The stars of ‘The White Lotus’ and ‘The Last of Us’—who first worked together on ‘Justified’—say that fully committing to rage-filled characters is like “therapy that you can’t pay for.”

Sometimes, it leads fun behind-the-scenes stories about genre classics, and then other times, a legitimately disturbing confession or two will happen, as was the case with The Last of Us co-star Kaitlyn Dever.

Druckmann, who co-created the video game upon which the series is based, spoke at length about his earlier—failed—attempts to adapt the game for television. And seemed to feel those false starts had all been worth it for The Last of Us to end up on HBO.

Though the numbers were all sunshine and roses for the second season premiere, the data does show a substantial decline in viewers after episode two - which was when Abby killed Joel, another contentious creative move.

The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckman confirmed the show’s third season will largely focus on Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby in at a recent FYC event for The Last of Us season 2 (via THR ).

Kaitlyn Dever made a big impact on The Last of Us Season 2, and she seems to be poised to have an even bigger role in The Last of Us Season 3. But the actress who portrays Abby on the show recently revealed that she needed a little CGI help in her one of her first episodes on the show.

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Kaitlyn Dever’s place within The Last of Us universe is a touchy subject for fans of the series. But the show’s creators are confident in her main character energy. On Tuesday, series co-creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann took part in a pair of panel discussions alongside several of their