# “It seemed like such

By [yaba](https://paragraph.com/@foxspace) · 2023-02-01

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While “The Last of Us” fans are having a field day on social media mocking the “10 miles west of Boston” scene, it’s all in good fun considering what a masterpiece the rest of Episode 3 turned out to be. While Bill and Frank show up in the video game, the HBO series greatly expanded on their story.

“It seemed like such a rich and yet unseen story,” showrunner Craig Mazin [told _Variety_](https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-last-of-us-episode-3-bill-frank-nick-offerman-murray-bartlett-1235505272/) about the decision to devote an entire episode to fleshing out these supporting characters. “It afforded us a chance to look at how time passed, but also to ask a question about what happens if you’re safe. I was just fascinated by the idea of Bill, as somebody who had created a place of safety, and then here comes Frank crashing in. From there, it just went differently in my head than what was there in the game.”

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*Originally published on [yaba](https://paragraph.com/@foxspace/it-seemed-like-such)*