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Episode 7 of The Final of Us begins with a path of blood within the snow resulting in an deserted home. Ellie has managed to get Joel there alive. He begs her to go away him and return to Tommy. She covers him with a blanket and walks out of the basement.
The present flashes again to when Ellie was within the QZ. She will get right into a battle with one of many ladies and has to satisfy with the captain. He tells her that she will be able to select to comply with the foundations and change into an officer or fall by means of the cracks. “There’s a pacesetter in you. And in the future it might be your flip or not,” he says. Ellie takes the keys he offers her.
In the course of the night time, Riley returns and surprises her. She’s been gone for 3 weeks. Ellie asks Riley the place she’s been all this time. Riley reveals that she’s joined the Fireflies. Riley pleads with Ellie to come back along with her for just a few hours. Ellie is hesitant however she finally can’t refuse. The ladies steal some booze after stumbling throughout a useless physique.
Ellie asks Riley how she turned one of many Fireflies. Riley explains that she snuck out and got here throughout an older girl. After revealing her ideas on FEDRA, Riley was taken in by the Fireflies. However that’s not the purpose. Riley has an thrilling night time deliberate for Ellie — on the mall.
Riley needs to indicate Ellie the “4 wonders of the mall.” Ellie is amazed by the escalator of all issues. They see the deserted shops, some extra cleaned out than others. Riley brings Ellie to a working carousel.
“You’re the one factor I miss from that f—ing place, if that makes a distinction,” Riley tells Ellie. The ladies have some enjoyable within the photograph sales space earlier than heading to the arcade. As they’re having fun with themselves, one of many lone contaminated within the mall wakes up.
There’s a second the place it seems like Ellie and Riley might kiss, however they each cease earlier than going there. Ellie then tells Riley that she wants to return. Earlier than she goes Riley takes Ellie to the place she’s been staying, a restaurant on the meals court docket. Ellie discovers handmade grenades that Riley made, and she or he realizes that Riley is stationed there.
Ellie storms off. Riley confesses that she’s leaving. She’s being despatched to a put up exterior of Boston. “I requested when you might be part of so we might go collectively, however Marlene stated no,” Riley reveals. That is Riley’s final night time in Boston.
“Why did you deliver me right here?” Ellie asks. Riley replies, “As a result of I wished to see you.” Riley needs to have the ability to say goodbye correctly. Ellie tells Riley goodbye and begins to stroll out of the mall. She decides to return. Immediately, she hears a scream.
Fortunately, it was only a Halloween machine that Riley turned on. It’s the final surprise of the mall. Riley and Ellie get an opportunity to speak additional. “You don’t know what it was wish to have a household, to have a mother,” Riley says. “I belonged to them, and I need that once more. Possibly the Fireflies aren’t what I feel they’re, however they selected me. I matter to them.”
Ellie tells Riley, “You mattered to me first.” When Riley stresses that that is the best choice for her, Ellie accepts her alternative. “You’re my greatest buddy, and I’ll miss you,” Ellie says.
Riley has one very last thing to indicate Ellie. She throws Ellie a wolf masks, whereas she places on a scary clown masks. They hearken to music and have a dance celebration. Ellie asks Riley to not go. “Okay,” Riley replies. Ellie kisses Riley.
Immediately, they hear one thing within the distance. Riley tells Ellie to get able to run. The contaminated man assaults Ellie and Riley within the Halloween retailer. The contaminated manages to knock Riley out. Through the battle, Ellie stabs the contaminated within the head as he’s going after Riley.
Ellie quickly realizes she’s been bitten. Riley discovers she has the identical destiny. Ellie begins smashing issues and believes their lives are over. Ellie doesn’t know but that she is immune. Riley says they’ve two choices: kill themselves or simply maintain going till their time is up. They break down in tears collectively. Everyone knows how this ends, sadly.
Within the current day, Ellie doesn’t go away Joel behind. She goes trying to find something she will be able to use. She finds a needle and thread. Ellie refuses to go away him, and he’s not going to go away her. Not if she has something to do with it. She begins to sew him again up along with her needle and thread.
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