Despite how sad the deaths felt in TheLastOfUs episode 3, co-creator Craig Mazin doesn't see it as tragic but as a beautiful testament to their time together. 'You can’t always present death as this failure.'
Warning: This article contains spoilers from The Last of Us episode 3.The Last of Us co-creator Craig Mazin does not see Bill and Frank's deaths in episode 3 as tragic. Altering the series' story from the game it's based on, The Last of Us episode 3 featured a heartfelt love story between survivalist Bill and his partner, Frank, who he comes across four years after the apocalypse.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Speaking with Variety, Mazin said that he did not want to portray Bill and Frank's deaths as a tragic end for the latest The Last of Us episode. Instead, he wanted to portray their relationship in full, underscoring some level of beauty in their decision to die in one another's arms. Check out what Mazin had to say below:
"You can’t always present death as this failure. Sometimes, it’s just the natural conclusion. That is part of growing old. It was important to me to show the span of a relationship accounting for that. And it not being presented as a tragic loss, but rather the culmination of something beautiful."How Frank & Bill's Deaths Will Impact The Last Of Us The portrayal of Bill and Frank's final moments together acts as a bittersweet finale to their 16-year relationship.
In The Last of Us game, however, Bill does not die but meets Joel and Ellie when they arrive at his heavily-protected town in search of supplies. Frank's death is also different, having been bitten by an infected and leaving a suicide note for Bill near his corpse.
Bill and Frank's deaths in The Last of Us also display how the series may be able to structure future episodes around different characters within the periphery of the main plot. Despite not having a direct importance on Joel and Ellie's journey, Bill and Frank's post-apocalyptic love story has been critically praised as one of the show's best episodes.
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