Ariela Barer attends The Last of Us season 2 premiere

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00:00You know, what was, as you look back, your favorite moment, or one of your favorite moments?

00:06Favorite moment? I have a lot. I really, I really loved all the time I got to spend with the cast as a group and individually.

00:13I really, I think like, the thing I will take with me for the rest of my life is the friendships that I made.

00:17I was here to make friends, first of all.

00:21Not on The Bachelor, but definitely on The Last of Us.

00:24No, I was here to make friends.

00:26I will say, something that was really stuck with me was we reshot a scene.

00:30And just getting to come back with a bit of perspective and do it again.

00:33And I'm really, really proud of that scene. You'll see. Yeah.

00:37What is the kind of perspective that you need to bring to a show like this?

00:41Because, yes, it's about a video game, it's based on that, but there are so many layers to a show like this.

00:47No, absolutely. And everything that it tackles in the show is real and human.

00:51And it wouldn't resonate with so many people through the high stakes that it has if it weren't so true to what these things feel like.

00:58Yeah, so, I mean, I remember I was on a call with my friend. I was kind of panicking before the scene.

01:02And I was like, getting really in my head about it.

01:04And she was like, hey, I know this is, you know, high stakes, but the truth of this is this happens to people.

01:10The specifics of your relationships and whatever happens to people.

01:14And you got to lock in and honor that and respect that.

01:16And that really set me straight. And I really loved that.

01:19What is that like to jump into one of the biggest shows on television?

01:24How did you center yourself and get yourself ready for this?

01:28It happened so fast that I don't know if I did.

01:32It's right now.

01:33Right now I'm going, wait a minute. This show is huge. This is crazy.

01:38But just getting there and everyone being so kind and welcoming,

01:43even though it was a huge show and you're dealing with huge stars.

01:48I'm not blessed and lucky every day.

01:51Yeah, but you're working with huge stars.

01:53And you think that like, oh, I have to act accordingly.

01:57But it's like meeting your best friend that you haven't seen in forever.

02:01Which literally happened with Caitlin. I hadn't seen her in forever.

02:05And I see her dad right there. And that's why I thought of it.

02:08Tim, the ultimate Last of Us player.

02:11I'm very curious to know about their Last of Us gameplay moments, to be honest.

02:15Yeah. I actually, I don't know.

02:18I'm going to ask Caitlin about it.

02:20But she's mentioned that they played the games.

02:22We actually have not talked about that.

02:24I will use any opportunity to talk about how much I love Caitlin Dever.

02:27That's an angel on earth.

02:28Can we do that real quick?

02:30I mean, Caitlin as Abby, this is a huge character to be coming in and taking the boots off.

02:36What is it like to see her elevated in this way?

02:40I'm so proud of her. I could get emotional.

02:43Like, she's amazing.

02:45She's an amazing person and an amazing actor.

02:48I just have so much respect and love for her. It's unreal.

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