Totally agree. They're being very open that s3 is going to be all about Abbie, I can't see people engaging well with that. Things are pointing to this going the way of Westworld...starting sensational, gradually becoming shit.

[–] redsunrise@programming.dev 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Right? I can see why they would want to write a season from her perspective, but one of the reasons people really resonated with S1 is because Joel was such a believable, relatable character with a tragic backstory. Someone whose decisions might be irredeemable devoid of context but completely understandable in the moment. Someone with glaring flaws who's trying his damnedest to fix them under insurmountable pressure.

If the writers can pull that off with Abbie I'd be over the moon, but I don't know if they can.

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 hours ago

I agree, he was a really well written and engaging character. The 2nd game us divisive, some people that played it LOVE Abbie. From what I've read and clips of the game, she won't work for me. I also can't see people tuning in for a show about someone new, especially given her actions, AND given s2 was weak. Craig Mazin is brilliant so I was expecting a well crafted S2... I don't know why he did so badly