First Time Watching | THE LAST OF US | 1X03 "Long, Long Time" 

This, honestly was a masterpiece reaction by you two, to a masterpiece episode. Long, Long, Time is perhaps my favorite episode of anything anywhere. I think my favorite moment of yours was the shift in both of your expressions when Bill started singing. Music is emotion made manifest into the air, and you guys connected to it immediately. The actors and writers were the apotheosis of S tier for sure. Making us have feel like we experience a whole season with these two new characters and seeing their life together, all while in a single episode. --Joel, against his own will, is showing some father instincts towards Ellie. He doesn't want to though, he doesn't want to open that bottle of repressed trauma feelings. --Note that Ellie, who almost never actually follows Joel's instructions, stayed in the chair when Joel told her to while he went outside to process Bill and Franks deaths. --There are theories suggesting Frank was an EMT or some other responder before the fall. Evidence being how he didn't panic, kept Bill talking, and knew to disinfect his hand and the wound after Bill was shot. --Bill getting shot seems out of place because he is such a tactical well planned thinker. Why even be that far out in the open while shooting and making yourself a target? Because that is what his goal was. To keep attention on him and far away from where Frank was. --Bill taught Frank how to survive, Frank taught Bill how to live. --This is the biggest deviation from the game in the series. In the game we actually meet up with Bill, except he is cold and bitter. It is suggested he was never able to fully open up to Frank (their relationship wasn't explicitly stated but it was hinted) and Frank eventually had had enough and left. Only for us to find him later, dead by hanging himself, due to having got bit. he left a note saying "Screw you Bill". Both versions utilize the same narrative purpose of chipping away at Joel's emotional walls, they just take different routes to get there. ----Game version shows Joel what he will become if he keeps himself closed off. ----Show version shows Joel what can have if he lets himself open up again.

The original director's cut of this episode was 2 hours, and Craig Mazin said "I cried so hard; it hurt.", and he ended up cutting it down to this length. Hoping they release the 2 hour version someday.

Also, one of the more beautiful parallels of this episode is how when we first meet Bill. He's this "survive at all costs" person who has a panic basement under his house. He then goes on to take his own life with his soulmate, because he was satisfied with his life.

Definitely start doing some movie reactions. You girls are great 👍🏼

I thought you were kidding about the earthquake. Damn.

Not in the past 4 years… not anytime… 2003 remember?

When you said "I feel like crying" like 1/3 into the episode I knew you were in for a rollercoaster

I'm almost 58 years old, I've watched a LOT of television in my life, and this is IMHO the greatest episode of television ever.

You had 202 subscribers when I joined a few videos ago and you are now approaching 4,000. Amazing growth! Your reactions are so fun to watch 😊

I didn't give this show permission to ruin me. I signed up for a zombie horror and instead got the most beautiful hour long love story in TV history. Then we had to work the next day!

Lmao I can't imagine being so nonchalant about freaking earthquake injuries, suddenly I'm thankful about living on the middle of a tectonic plate lol. Wish a speedy recovery for Kiss, that must've been scary. Btw, you two are genuinely the most entertaining reactors I've ever seen, you're gonna shoot up in subscribers in no time!

You guys are enthusiastic, giving thoughts but still paying attention and not missing things (so many people talk over key moments and get lost), and you feel the emotions the show wants you to feel really strongly! Really great reactions. You’re gonna blow up!

Last Of Us co-creator Craig Mazin stated during the podcast for the show "We didn’t necessarily want to specify what frank had for the audience, it was either MS or early ALS but it was a degenerative neuromuscular disorder," said Mazin.

