The Last of Us 1x3 "Long, Long Time" | The Normies Group Reaction!

[@HaydrogenBomb]

As heartbreaking as this episode was, the fact Bill actually wrote down, "Hehehehehe" in his suicide note is hilarious and so in-character.

[@tiffanyc4683]

I was sobbing and when that part came up, I died laughing. I looked crazy 😂😂

[@jamesleon4883]

That made me laugh so much. Haven't had such a change from sadness to laughter since the Joker.

[@joits]

And the fact that Ellie read it verbatim was *chefs kiss*

[@darkmode805]

Ellie is become a clown of this show.

[@ethandoyle4978]

That was a great way to help after all the sadness

[@degov5]

It's so strange how yeah, it's a very sad episode, but Bill and Frank got probably the best ending possible for anyone in an apocalypse. Grew old together, lived comfortably, and went out together peacefully.

[@edenanderson2979]

Exactly! And they weren’t infected they went out on their own terms 😭

[@jubilantsleep]

Agreed. I felt so sad at the end of the episode but then I thought about it. Who else in this game gets to live to old age together safely like this? NO ONE. Bill and Frank had it better than all of them. And they deserved it.

[@t84t748748t6]

its like the first 5 min of the movie up

[@DrummerRF]

100% its a tearjerker because its such a fucking beautiful story

[@mockjaying]

Arguably they lived better in the post apocalyptic world then in our world today. They didn’t have anyone who could judge them and the could be fulling themselves. The whole time I was watching, all I could think of is how can people hate someone just because of who they love. I’m bawling again lmao and I’m gonna leave at that.

[@alanguillermo3145]

You know how video games often have Good Endings and Bad Endings? I feel like this episode was Bill's Good Ending.

[@fauxsorcier]

Omg, true. I love this thought. It's canon now.

[@just_harry1638]

Whenever I play the game now, I’m gonna feel robbed when I get to Bill

[@onceuponawalkingdeadpll8355]

@@just_harry1638you and me both

[@billaniii]

@@Rick-vs4se huh? how would this make any sense in a video game lol. the entire game is from joel or ellies pov. so how would they show bills backstory and how would it make for fun gameplay? The reason they didnt do it in the game is because they didnt have enough time or freedom to show these things. thats why its explored more in the show. edit: they deleted their comment, stop replying to this as if you knew what they said

[@walt33743]

@@billaniii Wrong person ignore whatever notification you got my bad

[@fireelite0z622]

You guys passing the tissue like a note made me giggle through the crying

[@degov5]

Rana elbowing Chris for being the only not crying 😅

[@Cron0s91]

LMAOO sad rotation

[@AWSVids]

@@degov5 Reminded me of that Seinfeld episode when Elaine is crying and takes a tissue, then hands one to Jerry and he's not crying so he just uses it to wipe his mouth.

[@jerrysalmon7875]

Chris passing not crying and passing on the tissue like Jerry Seinfeld cracked me up

[@TheeKorovaMilkBar]

"I would've still shot him." "We know you would, Rana." "I would've watched him shower." "We know you would, Rana."

[@susu_m]

I was 100% with her in this and last episode too.

[@James_MacX]

There’s a slight morbidity to watching all of my favorite reaction channels crying through this episode but damn this was masterful

[@wtimmins]

... dude, same. It's kind of fun sharing stuff like this, even vicariously.

[@darkmode805]

Me too

[@gatling216]

Samesies. Shared catharsis.

[@WyattWinters]

I've basically watched it 10 times at this point, and I still cry at Franks list of request and the following montage every time

[@oxmichellexo2385]

i literally dont know whats wrong with me i cry every single time and I've watched it like 5 times😭

[@mikkelholst96]

While I miss Ellie and Bill's interactions, I wouldn't change anything about this episode. They managed to retain Bills personality while also putting a different spin on him (he's still paranoid, kinda crazy and very happy for his gadgets), and I'm incredibly amazed at how they still managed to use Bill to further motivate Joel. Contrary to the game, where Bill is more an example of a loner that pushes anyone away, which shows Joel what he does not want to be, the series uses Bill to point out the significance of finding purpose through another person. Two very different methods of motivating, but the outcome is still very much the same for the story. Oh, and the performances and storytelling in this episode are top tier and definitely calls for nominations.

[@Wynneception]

In both incarnations Bill is a foil to Joel. In the games, he exhibits all Joel’s worst characteristics taken to an extreme. In the show, he sort of shows what kind of person Joel can aspire to be and what hope he can aspire to have (in particular, hope for a family) despite all he has lost.

