Right? I can see why they would want to write a season from her perspective, but one of the reasons people really resonated with S1 is because Joel was such a believable, relatable character with a tragic backstory. Someone whose decisions might be irredeemable devoid of context but completely understandable in the moment. Someone with glaring flaws who's trying his damnedest to fix them under insurmountable pressure.

If the writers can pull that off with Abbie I'd be over the moon, but I don't know if they can.