“I used to hate the world, and I was happy when everyone died. But I was wrong-there was one person worth saving. So that’s what I did: I saved him, then I protected him.” I love how through Bill, Joel learns that it’s okay to open yourself up to love and being loved by someone else again. For Bill, his person is Frank, for Joel, his person is Ellie. I also love how in small little ways, we can already see that conscious or not, Joel’s fatherly instincts have already kicked in: he is angry with Ellie but still gives her his jacket to keep her warm in the woods, he makes sure she’s eating, he doesn’t want her to see the skeletons, and he helps her buckle her seatbelt. Once you’re a parent, you never STOP being a parent. It’s just so wholesome and pure! 🥹🥰 Keep up the great reactions-you’re both amazing! You guys brighten my days with your content!

Those lean back and big eyes reaction you two made when you heard the sound of the infected in the store basement where Elie went is so funny 🤣

As good as the show itself was, this episode is the one that stays with me the most.

The shot of him looking down through the mesh wire before was him prepping the cover for the hole. He doubtlessly put sod over it to hide its location.

Your reaction when Bill told Frank his name was so sweet. It sure made me smile.

In the game, Bill's story was a cautionary tale for Joel, and the path he was on if continued. In the show, Bill's story became a beacon for Joel. That he could still find something to care about, if he let himself do so.

As a Gay man who has been in a committed marriage for 10 years this episode was hard to watch for 2 reasons…. 1. because of all the hate this episode received but secondly because it hit close to home and got me scared of what I would do if I lost my partner, my best friend. I loved your reaction and your reaction had me crying my eyes out. Thank you Ladies for understanding what Love is despite what others try to portray about Gay men.

With the infected in the beginning. I thought they were trying to illustrate the fact that Ellie has no more fear of infection. The number one way everyone dies is never going to happen to her for any reason. I also think she was reaffirming to herself that there’s nothing human left in them anymore. It didn’t look like it felt pain when she cut it and it’s eyes were just following the knife because the light was bouncing off of it.

Keep watching! Don't give up! Yes, there is more sadness ahead. But it's worth it. It's an incredible series from start to finish. I'm obsessed. I'm still watching this stuff 4 months later!

"It almost got me" *episode* "and I took that personally" lol seriously this episode is some of the finest writing, acting, everything... this is why the art exists. They did a masterful job diverting from the game for this. In the game, Bill is alive and bitter and resentful. Frank got infected and didn't tell Bill. He ended his own life and it broke Bill, leaving him angry. That becomes a kind of dark "what if" shadow of what could have happened. This becomes the story arc that Frank and Bill could have, should have had. A hope that love can be found, lived, celebrated, and honored, even in death. They won. They beat the apocalypse. Their humanity survived through it all.

Haylo is really good- she has good insight and is thoughtful. She is one of the few reactors who picked up that Joel stacking stones (at the beginning of the episode) was a memorial for Tess. I get emotional every time I view this episode- great writing and acting. Hope that Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett get nominated for awards.

I know you guys are young, but in my 49 yrs of consuming media this is a top 3 all time episode for TV (alongside the pilot of Lost and Game of Thrones' Red Wedding). LOVE your reaction ! Bill's giggle when he eats a strawberry kills me every time. It would be lovely if you took a few mins just to talk about how you felt about the episode afterwards !

I can't wait for your reaction to episode 5 and the finale! I love how both of you respected the emotional scenes: never belittled them, or made inappropriate jokes for the sake of levity--unlike other very popular reactors on RU-vid. Good job, girls. Please post the next episode tomorrow hehehehehe

That moment you realize Frank decided he was ready to die when he could no longer paint Bill.

This episode is a masterclass in television production. Everything from the dialogue, to the music, to the camera angles, evokes a strong emotional reaction every time I see someone react to it. It is truly a work of art and one of my favorite adaptations of anything across all mediums of entertainment.

Your faces, the moment when Bill starts to play the piano at 16:24 describe quite well what I felt at this moment

I had the exact same reaction when Frank first showed up. Immediate distrust right up until they kissed , and then I still didn't trust him haha.

Great music in this episode! Fleetwood Mac followed by Cream, can't beat it!

and this was the short version, there's a 2 hour version that's supposedly even more heartbreaking

I watch a few reactors channels. The best by far are the ones who really feel what they're watching. You guys are great, and have gone to my joint favourites with Cassie and Carly from PiB. Keep up the good work.

