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I've always thought Joel's face after Sarah tells him she fixed his watch because she knows he wouldn't fix it himself was really interesting.

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We see Sarah take care of Joel almost as much as he takes of her (Giving him Vitamin C, making breakfast, knowing general knowledge he doesn't, telling him his shirt is inside out, insisting he has some kind of birthday celebration). But her acknowledging that obviously hurts him a bit. Even before the apocalypse, he was a Dad clearly trying his best but not always able to do everything he wanted.

When he can't save Sarah it just confirms his absolute worst fears - that he will never be able to do enough and that it's his daughter who suffers.

Then he meets Ellie, begins to take on a parental role, and it feels like it's happening again. He can't always protect her. She has to figure a lot out on her own.

His conversation with Tommy about failing "her" is about Ellie but it goes all the way back to Sarah, of course.

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Even when Ellie tells him she'll him follow him anywhere once they've seen if she's the cure, his face falls again.

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Once again, one of his girls is taking on the responsibility. She's reassuring *him* that everything will be fine, that she still sees a future together even though she's the one that is going to have to make sacrifices and it should probably be the other way round.

It's also why he is so still and sure in the hospital. He knows how he can help his daughter this time, and he sure as hell isn't going to let that opportunity go by.

#oh ok so pain!#tlou
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