HBO's The Last of Us season 2 ended a few months ago, teasing its returning season on a cliffhanger that showcased Abby's journey for its next installment. However, one fan of the show has found an Abby detail in another TV series starring Kaitlyn Dever from 11 years ago, and the resemblance is truly uncanny.
After premiering in 2023, The Last of Us season one quickly climbed the ladder and became one of the best video game TV adaptations of all time, breaking the curse that seemed to haunt the industry for many years, while also showcasing how adaptations can be successful. The series premiere of The Last of Us was watched by almost 40 million people, and that was only within the first two months. Almost four months later, that number averaged out at around 32 million viewers per episode by May, firmly cementing Season One as HBO's most-watched debut season. Now that season 2 is done and dusted, conversations have turned towards its next installment into Naughty Dog's gaming sequel, The Last of Us Part 2, and what it will now mean for season 3 after Neil Druckmann's departure from the series, leaving Craig Mazin as the sole showrunner.
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Kaitlyn Dever Was Already Cosplaying as Abby in Another TV Series
In a post on Reddit, one eagle-eyed Last of Us fan has spotted Kaitlyn Dever in another role from a TV series from 11 years ago, and her character looks just like Abby Anderson. Dever played the character of Eve Baxter in the American sitcom Last Man Standing, which premiered from 2011 until 2017 on ABC. Starring Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, Eve was the youngest daughter of Mike, who was a strong scholar and athlete with military aspirations, and clearly Mike's favorite child. Not only do Abby and Eve share somewhat of the same traits, like being physically lean and strong, but also their military background is one of the most surprising similarities between the two characters.
However, that's not the most surreal part of the Abby and Eve crossover, as they both look almost the same as well. In the image from Last Man Standing, Eve can be seen in a gray sweater, which is almost identical to what Dever wore for her portrayal of Abby in The Last of Us season 2. Not only that, but both characters are wearing plaited ponytails, something that has become a trademark of the fearsome Abby Anderson. Maybe it's a bit of a reach, but both shows also contain the word "Last", which, if you believe in destiny, seems like the incredible Kaitlyn Dever was always meant to take on the role of Abby.
For those who haven't played The Last of Us Part 2, and are wondering what's happening to Abby in season 3, the game is essentially split in half, where players play one half as Ellie and the other as Abby, which allows players to experience both characters' perspectives on certain situations, and in turn, gain empathy for their struggles. What shocked most players was the fact that they got to play as Abby for quite some time before realizing her true intentions about wanting to find Joel. Of course, this fairly intimate experience wouldn't work in a TV series, so the show's creators had to come up with another way viewers could be exposed to Abby's backstory much earlier, hence why we have a season 3.
There is currently no release date for The Last of Us season 3, but Mazin previously revealed that he thinks a fourth season of The Last of Us is called for to navigate its storyline properly.
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- Release Date
- January 15, 2023
- Network
- HBO
- Showrunner
- Craig Mazin
Cast
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Pedro PascalJoel Miller -
Bella RamseyEllie Williams
WHERE TO WATCH
- Directors
- Craig Mazin, Peter Hoar, Jeremy Webb, Ali Abbasi, Mark Mylod, Stephen Williams, Jasmila Žbanić, Liza Johnson, Nina Lopez-Corrado
- Writers
- Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin, Halley Wegryn Gross
- Franchise(s)
- The Last of Us
- Creator(s)
- Neil Druckmann, Craig Mazin
Source: Reddit