I'm still sad about Jesse. He was my favourite of the new characters! And it was so sudden! This has hit me considerably harder than Joel's death did.

Right? I felt like I saw Joel's death coming longer than I did Jesse's...

So, in a way, I've accidentally created a distinction between their characters through the different ways I play them. Abby kills as necessary. Ellie kills everyone, out of caution, to make an area safe.

I love this?

I wonder if I'd be warming to Abby more if this perspective shift had come before she killed Jesse and held Ellie at gunpoint. As it is, I'm spending the entire time going 'yes, I realise you've been through a rough time and your actions make sense from your perspective, but I'm slightly distracted by the constant question of whether you're about to kill one of my favourite characters of all time.'

Yes (^_^;) I really felt that it would have been more effective if they'd told the story in a different order.

it's still driving me up the wall that I can't post this 'Ellie and Jesse try to maintain their friendship while they're both in a relationship with Dina' fic until I've finished.

Damn, me too!