#1 Abby Defender

I think the show did a lot of great and amazing things, and that there's logic to a lot of the things I'm more neutral/personally disappointed in. However, it's not flawless, and I do come from a position of absolutely adoring the game version. I personally think the game's much better, but I recognize that some of that is bias.

Basically, you're going to get a mix of praise and slightly critical posts on my blog about the show. And absolutely no character or actor hate about anyone.

Just imagining a little girl, trapped in a military occupied city, surrounded by so much pain and deterioration, and, frankly, filth. There are walls on all sides, beyond which she's never even glimpsed. But sitting on some hidden away roof, with her best friend, there is one thing of beauty within her grasp; the Sky. No one is taking the stars away from her. The stars are vast and so far removed from the destruction of this world.

I have seen comment after comment disparaging Jerry just based on his education focus and level when the outbreak happened. I understand people's various beliefs about the validity of the cure, but one thing I will never understand is this widespread assumption that Jerry spent the 20 years after the outbreak Not Educating himself or putting his medical knowledge into actual practice? Dude was an experienced surgeon by pure necessity, because he was one of the only surgeons available in a world with danger around every corner. Add on top of that, his intelligence and work towards learning what needed to be learned for a cure?

Abby has had uncontrollable jumps through time and space since the moment her dad died. Yet, nothing can change what has already happened, despite her best efforts. So, she deals with it and she does the second best thing: get revenge on Jerry's murderer. She's so close to finishing it, only for an unknown girl to burst into the room and start screaming at her in betrayal and hurt.

Ellie's known Abby her whole life; she's the only person she's known her whole life. Abby's been there through many of her worst moments. She's been one of the only people that has shown her love and kindness, so of course she has had the biggest crush on this woman since she realized she liked girls. Yet Abby has always seemed so melancholic, and Ellie couldn't wait for the moment she met her in the same timeline so that she could make her happier. Maybe once they were close in age, Abby would finally be willing to let her in.

And I get it. That's a lot easier to say than do.

However, given what we know of Abby's personality and also the many very intentional parallels between Ellie and her, I take that claim very seriously.