Long, Long Time (The Last of Us)
"Long, Long Time" is the third episode of the first season of the American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us. The episode was written by series co-creator Craig Mazin and directed by Peter Hoar. It aired on HBO on January 29, 2023. In the episode, Joel and Ellie travel to Lincoln, Massachusetts, to find Bill. Flashbacks follow Bill over twenty years as he survives in his town and meets his partner Frank. The episode's title is taken from the 1970 song by Linda Ronstadt, which plays an important role in Bill and Frank's relationship.
The final crane shot of Bill and Frank's bedroom was inspired by the video game's title screen, signifying promise and loss and allowing a final moment with the characters.
Linda Ronstadt's song "Long, Long Time" is featured heavily in the episode as it represents unfulfilled and unacknowledged love.
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The first season of the American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us was originally broadcast on HBO between January and March 2023. Based on the video game franchise developed by Naughty Dog, the series is set twenty years into a pandemic caused by a mass fungal infection, which causes its hosts to transform into zombie-like creatures and collapses society. The first season, based on the 2013 game The Last of Us, follows Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting the immune teenager Ellie across a post-apocalyptic United States.
Gustavo Santaolalla, who worked on the video games, composed the score for the television series.
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