Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comThe highly anticipated “The Last of Us Part II,” released last Friday, obviously brings back the two characters at the center of the franchise: Joel and Ellie.
But it also introduces a bevy of new characters to the infection-ravaged world, among them Dina, an outgoing, flirtatious, quick-witted young woman who becomes the love interest of Ellie.Their relationship is at the heart of “Part II,” presenting some real warmth in a story that is so dark, it’s often hard to get through.
According to Shannon Woodward, who voices Dina, that dynamic was of course born through the writing, but also her friendship with Ellie’s actor, Ashley Johnson. “Ashley and I are really tender with one another,” she says.
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