Are bill and frank gay
Was Bill Gay in The Last of Us Game?
In Episode 3 of HBO’s The Last of Us, titled “Long, Long Time,” audiences are introduced to the characters of Bill and Frank, a queer couple living out their days in the town of Lincoln, years after the cordyceps pandemic decimated the population. This episode, besides being one of the most critically acclaimed of the series, also marks the biggest departure from the original game, changing many aspects of this particular chapter in the source material. With such drastic changes, especially when it comes to Bill and Frank’s relationship, some are left asking if Bill was really gay in The Last of Usvideo game.
Developed in the early s and released in , The Last of Us was created before a time when discussions about representation were within the popular consciousness. In episode 2 of The Last of Us – The Official Podcast, “Summer Part 2,” game director Neil Druckmann confesses that he wasn’t thinking about representation when he created the character of Bill and that Frank was conceived
The Last of Us’ Gorgeous Gay Love Story Could Not Be More Timely
This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us, Episode 3.
Sunday’s episode of The Last of Us, titled “Long, Long Time,” could have been very different. As the third installment of HBO’s hot unused show about an Earth overrun by a mutated, zombifying fungus, it seemed sure to attention on advancing the central narrative of young, apparently plague-proof Ellie, and Joel, her begrudging protector, as they journey from Boston west toward a lab functional on a cure—a trek that had only really gotten underway (with a bang and a few hundred whimpers) at the end of Episode 2. What we got instead was a capsule episode, and a particularly bracing one, given the show’s oppressively bleak mood thus far: The hour is dedicated to the love story of Bill and Frank, a gay couple who—due initially to Bill’s skills as a bunker-stocking, booby-trapping, Don’t Tread on Me survivalist—manage to build a largely happy existence together in an abandoned and eventually fortified rural hamlet for almost 20 years.
The tale of Bill and Fr
The Last of Us: Bill and Frank Still Fulfill the 'Bury Your Gays' Trope - Here's Why
The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us Season 1, Episode 3, "Long Lengthy Time," which debuted Sunday, Jan. 29 on HBO. This article contains discussion of suicide.
The Last of Us is easily HBO's smash hit of Apart from being a largely faithful adaptation of The Last of Us video game franchise, the illustrate itself is well-produced. From the perfect casting of TV superstar Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller, the well-crafted story, the eery soundtrack, the sharp cinematography to the game's voice actors securing roles in the TV series, The Last of Us has rightfully earned its high acclaim.
Continuing the show's trajectory of earning high praise is Episode 3, "Long Long Time," which introduces the characters of Bill and Frank. When discussing the changes made to their storyline for the TV adaptation, The Last of Us co-creator, Craig Mazin, sought to avoid the Bury Your Gays trope. While the episode's script does reflect the conscious choice t
Bill and Frank's Romance In The Last Of Us Feels Prefer An Apology From Naughty Dog
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Bill always deserved better. The Last of Us originally depicted him as a bitter and untrusting misanthrope, with any meager emotional warmth only surfacing for those closest to him. Joel and Tess spent decades trading with him and learning to survive amidst the apocalypse, and still couldn’t weave their way into his heart, too busy walking into deadly traps made to keep them out. His distrust remains in the HBO show, but it’s lined with love and companionship he has always deserved - far more than a partner hanging himself out of desperation.
The game is deliberately vague about his queerness, hinted at through ambiguous dialogue, crude jokes, and the aforementioned suicide. I’m not against queer characters experiencing hardship in media - it often gives them the agency more obnoxiously positive media takes from them through coddling - but The Last of Us came at a time when harmful bury your gays tropes and regressive stereotypes