Illusion of Choice
To everybody complaining about "illusion of choice," you really have no grounds for doing so. This game isn't meant to be played with an endgame in mind (not unlike Mass Effect 3). The journey is important. Episode 1 establishes the characters, Episode 2 makes you make the tough decisions, and Episode 3 sends you in on a whirlwind of FUBAR. You can't expect to be in control of everything all the time. People will die and that's something you can't control a lot of the time, even if you're the main character. That's something Episode 3 was showing us. What lasts now is the impressions your decisions make on the group, including yourself. I think everyone will end up dead (besides hopefully Clementine) by Episode 5 anyways, so will every decision you make with the dead people matter in the end? Just like in life, what counts is what you make of what time and opportunity you have with others, even if it doesn't last. Of course, if Clementine IS the sole survivor, then pretty much everything Lee has done throughout the game will resonate with her. That's the ending you should be thinking of.
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