# “The Last of Us” casts for Season 2’s antagonist **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** hbomax-wb-dc\ **Created:** [January 10, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895 "2024-01-10T13:54:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/1 "2024-01-10T13:54:49Z")
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](https://www.gamesradar.com/the-last-of-us-season-2-abby-casting-confirmed-kaitlyn-dever/), who was recently in the acclaimed miniseries _Dopesick_ will step into the role of Abby, who was a polarizing figure in the game because > **Summary** > > 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. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/2 "2024-01-10T14:07:21Z")
So is season 2 it for the show? Two games and two seasons? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/3 "2024-01-10T14:19:50Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/4 "2024-01-10T18:41:32Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![colinfred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colinfred/32/21338_2.png) [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/5 "2024-01-10T18:46:12Z")
Since 2 people have said it now, to nip it in the bud it’s Dever not Devers ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/6 "2024-01-10T21:19:27Z")
Ellie is being recast? ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/7 "2024-01-10T22:35:57Z")
> [@epbrown](#): > > I like Ramsey as well and wish she’d continue > [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Ellie is being recast? No, Bella Ramsey will stay cast as _Ellie_. Dever is being added for the role of _Abby_. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/8 "2024-01-11T03:08:43Z")
To quote Roseanne Rosanna Danna: Oh! That’s completely different. Never mind. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/9 "2025-04-21T05:07:17Z")
Bumping this thread because the first two episodes of season 2 have dropped. Dever is absolutely _nailing_ the intensity of Abby. She’s a wonderful actress, and I didn’t really have many reservations about her (though I did mention when I created this thread that she should have bulked up just a little - though the developers made Abby jacked in the game because she was supposed to be a melee character, and a counterpoint to Ellie as more of a ranged fighter). The second episode features _THE EVENT_. No spoilers, but it’s the catalyst for the entire second game. I wasn’t sure they’d do that so soon, but I really liked the way it was presented to the viewers. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/10 "2025-04-21T14:29:42Z")
I absolutely hated Abby and I hated the fact that I had to play as her and keep her alive. It made the second game a lot less enjoyable. It felt like playing as Joffrey. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/11 "2025-04-21T14:57:25Z")
Once you got to the point in the game where you learn Abby’s motivation, I had absolutely no problem playing as her. So far as I’m concerned, she was totally justified in her actions. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/12 "2025-04-21T15:25:36Z")
Agree. By the end of the game, I was far more sympathetic to Abby. Not just because I understood her initial motivation, but because she’s the character that grows past her rage. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/13 "2025-04-21T15:59:28Z")
Nope, still hated her. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/14 "2025-04-21T16:23:28Z")
Yeah, I’ve seen a lot of people say that. And I get that. I really do. Not saying you’re one of these people, but so many people _hated_ Abby that Kaitlyn Dever [required extra security while filming](https://deadline.com/2024/08/kaitlyn-dever-needed-extra-security-the-last-of-us-set-isabela-merced-says-1236042711/). ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/15 "2025-04-21T20:00:58Z")
> [@epbrown](#): > > To quote Roseanne Rosanna Danna: Oh! That’s completely different. Never mind. 😉 What’s all this I hear about violins on television? What’s all this I hear about busting children? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/16 "2025-04-29T16:01:30Z")
Just a clever Easter egg I noticed in the most recent episode. When Dina is talking with Ellie in Ellie’s house/garage to see what Ellie’s plans are, she holds up a map and tells Ellie to essentially only carry what fits in her backpack. The actress playing Dina, Isabel Merced, played Dora the Explorer in [Dora and the Lost City of Gold](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7547410/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk). And, for those who are unfamiliar with Dora the Explorer (I assume you must be posting from North Sentinel Island), maps and backpacks play a big role in the cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/17 "2025-04-29T17:54:29Z")
And boots, if you remember Dina giving Ellie a hard time about her Chucks. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2025, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/18 "2025-05-01T08:32:43Z")
Swiper, no swiping! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2025, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-of-us-casts-for-season-2-s-antagonist/995895/19 "2025-05-06T20:55:22Z")
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