The Last of Us 1x3 REACTION!! "Long, Long Time"
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- Eric, Calvin and Aaron react to and discuss The Last of Us 1x3 "Long, Long Time" - #TheLastOfUs
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00:00 - Intro
04:51 - Reaction
24:13 - Discussion: A Love Story
29:26 - Origin of the Outbreak
30:25 - Protection of Love
32:34 - Masterful Storytelling
35:57 - Bill's Attachments
38:47 - Nick Offerman
40:47 - Supply Searching
44:07 - Ways of Retelling
46:39 - Ellie's Gun
50:52 - No Complaints
55:07 - Last Meal
59:05 - Patreon Poll
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here is what i learned from the series, epidemic originated in indonesia makes people gay, not looking good for indonesia
I know this is a little mean, but I saw Calvin’s face in the thumbnail for this and thought, “Oh, he is DESTROYED!”, so I’m watching. Shared pain is easier!
"Bill knew how to survive, Frank knew how to live." Loved that take
YES AH OMG. the way that in the end, bill adopts frank’s way of thinking. he realizes that surviving is no longer worth it without frank and that he rather go out with him having lived and loved than continue alone
Did you 🤤
Stop you’re gonna make me cry again
wow that is a great quote
that's such a good take.
Bill writing down hehehehe in his letter to Joel has to be the most in character thing I’ve ever seen
in character? did you play the game?
@@eltiopavilla5520 in character to the tv show Bill
@@zombie4129 yes i meant in the show, game Bill would have left at least 50 more swear words
it also felt quite Ron Swanson - Ron’s giggles are always my favourite parts in Parks and Rec
@@pumpedupbricks “HEHEHEHEHE…Andy wait up!” Lol
Maybe it's silly, but I'm happy we live in a world now where three regular-ass grown men can openly cry over a gay love story. Reactionaries can stay mad about it.
No I agree wholeheartedly. It’s such a beautiful story and I’m glad it’s admired for just that.
Obviously it * was * a gay love story but it was also just......a love story.
I was thinking about it! As someone who also played the game I think The Last of Us was one of those industryXcommunity changing moments. Ten, 15 years ago guys crying in front of cameras cause of a game or similars would probably been seen as weird, as society still struggles with toxic views on masculinity, but then games like The Last of Us came out with stories so profound that everywhere we saw people being emotionally affected by it. I remember people saying that "it was the game that made grown men cry" and stuff like that, and now when you watch streams and gameplays seeing players cry is nothing out of the ordinary. If the games touch them, they show it without fear, and I think thats amazing.
I’m ok with it as long as it’s not shoved down my throat in a media that’s not about it. For instance, if I’m getting a gay Bruce Wayne movie that is all about his love affair with joker I’m out. But here, it wasn’t showing them off as gay but showing them off as people. And I’m man enough to admit this got me crying. This was a hell of an episode and I can’t wait for more to come
as a queer man, i 100% agree. in hollywood there’s obvious, borderline offensive pandering, and then there’s beautiful storytelling about a love story we genuinely care about. this episode was one of the best and most moving pieces of TV i’ve watched because it was the latter. it was so much more impactful to me as a queer person than some surface-level, forced bs. so grateful that this episode managed to do it right and bring our communities together!
As a gay man in my 50’s I never thought I would see this kind of representation. Even the subtle depiction of their “gaydar” (sense of each others gayness) was so spot on. The ideal introvert meeting the ideal extrovert was perfect. Their marriage during a time when there was no gay marriage represented the hope and dreams of gen x and older lgbtq+ people. The mention that Bill had never been with a guy before hints at a common situation that many men of that age dealt with. Bill was probably in the closet before the pandemic. It made me wander what his life was like before… Seeing a successful and real gay relationship with normal looking men was a very important statement to the gay community about modern beauty standards. I can talk all day about all the levels of accuracy and importance this portrayal of a gay relationship achieved. Thank you for your reaction as always. Also thanks for providing a safe space for people like me to enjoy your content. I don’t know if that was your intention but I have always felt safe and welcomed here. Anyways…. Great series! Great reaction! Thanks again!
Im 34 and this episode made me rethink how I should carry my life
❤❤❤
When I saw they were a gay couple I thought it was some BS woke message but they really nailed the scenes, the entire relationship from just a human level and I was very sad for them. Great acting, great episode.
