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Now, though, she’s in the role of Ellie’s mother.
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Working with Ashley has always been an absolute joy."
Interestingly, this particular story was almost explored more deeply before.
While that never came to fruition previously, it works as a centerpiece moment for the HBO series.
Still, that has to be balanced with the possibility of a world-saving cure.
And that realization when she sees that come over Joel, ‘I do get it.
I have been in the exact place of denial that you are right now.
And I can confidently stand in front of you and say, I have loved her longer and more.
And this is still the right choice.'"
At that point, though, Joel simply doesn’t care.
After killing the surgeon, and everyone else in sight, he shoots Marlene as well.
“She is unrelenting in her sense of purpose,” Dandridge said.
Was Joel right?
Joel essentially destroyed any possibility of finding a cure for the infection just to save one person.
However, that one person is the thing he cares about keeping alive the most.
It’s hard to know if he’s definitively right or wrong in this situation.
Dandridge has an opinion on the matter, though.
“My breath catches when I just think about it.
“And fortunately, I’m not making those kinds of credit decisions for the sake of humanity.
But would you sacrifice that?
I mean, that’s a biblical kind of question.
It is so large in scope, that it’s overwhelming to even consider.
So [as] Merle, I could not even put my mind to consider [it].”
What’s next?
Unfortunately, this looks like the end of the road for Marlene.
We know she doesn’t survive Joel’s bullets in the games.
However, it’s not as if changes haven’t been made to the games so far.
Even Dandridge doesnt know Marlenes fate.
“This quality of hers ends up being her demise,” she said.
“Or is it?
I don’t know.”
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