Fans of PlayStation’s The Last of Us were confused when actress Kaitlyn Dever (No One Will Save You and Dopesick) was cast to play Abby in the second season of HBO’s hit series. Abby from The Last of Us Part II is best described as having arms, strength, and shoulders that would make an Olympic athlete jealous. It’s more than an appearance. It played into things that happened at the end of the game.

I recently wrote an article explaining why Abby doesn’t have to be big to be impactful. The biggest point is that this isn’t the video game universe. Certain things from the source material were altered in the show. For example, Joel didn't have panic attacks, and how he and Ellie met Sam and Henry was different. In both cases, it added depth to the story (and got Nick Offerman an Emmy...