@@DP-eo5xd You do know it was hinted at that Bill was gay in the game
@@Joseph44138 I assumed that but I never played the game, and I assume the OP hasn’t either. There are people watching this that never played the game which was HBO’s intention. There may be some watching that not only never played the game, but don’t know the game even existed
“You were my purpose” will always be the most romantic thing I’ve ever heard.
I love your channel Angela! Your reactions are amazing!
Much Love😊
More than "If you're a bird, Im a bird!" ?
same did you like the episode?
Will it 🤤
Especially in contrast to how crushing that "I never asked you for anything; not to feel the way I felt.." line from the previous episode was...ohhhh yeah.
I knew they had changed this story for the show and I told myself, "as long as they do it well i dont care". Well, Ive been crying for hours. Good job HBO.
I would like your comment but being the 70th like is a mortal sin
I haven't played the game, how does it go in the game ?
@@unicornhuntercg Spoilers for the game obviously, but in the game Bill is alive but pretty much just a quirky side character that helps Joel and Ellie get a car, and he's a very cynical survivalist and loner who tells Joel: "I had somebody that I used to care about. And in this world, that shit is good for one thing: getting you killed." It's later revealed that he had a "partner", Frank, who he had a falling out with because Bill was unable to change and remained a paranoid, bitter and stuck in his ways man. Joel, Ellie and Bill stumble upon Frank's corpse, as he was bit while trying to get out of the town and hung himself. We never see any of their relationship, and we only learn about it mostly through some vague dialogue and a suicide letter that you can find from Frank to Bill. The fact that their relationship was romantic was never outright stated but it was HEAVILY implied, and Ellie even finds a gay porn magazine from Bill's stash.
In a way, the game version of Bill was a warning for Joel about what happens when you completely shut yourself off from other people. While he was a cool character with fun interactions with Ellie especially, his and Frank's relationship was also unfortunately another "bury your gays" trope, where queer romances in media, especially between men, are rarely depicted as having happy endings. Which is why so many people are overjoyed to see that while they kept Bill's character very faithful to the game in terms of his core traits, they changed the course of his arc. Bill's function in the story is still the same: He gets Joel a car and works to reinforce his character arc but just from a positive example instead of a negative one.
Sorry for a long reply, but you asked.
@@nezfromhki such a well-written comment! thank you for the explanation. i've never played the game but loved how the show gave bill and frank a positive ending in a way.
@@nezfromhki thank you for this comment!
The wedding scene hits different when you realize the world ended in 2003, where the first state didn’t legalize gay marriage until 2004. They never knew the joy of that possibility in their lives until they decided to just do it themselves. 😭❤️
One of the best episodes of tv ever made. Ever. Incredible stuff.
Also when he says that he hated the world and was happy when everyone died. Dude was a gay man living in a rural country, a virgin well into his 40s, I can't even imagine the amount of repressed feelings and internal homophobia he must've dealt with, makes total sense that he hated the world.
Which just made him meeting Frank and them having a life together so much more heartwarming.
Truly an incredible episode.
Oh shoot, I didn’t get that, totally missed it. It’s weird how we take things for granted that we enjoy freely now
I wish I mentioned that but that’s so true. It carries a bit more weight in this version of the world.
Nobody else was disappointed that the show spent the full hour focused solely on gay love?
@@americanhomeownerwithajob6940 no
I appreciate the change from the original. Bill was always a "future version" of Joel, but in this version, he's the version of Joel who cared.
Game Bill is a warning to Joel about what he could become if he kept to his paranoid loner ways. Show Bill was an inspiration for Joel that even the hardiest of survivalists could accept love and loss again.
They kinda changed Bill into the opposite character role from the one in the original story to deliver a similar moral. It was a sweet story and ultimately a good episode, background on Bill & Frank was welcome, but I kinda woulda preferred Bill as the angry loner cautionary tale for Joel over a saccharine love story that ends romantically. I would have liked to see more of Nick Offerman as a version of Bill from the game, but I'm not hugely disappointed bc they still told a good story.
It is mildly worrying about exactly how much they are going to change in the story going forward, bc they are changing major beats to tell very different stories, good so far, but it's always gonna be a gamble when they divert from the original story.
