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[Woggleman]

The one thing I wonder about is the Nora scene. Are they going to make her white because ND did get some flack for that.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Interesting choice. Googling pics, she's only 5'2 and skinny looking. Not jacked up at all.

Maybe they are going to change her character from a butchy bouncer kind of character to being a nemesis in more of a bitchy Mean Girls way.

There is no way a short skinny actress is going to have the physical intimidation of video game Abby.

 

[Astral Dog]

I was prepared to laugh but she is pretty

 

[FalsettoVibe]

 

[FoxMcChief]

Interesting choice. Googling pics, she's only 5'2 and skinny looking. Not jacked up at all.

She’s tiny. The character is hopefully written around that. Maybe they creat a gimp type character that she keeps on a leash and it does all the physical work.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

The one thing I wonder about is the Nora scene. Are they going to make her white because ND did get some flack for that.

Flack for what?

 

[midasmulligan]

She's fantastic. Not my first choice for Abby or my second, but she's a great actress. Can't wait to see her in Season 2.

they want people to actually want to watch the show....

edit, i mean, they could have hired a true to life fit, like Caitlyn Jenner, but again, they actually want viewers

 

[StreetsofBeige]

She’s tiny. The character is hopefully written around that. Maybe they creat a gimp type character that she keeps on a leash and it does all the physical work.

Ya. They'll a different take on Abby. They probably realized hiring a jacked up gym rat actress going toe to toe with Bella Ramsay in a fist fight in a TV adaption would look silly.

 

[R6Rider]

I’m sure the great actress can do the part. I just don’t think it will believable.

This doesn't even make sense.

 

[BiohazardX95]

Damn, Cuckman really wants us to like Abby way more than Ellie

 

[Woggleman]

Flack for what?

A lot of people complained because Ellie brutally murdered a black woman so I do wonder if the show will make some changes.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

A lot of people complained because Ellie brutally murdered a black woman so I do wonder if the show will make some changes.

But had no issue with Joel shooting one in the face while she pleaded for her life (in both the show and game)?

 

[Woggleman]

But had no issue with Joel shooting one in the face while she pleaded for her life (in both the show and game)? O_O

I guess a direct bullet to the head is less offensive than a slow torture while she is choking on spores.

 

[aclar00]

Yes It averaged at 8.2, I think GOT average at about 13.6
but something like Two and Half Men averaged 14.8 throughout season 1-8 even when Charlie left it was at 13.6 and the lowest was 9.3 at the end of the series.
The original CSI average at 16.7.
The Sopranos 14.6
It did well but some are over exaggerating it.

Streaming change the game quite a bit, but i dont think we can compare broadcast tv to cable/paid subscriptions. Cable has historically been much lower than OTA. Not sure how numbers compare nowadays though.

 

[Pigenator]

She's a wonderful actress indeed, but... she's 157cm and super skinny.
I get they look at talent first and looks later, but it seems like she'll have to do TONS of work to get somewhat bulky, and they'll still need to give her some extra height with boots or something idk.
Abby's physique is a big part of her character, she's not supposed to look fragile.

 

[Woggleman]

I have people I work with who never picked up a controller in their life talking about the show so yes it did do very well.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

I guess a direct bullet to the head is less offensive than a slow torture while she is choking on spores.

I don’t even recall that controversy, which is ironic for Part II.

My hope is they stick to the source material. Nora was black, tried to kill Ellie, and that’s what happened.

 

[lughnasadh123]

I thought the actress was excellent in No One Will Save You. I'm sure she'll knock the role out of the park...

Watched that just a few weeks ago and was floored how well she performed - literally carrying the role in a movie like that must have been extraordinarily difficult. No reason she can't bulk up a bit for the role since people have been doing that forever. Welcome to the guy's side of things where you're now judged for your biceps.

Personally the physicality of Abby is overrated for what she does most of the game. It's not going to be death by suplex, but guns, knives, bows, etc. There's a lot of ways to do menacing without being the hulk.

