#last of us ep 3

[toointojoelmiller]

posting just this moment because it deserves the spotlight

[sadmishutka]

i’m crying

[jadeinretrogrde]

bruh wtf

[wildemaven]

I’m old, I’m satisfied, and you were my purpose

[frecklesandpoverty]

[michi-beans]

I love them so much, I cry, they own my heart now.

[in-for-a-pennyx]

Read a few posts on here, Twitter and Reddit about how Frank chose 80s music to mean trouble and for him as a gay man the 80s would’ve been a horrific decade with the AIDS pandemic, Reagan’s presidency in the States, probably losing a lot of friends and loved ones and possibly a lot of other horrible stuff and like… the fucking layers!

[trashcora]

I used to hate the world, and I was happy when everyone died. But I was wrong because there was one person worth saving. That’s what I did. I saved him. Then I protected him. That’s why men like you and me are here. We have a job to do. And God help any motherfuckers who stand in our way. — 1.03 Long, Long Time

@tlounetwork | THE LAST OF US WEEK 2023 ↳ Day 6: Favourite Episode 

[space-blue]

Actually for me one of the greatest joys of TLOU episode 3 is seeing men—mostly masc men, and/or straight (or bi but filming with their GF) get completely swept up in the Bill/Frank romance and even let the tears flow.

Too much negativity in my life, too many posts about the growing anti-queer sentiment... And I've seen posts bitching about that episode too, of course. So it's damn refreshing to go watch youtuber reactions and be reminded there's plenty of men out there who'll watch a fully realised male gay romance and feel happy for them and sad for them, and tear up, and then hit social media to say how fantastic the episode was. Not being afraid to look into their camera with wet eyes and go "this was so fucking soul crushing omg".

[michuyox]

hey! just wanted to say that i literally dropped my phone when i saw your blog bc... you also like wallows and sp and drawing and crenny and stendy?? so cool ... :)

hope you're well! you're so awesome

we're so cool and awesome

[glowwormz]

Is no one going to talk about Frank’s painting in episode 3 of TLOU? This one

Because, holy shit, that hit me like a train. I saw that painting, the asymmetry, the drastic change in style, the way the brush strokes just trail off. And immediately my heart dropped the floor, I audibly gasped.

What they achieved with this painting, the attention to detail, and the way this painting visually conveyed Frank’s deteriorating condition in just a moment is phenomenal. The idiom stands true, that picture was worth at least a thousand words.

For context, because maybe this isn’t common knowledge, that painting demonstrated constructional apraxia. This can occur due to brain damage due to injury or stroke, or in my field most often due to Alzheimer’s or other dementia. Constructional apraxia is a form of apraxia which is characterized by an inability or difficulty to build, assemble, or draw objects. For anyone familiar with “the clock drawing test” constructional apraxia is what it’s testing for. It’s one of the easiest, most common, and widely used methods of screening for dementia. It’s also not uncommon outside for different shapes, images, or patterns to be used in addition to clocks, such as a face.

And when people with dementia (or other disorders or conditions that cause constructional apraxia) attempt to draw a face they’ll often end up with something similar to what Frank did in TLOU. The features on one side of the face are often fairly consistent and as expected but the other side? It’s distorted, things aren’t placed where they should be spatially, shapes are distorted or trail off, features are missing or duplicated, it’s just off. It’s also quite common to end up with all the features squished onto one side, honestly often it ends up resembling surrealist artwork in one way or another. Working recreation in long-term care, primarily with people with some form of dementia, I see this a lot when we do art. I have seen so many paintings just like Frank’s. So yeah, that scene with the painting, it hit different.

I’ll admit it’s entirely possible Frank decided to take up a more surrealist style in his later work. But none of the other paintings I saw in the episode resembled it, and Frank’s reaction combined with the way the shot lingered made it feel purposeful. Even if it wasn’t intended this way, it’s definitely a detail that stood out to me that I think deserves some attention.

[toointojoelmiller]

Joel Miller's head shakes™️ (ep 3 / pt 1)

"No Ellie - never ever ever happening"

[sadmishutka]

the moon and the sun

[kitconnor]

joel ‘:)’ miller + dad smiles

[ghost-go-roasty-mctoasty]

Gets captured, wakes up in cage, completely disrespects old white man, slays (literally)

[oopsyblue]

Bill would absolutely tell Frank they’re not going to adopt a dog only for Frank to bring one home and Bill immediately forms the closest bond and attachment to it