‘The Last of Us’s Melanie Lynskey defends show and her casting as Kathleen

Every tongue that stands up against Melanie Lynskey will probably fall at Lynskey’s own hands. Lynskey who played Kathleen on HBO Last of Usresponded to the negative comments about her character and casting on Twitter and talked about why she was so excited to play Kathleen.

Her roles as Lynskey and Kathleen America’s Next Top Model Winner Adrian Curry posted a photo of Lynskey. Instyle photo shoot. In a now-deleted tweet, Curry said, “Her body speaks of a life of luxury… not a post-apocalyptic landlord.” She compared Lynskey to Linda Hamilton. terminator franchise, asks, “Where’s Linda Hamilton when you need her?”

Lynskey said that Curry was non-Last of Us In a photo that proves her claims, she also fought back the scrutiny of her own body. . “I should be SMART, ma’am. I don’t have to be muscular. That’s what minions do.”

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As of this writing, Curry appears to have deleted his Twitter account entirely.

Shortly after Lynskey responded to Curry, she published a Twitter thread that delved into why she enjoyed the job. Last of Us“Besides working with creative geniuses that I admire and admire[Neil[Druckmann] & Craig [Mazin]) What excites me the most Last of Us My casting hinted at the possibility of a future where people would start listening to people with the best ideas.

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“Not the coolest person, not the toughest person,” she continued. “The organizer. Someone who knows where everything is.” It is the driving force behind organizing. If she needs muscle, she calls on henchmen like Perry (Jeffrey Pierce). But she can’t take her problem into her own hands, such as when she shoots her prisoners who have become useless to her.

Lynskey used this thread as an opportunity to address how women leaders are often unfairly elected. This is an ongoing problem with the portrayal of these women in the media. “Women, especially those in leadership positions, are under constant scrutiny,” writes Lynskey. “Her voice is high-pitched. Her voice is too soft. She cares too much about her appearance. She doesn’t care enough about her appearance. She’s too angry. She’s I’m not angry enough

She continued: “I was thrilled by the idea of ​​playing a woman who, at a desperate and tragic time, jumped into a role that no one had planned for and actually made it through.”

For her, it was essential that Kathleen wasn’t the typical gruff, brawny leader you’d often expect in post-apocalyptic tales. I wanted to be soft-spoken and all we were told was ‘weak’. Because honestly, fuck it,” she said.

“I understand some people are upset that I’m not the typical casting for this role,” Lynskey said toward the end of her thread. The most exciting part of my job is subverting expectations when I actually feel like I’m in someone else’s body, other than in the moments after the action is called.”