Ellie and Dina at the Dance
While The Last of Us Part II certainly is a very grim game, it’s also got a handful of uplifting moments as well. One of the best moments is in that scene we got to see during the E3 2018 presentation. Ellie’s hanging out at a party, she has a little conversation with Jesse, and then she goes off to dance with Dina.
It’s not a stretch to say that Ellie’s had a pretty tough life; she’s lost Riley and Marlene, and her relationship with Joel is in tatters at that point in time. This isn’t even mentioning, you know, the whole Fireflies massacre thing and her feeling guilty over not being able to help engineer a vaccine.
And yet, watching her dance with Dina is heartwarming. Even if it’s just for a minute, it makes both Ellie and the player forget all the horror and violence that frequently happens around our favorite characters. It’s also one of the first times we get to see Ellie be a teenager, and this scene ends up being one of the few bright spots of the game.
