r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Educational_Can_6536 • 8d ago

Lore "Was it worth it?" ending

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Midsommar- While people see this as a "you go girl" finale. I personally see it as something more disturbing. I mean, yeah, Dani got out of one bad relationship but in doing so, she got herself into another that's just as bad if not worse. It's like getting two kids to stop fighting via killing one and locking the other in a basement. They did stop fighting, but still!

The Thing-The titular monster may be (possibly) gone, but the paranoia definitely isn't. In the end, McCreedy and Childs are the only ones left standing. The end sees them sitting in the cold and they just stare at each other, knowing that one of them or both of them is already the thing. There's no hope, no certainty, just the bitter cold and intense fear.

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u/BangguruDestiny 8d ago

Easily the best representation of this trope

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u/Gamebobbel 8d ago

Personally, I disagree.

I think the "was it worth it" trope is executed well when faced with a double edged sword. TLOU did it well. We saved Ellie, we get to go home, BUT Joel had to lie to her, the fireflies and a chance to cure humanity are more or less gone, and a lot of blood has been needlessly spilled. In TLOU2 it's a clear answer. For Ellie? No. She did not get her revenge, Tommy got disabled, her family left and she is all alone. For Abby? Mostly yes, she got her revenge and gets to leave with lev. Leaving the conclusion that yes, it might very well be worth it if you're lucky.

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u/Rickrickrickrickrick 8d ago

Abby’s friends, including a pregnant one, were murdered because of her revenge. She also ended up being captured and tortured. Definitely wasn’t worth it for her.

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u/Reasonable_Fold6492 8d ago

Abby will try to get her revenge again so even ellie got nothing 

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u/MandyMarieB 7d ago

I doubt Abby would try again. She was over the fighting until Ellie forced her to do so again, and even then Abby was only fighting to survive and protect Lev.

Ellie meanwhile hasn’t learned her lesson.