The Last Of Us Season 2 Better Make Abby Ripped, God Dammit

The first season of , the undeniable based on the video game of the same name, has ended. And , people are already looking ahead to season two, which will introduce one of the most infamous characters in the series: Abby Anderson and her incredibly toned arms. If you haven’t experienced yet, or are hankering to revisit the game, you’re in luck—Sony’s launching a on January 19, with a new roguelike mode and even the option to turn on a director’s commentary while you play.

When first released back in June 2020, gamers had meltdowns over Abby for two key reasons: She enacts some seriously brutal revenge and she is incredibly ripped. I’m talking biceps the size of my head, defined triceps, and strong shoulders—all things that make the dark dude corners of Reddit very scared and very angry about being so scared.

In the weeks that followed, that they pulled mental muscles, . And now, with news that and , I’m curious to see just how much muscle they’ll pack on to the diminutive actor (she’s my height, 5'2"), or if it’ll mute Abby’s muscles for the sake of Hollywood allure. But it’s not just the game industry, as proven time and time again by the dearth of women superheroes built like Victoria’s Secret models.

Does Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman look like she can do anything other than strut and ? Is Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow capable of pulling off gymnastic stunts when she’s wearing a SKIMS waist trainer under a leather catsuit? Sure, we all went nuts when , but remember how ? When the CGI version of actor Tatiana Maslany (who plays Jennifer Walters) was shown to be rather diminutive in comparison to Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk, fans went, justifiably, apeshit.

Where are the rear delts, where are the traps? Why does she look, , like “she’s running for congress to stop the socialists from taking YOUR guns.” In an , executive producer Kat Coiro responded to rumors that “Marvel requested She Hulk’s muscles be made smaller,” saying that She Hulk didn’t need to be all that big, actually.

Unfortunately, until recently, one of the few examples of a muscular woman in modern media was MMA fighter turned actor Gina Carano as Cara Dune on . Her arms were absolutely gigantic, exploding out from her chest armor with purpose. She dwarfed every other person sharing a scene with her. Sadly, , so she got the boot, and I worried I’d never see someone built like her on TV or in movies again.

Thankfully, Katy O’Brian came to the rescue. Though she’s only briefly in season 2, she returns as a major character in the third season, and yes, we do get to see her arms. In fact, her muscles are so prominent that fans of the series already made an apt comparison, tweeting that O’Brian, an actor and martial artist, should play Abby in season 2.

Abby is voiced by Laura Bailey and has the face of former Naughty Dog dev Jocelyn Mettler, her body double is CrossFit athlete and former collegiate swimmer , who looks like she could pick me (a pretty muscular woman) up with one arm and wield me like a baseball bat. Fotsch, who did not respond to ’s request for comment, has a litany of —and considering she’s currently a data analyst by trade, she’s proof that women can be muscle mommies while also living fulfilled NARP (non athletic regular people) lives.

Casting an actor who is athletically inclined and already ripped up like a bad report card as Abby in season two makes a ton of sense—but that’s not what’s happened here. Dever, who gave an incredible, almost completely non verbal performance in 2023's , is 5'2" and of average build.

She’s not what I would call muscular in any sense of the term. Maybe she’ll partake in a wild bulk up of an actor, like male actors have done before, and surprise us all.though I find myself longing to see a wild bulk up of an actor not already built like a brick shithouse. But also, I just want to see more muscular women in movies and television, guys.

I don’t really care how they get there, I just want them there, muscles rippling like coiled snakes under their skin. In January of last year, , known for her role as Dot in series. Berry certainly looks like Abby, but the role has gone to Dever instead. I’m excited to see how she portrays the complicated young woman, and will light a candle at the altar of muscle mommies in the hope that she shows up to set with some meaty forearms.

Post updated to clarify Jocelyn Mettler’s job title. Updated to include information about the recent casting announcement..