#Paolina van Kleef

[thundergrace]

Yeah! I see you, "staring girl".

YEAH!!!

I SEE YOU, DINA!

Edit: Okay, apparently, in the official podcast I never remember exists, they did confirm that was Dina! 😄

[chrisnaustin]

If only I were she!

[ama979302]

[elliespuns]

I understand you, I'm also disappointed with the actress choices. Bella because: 1) she doesn't even resemble ellie a bit, 2) I agree that she's a great actress but there are so many great actresses out there that could have convince us more that she's ellie (and no, I love ashley but Idc what she said about bella, she has her opinion and we have ours. End.)

And I also don't really like the actress choice for dina, for the same reasons someone have put it out. It's like they chose the whitest-looking latina girl to be dina and that's it (who by the way doesn't even looks like dina), amd something I really like in HBO is that they give chance to new or not-recognized-yet actors: Daenerys from Game of Thrones is an example for that, she have never acted before game of thrones but HBO really had a gold finger when they chose her. Same with pedro pascal, game of thrones was the spotlight he needed to be more famous. But Isabela? I have seen that girl so many times, I'm already tired of her face. And even tho she doesn't resemble a little girl, she doesn't look like an young adult either, watching them and bella is gonna by like watching some teenage netflix movie. (like bella) Where are the unexpected choices, the originality?

Nothing will get out of my head that katie Douglas or Kaitlyn Dever. For Dina, Paolina Van Kleef or Melissa Barrera would have been good choices - and I bet there was even better options if they had made the effort to search.

As I said so many times, I don't mind that Bella doesn't look anything like Ellie (even though I am aware of that), because I think they are a great actress and they've done an excellent job at what they've been given. 

What I always had a problem with was what the creators did to Ellie as a character. They made her a completely different person in some aspects, and there are some things I just can't forgive the creators for because I know they did it to foreshadow what was coming, and it was just lazy writing and nothing else.

The best part about the game was that we got this sweetheart of a girl with a foul mouth to fall in love with only to find out what a strong, badass, killing machine she's going to turn into in a few years. Nobody prepared us for it, and it was one of the best things about Part 1 connecting Part 2. What they did in the show was basically spoiling S2 Ellie for us with the 'violent heart' comment, which she doesn't have in the first place, but okay, let those who never played the game believe it. 

I remember being happy about Isabela getting the role because, when I looked her up, she seemed like a good choice for Dina. Then I found out some people were having real problems with this choice because the actress was not Jewish and wanted Dina to be portrayed by someone who is to embrace the role. This was something I never considered before because I wasn't educated enough on the subject, but still, I was not here to hate or dislike this choice. I am entitled to have an opinion, and the only opinion I've ever had was that in some way Isabela looks too young, and it would be better if they made her look a bit older for the later parts (I can't really imagine her looking so young in Ellie and Dina's farm era). But then again, if they'll give us some scenes of Ellie and Dina meeting when they arrived in Jackson, then her young appearance is perfect for the role of 16 year old Dina.

I don't know Isabela Merced at all. I never really heard of her until they cast her as Dina. So, (again) I won't judge. I have no idea what she is like as an actress, so I'll wait to see what she's going to give us in the show. 

Hopefully they'll make the girls look a little older, because who's gonna believe that these 'kids' are going to be able to take down everyone who gets in their way on their own?

[nexkoyotl]

SOOOOO...

Are we all going to agree that Paolina Van Kleef is Dina???

[firsttarotreader]

Could Paolina van Kleef be the empress? She joined the TLOU set 19th of November. See hbosthelastofus ig. She is Canadian of Dutch and Latinx ancestry.

Hello! I have been getting a few asks about this actress since yesterday. You see, direct questions like that “is this person the Empress?” are very tricky. Some Tarot readers don’t even do yes or no questions, as the answers might not be that literal as the person is expecting, and there are variables at play that may change these answers over time. The Universe is always in motion and people have free will. So always remember this when asking direct questions.

That said, I decided to ask about Paolina, and at first I pulled the Hermit. This card is a bit ambiguous, as some authors believe it means a “no” and others believe it means a “yes”. I myself have considered it a “yes” in a previous reading. The Hermit card points to a moment of self-isolation, of distancing oneself from everything and everyone, but in search of enlightment and self-development. It’s a chosen solitude. Since that card leaves us with a possibly ambiguous answer, I asked again and pulled the 7 of Wands reversed. That card is a very clear and strong “NO”, as it points to lots of conflicts, problems, fighting, struggles, and when it’s reversed it’s even worse, as it’s also pointing to a lack of energy to overcome all these challenges. 

So, as it seems, the energy of the cards at this moment is saying Paolina is also not the Empress.