Melanie Lynskey

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'The Last of Us': Melanie Lynskey Discusses Playing Episode 4's ... (Collider.com)

I was like, "It's just my vendetta." Craig and I would always say "my vendetta" with a New Zealand accent.” Lynskey and series co-showrunner Craig Mazin shared ...

The series’ next episode will She found out that she was quite heartless and so she was able to be pretty effective in a way that he maybe wasn't because she didn't care about people. The thing I found very interesting about her is, when she did step into the role, she didn't have a lot of guilt about doing bad things, whereas her brother did. Lynskey revealed that she was not initially excited about playing Kathleen, as Mazin described her as a “war criminal”, until he explained the character. “He's leading the world. Once with a QZ run by FEDRA, the city has undergone seismic change and a new leader – Kathleen (Melanie Lynskey) — has brought liberation.

The Last Of Us gives us more reasons to love Melanie Lynskey (The A.V. Club)

With note-perfect leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey at the center of the story—not to mention guest stars Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett, who blew us away ...

In the past few years in particular, her roles in high-profile TV series like Yellowjackets, [Candy](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/candy-2022), and [Togetherness](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/togetherness) have earned her critical praise and recognition come awards season, including an Emmy nomination for best actress in a drama series for Yellowjackets. Without giving away any major spoilers, Henry (Lamar Johnson) and his younger brother Sam (Keivonn Woodard) are part of a multi-chapter story arc in the game. [Yellowjackets](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/yellowjackets) for a second season (it premieres on March 26), [The Last Of Us](https://www.avclub.com/tv/reviews/the-last-of-us-2023) is serving up a juicy two-episode arc featuring Yellowjackets star Melanie Lynskey to tide us over. Lynskey brings a humanity and an inherent likability to every role, and the show has already found ways to weaponize that. Her brother was beaten to death while in FEDRA custody, and now that they’ve been driven out she’s got a vendetta against anyone who collaborated with them, or anyone who stands in her way. [“Please Hold To My Hand,”](https://www.avclub.com/the-last-of-us-review-season-1-episode-4-1850070001) Kathleen is introduced as the leader of a revolutionary group in the former Kansas City quarantine zone.

'The Last of Us' Fans Can't Unsee Melanie Lynskey in Her 'Two and ... (We Got This Covered)

This Sunday's episode of HBO's The Last of Us saw character actress Melanie Lynskey show off her chops as Kathleen, a brutal rebel leader who Joel and Ellie ...

However, most watchers are just excited to see such a talented actress take on a role that has lots of room for development as an antagonist for Joel and Ellie. In the sitcom, Lynskey plays the unstable Rose, Charlie’s neighbor and stalker. [The Last of Us](https://wegotthiscovered.com/tag/the-last-of-us/) saw character actress Melanie Lynskey show off her chops as Kathleen, a brutal rebel leader who Joel and Ellie come across while making their way through a post-apocalyptic U.S.

'The Last of Us' Has a Guest Star Problem (esquire.com)

Her performance as Kathleen, a resistance leader based in Kansas City, is classic Lynskey: gentle on the surface, terrifying storm below. Kathleen is grieving, ...

Guest stars are burning bright in The Last of Us. His backstory – the loss of his family – fits naturally into the themes of the show. In the context of videogame adaptations, it’s thrillingly radical. The type of people who can live – and thrive – in this terrible new world. Even if you found the praise misplaced – declarations that it was the best hour of television ever are baffling – that final point is undeniable: the world of video games and their screen adaptations is not known for its thorough depiction of LGBT characters. The solidly-told sequence, which certainly bore many hallmarks of what good TV is supposed to look like, was praised for its sensitivity, acting, and how it defied expectations of the genre.

'The Last of Us': Melanie Lynskey played Mafia games creator Craig ... (INSIDER)

The actor went on to say that she was impressed just by how the showrunner would plan a Mafia game and coordinate everyone's characters. She said: "It sounds so ...

She said: "We had Slack channels going for every single special character where he and I were communicating with people. She added: "But I knew that I liked working with him from our Mafia games. I knew I could trust him to be meticulous." I was such a fan of his writing." At the very beginning of the pandemic, he and I would cohost Mafia games together on Zoom, and they got so elaborate and so crazy." Lynskey said: "I know Craig Mazin personally, and I'm just such a fan of who he is as a human being.

Melanie Lynskey's 'Last of Us' Twitter Interaction Is Going Viral Again ... (Just Jared)

Yellowjackets star Melanie Lynskey's 2022 Twitter interaction about her role in The Last of Us is going viral again after she was featured in last night's ...

[ worried that this major Last of Us character will be recast ahead of season 2.](https://www.justjared.com/2023/02/05/is-bella-ramseys-ellie-being-recast-for-the-last-of-us-season-2-two-major-hints-revealed/) [Melanie Lynskey](https://www.justjared.com/tags/melanie-lynskey/), [The Last of Us](https://www.justjared.com/tags/the-last-of-us/) [Melanie Lynskey](https://www.justjared.com/tags/melanie-lynskey/)‘s 2022 Twitter interaction about her role in The Last of Us is going viral again after she was featured in last night’s episode of the hit HBO drama. In a screen grab that’s been viral, writer Bec Shaw tweeted, “The last of us very smart putting melanie lynskey in it to get me and all the homosexuals to watch,” to which Melanie responded, “Awwww ❤️.”

Last of Us Star Deletes Tweet Over Episode 5 Spoiler Fears (Screen Rant)

The Last of Us Kathleen actor Melanie Lynskey deletes a tweet that contained information that potentially spoiled the upcoming episode 5.

Following their confrontational meeting, The Last of Us episode 5 will find Joel and Ellie teaming up with Henry and Sam to evade the violent revolutionary force led by Kathleen (and likely a Bloater lurking about the city). [The Last of Us episode 4 ended](https://screenrant.com/last-of-us-episode-4-ending-explained/) with Joel and Ellie waking up to find Henry and his younger brother Sam (Keivonn Montreal Woodard) holding them at gunpoint. Picking up after Bill and Frank's emotional love story, The Last of Us episode 4 finds Joel and Ellie using Bill's truck to travel to Wyoming, though they are ambushed by bandits and become stranded in the ruins of Kansas City.

Melanie Lynskey and TLoU creator bonded over a very different game (The Digital Fix)

It turns out that The Last of Us actor Melanie Lynskey, and the TV series' co-creator Craig Mazin bonded over a game, but it wasn't Naughty Dog's hit ...

You can also check over our [The Last of Us Episode 4 recap](https://www.thedigitalfix.com/the-last-of-us/episode-4-recap) to get the full picture of Kathleen’s introduction. And while Mazin and the actor didn’t bond over the 2013 Last of Us videogame, their Mafia relationship was evidently a good call, as Kathleen proved to be an intriguing hit among fans. [Entertainment Weekly](https://ew.com/tv/melanie-lynskey-the-last-of-us-kathleen-war-criminal-mafia-game-nights/), Lynskey revealed that she and Mazin already knew each other, prior to working on [The Last of Us](https://www.thedigitalfix.com/the-last-of-us), via the social deduction party game – Mafia. “So I knew that I would have fun with Craig. I was such a fan of his writing. “I know Craig Mazin personally, and I’m just such a fan of who he is as a human being.

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