

In many ways, this episode watches like an alternate history, imagining a very different life for Bill and his partner than they led in Naughty Dog’s beloved game. “Long, Long Time” marked the biggest deviations yet that The Last of Us has made from the video game on which it’s based. By the end of the episode, we saw the tragically beautiful capstone to their tale. Over the course of a whopping 70 minutes, viewers were introduced to the reclusive survivalist Bill (Nick Offerman) and his partner Frank (Murray Bartlett). The latest episode of HBO’s The Last of Uswas an epic love saga that spanned decades following the cordyceps fungal outbreak that led to the downfall of humanity.
