HBO’s The Last of Us expands Bill & Frank’s gay romance om the game - Polygon

Contents:

• IS JOEL OM THE LAST OF US GAY OR BISEXUAL? THEORY EXPLAED
• EXPLORG IF JOEL IS GAY OR BISEXUAL THE LAST OF US ANCHISE
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS
• JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
• HBO’S THE LAST OF US IMPROV ON THE GAME’S IMPLIED GAY ROMANCE
• THAT ‘THE LAST OF US’ GAY LOVE STORY IS GROUNDBREAKG
• IS JOEL GAY IN THE LAST OF US? FULLY EXPLAED

IS JOEL OM THE LAST OF US GAY OR BISEXUAL? THEORY EXPLAED

For one, there are a lot of gay characters both the game and the HBO versn as we know for a fact that Bill, Frank, and Ellie are homosexuals. But the thg is that there are fans that also believe that the other ma character uld also be gay or even bisexual.

EXPLORG IF JOEL IS GAY OR BISEXUAL THE LAST OF US ANCHISE

So, is Joel gay or bisexual? It is unlikely that Joel is gay or bisexual The Last of Us, even though there are some clu that lead to the possibily of him beg gay or bisexual. Even though some fans have seen hts that uld lead to the possibily of Joel beg gay, that is unlikely the se right now bee of the fact that the are merely speculatns.

We n’t say for certa that he is gay unls clear facts pot to that possibily. So, wh that said, let’s look at the possibily of Joel beg gay.

Could Joel Be Gay In The Last of Us? For one, there are a lot of gay characters The Last of Us, as Bill, Frank, and Ellie are exampl of this fact. On top of that, some clu sttered the game lead to the possibily that he uld be gay.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS' KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE COACH TO COME OUT AS GAY MAJOR U.S. SPORTS

In that regard, there are certa clu that uld suggt the possibily that Joel is gay. So, uld Joel be gay The Last of Us? At this pot, is tough to nclu that Joel uld be gay or bisexual The Last of Us.

That means that we n’t really say for certa whether or not he is gay due to the fact that any evince regardg that possibily is not nclive. As such, whout any clear evince potg to the possibily that he is gay, we believe that Joel is unlikely gay.

We need more rmatn and clu regardg his sexualy for to nclu that he uld be gay. But we also know that neher The Last of Us nor The Last of Us 2 gave clear proof of his beg gay or bisexual. So, if he might be gay or bisexual, is possible that the proof will be shown HBO’s live-actn versn.

JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Of urse, while we did say that Joel is unlikely to be gay due to the fact that the clu that pot to this possibily are circumstantial and nclive, we n’t really say for sure that he is actually straight. But bee the ial observatn is that he is straight, then there is a good chance that he is more likely to be straight than gay or bisexual. But those who believe that Joel is gay might see thgs a different way, as is still que possible that Joel and Ts were simply very good iends.

So, absent any clear and nclive evince, is more likely that Joel is straight due to how there are more clu that pot to him beg straight than him beg gay. After all, Bill and Frank were only hted to be gay the game but were clearly gay HBO’s live-actn versn. Episo 3 of the popular adaptatn saw a touchg showse of Bill and Frank’s relatnship, which has prompted fans to rurface the old bate askg if Joel is gay or not the anchise, and we explore the possibili alongsi previewg episo 5.

HBO’S THE LAST OF US IMPROV ON THE GAME’S IMPLIED GAY ROMANCE

Created by Craig Maz and Neil Dckmann for HBO and based on the 2013 vio game of the same name by Nghty Dog, The Last of Us seri follows smuggler Joel who mt rt teenager Ellie across a post-apolyptic Ameri ridn wh fected Meet Jefey Pierce, a veteran The Last of Us anchiseExplorg if Joel is gay or bisexual The Last of Us anchiseWhile Joel has never been referred to as gay or bisexual the vio game, nor nfirmed to be by the source material’s director, fans have noticed a few glarg clu that may ht at the protagonist’s know that he was married to Sarah’s mother, but the pair separated, and part of the fandom wonred if this had anythg to do wh Joel g ’s relatnship wh Ts is an tertg one to navigate. Screenshot taken om offil The Last of Us Part I – Lnch Trailer – Playstatn youtube channel HBO amplified the vio game’s diversyHBO’s adaptatn of the source material veloped Bill and Frank’s ambiguo relatnship om the vio game, which blossomed to an emotnal third episo for the was hted at Nghty Dog’s first game that Bill was gay, however, a romantic relatnship wh Frank was never, however, is known to be gay the source material, first sharg a kiss wh Riley when she was younger and later formg romantic volvement wh Da The Last of Us Part learng about the story through the adaptatn alone know about Joel’s prev marriage and his nnectn to Ts, but viewers will have to wa and see if HBO cis to take Joel’s preference another directn. Acrdg to crics who have seen the show, we're gettg a whole lot more of The Last of Us' gay characters than we Last of Us follows Joel and Ellie as they travel across a post-apolyptic Ameri tryg to avoid fung-fected zombi.

THAT ‘THE LAST OF US’ GAY LOVE STORY IS GROUNDBREAKG

“It was geo, and I was so not expectg , ” said Darn Lowenste, 41, a vio game nsultant, who is gay. “Obvly, I’ve played the gam religly and I know there’s gay characters there, but I was not expectg an 80-mute … tearworthy piece of art. ” Queer-themed gam date as far back as 1992’s “Gay Bla, ” acrdg to the LGBTQ media advocy group GLAAD.

Though Bill’s role the game is small, and his mentn of beg gay brief, did not go unnoticed by LGBTQ gamers like then, he was his early 20s and still the closet about his sexualy. ”Adaptatn giv gamers hope for more reprentatnSome queer viewers exprsed excement that Sunday's episo would expose even more people to gay vio game characters.

Is Joel From The Last Of Us Gay?

IS JOEL GAY IN THE LAST OF US? FULLY EXPLAED

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