The watch remains on Joel throughout the entire game and seems to function as a symbol for his survivor's guilt. We're not given a clear explanation as to how the timepiece broke, but it can be assumed general apocalyptic wear and tear was the culprit. By the time the main events of the first game pick up 20 years later, the watch is broken, but Joel still wears it every day.Įven though it no longer works properly, the watch remains Joel's most prized possession. When the first game opens, Joel's daughter Sarah gives him a watch for his birthday, but within a few short hours, the outbreak had overtaken their home in Austin, Texas which led to Sarah's death before the night was through. What was the meaning of Joel's watch in The Last of Us? Spoilers for The Last of Us I and II follow. The way these two objects intertwine with the themes and emotions of Ellie and Joel's experiences in both games has a major significance in the way the game's finale plays out. And the watch is perhaps the deepest of deep cuts, going all the way back to The Last of Us' prologue.
But what does this destroyed timepiece mean? We all loved the "eating clocks can be time-consuming" zinger from the sequel's very first scene, but the emotional throughline presented by the watch is tangled up with the guitar that Joel gives Ellie in that same opening scene. Before Ellie sets out on her revenge quest in The Last of Us Part II, she claims a broken watch from Joel's house before leaving Jackson, Wyoming.
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