The shocking reason behind the decision not to show dead characters in The Last Of Us episode revealed

In an interview with Deadline, director Peter Hoar and director of photography Eben Bolter, responsible for the episode titled “Long, Long, Time” from the series “The Last Of Us”, which portrays the story of Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett), revealed the reason behind the decision not to show the dead characters at the end of the episode.

Bolter explained that the decision not to show the corpses was discussed early on and showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann decided together with the team that it would not be necessary, taking into account the inherent brutality of the game's universe. They also talked about other creative decisions for the episode like the use of natural light and building Bill's town from scratch. The strawberry bed scene was also due to nature and the position the sun was in to position the bed, and they believe that “got lucky”.

The series

In the episode, you can follow Billa man who lives in a complex isolated from society motivated by the Cordyceps pandemic and ends up meeting Frank, who is approached and almost killed by Bill when trying to enter his territory. Conquered by Frank's charisma and friendliness, he ends up letting the man stay and falls in love with him.

Finally, after many years together, Frank discovers that he has an incurable disease and asks his partner for one last day of happiness before committing suicide. Bill grants his husband's wish but makes the decision to leave with him. Joel It is Elliewho were going to meet their friend Bill, end up finding both of them dead and an emotional letter left by him addressed to Joel.

Check out some moments:

_{Excerpt from the episode “Long, Long, Time”. (Photo: reproduction/YouTube/NukemDead)}

The difference in the game

In the game, the couple's story is a little different and less romantic, the character Frank is only mentioned by Bill and is later found dead by the protagonists with a note that says: “I think you were right. Trying to leave this town will kill me. Even better than spending another day with you.”. Implying that she chose to leave and separate from Bill.

Featured Photo: Image taken from the series “The Last Of US”. Reproduction/Tumblr/@mediocrefruitlover