The Last of Us Is Only Getting More and More Popular 1

The Last of Us is growing in popularity.

This weekend, HBO debuted the first episode in the second season of its television adaptation, and viewers rose 10% over the original season’s premiere.

According to Deadline, the episode managed 5.3 million same-day cross-platform viewers in the US, up from 4.7 million. It shows that the series is getting bigger, as more fans get hooked on Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic world.

One other interesting statistic is that viewers of the original season rose by 150% over the past week, suggesting audiences have been scrambling to catch up on the story ahead of the new season airing.

We thought the first episode of season two was a strong one, with structural changes adding something fresh for those already intimately familiar with the game.

“From our perspective, as massive fans of the games, the show is at its least interesting when it sticks to the script,” we wrote.

“These are stories etched into our brains forevermore, so seeing HBO move things around, change up the structure, and mess around with character dynamics is what we’re looking for in an adaptation.”

So far, it seems like the audience agrees.

[source deadline.com]