@@mediumvillain I think they said this is the most they'll divert from the story, everything else will play out pretty similarly so I don't think there is too much to worry about :3
@@DillTheGamer1even in that regard I’m ok with it. Cause bill section of the game (for me) is just a big gauntlet, a set piece. And they clearly want to save first appearance of a bloater for later
And frank hanged himself because he couldn't take it living with Bill
I'm a gay man in my 50's, I can say I've never felt so represented by a series.
The beauty of this story is even though the world had fallen apart, such a beautiful and unexpected love was born.
Bill's reaction to a hostile world to lgbt people, was hate that world and isolate himself from everyone with his anger and pain.
I usually don't like sad endings in lgbtq movies and series, but this episode wasn't sad for me, it was happy: they met, lived a great love, and left together.
I'm glad you felt... heard, I guess. I'm sorry for what you must have gone through. ❤
It was definitely sad, just because their story ended, but their lives together were nothing but beautiful.
That’s disgusting you need deliverance
As a queer woman myself it's insanely moving for me to see men (especially typical dude-bro hetero types) loving and understanding this episode. Too many people saw this episode and thought of it as "a gay filler" instead of a heartbreaking love story in the midst of an apocalypse. The Last of Us was always about people, not only zombies and Ellie so I really appreciate this reaction.
As a straight guy who has never been able to relate to any same sex relationship portrayed before... I look at Bill and Frank and I say - that's the kind of love I want. It transcends categorisation. It's purely human, purely love.
@@haydenravenscroft1803 I find that too many media focus only on the struggles and stereotypes of same sex relationships, thats why its hard to relate to it, even for queer people tbh. Its great to see how this episode shows a real love and people who usually wouldn’t care for it instead appreciate it:)
People are just afraid and react negatively out of fear of what they do not understand. Great episode! Emmy worthy for sure.
@@ironteeth5198 Frankly it's exhausting. As if all we are is our struggles. It's also pretty ironic in a world that's become much more accepting of gay relationships that they keep showing homophobia and all the negativity. This was just 2 people falling in love and building a life together, nothing more. Labelling it as anything else is just a trivial concern.
I really like this reaction, and i dont understand english very well or what they was saying, im a brazilian guy, but their reaction was beautiful and touching. 🥲
Calvin was so broken he couldn’t speak! Brilliant episode
I feel so bad for him, he really looked like it hit him HARD. It did the same to me, so I get it. Rough episode to sit through, despite being brilliantly beautiful in its execution.
Last time saw Calvin that broken was the Red Wedding. It’s been a while 😅
@@csw2342 I was like "I've seen that look on Calvin's face before" and yeah he definitely had it in the red wedding episode lmao
@@erinhaury5773 Yup, he was hit deep in the soul. It is rare, but very intense when it happens.
I can’t help but feel Calvin resonated on a level. I hope he finds love ❤
I think this episode is only sad because we saw the end of Bill and Frank's lives. They lived more safely and comfortably than 99% of the remaining population. I'm clinging to that as I cry every time I watch these reactions.
Yeah, their story is pretty much a success story IMO. They won at the end of the world, lived about as good of a life as one could hope for after total collapse of civilization.
I just watched the ep 3 hrs ago, and been binge watching reactions in the last hour, ugly crying every single time lol
And the thing is, as humans, we are so resilient, strong-willed, hopeful, and doesn't mean it's a horrible world that it turned out to be, it wasn't devoid of love, happiness, hope, and redemption. They're interpretation of Bill and Frank's love humanises these characters, and shows that there are numerous of different stories in this post-apocalyptic world they're living in. Stories of life, death, tragedy, hope, etc. With that said, I'm quite sure there are others who lived similar lives, attaining a resemblance of 'normal', quite comfortable lives, whilst surviving in this world.
Just reading the comments, there are people who wanted the show to 100% stick to the game's story, or to just narrowly stay within the lines of nihilism and survival. I politely disagree and I love their interpretation of Bill and Frank's story. Bittersweet but it was beautiful nevertheless.
It’s not sad, it’s BEAUTIFUL. They lived life on their own terms even in death. Didn’t stop me from crying my eyes out though.
They also went out on their own terms, which most of the people in this universe didn't get to do
They really balanced each other out. Whenever it comes to these types of shows and movies, the badass is always the guy with all the guns and who is prepared. I just love how Frank swoops in and is actually a badass by planting strawberries and flowers.
Calvin staring off into space with red eyes at the end, he is me. That was me after the episode.
I love 24:30 aaron just going through with the review, eric trying his damn best to put himself together and calvin just sitting there not coping a t a l l
same calvin.
Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that. R E L A T A B L E!
Calvin’s reaction is so authentic I loved it. Couldn’t even speak just thinking about their love wow
Red Wedding vibes.
Even for a long time after he was still speechless. I'm so happy these guys show their feelings so authentically (here and in other shows), it's what reactions are about.
In older houses, especially ones built in the country(as I'm sure you guys know) if you have the windows open and one door closes it'll create a draft. That's why the door to the bedroom closed when the front door did. It was a brilliant stylistic choice, knowing that Bill and Frank are dead inside there, it was almost as if it were Bill and Frank saying, "No, Joel. You don't want to see this." Fucking BRILLIANT. I could write a paper on this episode alone.
ooooohhhhhh THE DETAILSSSSS HUNEYYY. Dannnng good job creators of the show kudos!
secret story telling with just casual physics...fantastic
if we have writers who think to put meaning in so minute a scene I'm ever more assured at how this show is going to keep being phenomenal.
Oh I thought Bill had placed furniture in front of the door or something
@@michelle1794 I had thought that originally. Or that maybe it was locked and Joel was just jiggling it. But Bill explicitly asking Joel in the letter not to come in the bedroom had me rewatching it obsessively lmao. I could tooooootally be wrong. I'd say I'm about 78% sure at this point haha
@@smashbrandiscootch719 I think you're right now that I think about it because the detail of the front door closing and them wanting us to notice has to mean something. They have proved to put a lot of work in details so I feel like this one could be another one. Great catch!
"Even in a zombie apocalypse, all we really crave is human connection."
RIP Annie Wersching. You will be missed. Annie Wersching voiced Tess in "The Last of Us" video game. She passed away of cancer yesterday at 45. You may know her for her roles in "24", "Bosch", "Runaways", "Timeless" and "The Vampire Diaries".
Also, the beautiful score that plays when Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett) get married is called "On the Nature of Daylight" by Max Richter. It was also famously used in the movies "Shutter Island" (2010), "Disconnect" (2012) and "Arrival" (2016).
Thank you, I was going crazy trying to remember where I heard it before
She will always be the Born Queen who has a game of wits with Jurati!
So strange that voice actor Tess and tv show Tess died in the same week.
Thanks! I was looking for that song!
Oddly coincidental that the voice actress dies around the same time that her tv show counterpart does.
What in the hell, why has Nick Offerman only done comedic roles? This was unreal 😢
For years I've heard actors say that comedy is actually the hard thing, that drama is much easier. After watching this episode I believe it cause Nick just fucking killed this role.
He also played a great dramatic role in Devs! Super weird and wonderful show.
Watch S2 of Fargo and Devs!
@@darkguardian50 as an actor (not one anybody would know, though): yeah, no, comedy is the bane of my existence. my best friend is also an actor and absolutely thrives on comedic roles, and i fear her for it tbh.
They got the idea from Vince Gilligan to cast him because he always said he targets comedic actors because they are very good at showing different ranges of emotions while living in and reacting to a crazy world.
what a heartbreaking story...this has been one of the best episodes I've seen from any show in a long time
Yes! One of the most impactful episodes from a series I've ever seen
in a long long time?
sorry, I'll show myself out.
Never watched Better Call Saul?
This and Andor have had some amazing episodes
@@hugo31 GET OUT LMAFO😭
I never expected a beautiful love story in a show about the apocalypse.
You must have missed 50 years of the Walking Dead. This wasn't original. It was just Nick Offerman doing something different for him.
@@williammccormick984 50 years of twd? what?
@@notallgoodman Hey, That Guy. Great to fucking meet you!
@@williammccormick984 yo :P
@@notallgoodmanI think he means 50 years from the very first zombie flick, night of the living dead. At least I hope that’s what they meant cause twd is barely 20 years old
I don't know who y'all are, and this is the first video I've seen on your channel, but as a 50-something gay guy, seeing you literally cry about a gay relationship gave me life. I'm just thrilled that you got it and didn't take the piss.
I’d definitely stick around to watch them more. I’ve been watching since 2016, they’re awesome at creating content and they seem like great people
Calvin crying in the thumbnail was me throughout this whole episode.
Poor Calvin was tore up. 😢
My wife and I were watching this episode together last night and it hit us like a ton of bricks. Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett knocked it out of the park.
