Did revealing Abby's backstory early in The Last of Us season 2 make the story worse?
The Last of Us is deep into its second season, and so far it's doing a shockingly faithful job of adapting the critically acclaimed video game The Last of Us Part II. The season kicked off with a brutal twist when the new character Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) came to the settlement of Jackson and murdered Joel, the hardened smuggler played by Pedro Pascal. Joel was the main character of The Last of Us season 1, but now he's off the board, clearing the way for his surrogate daughter Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to come to the forefront for season 2.
When The Last of Us Part II came out, the backlash to Joel's death was severe; things reached such an unhinged level that people were sending death threats to Abby actor Laura Bailey and her family. The show hasn't faced quite the same amount of controversy, but it's still had its share. It's...
When The Last of Us Part II came out, the backlash to Joel's death was severe; things reached such an unhinged level that people were sending death threats to Abby actor Laura Bailey and her family. The show hasn't faced quite the same amount of controversy, but it's still had its share. It's...
- 5/6/2025
- by Daniel Roman
- Winter Is Coming
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