The Last Of Us S01E03
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One morning in 2023, Bill wakes up to find Frank sitting up beside him. Having accepted that there's no way to treat his ailment, he admits to having spent most of the night getting out of bed, and informs Bill that it's his \"last day.\"
Once Bill and his new pal Frank (The White Lotus alum Murray Bartlett) are done debating the Arby's business model, though, they're going to take audiences on a fantastic ride. I dare not say anything more to spoil the episode, though. The two characters were referenced by Tess in last week's chapter of the series, and this episode will see Joel (Pedro Pascal) taking Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to them for protection. Want a refresher on how we got here Check out my The Last of Us episode 2 recap for a detailed breakdown.
Four years later, in 2007, the man is doing some welding in his basement when he notices one of his pit traps outside the fence has been activated. Walking out with a gun to put down its victim, he is surprised to hear a human voice call out from inside the trap that he is not infected. The man in the pit, who eventually reveals his name is Frank, explains he is unarmed and just trying to get to Boston. He is the last survivor from a group of ten who escaped the overrun Baltimore QZ. Frank is eventually helped out of the pit, but his request for food is denied: the man claims \"every bum you talk to about it is gonna show up here looking for a free lunch, and this is not an Arby's.\" Frank, after pointing out that Arby's did not have free lunch, senses some kindness in the man's heart and promises not to tell anyone about it. The man relents and lets Frank come into his house, letting him take a hot shower and giving him a new set of clothes.
Now 2010, Bill and Frank get into an argument over Frank's desire to tidy up the compound: Frank feels Bill is tied to his post-9/11 doomsday prepper isolation, and that they should do some cleaning up of the town, including the stores, so they can have friends over. Bill scoffs that they do not have friends, only for Frank to reveal he has been talking to \"a nice woman on the radio.\" The \"nice woman\" is revealed to be a younger Tess who, along with Joel, joins Bill and Frank for a pleasant lunch to discuss partnering on a smuggling operation. Frank and Tess immediately hit it off, while Bill keeps his gun on the table. Joel understands Bill's paranoia, but argues that he and Tess are probably Bill and Frank's best option for people to let into their home; they can offer books, medicine, and machine parts from within the QZ. Bill claims he and Frank are self-sufficient and do not need Joel and Tess nor what they can offer. Joel points out Bill's electric fence is already starting to rust, and offers to get some long-lasting wire to keep him and Frank protected.
Ten years later, Bill and Frank have slowed down with age, Frank in particular is wheelchair-bound due to an unspecified illness that affects his motor skills. He spends most of his days painting in their art studio while Bill maintains their plants outdoors and helps him perform basic tasks including eating and taking medication. Frank finally declares that he no longer wishes to suffer in pain and that he is ready to die. Bill proposes finding a doctor, but Frank knows this would be futile: even if they had the medical equipment a doctor could use, Frank's illness had no cure even before the outbreak. He comforts Bill by proposing what to do on his last day: they will go to the nearby boutique to pick out suits and rings, get married, Bill will serve him dinner, and at the end of the night he will take a package of crushed sleeping pills, mix them into Frank's wine, and he will fall asleep in Bill's arms.
Weeks pass, and Lincoln has become overgrown with neglect. Joel and Ellie arrive at the compound to find the house seemingly empty, though Joel notices the bedroom is locked. Ellie looks around the house, noticing the rotting remains of Bill and Frank's last meal, and finds a letter Bill left for Joel, which she reads aloud. In the note, Bill explains his and Frank's bodies are in the bedroom which he discourages Joel from inspecting as he imagines it's \"quite a sight,\" although they left the window open so it would not stink up the house. He explains he used to hate the world and was happy when it ended, only to find his purpose in \"one person worth saving,\" Frank. He tells Joel that people like the two of them have the duty to protect one person worth saving, and offers Joel all of his weapons and equipment so he can keep Tess safe. Briefly overcome with emotion, Joel runs out of the house and has a tearful moment to himself outside.
They head down to the sub-basement, where they find Bill's wall of guns and the radio broadcast, which is still blasting 80s music: the system was automatically set to start playing the \"trouble\" playlist if it was not reset every few weeks. Ellie once again asks Joel if she can take one of Bill's guns, and again he refuses. They rummage through the house for supplies, with Ellie getting a hot shower and a change of clothes. While waiting for Joel to finish his shower, Ellie finds Frank's gun in a drawer. When she hears Joel approaching, she quickly hides it in her backpack.
