The Last of Us’ action is usually centered around Joel and Ellie, its two protagonists and, in the game, the two main playable characters.

However, before they can set off on the journey fans of the story are looking forward to, there have to be characters to propel them. Tess, played in the HBO series by Anna Torv, is the best example of this.

Tess is one of the few friends Joel has in the Boston QZ — she’s tough, determined, and believes in getting by however she can. When the search for a car battery saddles the two of them with a strange piece of cargo to smuggle (the spunky 14-year-old Ellie) Tess is cautious, but soon understands what an infected but immune child means: hope for a better future.

Actress Anna Torv spoke with Inverse about The Last of Us, Tess’s fate, and what could have been.

Forspoken is vibrant, experimental, and undercooked all at once. It feels like a throwback to the Xbox 360-era of Square Enix games that were weird and experimental, like The Last Remnant and Infinite Undiscovery, only with a much bigger budget and flashier visuals. Its traversal and combat mechanics shine, but they’re trapped underneath a story and setting that feels painfully average and completely unwilling to engage with more challenging themes.

There’s a distinct lack of fully electric minivan options out there right now, but Volvo may be changing that. Volvo announced at a media briefing that it’s planning to launch its first electric minivan in the Chinese market.

The news comes through a media briefing held by Qin Peiji, president of Volvo Cars Greater China, and was first spotted by CarNewsChina. While minivans can be considered boring, the idea of one coming from Volvo is novel, especially since it will be fully electric. The closest Volvo has gotten to releasing a minivan is its EX90 SUV which can seat seven, but nothing in its lineup quite fits that minivan aesthetic.