Summary
- The Last of Us Season 2 needs to focus on the characters and their relationships, just like the game, in order to create realistic and three-dimensional versions.
- The show must get Abby right and give her enough screen time, despite any fan backlash against her character.
- Lev and Dina are crucial characters that need to be included in The Last of Us Season 2, as they play important roles in the story and character development. More of Jesse and Isaac would be welcome.
One of Naughty Dog's biggest strengths has always been its characters. Whether it's wise-cracking adventurers like Uncharted's Nathan Drake, or lovable mascots like Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter, Naughty Dog's games have all put their characters at the forefront of the experience, and that's never been more true than with The Last of Us. Taking the developer to new heights, The Last of Us features some of the most rich and fleshed-out characters in gaming, and its sequel only takes things further, introducing even more complex themes and relationships to the series.
Being a TV show, HBO's The Last of Us was able to focus almost solely on the series' characters and their interweaving relationships. HBO's The Last of Us dedicated a lot of screen time to providing additional context to these beloved gaming characters, and in the process ended up creating versions that felt even more realistic and three-dimensional than those in Naughty Dog's games. It seems likely that The Last of Us Season 2 will strive to do exactly the same for the second game's characters, though there are even more that the show absolutely needs to get right.
Game Characters That The Last of Us Season 2 Needs to Use - Abby
Obviously an integral aspect of The Last of Us Part 2, there's no Last of Us Season 2 without Abby, whether some fans like it or not. Though HBO's Last of Us showrunners have remained pretty quiet on what will carry over from the game to the show's second season, Abby has been confirmed to appear in the show, though her casting is still being heavily speculated on. It's absolutely vital that The Last of Us Season 2 gets Abby right and gives her enough screen time, regardless of what some fans might still think about her character all these years later.
Game Characters That The Last of Us Season 2 Needs to Use - Lev
Another absolutely necessary addition to The Last of Us Season 2 is Lev, a former Seraphite that becomes close friends with Abby during the course of the second game. As well as being an excellent character in their own right, Lev's dynamic with Abby is an integral aspect of The Last of Us Part 2's story and themes, essentially acting as a foil to Joel and Ellie's relationship in the first game and being a core part of Abby's redemption arc.
Game Characters That The Last of Us Season 2 Needs to Use - Dina
Switching over to Ellie's side of the story, Dina is an absolute must-have in The Last of Us' second season. While Dina is a driving force behind a lot of The Last of Us Part 2's major story moments, she's also a vital player in Ellie's own character arc. Without Dina, Ellie's mission for vengeance wouldn't hold nearly as much emotional weight. Unfortunately, Ellie's journey for revenge needs consequences, and that's where Dina comes in.
Game Characters That The Last of Us Season 2 Needs to Use - Jesse
Though he doesn't have much screen time in The Last of Us Part 2, Jesse is the subject of one of the game's most shocking sequences, a sequence that simply needs to be seen in The Last of Us Season 2. Jesse's one of the few characters that HBO could actually go a long way in fleshing out, which would make his eventual journey's end feel even more emotional and shocking for those who don't know it's coming.
Game Characters That The Last of Us Season 2 Needs to Use - Isaac
Widely regarded as one of the few wasted characters in The Last of Us Part 2, the WLF's leader Isaac should play an even bigger role in The Last of Us' second season. As well as more scenes in which he interacts with Abby, it might be interesting to see Isaac's whole backstory play out over the course of one episode solely dedicated to it, showing the uprising in Seattle against FEDRA and his eventual rise to power as the leader of the WLF.
HBO could even get Jeffrey Wright back to play Isaac in the show's second season.
- Release Date
- January 15, 2023
- Network
- HBO
- Showrunner
- Craig Mazin
- 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
Cast
-
Pedro PascalJoel Miller -
Bella RamseyEllie Williams
WHERE TO WATCH
- Main Genre
- Horror
