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Just take a look at what happens in the video game.
When she asked what happened with the Fireflies, he told the first major lie.
They were running some tests on you and some others.
The doctors, they couldnt make any of it work.
They stopped looking for a cure.
So why did Joel lie to Ellie?
A flashback to just before the smuggler fatally shot Marlene (Merle Dandridge) offered a major clue.
I think shed wanna do whats right, and you know it, Marlene said.
She was probably right, and Joel likelydidknow it.
Thats ultimately why he killed Marlene: to keep her from coming after Ellie again.
It was clear that Ellie was profoundly affected by what she saw as her own failure.
Swear to me, she begged Joel.
Swear to me that everything you said about the Fireflies is true.
He lied a second time, replying, I swear.
Despite skepticism in her eyes, she accepted his answer.
Joels actions marked a major shift for his character.
Its OK, baby girl.
I got you, he assured her, as she sobbed in his arms.
Expect the truth to come to light in the already announcedsecond season ofThe Last of Us.
