If you wait long enough, good things come.
Sunday night’s episode of HBO’s hit show, “The Last of Us,” finally vaulted over the 1 million viewer mark on the main channel.
The show had flirted with the million mark a couple of weeks ago, coming in at 991,000. But then last Sunday– 9 days ago — “The Last of Us” was at 841,000. That episode showed Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsay) finding Joel’s brother and utopian group hiding from Zombies and other unpleasant people.
This past Sunday’s show was mostly about Ellie hanging out at an abandoned post-apocalyptic mall with a romantic interest named Riley (Storm Reid). She’s Ellie’s best friend. (Note: Sorry if I don’t know more about all these characters. I’m enjoying the show but know nothing of the source material.)
The increase from last week to this one is around 28%. After 7 episodes, word of mouth is finally turning into ratings. Can “Last of Us” keep growing and turn into a “Walking Dead”? Because that’s what it seems to be emulating. So stay tuned, and congrats to all the people involved. After a roller coaster start, they’ve found a groove.