[@ShadowPhoenix82]

Hard agree, they did an excellent job maintaining Bill's purpose in Joel's story even while shifting his trajectory the way they did. Awesome take.

[@jarredbrooks2697]

Could've done without the gay sex scene. Absolutely no need for it besides to shove it down your throat. I'm good on seeing 2 old dudes sticking their tongues down each other's throats. Also the tess, Joel dinner scene seemed too out of character. Not a bad episode though. Really enjoyed Bills introduction up until frank showed up

[@ShadowPhoenix82]

@@jarredbrooks2697 interesting, I did not find the dinner scene out of character, especially considering it was 10 years before current smuggler Joel and Tess. Regarding the sex scene, I agree with you in regards to sex scenes in general. I do recognize that sometimes it actually does propel the story and character development, but often I consider it more than I need to see. But for me, I just look away. I don't count it against the show as it didn't last long or was tasteless in my opinion.

[@mediumvillain]

I would have liked to see this show do an interpretation of the original curmudgeonly loner game version of Bill and the not at all romantic cautionary tale he represents, but I cant really complain too much, they had a story they wanted to tell and executed it impressively. They faked game players out with the time jump where they're fighting lol

[@mr.moviemafia]

Bill’s cry-chuckle at 19:55 is the absolute purest and sweetest thing, it feels so genuine

[@claudekim7876]

yea it shows how fucking god tier nick is at acting. hes def getting awards

[@gracecalis5421]

I love the subversion they did with Frank and Bill. Bill in the game is a bitter and lonely person, you see in him what Joel could potentially become if he continues to deny himself from loving and being loved. Bill is what Joel should avoid becoming by opening himself to loving Ellie. Bill in the show is the complete opposite. Bill is what Joel could potentially become if he allowed himself to love and be loved. Bill becomes what Joel should aspire to be. It still uses Bill's character to tell the audience and Joel the same message, it just does it in the completely opposite way. Yet it works. Flawlessly. Brilliant subversion done right.

[@akiray1999]

love this perspective with all my heart

[@vkdeen7570]

I still think they shud of gone closer with the game... imagine seeing what Bill became and then how devastated and broken and bitter he becomes after the loss.... it would then show what Joel could become either way and why there's so much at stake for him. it would be for his own salinity and life. healed and then broken again.... like in the first episode when they talk about dependency and love being the same

[@Goomyx1492]

@@vkdeen7570 I think it may have come across as too cruel if they did it that way. I think it's better this way, after thinking about it more.

[@HansBotMaker]

@@vkdeen7570 **SPOILERS** Maybe this is the "feel good" episode because after this section in the game is where shit goes down *real quick*

[@gracecalis5421]

@@vkdeen7570 I don't know. It would've just felt like a complete undoing of the entire reversal they did on Bill's character. Bill and Francis ended up hating each other in the game. Why change so much of their background just to have them end up exactly as they did as the game? If you're gonna change something, you should commit to it.

[@IndomitableAde]

I loved how shy Offerman was when asked his name. It was like, omg, the cute boy noticed me! So sweet, as was his giggle in the scene with the strawberries.

[@twigileia3211]

🤢🤢🤢

[@IndomitableAde]

@@twigileia3211 your homophobia is showing and it's lame. 🥱😒

[@twigileia3211]

@@IndomitableAde 🤡👌

[@IndomitableAde]

@@twigileia3211 why don't you take your comment and put it right up top for everyone to see instead of hiding it under mine, coward?

[@alalalala57]

@@twigileia3211 ew

[@homeiswhereukeepurdealdoe]

OMG ON THE SECOND WATCH I JUST REALIZED WHEN HE FIRST TELLS BILL " THIS IS MY STREET TOO, SO *LET ME LOVE IT THE WAY I WANT TO* " TIEING BACK TO THEIR LAST SCENES. I CANT. I NEED A MINUTE.

[@Dannyp-hd1ur]

This week, we saw good people. Next week's episode, we see the bad people.

[@snapgab]

Oh right, their car getting ambushed is up next right? Been quite a while since I've played the game so I have problems remembering the exact sequence of events, but yeah the first encounter with hostile humans should be up next, and they'll also meet those two brothers probably right?

[@Jakeylicious7891]

@@snapgab Yes. Basically, slavers, rapists, cannibals, pedo religious cults, and people like us--you know, the ones who have a similar situation like Joel and Ellie, will be up in the next few episodes. This is like the light at the end of the tunnel. This will definitely only go darker and grim from this point.

