At this point, you can consider HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us a colossal success. Not only has it attracted rave reviews, but it’s also achieving some staggering ratings – all of which is generating insane sales of the PS5 and PS4 game, too. The most recent episode, which aired this past Sunday, hit another ratings high for the series – despite going head-to-head with the Grammys. This means the show has actually grown with each episode, a clear indication it’s a hit.
So, what’s the latest record, then? Well, around 7.5 million in the United States tuned in for Episode 4, an improvement of 17 per cent compared to the previous week’s instalment. Data comes courtesy of Variety via a combination of sources, including traditional broadcasting data and streaming statistics provided by Warner Bros Discovery.
Unfortunately, The Last of Us’ rapidly inclining trajectory is likely to hit a roadblock this week: Episode 5 will debut a little earlier this week, in order to avoid competition with the all-encompassing television spectacle that is the Super Bowl. While we imagine many will still tune in, we suspect moving the time may lead to confusion which could negatively impede the show’s numbers. It’ll likely rebound the following week, however – assuming word of mouth remains as strong as it currently is.
[source variety.com]
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The hyperbole is a bit much. It’s been good so far but hardly groundbreaking. The show isn’t a patch on the game.
So very well deserved. I think a mainstream television audience will help vindicate a lot of the creative choices that toxic fans with rubbish media literacy trashed in Part 2.
Great game, even better sequel… above decent show!
@DiggleDog
I think the hbo season 2 will put tlou 2 story in the RIGHT order.
@LN78
If it don't apply, let it fly, lol.
@LN78 what specific part of the writing do you find “laughable”?
@LN78 I think you’re reading too much into it tbh. You could say that about how Joel happens to walk in the right direction to find Ellie in the David/Hunters section of Tlou 1 or the fact that Henry Happens to find Ellie and Joel again. And they literally say why they leave Tommy and Ellie alive. They have a long discussion/fight about it which you find out later in the story
The show being such a huge hit definitely surprised me, I really wanted ND to move on to a new ip but this pretty much guarantees that we're getting Part 3 sooner than we thought.
My only request if we are destined to get another one is that it be a completely new cast in another part of the world 🤞
@LN78 it’s so mad… we seem to love all of the same movies, shows (even songs)… but we see part 2 so differently. It is what it is… I respect your opinion enough that I see no need to try and change it (it would be fruitless I’m sure)… all I will say is (yet again for the umpteenth time) I came to part 2 as someone who never really gels with linear-cinematic games (I thought part 1 was alright like… as far as that sort of thing goes… ) and yet part 2 clobbered me over the head with a metaphorical golf club (… and not at the point in the narrative that you might think)… honestly I’m still yet to feel anything like it!
@LN78 that’s not why they leave them alive 😂 I’m not going to spoil things for others but that is not the discussion they have at all.
@LN78 I honestly have no memory of the minutiae… maybe I blocked them out for the greater good or something (or maybe I’m just telling myself that 😅). I dunno bud… it’s been a while since I played it and… I was just left in an emotional heap by then end like… but in a way where the positives far outweighed any negatives.
As you say mate, I’m all for opinions… and the celebration of everyone being able to voice them (& have them respected). All I will say is that, from one consumer of quality entertainment to another, I’m hoping that you find enough quality within the game to leave you justified in you’re decision to replay it.
Nice, Waiting for everything to be up before starting.
With
1. TLOU TV Show,
2. The Harry Potter game
3. The videogame MoMA exhibit (Never Alone)
The most My wife has actually talked about gaming related things with me (not just being polite) in ages 😅🤣👍😊
@LN78 I respect your opinion and to some extent agree but also you could say that about pretty much any piece of fiction including part 1 ?? If Robert hadn’t sold Joel and Tess’s guns to the fireflies would any of the proceeding events take place??
Also the reason they leave Ellie and Joel alive does NOT come down to “they screwed up because they are dumb“. Abby and co have a long argument about wether to kill them or not but you don’t hear that dialogue until you play as Abby later in the game
@LN78 I get what you’re saying I’m just not explaining well. If you remember from part 1 the moment they kill Robert Marlene shows up. And there just also happens to be a war between Fedra and fireflies. All these events together are what means Marlene needs Joel to smuggle Ellie for her. Take any one of these one things away and the following events wouldn’t happen. Same as how they all end up at the lodge in part 2 imo. You can think it’s bad writing all you want but it’s just your opinion. I just find it funny that I constantly see people try to dismantle the story in part 2 but you never hear it about part 1. I thought gow ragnarok was really bad writing but people don’t go on and on about it, complaining, picking apart plot holes and coincidences even though it doesn’t come close to the level of writing in Tlou part 2. I find that really strange
@PlatinumKing Probably because no one goes on and on about how brilliant the writing of GOWR was. People love to talk about how awesome, spectacular, amazing, etc... Last of Us 2 is, but there are really compelling arguments for why it is flat out terrible. Not the least of which is the game trying to make you identify with a psychopath or trying to convince you that Joel did something wrong when he saved Ellie (spoiler: he didn't do anything wrong). Ultimately though, the moralizing on the cycle of violence and pointless of revenge is severely is jaw droppingly hypocritical in a game that gives the player no other option than carving a bloody path through hundreds of NPCs. Ultimately, you see lots of people dismantling the story of part 2 because it's entire premise is fundamentally flawed. The game play is at odds with the message and the theme is at odds with that of the first game.
