Isabela Merced is one of the exponent talents of the new generation and her work as Dina, in the second season of, has been praising compliments with each new scene. In an exclusive interview, the actress told how the adaptation is being worked by the talented eyes of Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. “I believe Craig made many structural changes, considering that it is completely different to adapt one to a TV show. I feel that time is a little more limited, but I think, as far as Dina is concerned, I knew it would be more developed. I didn’t know how, but I knew it would be a much more important part of this season,” he said.
The development of Dina and Ellie’s relationship was already one of the most awaited interactions in the second phase of the series, and the actress took stock of the character’s trajectory and the small changes from the game to series. “I love these changes, because instead of blindly dedicating to Ellie, she has her own goal and motivation. It’s almost like that friend who always gives her advice that he himself can’t accept. So I really love the fact that Ellie and Dina are like a mirror to each other and also very different,” he said. “Together, they bring out these really beautiful and suits sides, but I feel that Dina is not thrilled with that. I feel that she also feels an internal anger and I love to see and explore this side of Dina, this kind of energy not so happy.”
Analyzing and comparing The Last of Us with the possibilities of the real world, Isabela criticizes society. “We are responsible for global warming and the impact he had on the mood that ended up changing everything, for example. So everything can be tracked to us. And in a way, we are like Cordyceps, like a fungus, we are just a parasite that grows and ends up taking over everything that can to thrive in their environment. I think the series also does a great job to make people aware of it.”
Finally, Isabel responded exclusively to Young Pan How would she define the message of The Last of Us. “I think this is something like ‘the way to hell is paved with good intentions’ or something. I think we are sometimes responsible for our own death. And sometimes the thing we are running away turns out to which we are running. It is the complexities of humanity and anthropology.”