[@eloycorimayhua7602]

@@Jakeylicious7891Henr... no

[@darkflames9789]

And maaaaybe we get to see Henry and Sam

[@sentientmustache8360]

@@snapgab yeah, the hunter arc

[@Cadinho93]

RIP Annie Wersching. You will be missed. Annie Wersching voiced Tess in "The Last of Us" video game. She passed away of cancer yesterday at 45. You may know her for her roles in "24", "Bosch", "Runaways", "Timeless" and "The Vampire Diaries". Also, the beautiful score that plays when Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett) get married is called "On the Nature of Daylight" by Max Richter. It was also famously used in the movies "Shutter Island" (2010), "Disconnect" (2012) and "Arrival" (2016).

[@davidnobre5660]

hope they showed her the whole series before she passed great song!

[@georgevanrossem43]

Too young. May she rest in the peace.

[@armandorubio456]

I was wondering where the score was from!!! I knew I heard it somewhere lol

[@joesteel7409]

Nooo thats so sad:( hopefully her family were with her and she's at rest, I remember her character from the vampire diaries.

[@cluster_f1575]

Max Richter also did the score from the Leftovers.

[@explody7836]

Nick Offerman's performance here is **fucking incredible** The scene at the piano had my jaw dropping -- A man who has never really been vulnerable and who, just based on the political circles he would travel, has probably been hiding who he is for his entire life is suddenly faced with someone who can truly see him and is placed in a position of true vulnerability, and it all reads on his face. There's this amazingly clear picture of fear and apprehension and cathartic relief in that moment. Really amazing imo.

[@cortesyes]

A very cool detail I think it’s their seats at the table. In their first encounter they are on opposite sides, as it’s normal for two strangers. In the end they’re side by side, but only Bill changed his seat as to show how Frank changed completely his life, while he remained the same even with his condition. Truly one of the most beautiful episodes I’ve ever seen in any series

[@Trepanation21]

Lovely observation! It's also wonderful because it's Bill putting Frank at the head of his table, while Bill sits to his side, serves and 'mires. What a thing. The actor that played Frank was magnificent in this.

[@TomTomson81]

We also learned that Joel and Tess had known each other for well over 13 years. A loss that hits hard. He has had about as much time with her as he has with his daughter. What broke me was therefore when Joel said "stay here" when he read "keep Tess save". The crack in his voice was hard.

[@LeroOfTheKodiak]

This episode made me feel TRULY seen. I'm a Kansan country boy. I hunt, fish, ride four wheelers, wrestle hogs. I also happen to be a gay man. It's nice to finally see characters that represent men like myself, and not some tired stereotype.

[@tio8194]

May you find your Frank (pre-apocalypse of course lol)

[@wtimmins]

I expected to cry. I didn't expect to cry at THIS kind of story in a zombie series. wow.

[@Tomivee03]

Kekw

[@Christrulesall2]

Man tears bro. Pure man tears.

[@Quzga]

Neil is just a master at writing relationships. He makes them so genuine

[@val4803]

They are not zombies, they are shrrooms

[@homeiswhereukeepurdealdoe]

when marketta started crying as she saw bill being all closed up, tight and uncomfortable to their first physical interaction, cause she got what it meant, not only cause of the apocalypse and being alone, but being alone, that way, in this real day to day world. oh, thats why we love her ♥

[@emmanuelc316]

24:48 Rana nudging out of frustration that he's not crying lol 😂

[@joshuabarnett88]

I've watched like 17 reactors with this episode, my eyes literally hurt from wiping away tears all day.

[@Bunny2319b]

Ugh it’s like the first episode 🥺 literally crying on every reaction video lol

[@joshuabarnett88]

@@FlockOfYahweh aww don't worry, it sounds like you'll be crying the rest of your life being so fragile. It's okay, one day you might grow up

[@FlockOfYahweh]

@@joshuabarnett88 since when was being repulsed mean being weak? If anything your fragile buddy, did i hurt your widdle feewings?

[@joshuabarnett88]

@@FlockOfYahweh you literally said it hurt your eyes to see two people existing but it was too much for you so you looked away. I would say that's pretty weak.

[@FlockOfYahweh]

@@joshuabarnett88 not only did you take my words super literally, but now you flipped the narrative and said it was because people were “existing”. Am i talking to a female? No way your a grown man. “I would say that’s pretty weak” like your I and ONLY YOUR OPINION is superior. Go outside, get off the internet.

[@razzledazzle1]

28:04 Bella Ramsey specifically doing Nick Offerman's laugh as Ellie reading Bill's letter is such an amazing detail/touch. He has such a specific laugh and she nailed it.

[@nileshollowthorn]

I, too, cried like a bitch. Masterful episode

[@himaureen]

Bitches are strong and to be respected. Bitches are smart and get things done.