Well, I don't know about EVERY episode, but keeping tissues nearby is probably a good plan. Great reaction to a great episode. And, where did that earthquake happen in California? I'm guessing up north but I don't remember one happening down here in LA anytime recently.

Watching you two fall in love with Bill & Frank, like so many of us did, only made the end hurt worse.

You know this episode will probably be up for an Emmy nomination, Plus the series.

as apocalypse lives and deaths go, bill and frank got pretty good ones, survived the shit, found love, had a good like 16 years together, went out together on their own terms and satisfied with their lot. certainly beats being killed by raiders or fedra, or being ripped apart by infected, or bitten and becomming one

Important to note, marriage equality wasn't legalized in Massachusetts until 2004. So, at no point in either of their lives could their relationship have been recognized as a fully legal union. Thus, making their decision to get married that much more important.

I've seen a lot of reactions to this show, and this episode in particular, and yours is definitely one of my favorite reactions!

That was a cool reaction, I love the way you bounce off of each other. This episode is so well done, as a gamer it felt like a perfect adaption from game to screen. It gave me insights I didn't know I wanted and I really hope everyone gets proper recognition for it. We get so much mid content pumped into our eyeballs on the daily. I want more thoughtful and thought provoking shows like this .

Some of the best storytelling I’ve ever seen. This show is a writing masterclass. We all felt everything you guys did! All in like only 40 mins of television. Amazing

Now this... This is some genuine heartfelt reaction. Awesome video, girls!

Seeing you two get emotional at Frank playing the piano made me worry for you, knowing what was to come. This episode is up there with some of my all time favourite episodes of TV. Game of Thrones, Mandolorian and Midnight Mass have my other favourites but I wont tell you what episodes, just in case you haven't seen them. Great reaction guys. I look forward to seeing more from you. I hope ur chin is healing well, Kiss. ;)

A beautiful episode written and acted magnificently. to get two characters to be loved and emotionally connected to the audience is a testament to the show. Obviously we all love Joe and Elie and action and adventure but this illustrates good story telling is always the winner in the end!!!

Another great reaction. I've watched a lot of reactions to TLOU and you two are very good. Looking forward to the next one.

LOVE y'all's reactions and bravery putting yourself through this series. The answer is yes, pretty much every episode will do this to you. Brace yourselves.

Even though you may cry every episode, you'll still be addicted to it.

I love bill and frank.. so glad they did this episode this makes sense ❤ frank deserved this......

Another great reaction, I'm already addicted to your channel! This is easily one of the best episodes of a show I've ever watched in my life. You guys are great, I'm gonna try to get my wife hooked on your channel too, lol.

Just throwing it out there, I've seen a few reactions for this episode and yours was the ONLY reaction to correctly guess that Ellie has a grudge with the infected due to a past experience with them. Even some folks who had played the game and reacted to episode 3 didn't connect those dots.

The final scene with the window and the drapes moving in the breeze is the menu screen in the game

I've been in earthquakes in the Bay Area and Mexico City but I missed the big one in Mexico City in 1985 by 2 months and the big one in the Bay Area in 1989 a year before attending college. It's amazing to feel everything around you that should be solid turn into jiggling Jell-O. Glad you got out lightly with so much glass around.

Craig and Neil did poetry. The impeccable cast. keep going girls

Lets just say im old fashioned,so i and didn't think i would enjoy this episode that much,best episode of the series,cried like a baby.

That little “I can’t handle this” dance killed me😂

What an amazing, incredible episode

That intro with the bandaid was too good and it made me realize i need to watch your reaction to the full series. Not just ep3.

