

He clearly had a life apart from Frank-who was only 10 years of his life-in fact, he had so much more than pretty much anyone had. He laughed as the infected tripped his traps he passionately planned his security perimeter. This episode showed that Bill even enjoyed his work. If he didn't have a life without Frank, then why didn't he kill himself before Frank was in the picture? Why was it that everything he did-from setting traps, to setting up security cameras, to stockpiling goods-communicate that he was determined to not just live, but to thrive. At least, for a little while longer.įrank was his entire life. I'm sure I could say more if I thought harder, but lastly, Bill's letter to Joel is what ends up moving the plot forward because it's what gives him the motivation to stay with Ellie. It also showed us what "first contact" with another group of people looks like in a time when it's harder to say who is friend and who is foe but having friends - and resources - is ever more important. It's quite another to feel as if we've actually lived that 20 years as the audience.Īside from illustrating the scope of the time that has passed since the infection, it shows us another glimpse of what those first hours, days, weeks, and months went for other people, and how others were able to survive. It's one thing to see Joel older and living another life in a world that looks so different from the one when the show began.

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