Episode 3 of TheLastOfUs has an Easter egg that calls back to the first game and doubles down on the episode's themes.
The Last of Us reached new heights in its third episode, "Long Long Time". Not only did the series shift narrative gears as it took place almost exclusively in the past, but it also broke away from the tense horror/survival mode to tell a deeply moving love story between survivalist Bill and Frank .
As the episode progresses, it cycles through Bill and Frank's lives before revealing that Frank was slowly passing away and asked Bill to euthanize him. However, Bill also poisoned himself, unwilling to go on living without the man he loved. Joel and Ellie find their bedroom window open, and the episode ends with a lingering shot of said window as they drive off into the sunset.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY The Open Window Is A Direct Homage To The Loading Screen Eagle-eyed The Last of Us fans may have noticed that the last shot of "Long, Long Time" is a direct replica of the first game's loading screen. From the shining sun to the open window, it's all there. The serene, almost angelic imagery is a stark contrast to the horrors Joel and Ellie will experience throughout the game, and eagle eyed viewers will notice a decaying corpse on the ground.
In the game, players encounter Bill and learn that he is grieving for Frank. The small town in where they lived was attacked by a horde of Cordyceps-infected humans, and Frank was bitten during the battle. Rather than wait for the inevitable infection, he decided to hang himself. In changing the circumstances of Frank's passing, the show is able to expand upon his relationship with Bill and gives a new meaning to the open window.
That simple sentence reverberates throughout the rest of "Long, Long Time", from both men's attempts at playing the titular Linda Rondstat theme to Frank growing a garden in their backyard. Even their final moments together are about the details; Bill cooks the same meal of rabbit that he did when he first met Frank and they even lie together in bed the same way they did when they first made love.
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