 

[Pop]

I officially like Abby more now

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

I don't think you played the game... She isn't a "petite" person.
Also, I don't understand why big women cannot be soft inside. It's as stupid as saying all gay dudes like to wear pink clothes...

Dude, what the actual fuck.

First, I finished the game.

Second, I said exactly the opposite from what you understood.


Learn to read before calling something or someone stupid.

Thanks.

 

[yurinka]

Good choice, but I think she'd have been a better choice for Ellie. Let's hope the internet morons don't harass her.

 

[Woggleman]

She might have a smaller frame but the face does look similar. I wonder who they will get to play everybody else.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Wasn’t crazy over Abby but she had an interesting story. When she killed you know who
and taking that golf club to his head everyone on the internet was reacting to that moment forever.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Yes It averaged at 8.2, I think GOT average at about 13.6
but something like Two and Half Men averaged 14.8 throughout season 1-8 even when Charlie left it was at 13.6 and the lowest was 9.3 at the end of the series.
The original CSI average at 16.7.
The Sopranos 14.6
It did well but some are over exaggerating it.

I dont know how many HBO subscribers there are compared to standard cable TV, but Id take a guess based on those numbers that if LOU did about 8, while GOT/Sopranos/2.5 Men do around 14, that's still a solid score.

GOT and Sopranos are going to be outliers as cream of the crop. Who knows what the avg HBO TV show even gets. Maybe a 4?

 

[//DEVIL//]

H I G H L Y doubt that. Never mind that Abby’s game model is as pretty if not prettier than Kaitlyn and Abby‘s face looks just like her.

Besides, not everything is about being “woke” and not every female character has to be “decent looking”.

true. because the girl that is playing Ellie is a turd.

and everything about the Western media is turning to woke. thankfully some of us still have brain cells to reject it.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Should've been Ronda. Need to get this girl on the steds ASAP.

Ronda couldn't even act enough to be in WWE lol

 

[HeWhoWalks]

true. because the girl that is playing Ellie is a turd.

and everything about the Western media us turning to woke. thankfully some of us still have brain cells to reject it.

Okay.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Also everyone loses their mind when Abby is jacked.... Then lose their mind when the actor in the show isn't jacked lol

 

[TGO]

I dont know how many HBO subscribers there are compared to standard cable TV, but Id take a guess based on those numbers that if LOU did about 8, while GOT/Sopranos/2.5 Men do around 14, that's still a solid score.

GOT and Sopranos are going to be outliers as cream of the crop. Who knows what the avg HBO TV show even gets. Maybe a 4?

It did well, no one is saying it hasn't, they just over exaggerating a bit

 

[elcapitano]

Yes It averaged at 8.2, I think GOT average at about 13.6
but something like Two and Half Men averaged 14.8 throughout season 1-8 even when Charlie left it was at 13.6 and the lowest was 9.3 at the end of the series.
The original CSI average at 16.7.
The Sopranos 14.6
It did well but some are over exaggerating it.

Nah people aren't over exaggerating the figures for it at all. Got to remember with likes of older shows you pretty much had to watch it live as there wasn't On Demand to fall back on.

HBO viewership has never been comparable to the likes of AMC, NBC etc etc.

The fact it competed and bettered House of the Dragon is crazy good all things considered. The season was averaging 30.4 million viewers per episode. The most of any HBO show since the final season of Game of Thrones.

HOTD averaged 29 million.

‘The Last of Us’ Passes ‘House of the Dragon’ in Full-Season Viewers

The HBO drama's first six episodes have racked up a bigger audience than the 'Game of Thrones' prequel, and Sunday's finale hit a premiere night high.

www.google.com

 

[SlimySnake]

There is no way a short skinny actress is going to have the physical intimidation of video game Abby.

