Why Abby Did Not Kill Ellie or Dina in The Last of Us S02E02

Episode 2 of The Last of Us Season 2 has left fans reeling—Joel is dead, and Abby could have easily killed Ellie and Dina too. So why didn’t she go through with it in a world built on survival and vengeance? The answer lies in her specific sense of justice and motivations that go beyond violence.

Why didn’t Abby kill Ellie and Dina The Last of Us Season 2 Part 2?

Abby’s attack in The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 2 wasn’t a random act of cruelty—it was calculated and deeply personal.

Her father, a Firefly surgeon, died at Joel’s hands in the events of Season 1, when Joel killed the Fireflies to save Ellie. This trauma left Abby seeking revenge. She trained, waited, and hunted Joel for five years with a singular mission: to make him pay for what he did to her father.

When Abby finally catches Joel in the mountains near Jackson, she makes no effort to harm anyone else. She only came for Joel. That’s precisely why she doesn’t kill Ellie or Dina—the revenge was solely against Joel. Abby and her group had decided not to kill anyone else, and her decision to spare them reflects that. In her eyes, her mission was complete once Joel was dead.

The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 2, like the game it adapts, explores the emotional and moral cost of revenge. Abby’s restraint after Joel’s murder shows that she didn’t want to start a war—she wanted justice for her father. Ironically, by sparing Ellie, she unintentionally triggers another cycle of vengeance.

Ellie, devastated and furious, breaks down beside Joel’s lifeless body. Watching him die ignites a fire in her that promises more bloodshed. Abby’s mercy doesn’t end the violence—it sets the next chapter in motion.

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