Showrunner Craig Mazin of The Last of Us series has directly tackled the most significant inconsistency in the storyline for Season 2. When Season 1 premiered approximately two years ago, it made a significant alteration compared to the game by advancing the timeline of The Last of Us, setting “Outbreak Day” in 2003 instead of 2013. This adjustment to the timeline had minimal consequences in Season 1, but for Season 2, it’s a different story. Consequently, Mazin decided to confront this discrepancy head-on rather than avoiding it.
If you’ve experienced “The Last of Us Part 2”, you’ll recognize the significance of Pearl Jam’s song “Future Days” within the game’s story. The tune holds thematic importance and echoes throughout the plotline. As for “The Last of Us” TV series, it seems that “Future Days” is set to be a crucial element in its second season, as the title of the first episode itself is “Future Days”.
In the TV show adaptation of “The Last of Us,” a challenge arises due to the song “Future Days” being featured. This is because Pearl Jam didn’t compose and release this song until 2013, yet the story takes place earlier than that. If the song appears in Season 2, as it seems likely, it would be an inconsistency because Eddie Vedder and the band hadn’t written it at the time. However, showrunner Craig Mazin and fellow producer/director Neil Druckmann felt that “Future Days” was crucial to the series narrative and chose to include it, despite any potential timeline discrepancies.
In the recent episode of “The Last of Us” podcast, Mazin explained that “Future Days,” a significant song in the story, didn’t exist in 2003 when the world ended and Neil and he had a meaningful discussion. The conclusion they reached was that it didn’t matter much to them at the time because the song holds importance for the narrative.
Thematically, this song is crucial as it represents Joel’s journey in determining his future with Ellie, and Ellie’s quest to define her own identity beyond being someone’s child. As they move forward into the future, which is fast-forwarded five years later, they find themselves in “Future Days.” Interestingly, the past remains a powerful force that continues to hold them back.
As a dedicated fan of The Last of Us series, it’s no surprise that Neil Druckmann and the team chose to steer clear of “Future Days” in Season 2. Leaving out any reference to it would have caused quite a stir among us fans. It’s amusing to see Neil admit that having “Future Days” in this universe doesn’t fit neatly, something they had to accept while working on this new season. Whether there will be more timeline inconsistencies like this in Season 2 is yet to be seen, but at least they’ve officially acknowledged and addressed the elephant in the room regarding “Future Days.”
Currently, The Second Season of “The Last of Us” is being aired on both HBO and Max. In its entirety, it consists of seven episodes. Each new episode will be broadcast every week, specifically on Sundays at 9 PM Eastern Time or 6 PM Pacific Time.
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2025-04-14 18:09