I been reading comments from multiple reaction channels about how people and their spouses were emotional. Bill and Frank grew old together, had a life together.
I watched it with my girlfriend and Offerman's sad face hit me right in the fucking soul I hated seeing him like that, I'm so used to him being in comedy it genuinely hurt seeing him crying like that
This is one of the most beautiful episodes of television I've ever seen.
beautiful? HA HA HA.....What's beautiful about two grown men Kissing and having sex with one another. It's more like DISGUSTING and OBSCENE.
Absolute masterpiece. Is better than some movies I’ve scene
As someone with MS, I felt sooooooo bad for Frank... Without treatment for that long, I couldn't imagine living through that... It really made me cry. Calvin crying made it worse 😭
I can tell this episode hit Calvin hard. You can tell he was still trying to process everything he just experienced. Amazing episode and I've always been grateful that you guys aren't afraid to show your emotions during your reactions ♥️
Absolutely. I feel you, Calvin!
Right?! Couldn't take my eyes off him while the others were talking. Felt like he was going THROUGH it like I was for a good hour afterwards! ❤
Seeing Calvin all red faced and crying is so heartwarming. That's why you guys are my favorite reactors alongside the Reel Rejects, because you're not afraid to feel what the stories want you to feel. I cried watching the episode and I cried watching you, thank you!
pReviewe’d is another good reaction channel where they are not afraid to cry or show emotion. It’s just two friends supporting each other as they cry.
@@crystalpritchard5065 Awesome, I'm gonna go check them out!
@@crystalpritchard5065Seconding pReviewed. Love them too, they wept in this one like I did!
@@crystalpritchard5065 true I love Jay and Adam, especially Adam because he's easy to break, his reaction this episode was truly a train wreck.
I was 100% the same as Calvin but even more hysterical ... like holy shit I love this
Eric and aaron chatting...Calvin: "hello darkness my old friend"
Bill and frank need some emmys for that performance they had me crying for over half the episode
Murray Bartlett was nominated for an Emmy for The White Lotus.
@@corvus1374 funny that in podcast Craig said he casted Murray before The White Lotus being released
@@kratosgow342 That's awesome.
Emmy nominations maybe.
Succession is back in two months. Neither Murray nor Offerman are beating them.
@@williammccormick984 There's a difference between a nomination for Best Actor/ Best Supporting Actor and Best Guest Actor. If you appear in one episode, you'll get a Best Guest Actor nomination.
The second Frank said he knew Bill was gay I started crying. Because no one would assume he was and if anyone in his life asked him if he was gay it would be terrifying. How he grew up and maybe where he grew up, he couldn’t tell anyone ever and he was lonely with no one to love his entire life because he’s not visibly queer nor would he feel safe to be ever. So Bill was recognized for one of the first times in his life as who he really is after being alone around people for decades then alone around no one for a few years. He gets something he never thought possible for him. He gets seen by Frank and then loved by him and then he refuses to go back to being alone. Even without the loneliness of the apocalypse I don’t think Bill would accept going back to being without Frank. He would’ve put the pills in the wine no matter what. He would never get to be himself again and start all over again. Anyway gay people should all be immortal because fuck this show for how much it made me cry ☹️✌️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
It's sad to think Frank and Bill probably lived a more peacefull life in this world than they would have done in the normal world. Great episode
u know what's the saddest part of this episode? bill was already a recluse, isolated, lonely person. so when the world ended, he got to go out, and "live," free of judgement, embarrassment, shyness, anxiety and such things. ergo his smile when he got out to an empty town, and the music started playing. he got to play, and enjoy himself, and live. thats why when frank appeared, all those emotions he once had, about people, suddenly came back. but frank treated him with kindness, soft, and with a smile. u can see bill being HELLA tense, all his muscles going solid, walking uncomfortable. when he got into bed, and he turned into a little kid again, one that havent lived. going from the all macho alpha male when the apocalypse started, back to the man isolated in the bunker, then to a sad closeted boy. ugh, what a masterclass in acting, directing, the story itself. pure art. bravo.
The guy in the middle broke. It really hit him. Didnt even gave a reaction, just bawled his eyes out stared into the screen.
That was his reaction - I think it speaks louder than words in a way.
Calving was having an existential crisis during the whole discussion
Well.....no, he was very sad.
My guy Calvin was just completely destroyed after the episode ended, I feel you man
Frank made their shelter a home!! Bill at the end no long cared purely about resource management, he watered all their plants and painted their house to make frank happy.
