell, I've used the defense before.
Yeah no, fuck moral relativism. Also, the first game works because there is no real choice, the dilemma isn't: let this girl die to save thousands; it's, let this girl die and there might be a slight chance her dead won't be pointless.
The show made it more explicit that it would be a cure. That fact doesn't change anything for me. The fireflies action's were evil and they lied to Joel and Ellie because they knew Joel would have told them to pound sand in Boston.
Yeah, it's retroactive retconing
Yes, but it changes nothing about the reasoning of how I see Joel's choice. The might not work argument has muddied the water for people afraid to admit it's a morality play. Hell, I've used the defense before.
The show came after the game dude
And? The show tried to clear up that argument to make Joel look evil. It doesn't change anything about my reasoning behind what Joel did.