Most businesses in the town signed agreements regarding the show's impact, with the production paying between CA$1,000 and CA$1,500 per day.
Approximately 300 extras were used, as well as horses.
Craig Mazin and co-creator Neil Druckmann wanted the beginning of the episode to provide levity after the traumatic ending of the previous episode, as well as demonstrate the development in Joel and Ellie's relationship.
The Horseshoe Dam from Alberta, west of Calgary was the dam shown for Jackson, Wyoming.
In late November of 2021, filming occurred at Mount Royal University and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), expected to recreate the fictional University of Eastern Colorado from the game. Snow was removed at SAIT and foliage was added to both locations to produce an autumnal setting.