I'm that guy in the middle. I cried so hard during that episode, and for half an hour after, I was completely exhausted.
co-creator Craig Mazin cleared things up on the official podcast for the show about Franks illness
"We didn’t necessarily want to specify [the illness] for the audience, it was either multiple sclerosis or early amyotrophic lateral sclerosis but it was a degenerative neuromuscular disorder," said Mazin.
Can I virtual hug Calvin? Cause he looked tore up after the show. 😢😢 great reaction as always guys. ❤
Did he’s but hurt 😂
@@madbideer01 what
I was okay until that Strawberry scene. Just got a little teary-eyed at Bill & Frank's first kiss. But then they played a variation of Ellie & Dina's relationship's theme, "It Can't Last" during the strawberry scene. That's when the proper crying started lol
I was okay until the two guys kissed and then I shut the show off because I didn't want to see that shit.
@@scottkendall7789 good luck catching up. You missed some good stuff
@@scottkendall7789 two guys makin out. fuckin love that shit dude.
@@scottkendall7789 You know, statistically, quite a lot of homophobes turn out to be gay themselves. It's a defence mechanism :)
@@scottkendall7789 ok Bill 😂
Seeing how emotional and quiet Calvin was after the episode ended killed me 😭. Also so nice of the other two to continue the conversation bc they can see he’s emotional.
I loved the moment when Bill tasted that strawberry and started giggling like Captain Holt trying a marshmallow.
I wanna give Calvin a hug. He doesn't look ok 😭
something about bill and frank getting married despite the fact that gay marriage would probably have never been legalized made it hit so much harder for me
I see you Calvin, it took me a while to recover from this episode as well ❤
Immediatly after watching the episode I read the news about Annie Wersching... back to back gut punch. I was sobbing on the floor... emotionally drained. Took me a while to recover too.
🤮
@@Dexter_794 freak
In the games, if you give Frank's suicide note to Bill, he crumples it up and throws it away. You can then pick that note up and it'll have a crumpled look to it.
I like how they switched it up so that Joel is the one who crumples up a note.
In the game, Bill serves as a cautionary tale to Joel about refusing to be open to love, being closed off, and by yourself. Sure, you'll live. But you'll be a lonely, hollow shell of a person.
Here, Bill's story serves as a reminder of all the lovely things love brings. And a reminder to Joel about what his purpose is, and unfortunately, how he's failed at that twice now.
Serves a similar purpose, in a different way.
Loved this episode.
Unknowingly, Bill might've nudged Joel towards the decision to save Ellie & doom the world.
Poor Calvin. I feel what you’re feeling my friend. His tear filled eyes even after the initial reaction had me right there with him!
Just wanna give Calvin a hug. You can see he was really going through it.
For most of the period after the episode ended and the other two are talking about it, Calvin is so quiet and just like "I am NOT okay, I need a hug, I may cry at any moment!" and that was basically me for a good twenty minutes too! 😂❤
I really really hope Nick Offerman and Murray Barlett get nominated and win for this episode. Such an expansion of these characters and an amazing episode in general. It makes me so much more excited for the other memorable moments coming up.
Oh man... I want to give Calvin a big hug. What an episode of television to affect someone that deeply.
28:58 According to co-showrunner Craig Mazin, Frank had either multiple sclerosis (MS) or early amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (AMS). With Parkinson's, Frank would have been shaking uncontrollably and have difficulty speaking, especially as he was clearly in the late stages of whatever illness he was afflicted with.
The pacing of these episodes are phenomenal. I have not once been distracted or tempted to get on other media. Every episode has broken my heart. It was great to see Tess again, especially before she got worn down by life, so we know she was with Joel for a long time. She had to get harder to survive life and Joel. Frank and Tess were the counterpoints to their partners. I think Bill was just living with his mom until she died so thats why the house was dusty. This is top tier television!
It seemed like Bill was living in his mother's home since there was all that church lady sheet music that Frank sifted through, & that she had already passed away by the pandemic. It really makes the secret basement an even stronger metaphor for how withdrawn & closeted he is. He leaves the top levels completely untouched as to not disturb the image his mother crafted, whereas the hidden bunker was tricked out to reflect who he truly was.
Don't think I've ever seen Calvin get so emotional. This was a great episode.
