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Kaitlyn Dever stars in Season 2 of HBO's The Last of Us as Abby, and anyone who's played the game or is aware of the story understands just how significant a character she is. Abby the character generated a lot of debate, discussion, and discourse when The Last of Us: Part II came out in 2020, and many are expecting the same to be true for the TV show.

Dever told Collider that she is aware of the conversation surrounding Abby, but she did not focus too much on it when performing her part.

"Obviously, I know about the conversation surrounding Abby, obviously, but in order to do my job in the best way possible, I had to just be aware of it but then just not put all my focus on it," she said. "If I was too worried about what was being said about this character online, I think it would have taken away from the performance. At the end of the day, that's the most important thing."

Dever went on to say The Last of Us bosses Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann "didn't seem very concerned" about the blowback to Abby from the game when working on the TV show.

"It was nice that they had a lot of confidence in me taking on this role. And so, then I had a lot of confidence in myself moving forward, in taking on this kind of role," Dever said.

Laura Bailey performed the role of Abby in the video game, and she has previously discussed the abuse she suffered from people in the community, including death threats against her newborn baby.

The Last of Us Season 2 adapts some of the events of The Last of Us: Part II, but not all of them. The upcoming third season will continue the story, but it remains to be seen at what point in the story Season 2 will end.

New episodes of The Last of Us air Sundays at 6 PM PT / 9 PM ET. For more, check out this trailer for what's to come in future Season 2 episodes.