How HBO’s 'The Last of Us' Tackled Reproductive Justice Issues

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HBO’s TheLastofUs is more than just another zombie show—it raises important questions about human rights and reproductive justice.

, a television adaptation of the 2013 Naughty Dog video game by the same title, is more than just another zombie show. It is a story that raises important questions about human rights and justice. One useful framework we can use to engage with these questions is reproductive justice theory .People have a rightIn our current reality, there are many challenges to those rights.

The perils of the trip come to a head in the last two episodes of the season. In Episode 8, “When We Are in Need”, Ellie is held captive by a cult whose leader, David , wants Ellie to join them. While trying to groom her, David tells Ellie he sees potential in her—and he sees her as a potentialEllie doesn’t take the bait. She fights her way out of her holding cell, and ultimately battles and kills David in a dramatic showdown inside a burning restaurant.

In the present time, Ellie and Joel are taken into custody by Marlene’s group of freedom fighters, the Fireflies. Marlene tells Joel that Ellie is being prepped for surgery. The surgeon plans to remove part of her brain to study the cordyceps that has grown in a symbiotic relationship with her since birth.

Joel, outraged by the Fireflies’ actions and unable to face the loss of another daughter, goes on a rampage. He finds it unacceptable to sacrifice Ellie, no matter what good might come from it. He kills several Fireflies, including Marlene and the surgeon. He couldn’t save Sarah, but he resolves to save Ellie.

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