[@notoriousbmc1]

Joel building that cairn, at the start. In some cultures, it was used to mark a burial mound. He was paying his respects to Tess. Little did he know, it would be for both representations of the character. RIP Annie.

[@minanhaterd79]

This episode alone should get all the awards there are in this world

[@twigileia3211]

🤢🤢🤢

[@person80]

@@twigileia3211 if you don’t like it, why are you here? you people are so pathetic

[@chogunrua]

because gay dudes? lol it was a filler episode everyone would complain about if bill were straight.

[@winston7055]

@@chogunrua lol no the opposite.. alot of people are hating on this episode because of the gay theme.. Look on imdb, it only has a 8/10

[@minanhaterd79]

@@chogunrua nope, being gay or straight doesn't matter to me, it was the acting which was top notch, that got to me.

[@patrickmarques2876]

Every reactor is crying to this episode and so did I last night. Now I'm going through the pain again. Remember when Bill was singing Linda's Long Long Time and he stopped at "I think I'm gonna love you / For a long long time" before crying. These were the same lines the episode ended but Linda singing this time along with me crying.

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

I didn't. I kept myself together like Chris.

[@dutchkel]

@@dwnkaomwn3953 There aren't extra male pts for not crying just do you know lol

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

@@dutchkel The point is I don't let my emotions get to me with ease. It's just how I am.

[@tio8194]

@@dwnkaomwn3953congrats on being emotionless I guess

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

@@tio8194 Thanks.

[@317cmrogers]

"This is super cute and intimate and under someone's grandma's quilt.. the way it should be"🤣🤣🤣

[@williamhu6941]

What I liked about the third episode is that we didn’t get to see much of Frank in Part One because we all know that he took his own life since he didn’t want to become one of the infected and I’m glad to see that the series has given us the exploration on the character. And we’re gonna see the brothers Henry and Sam very soon.

[@GoBuddieGo]

I’m not ready for that heartbreak again man.

[@ric-------------------5]

ParT oNe

[@datboidego]

Ahaha he said Part One 😂 must be a newbie

[@b.l.o.o.m6614]

@@ric-------------------5 there’s a part one? You ain’t play the games bro?

[@pennaddict]

@@datboidego are you stupid?

[@ark804]

I have never been so invested in a gay romance until now, but I feel strangely satisfied with a slight depressing sadness in my heart. I love what they done with Bill and Frank!

[@ChristophTheTerrible]

It was just a touching love story that transcends orientation. Everyone can understand what they went through and the joy they had. This is representation done right. I'm straight but I felt their love and felt the sadness/happiness at their end.

[@Ziaotic]

hopefully since they expanded so much here they give Left Behind the justice it deserves and more

[@hinasakukimi]

you should watch moonlight, it's a beautiful movie

[@FlockOfYahweh]

AYO PAUSE HOMIE

[@macdealer7936]

That's why representation is important. It helps to dissipate homophobia to some people, when the reality shows how gay are full humans and with emotions and love. I'm not saying this is your case, but it helps people to understand better.

[@geovannicardenas4736]

it was so beautiful, Bill knew how to survive and Frank show him how to live, so wonderful played

[@briansandler8716]

I love how when Rena gave Marketa a tissue 🤧 chris was like yo get my boys too 🤧 🙃 great brother right there.

[@jimmygreer2140]

I love how well done this show is. They got Joel dealing with loss in EVERY episode....his daughter, his girlfriend, and his friends. Feel like it's preparing him to accept the loss of his daughter & to be able to care for another one.

[@FrizFroz]

Dire circumstances prevented Joel from fully grasping Tess’ sacrifice in episode 2. Bill’s letter allowed him to finally grieve for her.

[@rafacasbe7864]

Tess was not his girlfriend

[@jimmygreer2140]

@@rafacasbe7864 tell that to Neil who confirmed it in the after show.

[@person80]

@@rafacasbe7864 they did have a relationship both in the game and the series, in the game i think they confused love with the fact that they are so good together in a yea, but nonetheless they did have a relationship

[@Draknios]

@@rafacasbe7864 You 1000000% did not understand the game or show then lol

[@sample.text.]

Sometimes special things happen in television... "The Red Wedding", "Ozymandias", "Long Long Time" is one of those moments. We will remember this episode.

[@katiewright3309]

What is "Ozymandias" from? I am assuming it is also the name of a TV show episode and not the poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Though I am curious why the episode is called that. Because if I remember correctly, since it has been awhile since I read the poem, it was about a king who had a statue made of him to create a sort of legacy and for people to remember him, but now all the is left is this plaque at the base of the statue. Not only is the king no longer remembered but the statue is destroyed and has fallen so even the legacy he tried to make doesn't exist anymore.