After rewatching the Bill’s line after he got shot “He’ll take care of ya” hits a little different after learning that Bill knows that, like himself, Joel is a protector.
This episode broke me so bad. So beautiful. Also such a beautiful use of Max Richter’s song “On the Nature of Daylight” during Bill and Frank’s last day. That had me crying even more. This show has been great so far!
the use of that song was so heartbreaking :(
As soon as I heard On the Nature of Daylight playing, it absolutely broke me.
It's become one of the saddest pieces of theatrical music I've ever heard over the years.
I was holding it together during that..But when they played vanishing grace, I absolutely lost it. 😭
I believe that song was used as a score in the movie Arrival. For me, it feels like grief in a song, the strings always gives me full body goosebumps. Truly a masterpiece ❤
@@LM-gm9yo that was one of the first times I heard it, been hooked ever since
Nick Offerman, man. Jeeeeeeeeze.
Seriously, the moment at the piano was *incredible* -- so much going on with his performance.
“On The Nature of Daylight” by Max Richter is one of my favourite pieces of music. I first heard it in Arrival and I cried hearing it in this episode
Also used in Shutter Island. Amazing piece of music
Had it on my phone ever since the end of shutter island.. beautiful piece of music 🎶
I loved this episode but I really wish they hadn't used that music; It really took me out of the episode because it made me think of Arrival.
I KNEW the music in that scene was hitting different, I just didn’t make the connection! Thank you!
No wonder I was absolutely bawling
I heard it on the 35th anniversary episode of Eastenders when little Denny Rickman drowned in the Thames River and all his neighbors had to watch as the paramedics tried to revive him and failed. He was an evil little shit, but that music made his death scene all the more powerful.
I was crying like a baby for the entire hour, this episode felt like the perfect microcosm of what Last of Us is all about; people finding love and connection as the world falls apart around them
im literally calvin after i finished watching this episode... just staring blankly in space, tears falling down my face, and speechless.
Every reactor is crying to this episode and so did I last night. Now I'm going through the pain again. Remember when Bill was singing Linda's Long Long Time and he stopped at "I think I'm gonna love you / For a long long time" before crying. These were the same lines the episode ended but Linda singing this time along with me crying.
This was one of the best written episode of any show of any genre in a long time. Amazing storytelling of finding love even after the apocalypse!
Calvin looked devastated! Hope you're okay, man. What a beautiful episode.
Ellie ignored Joel and walked us right into an emotional flashback 😭😭
This show is perfection. And this episode may be one of the best episodes of TV EVER.
Such an amazingly touching episode. A great story on its own, but I also love how it was used to help develop Joel's character through that letter in the end, helping to drive home the theme of how Joel needs to start letting people in and truly commit to keeping Ellie safe, not just for Ellie's sake but also to give his own life purpose again.
I also think it'll go down in history as a landmark example of queer representation. They weren't just gay for the sake of token representation or whatever, them being gay was a huge and central part of what made the story so touching. Bill had clearly been closeted his whole life, causing him to be a virgin in his 40s or 50s, which just made the lack of human connection he'd suffered, and the euphoria at meeting Frank, so much more poignant.
THIS is how you do queer representation, you don't just tell a generic story and turn some of the characters gay, you make it a real part of the story and of their characterization, in a way that makes the audience feel for and connect with the queer characters and their struggles!
its def up there i can only think of 4 better episodes and ive seen a lot of shows, its kinda annoying that the rating is lower just cuz people are mad that the story didn't stick to the game story
@@Qtlika I'd wager there's another reason why people are rating it low...
@@iamdino0 ooooooooh DEFINITELYYY... I'm here for the tea 🍵
@@Dan-gi6tf yeah and if you dare point out their stupidity they try and play victim.
Eric brings piles of notes, Rick brings his hair…when he’s not taking the day off to wash it, Aaron brings his 🤓& his Dad jokes, but Calvin always brings his own personal little picnic to these reactions. It’s cute.
This was one of the best episodes of TV I have watched. I became so attached to Bill and Frank’s story. It was a beautiful love story in the most impossible of circumstances
Someone please hug the guy in the middle, he's heartbroken :'(
I loved the little detail in their last day where Bill turns the plate to Frank's preferred angle, the way Frank adjusted the plate on day one. Because it's something I'm inclined to do. Force of habit
Bill did the turning both times.
Can someone give Calvin a hug?
For real!
