Find a list of major differences between 'The Last of Us' videogame and the HBO TV show starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for both seasons of The Last Of Us. HBO's television adaptation of the Sony Playstation game The Last Of Us took several departures from its source material in Season 1, with the creative direction of Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann, who is also responsible for the award-winning game. Season 2, which has only just begun, also splits off here and there from The Last of Us Part II — the sequel RPG game of which it is based. Below find an in depth breakdown of the major changes to the narrative in the television adaptation. Watch on Deadline Season 2 Abby's Physique & Motive Kaitlyn Dever in 'The Last of Us' Season 2 Max Fans were quick to point out that Kaitlyn Dever, who portrays Abby in HBO's adaptation of the video game, does not match Abby's build in the game itself. However, Druckmann has already explained why Dever's physique was not a concern when casting her for the role. RELATED: 'The Last Of Us' Creators Discuss Season 2 Premiere & Tee Up What's To Come: "So Much Of The Season Is About Consequence" "We need someone to really capture the essence of those characters…. We don't value as much, 'Do they look exactly like the character with their eyebrows or their nose or their body?' Whatever it is. It's not nowhere on the priority list, but it's below a bunch of other things that we consider," he previously told Entertainment Weekly. Another huge change from The Last of Us Part II involves the revelation that Abby is a former member of the Fireflies, the militia group that Joel is delivering Ellie to in the first game/season in the hope of finding a cure for an Infected bite using Ellie's immunity. In the beginning of the Season 2 premiere, viewers learn that Abby has a personal connection to someone who was killed in the hospital when Joel murdered everyone in his path to save Ellie from her own demise — and she vows to make Joel pay. In the video game, viewers are not privy to Abby's motives or her backstory…