[@user-by4et1qp5t]

@@katiewright3309 one of the last episodes of Breaking Bad! It’s brilliant, and the poem absolutely ties into the themes of the episode!

[@justalostlocal]

And Andor. There're so many memorable and chilling scenes in Andor.

[@tommy_casual]

"Sound of Her Wings" - episode 6 of Sandman, hit HARD

[@turnip9367]

This episode was so emotionally driven. Props to Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett for giving us such excellent acting. Hopefully, they're rewarded at the Emmys.

[@Blazingstoke]

_TLOU_ is, at its core, about love - how love can transform us, what it can compel us to do for better or worse, etc. The romance here between Bill & Frank is a magnificent example of that.

[@crimsonghoul8983]

The first one, yes. The second part, though, is less about love and more about grief, guilt and hatred.

[@Monsi_57]

​@@crimsonghoul8983yeah but then also you could say that grief and hate is a part of love in some way

[@crimsonghoul8983]

@@Monsi_57 I agree. Grief certainly is, but hate is opposite of love.

[@Monsi_57]

@@crimsonghoul8983 yeah but i think you could say what they do in the second game is also because of the love for the other. I just replayed part 2 and the remastered has commentary for cutscenes where neil druckmann and the actors talk about the game and he says that the hate comes because of the love for joel from ellie and jerry/owen for abby so i think you could say that really even the second game at the very core is about love

[@crimsonghoul8983]

@@Monsi_57 Oh i have gone through the commentary. "What is grief, if not love persevering?"

[@justinehercthehuman]

If you check the IMDB ratings every episode, you would see that only 1% gave 1 out of 10 stars to Episodes 1 & 2 giving them 9.2 and 9.3 ratings. However in episode three, *21.2%* gave 1 star but the episode still has 8.3 overall. The homophobes are trying sooooo hard. LMAO sad insecure lives.

[@user-yc5fr8zu1m]

It’s even more funny they are complaining “the game wasn’t like this!” But the game is literally a fruit salad

[@mikdoubled]

​@@user-yc5fr8zu1mnot a fruit salad 😭😭😭 lmfao

[@tio8194]

Love always wins

[@N1k0L4z13]

I think Frank and Bill had genuine attraction for each other. Frank for one is very friendly and genuine to Bill, complimenting in all his hard work and even surprising etiquette and how cultured he is, Bill himself sees someone who finally appreciates not the things he has, but what he himself has done, all of his effort. And then the piano scene, with Bill playing and singing, showing his most vulnerable side to this total stranger, and it's obvious he is a man who was so invested in protecting himself, he never was able to let somebody get close enough to love them, maybe he was an introverted, maybe because he knew he was gay and he knew it would put him at risk to find someone... to love him. And so it all culminates with Bill and Frank going to bed where we see that Bill never actually even got intimate with someone, at this point for who knows how many decades, he is shy, he is inexperienced, he doesn't even know where to put his hands! and yeah, Frank says he staying because he isn't whore, but I read it more as "I know the idea of this being something more might scare you, it's easier to think about this like sex for shelter, food and a friend, so lets keep it at that until we are ready to call it something else''. Bill and Frank, lived the most peaceful, loving and healthy relationship of all the others in the apocalypse , and most importantly, they got to choose when to leave this sad and broken world, together in each others arms.

[@juaraekspresyakinsdn.bhd.306]

24:48 that nudge... " why are YOU not crying??" hahahahahaha

[@zayn181]

I truly believed their love story, it was beautiful and heartbreaking 😭 Bill thought he saved Frank, but they saved each other 🖤

[@GarthVonMaraner]

I'm loving Bella as Ellie now. My pre-misgivings: all gone.

[@LaconicKibitz]

It took you this long? The second I saw her kick that tray with attitude in her first scene, I smiled and said "That's my Ellie."

[@naynay3710]

Yay! 😃

[@TheFreshTrumpet]

she really is talented af, super buy-able character to me

[@liability6661]

yeah she won me over, at first I thought she looked too british

[@Bunny2319b]

@@LaconicKibitz lol took me the second episode tbh Also the fact that she’s British making an American accent? I wouldn’t have guessed till I saw an interview. She’s really good!

[@northwind2538]

Connecting the dots and realizing that the 80s playlist running over the radio means Bill and Frank have been dead since before we heard the song at the end of Episode One.

[@eatmypanart]

Yeap, also we see the dates The letter was around august The first episode was like 20 september or a bit more, they haven't been in the road that much

[@redgepledgey9746]

Well....yeah

[@jenk4545]

Long before, given all the dust in the house and the dead flowers.

