Lynskey posted another set of tweets later, writing, “I wanted her to be feminine, soft-spoken and everything we were told was ‘weak’. Because honestly, fuck it.
“I understand that some people get upset that I’m not your typical cast for this role. It’s exciting for me. Aside from the post-action moments, when you feel like you’re actually in someone else’s body, the most exciting part of my job is subverting expectations.”
It comes shortly after conservative commentator Ben Shapiro was mocked for his “hilarious” complaint about the third episode of The Last Of Us.
Shapiro was one of the few to take issue with the plot, complaining that “there are no zombies in this whole episode” and that the romance between Bill and Frank has “nothing to do with the plot of the series”.