Talk:Future Days (The Last of Us)

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle talk 18:46, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

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Craig Mazin

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Pedro Pascal

Bella Ramsey

Catherine O'Hara

Young Mazino

Isabela Merced

• ... that Craig Mazin (pictured) submitted the script for The Last of Us's second-season premiere about 90 minutes before the 2023 writers' strike? Source: Entertainment Weekly
• ALT1: ... that the writers of The Last of Us had to consider the state of LGBTQ rights in 2003 for the second-season premiere? Source: Wired
• ALT2: ... that Bella Ramsey (pictured) trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu for two months before filming the second-season premiere of The Last of Us? Source: USA Today
• ALT3: ... that a shot in the second-season premiere of The Last of Us was framed to match the video game? Source: Variety & HBO
• ALT4: ... that Catherine O'Hara's (pictured) casting in the second-season premiere of The Last of Us was inspired by Bryan Cranston's role as Walter White in Breaking Bad? Source: HBO
• ALT5: ... that one reviewer called The Last of Us's second-season premiere "perhaps [Pedro] Pascal's (pictured) finest acting work to date"? Source: The A.V. Club
• ALT6: ... that Isabela Merced (pictured) and Young Mazino unwittingly took Gustavo Santaolalla's instrument while filming The Last of Us's second-season premiere? Source: Cosmopolitan
• ALT7: ... that a spider bite was digitally removed from Kaitlyn Dever's face for the second-season premiere of The Last of Us? Source: EW
  • ALT7a: ... that digitally removing a spider bite from the second-season premiere of The Last of Us cost thousands of dollars per shot?

• Reviewed: The Robot Revolution
• Comment: Plenty of possible image options: Mazin with ALT0, Ramsey with ALT2, O'Hara with ALT4, Pascal with ALT5, Merced or Mazino with ALT6

Converted from a redirect by Rhain (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 90 past nominations.

– Rhain ☔ (he/him) 22:40, 14 April 2025 (UTC).

• @Rhain: One reviewer's opinion about Pascal's performance in "Future Days" may well be fine, but I've added something in the filming section about Isabela Merced and Young Mazino unwittingly becoming [ronroco] thieves against Gustavo Santaolalla during filming: want to swap it out real quick?

...that during filming for The Last of Us's second season premiere, performers Isabela Merced and Young Mazino unwittingly stole composer Gustavo Santaolalla's instrument?

Source: Cosmo

BarntToust 23:23, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

No offense intended—I just don't quite see the interesting aspect or uniqueness in Pedro Pascal being generously lauded—so I offer note of the (accidentally) troublesome antics of the leading performers. BarntToust 23:27, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

Interesting idea—added ALT6. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 23:47, 14 April 2025 (UTC)

• Full review needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:10, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

Long enough, new enough. Earwig is clean and QPQ is complete. None of the images comply with WP:DYKDIVERT. Of the hooks, ALT2, ALT4 and ALT5 do not meet WP:DYKINT (actors frequently learn new stuff for roles, roles are always going to be inspired by something, and reviewers are always going to say things), ALT6 does not meet WP:DYKHOOKBLP as too negative, I see no reason why the writers were compelled other than personal preference so rejecting ALT1, and ALT7 is inferior to ALT7a so rejecting that one also. I therefore approve ALT0, ALT3, and ALT7a only.--Launchballer 10:59, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

Appreciate the review. I genuinely have no idea how ALT6 could be perceived as being negative, but the three approved hooks are probably my preference anyway. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 11:13, 31 May 2025 (UTC)

GA review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Future Days (The Last of Us)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Rhain (talk · contribs) 01:00, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: Plifal (talk · contribs) 12:01, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

i'll take this one. expect comments soon!--Plifal (talk) 12:01, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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general comments

Rhain, first set of comments below! sorry about the wait. what a great article! the tidbits about the spider-bite and ramsey learning jiu-jitsu were interesting too. hope you're having a lovely weekend!--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

• EW 11.5% all good.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• authorship 96.3% nice work!--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• no ongoing edit wars or talk page disputes.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• focussed and unbiased.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

• Thanks for the kind words and thorough review, Plifal! I've gone through and addressed your concerns, and left a few replies below. Please let me know if you have any other comments, concerns, or suggestions. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 23:00, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

• thank you! to me this basically already satisfied the conditions for ga, i'm sorry all i could provide was a limited tune-up! this was the quickest ga review i've ever done. it was a pleasure, congratulations! promoting.--Plifal (talk) 14:51, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

You have nothing to apologise for—thanks so much for taking the time! – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 21:00, 9 February 2026 (UTC)

plot

• despite being newly-introduced characters, owen, jesse and seth are name-dropped without context, it might be better to include a word or two of introduction similar to "psychotherapist Gail".--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• "a group of surviving Fireflies", suggest "a group of remaining Fireflies" as "surviving" sounds as if they're in the process of dying rather than being absent at the time of the massacre (which they were, iirc).--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• "She vows to kill Joel slowly.", feels a bit casual, suggest "Abby vows to take revenge on Joel" or something similar.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
  • Valid point, but this is specifically based on Abby's dialogue: "Slowly. ... When we kill him, we kill him slowly." ☔
• "Jesse orders restraint against Ellie", i'm not quite sure what this is referring to? would it be possible to make it a bit more specific? it doesn't really fit with "but Ellie demands equal treatment".--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• "prompting anger and a homophobic slur from Seth" > "prompting Seth to use a homophobic slur".--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

production

• "work on Fargo," suggest "work on the television series Fargo," to avoid confusion with the movie Fargo.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• "when the outbreak takes place in the television series", the link here feels like it's skirting a little too close to WP:EASTEREGG, could it be put in a footnote or referenced in-line?--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• "The episode opens with unused footage [...] maintaining the lie." this feels like it would be more appropriate in the filming sub-section.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
  • I considered this too, but it felt appropriate here for a few reasons: the footage wasn't actually filmed as part of this episode; the decision to include it was seemingly made during pre-production; and its inclusion is more focused on the thematic discussion, which fits better alongside the writing paragraphs. ☔
• "in Jackson reflected humans disrupting the world while achieving industry: breaking the pipe was a noble effort to build homes for refugees but it has consequences", i was initially a little confused about this, it might be better to include from the article that the connection between industry and the broken pipe to house refugees comes from mazin's words of humans seeking to master their environment.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• "Joel's "stubborn paralysis" fueled" who is this quote attributed to?--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• "Casting was put on hold in May 2023 due to the writers' strike" again feels a little WP:EASTEREGGy, i was expecting it to go to production hell or some other page. perhaps consider extending the link as such: "Casting was put on hold in May 2023 due to the writers' strike."?--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• if linked, "scripts" should be linked in the second sentence of the section.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• consider changing "actors' strike" to "SAG–AFTRA actors' strike"
• "avoided acting drunk as she wanted to relate to Gail. She requested to drink out of a cup based on a woman from her childhood who did the same with whiskey", reading this at first it sounds like she avoided acting drunk because she was drinking, it might be good to clarify that she didn't play the character drunk and did not drink on set while using this childhood memory to inform her character.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• "The camera lowers as the scene progresses to show the lights and create a magical feeling reflecting the characters' falling in love.", given this is an analysis of the scene, it probably shouldn't be in this section in wikivoice without attribution.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

reception

• "based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 8.7 out of 10", if i recall correctly, it was noted in an rfc that rotten tomatoes' average rating only encompasses reviews with a score, so those without one are not included in the rating system even if e.g. in this case, they were largely negative. my recommendation would be to use the phrasing ", those with a score produced an average [...] " or something similar, but it's down to you.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
  • A valid concern, but I prefer consistency with {{RT prose}} for now. ☔
• "Nathan Ingraham felt "paid tribute to the game in some lovely ways"", can probably be rephrased without a quote.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• "yearned for more", not really encyclopaedic in tone.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• "suspense of the stalker scene—The A.V. Club's" > suspense of the stalker scene. The A.V. Club's.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• "the performer's movements—and the quiet [...] " > "the performer's movements. Reviews also praised the quiet [...] "

images

• File:The Last of Us - Future Days.jpg, all good no fur issues.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• File:Craig Mazin, co-director, at SXSW 2025 03 (cropped).jpg, all good.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• File:Pedro Pascal at SXSW 2025 01 (cropped).jpg, all good.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• File:Bella Ramsey, actor, at SXSW 2025 03 (cropped).jpg, all good.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• File:Isabela Merced, actor, at SXSW 2025 03 (further cropped).jpg, all good--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• File:Young Mazino, actor, at SXSW 2025 03 (further cropped).jpg, all good.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• File:Crooked Still, Kenmore, 2009 (cropped).jpg, all good but the quality is a little bit of a shame.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• File:Gustavo Santaolalla (cropped).jpg, all good.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• File:The Last of Us - Kamloops set (cropped).jpg, sourced to reddit which is unreliable.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
  • |source= on Commons just refers to the original publication of the file, rather than indicating reliability like on Wikipedia. ☔
• File:The Last of Us - Kamloops set 2 (cropped).jpg, all good.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• File:Catherine O'Hara at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (further cropped).jpg, all good.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

references

from this revision.

• [4] (e), [48] (b), [89] (e), under the caption for catherine o'hara, feels like improper synthesis of material. one says she brings a dramatic weight despite her comedic reputation, one refers to her as placid, and one calls her vulnerable, they don't all use the same descriptors.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• [5] (a) (b), all good no clop concerns.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• [6] (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f), all good no clop concerns.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• [19], all good no clop concerns.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• [28], all good no clop concerns.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• [36], all good no clop concerns.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• [48] (a) (c) (d) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k), all good no clop concerns.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• [48] (e), where is this cited this from in the article?--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
  • I suspect I either meant to cite a different review here or I misinterpreted something; I've rephrased. ☔
• [49], all good no clop concerns.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• [60], all good no clop concerns.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• [69], all good no clop concerns.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• [70], is there an issn/oclc/isbn for this source? or a(n archive) link where it can be viewed online?--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
  • Conveniently, it appears this was published online sometime after I added it here. ☔
• [71], this source links to the podcast for the second episode, is that supposed to be correct? i checked for [71] (d) at the given timestamp and didn't hear the information cited.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
  • Looks like all the timestamps were ahead by exactly a minute—I assume the episode was edited post-release. ☔
• [84], all good no clop concerns.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• [99], all good no clop concerns.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)
• [105], all good no clop concerns.--Plifal (talk) 06:26, 8 February 2026 (UTC)

References

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.