In the Season 2 premiere of The Last of Us, Kaitlyn Dever's character, Abby, opens with a chilling monologue expressing her intent to kill Joel slowly for revenge. Dever describes Abby as a "chilly ice queen" who is devastated and seeking solace through vengeance. Despite the controversies surrounding Abby's character in the game, Dever mentions she focused on her performance rather than external opinions. She felt supported by the show’s creators, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, who were confident in her portrayal. Interestingly, she revealed she did not audition for the role, having initially been considered for Ellie in earlier adaptations.
Right at the beginning of The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 1, Kaitlyn Dever's character, Abby, gives a haunting monologue about tracking down and killing Joel (Pedro Pascal). She not only wants to kill Joel--to get vengeance for Joel killing her father--but she says she wants to kill Joel "slowly." Dever told The Hollywood Reporter that this is a "chilling" moment in the episode. "She's a chilly ice queen!" she said.
Dever went on to say The Last of Us bosses Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann "didn't seem very concerned" about the blowback to Abby from the game when working on the TV show. "It was nice that they had a lot of confidence in me taking on this role. And so, then I had a lot of confidence in myself moving forward, in taking on this kind of role," Dever said.
Abby the character generated a lot of debate, discussion, and discourse when The Last of Us: Part II came out in 2020, and many are expecting the same to be true for the TV show. Dever told Collider that she is aware of the conversation surrounding Abby, but she did not focus too much on it when performing her part.
"Obviously, I know about the conversation surrounding Abby, obviously, but in order to do my job in the best way possible, I had to just be aware of it but then just not put all my focus on it," she said. "If I was too worried about what was being said about this character online, I think it would have taken away from the performance. At the end of the day, that's the most important thing."
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