The Last Of Us “Future Days” Recap

Joel swears to Ellie that his story about the Fireflies is true; Ellie hesitates before replying “Okay”, and they walk towards the safe settlement of Jackson, Wyoming. In Salt Lake City, a group of surviving Fireflies are burying their dead from the hospital massacre. One of them, Abby, insists that they track down Joel but is dissuaded by Owen, who suggests they regroup in Seattle first. She vows to kill Joel slowly.

Five years later, at the end of 2028, Ellie and Joel have become increasingly estranged from each other. During combat training, Jesse orders restraint against Ellie for fear of Joel’s retaliation, but Ellie demands equal treatment. Joel’s brother, Tommy, takes Ellie off patrol at Joel’s request, but Ellie insists on following through with her assignment. While clearing out a group of infected in an abandoned supermarket with her close friend Dina, Ellie is confronted by a new type capable of stalking her and moving silently; she kills it after it bites her and they later report its existence to the council in Jackson.

With Joel and the other townspeople rebuilding the derelict buildings across Jackson, Maria instructs him to work faster in order to accommodate the town’s growing population of refugees. Joel suggests that the town council stop allowing them in, to which Maria points out that both he and Ellie came to Jackson as refugees. Joel has his session with psychotherapist Gail, who admits her resentment toward him for killing her husband Eugene. Overcome with emotion, Joel confesses to saving Ellie. At a New Year’s Eve party, Dina dances with Ellie and they kiss, prompting anger and a homophobic slur from Seth. After Joel attacks Seth, Ellie tells him she does not need his help, and he leaves. She later encounters him playing guitar on his porch but does not speak to him.

Unbeknownst to the townsfolk, infected tendrils begin to enter Jackson through a broken pipe as Abby and her friends arrive nearby and observe the town at a distance.