Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us Episode 3.Episode 3 of HBO’s The Last of Us just gave us one of the most heart-wrenching episodes of television, and it did it without any of the gore or high-intensity action usually attributed to these post-apocalyptic “zombie” shows. Instead, the episode, titled “Long Long Time” gave us an unexpected love story in the middle of the apocalypse.
But the most tragic event in Bill and Frank’s love story is towards the end of the episode, when Frank develops a debilitating illness and needs a wheelchair to get around. Although Bill has kept up with taking care of his partner, even he is starting to show his age. Frank comes to the conclusion that because his cancer isn’t going to get any better, it is better for him to die so that Bill can live the rest of his life in peace.