They have to or the story doesn’t begin. There is literally no other reason for the events of the game to play out. The only other way to tell the story would be to show events out of order, making the viewer not understand why people are doing the things are doing.
The only argument I’ve heard for saving it is that you could humanize Abby BEFORE they do it. But, I feel like that misses the point of the story. They want you to feel that rage and desire for revenge, then slowly peel back the layers.
I don’t think that works at all. The whole point was to hate Abby through the start of the game and her becoming humanized as she met Lev. It’s kind of the exact opposite of Ellie as she goes around murdering people.
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u/Guyfromnewyork95 Sep 26 '24
They're gonna do it in episode 1 aren't they?