But Abby, on the other hand, refuses to lose Lev. Abby is no different, and that’s why she’s able to walk away not only first, but repeatedly.Įllie’s desire to finish this feud is so strong, she’s willing to pay any price to get it, including letting go of Dina and her son JJ. We can’t change people, they have to make that choice themselves, but oftentimes there are people we want to change for - not necessarily because we want to be better overall, but because we want to be good enough for those people to stay. Knowing that continuing this cycle of brutality will push Lev away keeps Abby in check, because she cannot bear to lose him. When Abby is threatening Dina, and Ellie tells her she’s pregnant, Abby says, “Good.” The only thing that stops her from slitting Dina’s throat is Lev’s protest. Once that dream is shattered by Ellie’s murderous rage, Lev is the only person Abby has left, and it becomes her new mission to keep him safe, no matter the cost.Ībby doesn’t change because she realizes it’s her moral obligation to be a better person, she seeks relief in paying for her sins by saving these kids, and only shows restraint so as to not lose Lev. She sees them as a way to feel less terrible about herself at first, and then as an excuse to finally break away from the violent, oppressive life she’s been leading by taking them with Owen to Santa Barbara and abandoning the WLF once and for all. Much like how Abby’s love for Owen is selfish, her love of Yara and Lev is as well. Once she grows attached to Lev and Yara, she exhibits the same behavior, taking on the scariest boss in the game - the Rat King - to save Yara’s life and keep Lev from losing his sister, and eventually killing her former WLF compatriots to protect him. Despite direct orders from her superior, Abby, who up until this point has been the pinnacle of authoritarian behavior, leaves the WLF base to find Owen and make sure he’s okay. Abby knows she’s not a good person, and she needs some relief from that knowledge.ĭay 2 also makes it apparent that Abby is a fiercely loyal person when she cares about someone. But Abby’s ulterior motive isn’t to sweep Owen away in a tide of domesticity, it’s to help temper her guilt over abandoning Isaac to find Owen, and subsequently sleeping with Owen behind Mel’s back in order to feel something. While Mel is wrong about the reasoning behind it, she is correct that Abby is using these kids. Mel, Owen’s current partner, calls Abby out on this, implying that Abby is trying to use Yara and Lev to get into Owen’s good graces. Abby, clearly uncomfortable, reveals that she feels guilty for basically everything around her that’s falling apart, and coming back for them was a way to ease her conscience. Her reasoning for returning is cemented when the kids ask why she came back. The shift begins on Day 2, when she goes back for Lev and Yara in a fit of guilt and shame after sleeping with her otherwise-partnered ex, Owen. Abby’s “redemption” is both refreshing, and far more believable, because it’s honest about the selfish nature of her changes.