[@rgractor]

The acting in this episode was unreal. So many beautiful little moments. Offerman pushing back his hair during their first dinner and then repeating the plate turn gesture at their last dinner, Pascal’s cold-hearted manipulation when he said, “last you the rest of your life…lives,” and Murray Bartlett’s realization as soon as Bill downed the glass of wine. Just top-notch storytelling and wonderful work by all the actors, the director, and especially the editor!

[@kellie9276]

This episode showed without having someone to love in this life, end of the world or not, then you are merely just surviving. Powerful.

[@cccherry05]

Also how he was saying call Joel, he will take care of you that Bill said when he thought he was dying at the raid. I loved how subtle the immense amount of respect Bill had for him. I mean Bill didn't have many to chose from as far as friends but he lucked out to meet Joel who gave him sound technical advice.

[@jordangroff8978]

Did anyone else notice that Bill didn't wake up Frank during the shootout? I guess he didn't want him to get hurt 😥☺️

[@salvatoredagostino6030]

Another thing that I didn’t notice until later was that Bill made the same exact dish that he made Frank when they first met on their last night together…. Beautiful episode

[@TheMDPguy]

Also when Joel showered he was wearing Frank's button down from when he was arguing with Bill about property maintenance

[@chrisastin184]

I loved seeing the pure joy on Marketas face during some of these scenes

[@twigileia3211]

🤢🤢🤢

[@hinasakukimi]

@@twigileia3211 ??

[@cents2mp]

@@twigileia3211

[@Ghost8386]

RIP, Annie Wersching, This was a remarkable and heartfelt episode. Mortal Kombat II turns 30 this year; damn, I'm old. 12 Monkeys is a dope movie and tv series.

[@davidedwards1705]

Bill & Frank an epic Love Story we didn't know we needed. Thank you Naughty Dog & HBO.❣

[@usagiakileo]

The song they played during Bill and Frank's beautiful last day will always make me cry everytime I hear it. I've heard it in other movies/shows/documentaries and it's always used beautifully

[@marlastrongbow]

I love this reaction so much. I know society isn’t perfect, by a long way, but seeing bros pass each other tissues when they’re crying and people being so warm and receptive to a gay partnership is so beautiful to me

[@r-smokey5741]

Wasn’t expecting this for Bill & Frank story but loved every bit of it.

[@deanwalker9605]

I loved how the letter galvanized Joel. That, and the shower he took 'cleansed' him, and was reborn afterwards. Masterful.

[@graham974]

Incredible performances. Watching this was a real gut punch, but also a beautiful experience.

[@randomtryst5487]

When Joel and Ellie entered the house, and the breeze closed the front door, it felt to me like the spirits of Bill and Frank had left the house because they knew Joel had arrived safely. Absolutely loved your reaction. :)

[@Dom21221]

They better get Emmy’s for this. Masterpiece

[@MasterBetty69]

They are

[@sergioireta1475]

And golden globe and everything ✨️ they deserve it

[@mirandamarengo9565]

For best episode, for sure!

[@notoriousbmc1]

The radio playing 80's songs in ep1 was telling us Bill & Frank's had been dead about a week.😮 Their story in the game makes Joel realise "I don't have to be like them" and he beings to soften towards Ellie. Their story in the show makes Joel realise he wants what the have. It gives him a similar hope that Tess had...and he begins to soften towards Ellie.

[@HeyItzJD]

man if only frank and bill could've started their own little town. Frank already had experience running a resort and Bill worked in parks & rec so they would've been great running their own community.

[@leoalexander7729]

This was hands down one of the most incredible episodes of television ever. So well done, so beautiful 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@ReadingOne]

Why does Bill's pure joy at his first taste of a strawberry in forever...don't remember exactly how long, but definitely under ten years and over seven...make me cry so hard?

[@zacheryacuff8070]

Bill's line of "We have a job to do, and God help any MFers who stand in our way" feels like a very positive, empowering message about keeping the ones we love safe from harm (and in many cases it IS positive, like how Bill protected Frank). But I think by the end of the series, there's a much darker interpretation of the line we will see play out. Very much in line with story's main theme of how love is both wonderful and terrible, beautiful and horrific.

[@alexhaggerty1011]

I love how Tess says "Save who you can save" and the next episode, we hear Bill saying he saved Frank.

[@neomargs]

I haven't seen anyone talk about Joel trying to keep it together outside of the house after reading the note. I wonder if they'll let us see him break down and cry or something in the show.