They were never going to find ANYONE with that phsyique because outside of professional body builders, those women dont exist. They turned her into a cartoon character in the game. Here is she going to be an average girl who trains hard and gets somewhat fit but not into Barry fucking Bonds.

 

[Mattdaddy]

Was hoping it was Undertaker personally.

 

[iorek21]

Season 2 is probably the first time most people will be rooting for the adaptation to deviate from the source material in a long time…

 

[TGO]

Nah people aren't over exaggerating the figures for it at all. Got to remember with likes of older shows you pretty much had to watch it live as there wasn't On Demand to fall back on.

HBO viewership has never been comparable to the likes of AMC, NBC etc etc.

The fact it competed with House of the Dragon is crazy good all things considered.

‘The Last of Us’ Passes ‘House of the Dragon’ in Full-Season Viewers

The HBO drama's first six episodes have racked up a bigger audience than the 'Game of Thrones' prequel, and Sunday's finale hit a premiere night high.

www.google.com

While on- demand does changes things and is taken into consideration but day one viewer ratings are still what they look at.
On-demand numbers can save a show from being cancelled if it's considerably higher or Viewership improves.
Remember all those show's are On-demand too, if the Day One Viewing is high the On Demand is probably high too.

 

[Pagusas]

This will be a good study in how shallow I actually am. I didn't think I could ever like the character of Abbie.. but now here we are. Seriously my shallowness is greater than I realized

 

[BouncyFrag]

I have people I work with who never picked up a controller in their life talking about the show so yes it did do very well.

My sister is the same and loved the show. I teased her saying she would love season two. She then told me that nothing better happen to Joel or Elie and to stop talking about it.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Season 2 is probably the first time most people will be rooting for the adaptation to deviate from the source material in a long time…

It is going to happen. Question is how long they're going to drag it out to keep Pedro and his fans watching the show. My bet would be until S2 finale with him recurring in flashbacks in S3.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

She should be put on suicide watch immediately.

 

[elcapitano]

While on- demand does changes things and is taken into consideration but day one viewer ratings are still what they look at.
On-demand numbers can save a show from being cancelled if it's considerably higher or Viewership improves.
Remember all those show's are On-demand too, if the Day One Viewing is high the On Demand is probably high too.

Well at 30.4 million average viewership it's clear no ones been over exaggerating numbers when they are the best HBO viewership numbers since the last season of GOT.

Season 7 of GOT averaged 32.5 million an episode. Narrowly beating season 1 of TLOU.

So again the numbers of season 1 of a show competing with late GOT is very good. I doubt they even needed or expected half the viewership that they ended up getting.

 

[Pop]

It did well, no one is saying it hasn't, they just over exaggerating a bit

1.8 mil for HotD? That's not right

What kind of viewership is this? List seems way off

 

[onnextflix5]

She needs get to the gym asap and start taking testosterone,

 

[Mercenary09]

Great casting. Hopefully we don't have idiots harassing her.

 

[Nankatsu]

Also everyone loses their mind when Abby is jacked.... Then lose their mind when the actor in the show isn't jacked lol

 

[Senua]

The person who should be playing Ellie is playing Abby, amazing

 

[SEGAvangelist]

All I see is nose.

 

[TheShocker]

She needs to hit the gym and the links.

 

[xBlueStonex]

This casting only reinforces the point that Abby's game model was (and still is) laughably terrible. Literally done for shock value and nothing else. Just look at this shit:

Kaitlyn will be lucky just to match the left picture - the right picture is pure nonsense.

 

[FoxMcChief]

This doesn't even make sense.

What I meant was, while her performance won’t be an issue, we as viewers will need to act like we don’t know she physically makes sense for the role. It’s the Fast and Futious effect where you leave logic out of it.

I’m just wondering what makes more sense, Denise Richards as a scientist in a Bond flick, or this actress playing Abby.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

i wonder how bad the cgi man muscles are going to look on her

 

[Chuck Berry]

So are they gonna CGI Natalie Portman Thor muscles onto this broad or what