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I might actually see the love in Dina\u2019s eyes earlier within the episode, throughout Ellie\u2019s efficiency of \u201cTake On Me.\u201d What had been you aiming to convey there?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t need it to be so emotional. I used to be truly making an attempt to carry again. But it was only a actually stunning second. That set was gorgeous, the greenery, the flowers peeking by. And Bella\u2019s voice simply being angelic and pure, and in addition it being a second of blissful grieving. And then, on high of that, Dina is in denial of the state of affairs. I began crying. I feel that may very well be up for interpretation, as a result of I performed it varied methods, and I don\u2019t truly know which one they selected. But there was a model the place I used to be unhappy due to Joel, and understanding that the rationale I really like Joel is as a result of I really like Ellie, and the rationale I really like Ellie is as a result of I really like Joel. And then there was one other model the place possibly it\u2019s simply Dina being scared\u2014like, Oh shit, I\u2019m in love with this individual. And she is aware of she\u2019s pregnant by then, so it\u2019s terrifying and complicates every part.<\/p>\n

You talked about Dina being bisexual, however possibly not even fairly understanding what which means. I acquired a chuckle out of Dina and Ellie not understanding the rainbows. But then I began considering\u2014these two have grown up completely in a zombie apocalypse, in order that they in all probability don\u2019t know queer tradition. Was that one thing that you considered in your method to the character and this relationship?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yeah, completely. I feel it contributed to her confusion about sexuality and what it may very well be. They don\u2019t know what pleasure is, what the LGBTQ group is. Dina doesn\u2019t even know the phrase bisexual.<\/em> Think a couple of world with out all that. It makes it type of unhappy, since you marvel what they\u2019re lacking out on\u2014and the preciousness of the inclusion they may really feel. And possibly an answer to them feeling like outcasts, the place Dina is conforming and Ellie is accepting that she\u2019s not like the opposite residents of Jackson.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the season, you had been quoted as promising that \u201cthe gays are going to be fed.\u201d<\/a> So I’ve to ask: Is this what we had been speaking about? Is the feeding full, or is the feeding simply getting began?<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Laughs<\/em>] I really feel like this was the appetizer. I can\u2019t consider I mentioned that. I can\u2019t consider I\u2019ve ever been interviewed professionally.<\/p>\n

If that is the appetizer, what\u2019s to come back for these lovebirds?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Much more backstory. And they\u2019re nonetheless holding secrets and techniques from one another, so now that they\u2019re this way more snug, it\u2019ll be fascinating for them to really reveal their playing cards and evolve as characters collectively. And possibly another characters coming again and complicating issues.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s nonetheless early, however what\u2019s been the expertise thus far getting into this universe and its insanely passionate fan base?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t suppose I\u2019ve ever seen anyone do a drag present based mostly off of the IP that I used to be part of. There\u2019s an entire drag group for The Last of Us;<\/em> it\u2019s acquired a giant homosexual fan base. And everyone simply needs me to get them a \u201chi\u201d from Pedro. \u201cOh, Pedro, he is so hot. Have him say \u2018hi\u2019 to me.\u201d And I\u2019m like, \u201cDude, that\u2019s my coworker, but okay.\u201d<\/p>\n

You\u2019re on a very nice run right here, between final summer season\u2019s Alien: Romulus,<\/em> The Last of Us,<\/em> and your upcoming debut as Hawkgirl in Superman.<\/em> Have you been in a position to get pleasure from it, or are you too busy to do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It looks like I\u2019m on a prepare, and with every mission, the prepare\u2019s going quicker. So when the prepare\u2019s going type of sluggish, it\u2019s simpler to leap off, however when it goes actually quick, you\u2019d in all probability soar off and die. That was type of dramatic. But truthfully, that\u2019s type of the best way I\u2019m taking a look at it.<\/p>\n

You simply don\u2019t need the prepare to ever cease.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If it totally stops, that\u2019s actually unhealthy whiplash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n