Basically. People seem to be missing the fact that it's showing you how revenge can ultimately drive you to nowhere and in the end lose everything. Ellie killing Abby at the end would've been a Pyrrhic victory. She kills Abby in gruesome fashion, spits on her and kills Lev for the fukk of it. She "wins" the battle. Yay Joel AVENGED.
- Still lost two fingers
- Joel is not coming back
- Dina and her family left
- Fukked up relation with Tommy
What exactly would be different? The L's would still be taken. Revenge is the surface theme of the story.