“The Last of Us” casts for Season 2’s antagonist

Cafe Society
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Trying to keep from spoiling anything for people who are unfamiliar with the events of the second game.

HBO has officially announced the antagonist for season 2 of the series. It seems that Kaitlyn Devers, who was recently in the acclaimed miniseries Dopesick will step into the role of Abby, who was a polarizing figure in the game because

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she harbors a serious grudge against Joel because, when he was rescuing Ellie in the season 1 finale, shot and killed her father. As such, she hints down and kills Joel, leading Ellie to go looking for her for her own revenge.

Devers is a very good actress. Not just on Dopesick, but in just about everything she’s done. She may have to bulk up a bit, but she certainly has the ability to pull off the role.

Interestingly enough, she was considered for the role of Ellie, which went to Bella Ramsey.

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So is season 2 it for the show? Two games and two seasons?

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I don’t think they’ve decided that yet. There are rumors that the second game will encompass two seasons, but I don’t know what they plan to do. I know that Neil Druckman said before the writers’ strike that they had written the first episode, but to my knowledge, that’s as far as they’ve gone.

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I like Devers (Last Man Standing, Justified) and think she’d be great in the role, but I like Ramsey as well and wish she’d continue. She’s got more of the Elliot Page vibe the creators were going for in the game.

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Since 2 people have said it now, to nip it in the bud it’s Dever not Devers

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Ellie is being recast?

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No, Bella Ramsey will stay cast as Ellie. Dever is being added for the role of Abby.

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To quote Roseanne Rosanna Danna: Oh! That’s completely different. Never mind. :wink: