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The Last of Us season two's Abby isn't as muscular as Part 2's because it "doesn't play as big of a role in this version"
Actor Kaityln Dever didn't bulk up for her role as Abby in The Last of Us TV series, despite her counterpart in Part 2 being known for her muscles.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, The Last of Us showrunner Neil Druckmann noted that Abby in the game was able to maneuver through the world like Joel "in the way she can physically manhandle certain things". Watch on YouTube The Last of Us team "value performance over anything else", he added, and prioritised capturing "the essence" of a role, rather than just finding someone who looked like a carbon copy of the video game character. Meanwhile, fellow The Last of Us showrunner Craig Mazin believes the second season will provide an "amazing opportunity... to delve into someone who is perhaps physically more vulnerable than the Abby in the game, but whose spirit is stronger... And then the question is, 'Where does her formidable nature come from and how does it manifest?'
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