Problem is I see the cracks occurring in the series already. The most recent episode is humanizing the faceless killers of the game. Why? What purpose? I suppose Druckman is trying to set the idea in the audiences mind that every side of a conflict has a point of view in an attempt at trying to presell the plot of season 2. It's not going to work. Abby will still be a psychopathic monster and Joel will still have done nothing wrong.
This constant humanizing of all the characters just makes the world feel like a safer / less threatening place than it should.
I guess it's scratching that walking dead itch.
I haven't watched either one myself though.
@Ambassador_Kong
As a father that at the time of playing part 1was away from his daughter (also named Sarah), the game had me hooked. I think everyone that loved part 1 became attached to and loved the main duo. But Joel murdered everyone in that building. We justify his actions because we love him, making him a hero to us. But that's exactly the thing. None of us would've allowed Ellie to die
If part 1 was a father daughter story of a doctor trying to find the cure while surviving the apocalypse, and in the end your father gets brutally murdered... You'd go after the guy who killed your dad (and part 2 would make Ellie a villain as well, hunting down Abby's friends)
To me, the deep of the context of LoU is the humanity behind it. Erratic, violent and capable of love. Joel was already doing bad ***** before meeting Ellie, losing faith in mankind/life and doing whatever needed to survive. Ellie shows Joel that he is still capable of loving. And the end, what he is willing to do to never lose that love again. That means it's the right choice for you and it doesn't mean it's THE right choice, morally speaking.
@Ambassador_Kong mate go look at the reviews for GoW and tell me that every critic isn’t praising the writing just like Tlou 2 . You’re pretty much proving my point in your first sentence. Especially because almost every time the last of us 2 is mentioned someone (usually a random commenter) talks about how “laughable” or “dreadful” the story is. There are very few people that pick apart every “coincidence” or plot hole in gow or ragnarok even though (In my opinion) they are very average in terms of their writing and story telling
And sorry but the fact that you’re saying that TLoU 2 has an issue because it’s trying to “humanize a psychopath” makes it sound like you didn’t play the final chapter of Tlou 1
@LN78 how is it “organic” that Marlene happens to be there EXACLY the moment they kill Robert and she just so happens to have a job for them to do (smuggle Ellie)??? 😂 and the fact that that war breaks out the EXACT MOMENT you try to leave the QZ with Tess?
Great show, great game. I've enjoyed them both and look forward to more episodes and Last of Us 3.
We love to see it.
@LN78 I'm sure you'd do a much better job.
Jeffery Pierce looks pretty badass in his new role. Pretty clear now why he couldn't reprise his roll as Joel's younger brother 😂
There's some stuff the game has done better then the show. The exposition with Ellie firing the gun for the first time was just better in the games. The dialogue was better.
I'm still not fully sold on Ramsey's take on Ellie. She still feels off somehow. But, still enjoying the show, she's still doing a great job.
@LN78
It's a videogame, mate. As far as videogames go, it's pretty well written and the stories are compelling enough and engaging, the gameplay is neat, gory and sometimes intuitive.
The trap is to over analyse these things and get stuck into a position. Plenty of games have contrivances in order to make the gameplay more fun or compelling. Plenty of movies and TV shows have contrivances to speed up the plot or get up the point.
When you care more about those things on one thing more then another it can signal a bias being present in your reasoning. You don't care or don't notice a litany of these on other media, or even the first game, in this case, but labour the point about the second game here, to prove what, exactly?
What grand point do you want to make about The Last of Us: Part 2? And who are you actually trying to please/appease?
It's a really good game that's been awarded a few times. It iterated on the first game's design and gameplay, added new elements and story characters and in-game puzzles.
@LN78 the only bit I'd find upsetting was if there was an underlying aspect of the bigotry and ridiculousness that surrounded the game on launch. That's the bit I care about, really. I think it's was largely unwarranted and that it's a smashing game
I agree with the bits you've pointed out, but I just enjoy the game too much to care. Once you've finished it and unlocked infinite ammo, replaying the combat sections with the explosive arrows is too much fun 😁
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@LN78 ok sorry mate
@LN78 I adjusted my comment to remove the bit about you saying your nephew could write it since that was a “joke”
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