There was excessive reward for Melanie Lynskey’s position in The Final of Us as Kathleen, the chief of a gaggle of revolutionaries who overthrew a QZ. Nonetheless, some have criticized her look on the present, like America’s Subsequent Prime Mannequin winner Adrianne Curry. So, when the mannequin criticized the Yellowjackets star’s physique, Lynskey fired again.
Whereas Curry’s tweet criticizing Lynskey’s physique is now deleted, The Last of Us actress posted a screenshot the ANTM winner’s remark, which learn:
Curry known as out Lynskey’s look, noting she doesn’t suppose the actress would have the ability to overthrow a QZ on The Final of Us. She additionally mentioned they’d want The Terminator’s Linda Hamilton as an alternative. The Yellowjackets star then responded to the America’s Subsequent Prime Mannequin alum, by firing again:
Speak about a clap again. Lynskey was fast to level out that Curry didn’t have her info straight. The photograph in query was from an InStyle profile printed final August, not the present. She’s rocking a Valentino cape and Christian Siriano gown within the profile, an outfit her character on the 2023 TV schedule stand-out sequence 100% was not seen carrying within the newest installment. So I’m not fairly certain Curry watched the episode.
Additionally, Curry’s tweet and Lynskey’s response level out her physique and the way she’s constructed. The actress famous that her character shouldn’t be the one doing the bodily heavy lifting, she’s the mastermind behind the plan. She does not have to be “muscly.”
The Heavenly Creatures star has responded to physique shaming earlier than, and he or she dismantled the logic of hurtful posts. When the primary season of Yellowjackets dropped, the actress was physique shamed, and he or she responded by explaining: “skinny doesn’t all the time equal wholesome.” And within the case of The Final of Us, she made it clear it’s her intelligence that issues. She doesn’t have to be ripped to guide a revolution, and when you’ve seen Episode 4, she led one very successfully.
Total, Lynskey and The Final of Us has been beloved by tens of millions and tens of millions of viewers, Linda Ronstadt’s tune “Lengthy Lengthy Time” obtained an enormous enhance on Spotify after the beloved Episode 3 with the identical title aired, and due to all of the love and recognition, the sequence was rapidly picked up for a second season. So whereas there are overly important folks on the web, it looks like the overwhelming majority of viewers love the Final of Us.
Fortunately, we’ll have the ability to see Lynskey at the least yet one more time on this week’s episode of The Final of Us. So, make sure to try this wonderful actress because the mental revolution chief this Friday when the online game adaptation airs at 9 p.m. ET on HBO or with an HBO Max subscription.