[@benrowbottom6154]

bill and frank surviving together could have made for a good movie on its own tbh

[@rockettheracoon85]

The fact that they were able to convey so much character development and emotion in one episode of Bill and Franks arc is amazing. What really hit it for me was Max Ritchers song being played in the background. Fuckin hit hard

[@insomn3ak]

My god you all are so cute passing the tissues down to each other 😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@HorrorGeek9]

Masterclass in story telling. Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett deserve awards for their performances. Great reactions as always guys I too cried. Yes I agree what they did here for Bill's storyline was better than what they did in the game. Bill and Frank had a beautiful love story and honestly they probably had the happiest ending in TLOU. They lived a long and satisfying life with one another. So many people I'm TLOU would wish they had this life.

[@user-wg1ov6uf5k]

My wife said the same thing. This was Up. She also said "Now in every The Walking Dead episode where they find a couple or family where its implied they had a suicide pact, imagine they were all like this.

[@BARALover96]

So Bill does serve a similar purpose towards Joel but they do differ. Bill in the game is showing Joel were he doesnt want to end up a lonely miserable men that pushes everyone away(Bill and Hank had broken up and separated and later you find out he died by suicide cause of the infection) Bill in the show is the opposite being a men Joel should inspire to be. Open to love and to move heaven and hell for those you love. Ellie falling there. Love seeing the Hank and Bill love story. It was amazing Edit: the one thing disappointed that we didn't get to see cause of the change is Bill and Ellie interact those two are hilarious together bickering.

[@phantasticgoose]

This episode is like, idk, extremely meaningful to me even though I’m a younger gay man, and I don’t really have the exact words to describe why? I got to watch two older men fall in love and go out on their own terms. I literally cannot even imagine living past 30 because of a combination of just general depression and the environment I live in. I still don’t know if I’ll ever actually live long enough to get old. But god, does watching this make me want it.

[@MelficeN7]

Go for it man, I'm rooting for you. I don't want this to be one of those "i was depressed" type comments (because I still am lol, it's just better now), but things do have a chance to get better, you can make them better, and one day maybe, you won't even realize, but you will see yourself smiling a little more, realizing you are little stronger, that you enjoy someone else's company a little more, and that hopefully keeps you going enough for all those things to continue stacking up.

[@Abhishekxsahu]

Gay teenager here and felt same

[@fufumccuddlypoops5502]

If they can make it in the apocalypse, you can make it now. I believe in you, don’t give up

[@CrownlessKing88]

The thing Joel was building at the start of the episode is called a Cairn. For Tess I assume.

[@Takara8tt]

Literally blubbered my way through the whole episode, and once I managed to tear my eyes away from the screen, I turned to my husband (who never cries) and saw him literally heaving sobs, which made me cry even harder lol! A masterpiece of an episode.

[@sickleweed3270]

I'm just here to cry with you guys all over again. When Frank first showed up I was jokingly thinking he and Bill would make a cute couple...never could I imagine that not only were they a supremely adorable couple but they also ended up crushing my soul too. So happy they got their own happily ever after during the apocalypse. I love Nick Offerman so much and Murray Bartlett is amazing too.

[@Samiii90210]

This episode was crazy good and emotional, the actors did such an amazing job Playing Bill and Frank, Can't wait for the next episode.

[@noops99]

this episode absolutely broke me 😭💔 but such a peaceful ending for bill & frank

[@too2great8]

I sob every time I watch this episode with a reaction video. Ahhh, such love is truly divine. Truly.

[@alistairt7544]

This was one of the most beautiful episode I've watched in television history. For one episode, their relationship really hit me and moved me to tears. Just the sheer love between them, the ups and downs of their relationship, and got old together, and died in their own terms, happy, fulfilled, satisfied... oh man 😭

[@Crimsontiger133]

They took almost everything from Bills town out that was in the game and for the first time… they did it beautifully. I don’t cry and this almost broke me.

[@ihopeless_joe5225]

Bruh, Suraj's Nick Offerman Impression was class

[@NicolasCharly]

Regarding Bill and Frank's last day, the background music used is "On the Nature of Daylight" by Max Richter, an awesome composer whose work has been used for many years now, in series and movies. He did the soundtrack for the serie "The Leftovers". His songs were also used for the movie "Arrival". But regarding "On the Nature of Daylight", it was used for the end credits of "Shutter Island" by Scorcese, my favourite movie, in a slightly different version (which I find even more poignant and saddening) combining both this music and Dinah Washington's "This Bitter Earth", which I intensely recommend. Coming back to this scene, it was a bitch move from the maker of this episode to use this song, as I completely lost it and cried my heart out. Magnificient episode.

[@bobdonda]

"damn, Lost never happened in this universe!" love you for that Suraj

[@rossh688]

I would go as far as saying this was one of my all time TV episodes of any show. It was perfect.

