Abby Anderson (Kaitlyn Dever) made her highly-anticipated debut in season 2 of The Last of Us and she’s already got fans in an uproar following one shocking scene. In Touch rounds up everything important to know about Abby and the actress who plays her.

These new faces aren’t just adding to the story — they’re reshaping it in ways that will leave audiences forever changed. Taking on the role of Abby is Kaitlyn Dever, an actress known for her raw emotional performances in projects like Unbelievable and Dopesick.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 2 of “The Last of Us,” which aired April 20. Ah, Joel Miller from HBO’s “The Last of Us” — we hardly knew ye. Season 2 of the zombie apocalypse series,

“There’s so many strange people in this world, because there are people that actually genuinely hate Abby, who is not a real person,” Isabela Merced, who plays Dina, said during an August 2024 appearance on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “Kaitlyn had to be extra secured by security when it came to the filming of this.”

"When I first read that, I was like, 'Jesus Christ! That is something that we don't see in the game,'" the actress tells EW in an exclusive interview.

The major twist in this week’s episode is sure to have all kinds of fallout. One consequence is certain: The show will never be the same.

The moment fans of The Last of Us games have been anticipating since the HBO adaptation was announced took place during Sunday night's episode. It's a moment we were helpless to stop while playing The Last of Us Part II, and now we've suffered through it again in the second episode of Season 2. I'm talking about Joel's brutal, bloody death.