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The Last of Us’ Gorgeous Gay Care for 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 brand-new show about an Earth overrun by a mutated, zombifying fungus, it seemed sure to center 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 working 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 queer 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 reality together in an abandoned and eventually fortified rural hamlet for almost 20 years.
The tale of Bill and Frank, as depicted through award-worthy performances from Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett, has garne
That ‘The Last of Us’ Gay Devote Story is Groundbreaking
The love story in episode 3 of The Last of Us, like a survivalist’s booby-trapped dwelling, hides a rare surprises. When we move away from Joel and Ellie’s quest through a bombed Boston, it feels like it might just be for a moment; the show has excelled at crafting memorable, pre-outbreak evening flashbacks. Instead, the sequence takes up over 40 minutes of the episode. You might also expect too, in this adaptation of a videogame, that the love story would be blandly told: such adaptations do not own a history of bringing the nuances of human relationships to life. And yet, here is something well-acted and solidly-told. Finally, most importantly, it is a romance between two men, Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett).
Bill, who avoided execution after break-out day, has created a well-guarded, well-stocked house, complete with a fruit and vegetable patch. His traps keep the stray infected out. He is secure, protected, alone. Until he meets Frank, for whom he cooks and instantly falls for. The full timeline of their love story certainly has some emotional highlights, and their dinnertime death scene is shot through wi
Is Ellie gay in The Last of Us? Her sexuality in the video game explained
15 April 2025, 16:22
By Sam Prance
Here's what Bella Ramsey and The Last of Us originator Neil Druckmann have said about Ellie's sexuality in the series and the game.
The Last of Us has long been commended by fans for its lgbtq+ representation but is Ellie homosexual in the game and the series?
Fans of The Last of Us will already comprehend that the show has made several key changes to the game it's based on. For example, Bill and Frank's idealistic relationship is merely implied in the game, whereas, it gets a full devastating episode in the show. Most recently, The Last of Us season 2 has completely changed how Abby is introduced to viewers.
The Last of Us season 2 also introduces fans to Ellie's trademark new love interest Dina and they kiss at a twist in the first episode. This comes after we find out Ellie had a romantic partnership with a girl named Riley in a flashback episode in season 1. If you're wondering if these scenes happen in the games, we're here to fill you in.
Here's what we learn about Ellie's sexuality in