HBO first season Last of us began to gain enough momentum, and throughout its episodes we went through something like an emotional call with tragedy, loss, beauty, joy and hope. The third episode of the show was dedicated to Bill and Frank, who gave the audience more love and beauty, but in its last part, the series returns violence to the screens again as Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) arrive in Kansas City. Once with FEDRA-controlled QZ, the city underwent seismic changes and a new leader emerged - Kathleen (Melanie Lynskey) brought liberation.
When viewers first meet Kathleen, she has a soft face and an even calmer tone of voice. But behind that veneer is a ruthless leader who has organized a resistance effective enough to overthrow FEDRA. While talking to Entertainment Weekly, Lynskey, who also stars in yellow jackets, talked about what it was like to play the villain on the show after playing the “good guy” for many years. “It’s really fun,” the actress said. “I would do something terrible, like once I did some scene where [Kathleen] like “Children die every day” or something like that. I thought, “This is just my vendetta.” Craig and I always said “my vendetta” with a New Zealand accent.” Lynskey and series co-showrunner Craig Mazin shared friendship before the couple had the opportunity to work on Last of us together.
Lynskey revealed that she was initially unimpressed with the role of Kathleen, as Mazin called her a “war criminal” until he explained the character. “He told me that her brother was, in fact, Jesus. For example, imagine growing up as a brother and sister of Jesus and saying, “My brother is the greatest man,” Linsky explains. - He rules the world. He is the kindest, most decent person. person. I don’t really need to be anything special because that person is by my side.”
The actress then explains the switch that gives birth to the character we see on screen, saying, “And then someone brutally kills him and it’s so unfair. Who are you after this? You are forced into a role that was never asked for, and you don’t think you’re good at it. What I found very interesting about her is that when she stepped into the role, she didn’t have much guilt for doing bad things, unlike her brother. She found that she was quite heartless and so she could be quite efficient in a way that he might not have been because she didn’t care about people. It’s a very interesting dynamic.”
Last of us created jointly by Mazin and Neil Druckmann and is based on the Naughty Dog video game of the same name. The next episode of the series will premiere two days early on HBO Max, with more Kathleen. Watch the trailer for the next episode below:
Source: Collider
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