I got a little mad that the other 2 didn't give him a bit of support. He needed a break, a hug, water and caring.
I don't know these guys and their personalities, but I've been watching the guy in the middle, and it seems as if he keeps replaying the episode in his head. His staring eyes trying to staunch the tears threatening to flow again with each pass of his mind over a scene from the episode. If anything, it put him in a pensive mood.
i was openly sobbing while watching this episode. i don’t think any piece of visual media has ever made me cry this hard except for train to busan. calvin looked numb by the end of this 😭😭 i almost managed to make it through this reaction without crying again but when i saw aaron’s lip quivering i broke down 😭
Me when the opening credits began: “Aww man, I guess we aren’t getting a flashback in this episode.”
Me afterward: “Ah, the episode IS the flashback!”
I can see in Calvin's face that this episode really devasted him
This was a star making performance by both Nick Offerman & Murray Bartlett, Bartlett especially is almost unrecognizable from his appearance as Armand on season 1 of The White Lotus
One of the best hours of TV I've ever seen. Beautiful storytelling and acting.
This episode made us understand the significance of how important Bill's words are to Joel. We learn about Bill's personality before and after meeting Frank, and it sets up the type of person Joel is gonna try to be for Ellie.
Half way trough this episode yet... but my dude in the middle is going through it hard... damn, this is how emotional exhaustion looks like
We must recognize the value of every strawberry, every chocolate, every cup of coffee, every little thing we appreciate in life and often is taken for granted
Seeing how emotional Calvin gets during this episode killed me 😭
The episode finishes and Eric immediately drops his head into his hands perfectly sums up this episode😭
Nearly 24hrs later and I'm still recovering from this amazing episode... I think it will stick with me for the rest of my life tbh so so good
Great reaction! Not sure I've ever seen Calvin this affected by a series or a movie. I could tell it hit him hard. It was a sad episode, but it was amazing!
This is a visualization to the Theme of the games: "You find something to live for/love" and NOT find something to die for/hate.
This episode was Bill/Frank "You were my purpose"
Last episode was "Save who you can save"
I felt the dusty mantle was a great way to show how he didn’t waste resources or time making the house feel like a home. Later in the episode Frank comes in wanting to paint and mow etc to make the house a home. I felt it was just a cool way of subtly showing the contrast in how they view the world around them :)
i’ve literally never cried harder at a show in my life. this was such a beautifully done episode💖
Nick Offerman deserve a Oscar for this episode! Bill and Frank actors performance was just outstanding!
“Do you know how much these are worth?”
“Currently? nothing.”
I loved this episode.
So different from the game yet sticks so closely to the source material at the same time. I smell an Emmy in this series’ future.
This episode did NOT need to hit as hard as it did 😭
💯
I want to give a virtual hug to Calvin. The story looked like it really hit him hard. 😢
Great reaction as always guys. I think I cried even more watching your reactions. 🥺
This episode was a gift, I enjoyed it like nothing I’ve seen on tv in awhile.
I went into this episode completely unaware I was about to watch one of the best short films I've ever seen. After the episode ended I sat in complete silence for a good while before I could get on with my day. I've never been so happy to see such a departure from the original story in a film/tv adaptation, hauntingly beautiful.
Damn I love Nick Offerman. He was perfect for this role.
Man I love you guys so much.
I've never had anyone to watch shows like this with, so having what feels like friends here sharing the emotions with me is an amazing feeling unlike any other, and I truly appreciate the work you guys do for us!
Loved the reaction - as always
same, same
I hadn’t cried this hard in a show/movie in a long time. Amazing episode
the 3 tearing up... such nice guys... especially Calvin crying almost the entire video. he is the most quiet one and the most emotional xD this made me have more faith in humanity. subscribed ;)
I would've loved to see some Ellie and Bill scenes, they were so funny in the game, but at the same time like you guys said they changed it for the best. Finding love, especially in that context, is next to impossible so it's really heart-warming to see two people live their last years happy and to go out in such a beautiful way Wich many people (like Tess) didn't get the chance to. Loving this show so far and looking forward to your discussions every week!
For me that was the most powerful hour of television I’ve seen for a long time, I think the love story that unfolded was done so, so well by the actors, it was real, raw, and I think it was perfectly cast.
Blind wave, you guys are awesome I love your reactions, I love that you share your emotion as you watch, keep up your great content I am definitely a fan 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Please someone hug Calvin 🥺🥺