[@trackboycrimson]

Rana got that ENERGY! The odds are absolutely in her favor come the apocalypse.

[@Pyroguy900]

Another person said they were expecting Sarah, but not this episode, and that's why it hit so much harder. I have to say that I definitely agree.

[@Quzga]

Expecting Sarah?

[@WyattWinters]

What we were expecting was a falling out, but the twist was a gut punch. Bawled my eyes out, but at the end of the day Bill and Frank won in this life

[@andrealuisi9097]

Sarah?

[@chucky123rvl]

Who tf is Sarah?

[@DoesRocksFloat]

@@Quzga People who knew the game were expecting the sarah dying bit in the show. But they were not expecting this change in this episode and that's why it hits harder.

[@SeanTanktop]

Y'all need any tissues? Holy Sh*t, this one wrecked us.

[@cents2mp]

It was a great one !

[@LSFD]

I lov that Maketa just cried the entire episode as we should

[@starcrossreverie]

Amazing episode 😭 I read about what happened to B+F in the game, and I am SO GLAD they changed how they and their relationship ended!

[@kingmedjai9433]

I never thought I'd see Bill giggle. I laughed at that 😂

[@camrosie]

as heavy as this was, you were very right about them having it better than most in an apocalypse. beyond that though, they had a longer and happier life than many queer people even in the modern world. i haven't played the game, but i read a summary of their story in the game, and i'm very glad they decided to change it and give us a depiction less toxic/tragic than we're normal given in media. it meant a lot to me tbh

[@Mimickolas]

This episode feels almost like a message of hope to the queer community. Ever since the aids epidemic, there has been this underlying thought that we won't get this old domestic life which is enforced by a lot of media. But this? Showing two middle-aged gay men growing old together, living a truly happy and fulfilling life despite the state of the world around them? Showing how their love for each other would live on, eternally sleeping in each other's arms as the breeze blows in? This masterpiece of an episode tells us that that's a kind of love we not only deserve but is perfectly within our reach.

[@camrosie]

@Mick oof yep that's it 🥲

[@kenjaminbuttonz]

Unfortunately, Rana would not have been able to watch Frank shower because as she noted, she would have apparently shot him beforehand once he got out of the hole 😂😂😂

[@LemmingOfEvil]

2:35 Those formations are called cairns. They are used as markers for different things, including burials. My guess is he does it as a small memorial for Tess.

[@pczeger]

feels like that last shot with the window is an easter egg for the main menu in the game

[@nono6167]

Bill lived in Lincoln, Ma, it's one of the wealthiest suburbs of Boston, it's where Paul Peirce lived, not exactly the boondocks. Source: grew up in the town next to Lincoln.

[@monkiee7959]

Mickey crying is too heartbreaking

[@elliemiller]

Thank you for your heartfelt and thoughtful reaction and post discussion. Please give Rana and Marketa a hug!

[@monygemini88]

Everyone was emotional but Rana was really struggling in this one (I don't blame you). What a beautiful episode and a great reaction!

[@mattyd3079]

Great video. I really enjoyed your reactions and take on the episode. I especially loved watching the reaction of the lady in the middle. She seemed to be deeply affected by the story right from the piano scene. And she seemed to be in shock afterwards. I wanted to jump into the video and give her a big hug. I felt all your emotions were so heartfelt and genuine. The episode got me good too ❤

[@ShutterSnapped]

Seeing Nick Offerman cry across from Murray Bartlett was already too much and then moments later they come in with the double cheatcode of sadness and play "On the Nature of Daylight" and I lost it.

[@Jadbgjoka]

Dang is that the Max Richter tune from Arrival and Shutter Island during the wedding? Straight to the heart

[@travisspazz1624]

I feel bad for people who want a paint-by-numbers, beat for beat remake of the game. This episode reminded me of some of the best episodes of Lindelof shows!

[@Vale9118]

I don’t mind changes, there are a lot in TWD compared to the comics, but this episode was definitely way off for me.. glad we saw more of frank, but I didn’t expect Bill to be dead too cause I loved the interaction between him and Ellie, the car, the school part.. a bit of a waste in my opinion

[@travisspazz1624]

@@Vale9118 I do love the Bill and Ellie bickering, but what we got here give the characters much more depth.

[@WyattWinters]

This episode took almost nothing from the game, and yet felt like the most "Last of Us" feeling episode yet to me. Simply incredible

[@stillfangirlingtoday1468]

@@travisspazz1624 Yeah, and at least here Bill was happy and he made it work with his partner. And it's such a huge story to be told on TV, it was beautiful. I cried like a baby.

[@Dota2funny]

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