"Long, Long Time" is the third episode of the American post-apocalyptic drama television series The Last of Us. The episode was written by series co-creator Craig Mazin and directed by Peter Hoar. It aired on HBO on January 29, 2023. In the episode, Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) travel to Lincoln, Massachusetts to find Bill (Nick Offerman). Flashbacks follow Bill over the course of twenty years as he survives in his town and meets his partner Frank (Murray Bartlett).