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HBO’sThe Last of Uscontinues to receive high viewership and even higher praise. Fans of the game and new fans to the franchise have continued to flock to the show to get their weekly fix of Joel and Ellie. In episode four, we’re introduced to the character of Kathleen. She’s the leader of a faction called The Hunters within the game, though they’re never called this within the show. Instead, the show paints these people as freedom fighters who liberated Kansas City from the tyranny of FEDRA.
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Within moments of her first appearance, we know she’s hunting forHenryand Sam. These are two known characters from the game. Her motive is unclear at first, but it’s apparent that she wants Henry to answer for some kind of crime against her. In our first encounter with Kathleen we see her kill the very doctor who delivered her into this world. She does so coldly and without remorse, establishing her as a brutal leader.
Who Is Kathleen In The Show
With most of these character pieces, we would include a section about the show’s iteration of the character and follow it up with a summary of the game’s version. Because Kathleen only exists within the show, that’s all we have to go on. Kathleen is a methodical person who has the full support of her people. They follow her orders without question, though it’s never explained exactly how she came into power outside of being her brother’s successor.
Kathleen is single-minded in her goal to hunt down Henry and Sam. The audience eventually finds out that Kathleen’s brother was the original leader of the resistance in Kansas City. When Sam grew sick, Henry gave FEDRA information on Kathleen’s brother to acquire medicine for Sam. This resulted in her brother’s death. Now, she’s willing to ignore the threat of infected and the threat of other people in order to hunt down Henry and Sam. She openly states that it’s her first priority, which will later come back to haunt her when infected rush up from the ground to attack her and her people.
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