@35:42 "I don't know if I can keep watching this if it's just gonna be crying every single episode..." You have no idea. lol That said, hang in there!! It's a masterpiece and even though it is brutal on all your emotions, it is well worth it. Just wait, we still have season 2 and 3 to get through(The Last of Us Part 2 game is being split into 2 seasons) and that is going to be a nightmare. lol

This was a masterpiece of an episode I was not expecting this to be what Bill and Frank's story was going to be in the TV show in the game it's way different way way different I prefer this over the game storyline about Bill and Frank I prefer the TV show more❤ Congratulating survived this episode❤ this episode reminds me of Romeo and Juliet type of storyline

Love how you just let yourselves feel what the episode gives you! Emotion is what makes these reactions so good and truthful. Also just how naturally funny and charismatic you both are! Love your content :)

This was a wow episode and will go down as one of theee best tv episodes ever in any show...

Big hole is covered by grass or leaves so it's camouflaged. Can't distinguish the booby trap at all. It's not just an open hole. Saw somebody else ask how Frank ended up in a hole, so I figured I'd clarify that he isn't just an idiot for ending up trapped.

Such a great episode, I'm enjoying you ladies reacting. I've finished the game multiple times, and I loved the show. It's funny, there were a ton of people posting their crying reactions to this episode and the shows' creators were like, this was supposed to be the happy episode haha. I mean, I absolutely cried, and it is heartbreaking, but, it's really a beautiful story. and considering how most people live and lose their lives in this world, it is pretty happy :D

Really enjoying your reactions. I see you're a new channel. If you're wondering what to review, many reactors go for classics such as Game of Thrones and Stranger Things, both of which are great fun. You may have seen them, of course, so I'll make some other suggestions: Squid Game, Banshee, Yellow Jackets. Keep up the good work!

This episode is a masterpiece ❤ I like your reactions, much love from Ukraine 😊

You know this is great writing and acting when they can make you so emotional episode after episode. So you can't stop watching now.

You two are epic. You have a new sub. So crazy how no reactors I have seen so far really mention the door the house closing by itself when Joel is at the bedroom door. To me that seems as if Bill and Frank's spirits left their home, knowing that Joel and Ellie were safely there. ❤

Yes, it was totally a memorial. Celtic & Norse cultures used/use rock stacks for memorial and spiritual purposes. I've heard that some First Nation tribes did/do as well, but I don't know any specifics on that.

The funny thing is the first time I saw this episode I cried at the end. Now I cry when Bill starts singing.

Sorry you got hurt, Kiss. Feel better! ... and it's a very nice Band-Aid!

Game of Thrones made you invest in so many characters - then they died... . The Last of Us makes you really care about characters so quickly its's stunning - then they died. It's a great show, might yet be one of the greatest... :)

This episode was amazing, and your reactions were wonderful. Please continue!

This episode is so good. After decades of zombie and apocalypse movies, we're so focused on humans betraying each other. And the HBO/Last of Us are like "yeah check this out, here's two guys in love."

The whole season is definitely heavy but totally worth seeing through! It’s so good

8:20 - "Not today, you New World Order jackboot fucks" You asked what even was that insult, haha. So, lol, the phrase "New World Order" regards a conspiracy theory that 'hypothesizes a secretly emerging totalitarian world government." (thanks wikipedia!) and a 'jackboot' is a type of boot that goes to about knee-high. Most iconically worn by the Nazis in WW2. So, given what we understand about the character being a prepper, these kinds of insults/references are very much in line with his attitude about prepping to survive without the aid of a supportive government.

"Hope there's nothing bad down there." Just Ellie.😂 Frank climbs up out of the hole like "Bugs Bunny" to Bill's "Elmer Fudd". I wouldn't have been surprised if Frank said, "What's up doc?" "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?" I'm a 70 yr old married gay man, Ron & I have been a couple for 34 yrs and I just love the representation this beautiful & poignant episode brings forth of middle-aged to senior gay couples. 🥰👨‍❤‍👨🌈 Thanks for your sweet and positive reactions.

You just watched a masterpiece of an episode. Its gonna win awards for sure! nick offerman was brilliant!

Just a fun fact, in the original game, Bill and Frank's story was wayyyyy more tragic. They ended on bad terms, and Frank killed himself whilst Bill continues living.