In present-day 2023, a dying Frank tells Bill matter-of-factly that this is his last day. \"Just give me one more good day,\" Frank says, planning a wedding day that will end with a concoction of pills mixed into his wine before falling asleep in his husband's arms. The soundtrack to Bill and Frank's last day is composer Max Richter's \"On the Nature of Daylight,\" a track heard in such films as Shutter Island and Arrival.
\"Long, Long Time\" was written by The Last of Us series co-creator Craig Mazin and directed by Peter Hoar.[5] The Directors Guild of Canada revealed Hoar was assigned to direct an episode in July 2021.[6] Hoar had played The Last of Us (2013), the video game on which the series is based, but not its sequel The Last of Us Part II (2020). He \"dreamed about being part of\" the series after it was announced, and was contacted by executive producer Rose Lam about directing an episode.[7] Rotten Tomatoes revealed the episode's title in December 2022.[8] Mazin wanted the episode to be \"a break from fear\" of the previous episodes, exploring hopefulness without the constant threat of danger.[9] In preparing the episode, Mazin mapped out Bill's area and researched how long natural gas would last in his setup.[10] His original script was \"quite a bit longer\" than the final episode.[11] Hoar's original version was around 77 minutes long; he cut it down to 72 but Mazin insisted they reinserted some elements, resulting in the final 75-minute runtime. Hoar felt a 59-minute episode would have failed.[12]
Most interiors were built on a soundstage, including Bill's house and bunker.[9] The front room of Bill's house existed both on a soundstage and on location; the latter version was used to allow the camera to move from inside to outside during an action sequence. Hoar used minimal lighting for the action scene, limited to fire and occasional lightning.[25] Mazin assisted in directing the scene, filming additional close-ups.[12] Paino felt Bill's family were likely among the \"first settlers\" of the town, demonstrated by their house's central placement, and therefore it contained old artifacts.[9] Bolter, a fan of the games, pitched the final shot of the window to Mazin as a tribute to the first game's title screen; the corner of the bedroom interior was constructed on a platform to allow the crane shot to move from outside to inside.[1] He said they \"had to fight for that shot\".[3] The last scene filmed was Bill and Frank in their bedroom on their final day.[7] Principal photography concluded on October 5, 2021.[51]
This is also the focus of the action-packed HBO series, which started last month \\\\u2013 a show which has so far earned 96 per cent and 93 per cent ratings from critics and audiences respectively on Rotten Tomatoes. But the much-lauded third episode takes a stark shift in both tone and subject matter to instead focus on two very marginal characters: Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett). And their story is notably different to what is featured in the game.
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Frank proves him wrong. He's met a \"lovely woman\" over the radio who turns out to be Tess. In 2007, she and Joel aren't nearly so grizzled. Still, as they enjoy lunch on the front lawn, Bill keeps a loaded gun on the table. Joel gets it. \"If mine brought strangers into our situation I wouldn't be happy, either,\" he says. But a partnership could be beneficial for both parties. They have stuff in the Boston QZ that could benefit Bill and Frank, including machine parts, books, and aluminum, the latter of which could be used to fortify Bill's gate, which is on its last legs.
When we jump forward 10 years, Bill's not the one who's hurting. Frank, on the other hand, is resigned to a wheelchair. He's not infected, but he's dying. Pills can't save him, and there isn't a doctor in sight with the equipment necessary to stem whatever's eating at his insides. He decides he's ready to go, and wants Bill to give him one last good day. Bill is distraught, but he gives Frank what he wants, which includes a trip to the boutique, a wedding, and dinner. Then, he explains, Bill will crush up all of Frank's pills, stir them into Frank's wine, and Frank will fall asleep in Bill's arms.
In an absolutely morbid yet romantic surprise, it is revealed that Bill has ingested the same lethal dose as Frank and is prepared to die together. The scene is as heartbreaking as it is romantic and the last we see of the newly married couple is Bill carrying Frank to their bedroom for one final nap. 59ce067264