The Final Of Us is among the newest HBO reveals that received the world speaking, and the online game adaptation is an Emmy-winning hit. The second season, which is streaming with a HBO Max subscription, aired this 12 months, and noticed Pedro Pascal’s Joel killed off similar to he was within the sport. Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby is the one liable for this kill, and she or he’s nonetheless getting flak from followers month later.
Season 2 of The Final Of Us as soon as once more adopted within the video games’ footsteps, together with Joel’s dying and Ellie’s quest for vengeance. Abby murdered him for revenge for her personal father’s dying, and in an interview with Selection Dever confirmed she’s having memorable fan interactions associated to the present. In her phrases:
[They complain to me] on a regular basis. I believe it simply actually occurred the opposite day. Somebody got here as much as me — and it’s been months since that episode aired — and somebody mentioned, ‘Why did it’s important to do my boy like that?’ And I used to be like, ‘What are you speaking about?’ That’s all they mentioned. Then I noticed, ‘Oh proper, you’re speaking about Joel. I’m sorry.’
She’s not fallacious. Joel’s dying occurred in Episode 2 of Season 2 again in April, so Dever has been listening to complaints from most of the people for months now. Regardless of this, she’s nonetheless stunned that the backlash is continuous… particularly contemplating The Final Of Us video games is the place Abby’s homicide of Joel originated.
After that notorious homicide scene, Dever later returned to the function of Abby in The Final Of Us‘ Season 2 finale. Her character as soon as once more took goal at a beloved character, seemingly taking pictures and killing Ellie within the episode’s ultimate moments. We’ll simply have to attend and see if followers heat to Dever’s character when she presumably returns as a protagonist of the following season.
What we find out about The Final Of Us Season 3 is restricted to date, however followers of the video video games have a greater concept of what’s going to occur when the acclaimed sequence returns to the small display screen. The coda of Season 2 noticed Abby seemingly turn into the following protagonist, however followers are going to carry out hope for Ellie’s survival.
Solely time will inform if the general public’s notion of Dever and Abby modified when the sequence returns for its extremely anticipated third season on the air. I’ve to imagine that people will soften to her character, however since Pedro Pascal is the web’s daddy, perhaps that will not occur. We’ll simply have to attend and see.
The primary two season of The Final Of Us are streaming now on HBO Max as a part of the 2025 TV schedule. It is presently unclear after we’ll be handled to the third season.