Craig Mazin

And you can already see in that choice the problem. The problem is he's going to pretend for as long as he can that she doesn't know, no matter what he gets back from her. So let's talk about Abby for a little bit.

And you can already see in that choice the problem. The problem is he's going to pretend for as long as he can that she doesn't know, no matter what he gets back from her. So let's talk about Abby for a little bit.

Well, the character is pretty much who the character is in the game. She is, as we find out, a firefly. She lives in Salt Lake City. We know that because we see the giraffes. They're burying people. And we don't know who this one cross is that she walks over to and drapes a firefly pendant over, but it's clearly somebody that mattered deeply to her.

Well, the character is pretty much who the character is in the game. She is, as we find out, a firefly. She lives in Salt Lake City. We know that because we see the giraffes. They're burying people. And we don't know who this one cross is that she walks over to and drapes a firefly pendant over, but it's clearly somebody that mattered deeply to her.

We know from this scene that she has a different relationship with Owen than with the others. We know that she is angry and she doesn't care about circumstances. She doesn't want to hear what you can't do or why you can't do it. She is already fixated on one thing, no matter what. She wants to kill Joel for what he's done. And we know what he's done. We saw it.

We know from this scene that she has a different relationship with Owen than with the others. We know that she is angry and she doesn't care about circumstances. She doesn't want to hear what you can't do or why you can't do it. She is already fixated on one thing, no matter what. She wants to kill Joel for what he's done. And we know what he's done. We saw it.

And you can feel from the very beginning that even the person that she's closest with here, Owen, they're not like her. They've all been through this, but there's something different about her. She is operating in a place that is much more intense than them.

And you can feel from the very beginning that even the person that she's closest with here, Owen, they're not like her. They've all been through this, but there's something different about her. She is operating in a place that is much more intense than them.

Abby and how we introduce her and the context we put her in, in this season, right off the bat, it's the first new scene really that we see after Joel and Ellie walk towards Jackson, is something that we talked about a lot. And part of it was the way she's introduced in the game is through you playing her.

Abby and how we introduce her and the context we put her in, in this season, right off the bat, it's the first new scene really that we see after Joel and Ellie walk towards Jackson, is something that we talked about a lot. And part of it was the way she's introduced in the game is through you playing her.

And that experience is why the way I think you guys structured the information release worked so well. Because you are somebody, and it's a mystery, but who am I? Why am I here? What do I want? And why do I want it? But you're occupying her. We don't do that on the show. And so it felt like, okay,

And that experience is why the way I think you guys structured the information release worked so well. Because you are somebody, and it's a mystery, but who am I? Why am I here? What do I want? And why do I want it? But you're occupying her. We don't do that on the show. And so it felt like, okay,

Maybe the information delivery system should be different here because we don't have that opportunity to be a person.

Maybe the information delivery system should be different here because we don't have that opportunity to be a person.

Well, we didn't feel like we were obliged to fully represent the same body shape that Abby has. There is a power that Abby gives you in the game as you're playing her. And as Neil said something that was so interesting to me as a game designer that I didn't really think about much as a player. I just experienced it.

Well, we didn't feel like we were obliged to fully represent the same body shape that Abby has. There is a power that Abby gives you in the game as you're playing her. And as Neil said something that was so interesting to me as a game designer that I didn't really think about much as a player. I just experienced it.

Just that when you're playing somebody and you then shift over and play somebody else, they need to have different... methods of... Different physicality. Different physicality, different ways to attack, different ways. So when you're Joel, you feel one way. When you're Ellie, you feel different.

Just that when you're playing somebody and you then shift over and play somebody else, they need to have different... methods of... Different physicality. Different physicality, different ways to attack, different ways. So when you're Joel, you feel one way. When you're Ellie, you feel different.

And you play differently, you're more scared because you're smaller and you don't quite have the Joel-ness about you. And it was smart to make Abby different in that play style than, say, Ellie. But again, we don't have gameplay. So to me, the key was to find a certain ferocity and a relentlessness.

And you play differently, you're more scared because you're smaller and you don't quite have the Joel-ness about you. And it was smart to make Abby different in that play style than, say, Ellie. But again, we don't have gameplay. So to me, the key was to find a certain ferocity and a relentlessness.