I think it's generally an improvement on the characterization of Ellie in the show vs the game. Not in the sense that I think Bella is a better actress, but in the sense that the game Ellie feels more like 29 than 19. Ellie is still a kid at 19. She's not an experienced soldier. She just recently started going on patrols, and learning how to fight. Her rage fuels her, but her inexperience absolutely is something that should be a problem for her.
That's why I also like the change to age up Abby. It gives her more experience as an offset to Ellie's lack of experience. Where in the game, the muscles were basically the main thing that made Abby a threat to Ellie. In the show, it's her age and experience. She's had military experience for at least 5 years, if not more with the Fireflies before that. I like that better than simply muscles vs skinny.
The character motivations are the same, but the capabilities are intentionally different, and I like the change.
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