That hole Frank fell into was a pitfall trap. A giant hole, but it had a net over the top with dirt and grass to hide the hole. You step on it, and down you go. He's lucky he didnt break something. Another thing to note. Gay marriage wasnt legal in any US state until 2004. Meaning in the world Bill and Frank came from, they couldn't have been married. In a way, while time and the world stopped for many people, Bill and Frank were the true survivors of the outbreak. They found peace and happiness in each other in this world.

"Older means we're still here." These two guys came of age in the AIDS pandemic, then lived through a Class 2 apocalypse with the cordyceps pandemic. Every day they survive is an achievement to be proud of.

11:48 It wasn't a giant hole until he walked on top of one of his traps! That's what he was doing at 10:03 , and you commented on that! Just sayin' !!! Loved your reaction............xx

This episode was so good! Had me bawling my eyes out!! Still makes me cry rewatching it! lol I’m new here, just binged watched your last 3 episodes of The Last of Us, and I’m loving y’all gals! You just got a new subscriber! And I saw you make a “Secret Tunnel” joke 😂 have y’all watched Avatar The Last Airbender? If not, I highly recommend it!

"New World Order" is a thing the right wing folks believe in. Just FYI. But Nick O. is awesome.

nothing gets me more about this episode than thinking about how marriage equality wasn't legalized in the first state in the US until AFTER the outbreak in this timeline (late 2003). Meaning it was never legal for these two to get married so it was even more important to have that before they died.

To the "why is she doing that" with the zombie in the wall, you're partly right. Also though, she's unimaginablly sheltered, grew up raised in a military school, having never left roughly the downtown Boston area. She had never seen an infected at all before, let alone up close. So ya, she's weird by any standard, but who wouldn't be, lol. "Do they bleed like me" maybe one might ask, or do they feel pain? Mark my words, in spite of the fantastic job the actor does showing her kinda weird, curious, macabre side, Ellie will grow on you!

Can't stop now :) personally and probably tons off others thinks it's worth it. Hope to follow this journey, very much enjoyable!

I'm only in 3 minutes and 42 seconds and I'm amazed at your reaction of the tampon find she actually said " that's like gold" No pos Wow

Really enjoyed your reactions. Hope you do movie reactions in the future

So I know it’s not funny but the way the bandaid is it makes your chin look pixilated like you are bluring your naked chin. I don’t know why I’m like this lol

Another thing to consider, is that Massachusetts didn't legalize same-sex marriage until 2004 in the real world. GIven the outbreak happened in 2003 in this world, it's possible that it was never legalized. Making Bill and Frank's story all the more tragic.

Its nice to know you are ok, I'm from Chile, we invented earthquakes... also thanks or the upload!!!

Note that the world ended in 2003, so they never knew a world where a couple like them could get married. It would only be a wild fantasy, and not reality until they made it so.

So bill and Franks story is different than the game , which is better in the show because it sucks in the game and nick Offermans wife made him do the show because he was going to pass but she read the script and told him you are going to be bill.

One of my favorite things about Joel is he shows some of the truest signs about being a real man. Being able to recognize his mistakes and admitting to them, and realizing he has done wrong. It took him a long, awful road to get there but he eventually did.

It was likely Parkinson's because Linda Ronstadt has it and an MRI could be used to diagnose it.

You’re both very smart…. So nice to see! Get your Kleenex ready. Lots of Kleenex!!

“He's so handsome” Man I laughed a lot because I wasn't the only one who thought it LOL

Remember that gay marriage wasn't legal when the pandemic happened, making them getting married more meaningful

Same when i Sub 🔔 you guy's had around 220, another great reaction. Great chemistry,humor & emotions and the lil details you guy's u pick up on so cool 😎 ❤.

I've always appreciated TLOU because it felt like the infected were second to the actual story. It's a story about family, friends and loved ones, and the infected just happen to be an additional obstacle.