HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ Creator Attacks Fans as Homophobes
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Not only was their gayness only implied in the game, it was not portrayed as this beautiful romance the HBO show made it out to be. The big thing about Bill's character in the game was that he was such a tremendous asshole and paranoiac that even his boyfriend decided he would rather die alone than put up with Bill's shit for one more day. He even wrote a suicide note telling Bill how much he hated him. I wouldn't have been surprised if Bill was honestly an abuser; guys like him never make pleasant company. But of course, you can't have a negative or nuanced portrayal of a non-straight character anymore.
Nope and it seems a straight couple in love seems to bother some showrunners
Holy shit. That sounds completely different, tonally, from the show.
Yea it's why I find the whole thing to be bullshit and on that I'm with Az (HeelvsBabyface) as he also disliked the whole episode.
It jarred so tonally with the rest of the show. Some damn Gay Utopia where Frank was able to live out his Gay playing house shit. All damn peace and garbage. Which they ADMIT to making for the awards season.
Showing that nobody is immune to the turmoil of the Apocalypse would have been way better.
I don't like that Az is a giant man baby but he's usually spot on with analysis
Just from the show I took the point to be that Bill was an abuser but of himself first (as most abusers are). Frank knew how to deal with that. It seemed like it wasn't Frank's first rodeo with a self-hating gay man. In the show, Frank manipulates Bill first, albeit without malice. Right at the beginning, Frank manipulates Bill to get help.
I don't think anyone is innocent in the relationship. The point of the relationship ought to have been that the end of the world makes for strange bedfellows. Not that the end of the world is where you find your soul mate. Which btw mirrors the creepiness of same sex relationships IRL. IMO it's always "wrong," but they try to make it work. Thus you have men taking on some female characteristics. Among other compromises. Thus you have more mutual violence where neither partner is clear physically dominant.