HBO’s ‘The Last of Us‘ quickly became a fan favorite and received critical acclaim. The post-apocalyptic horror series is based on the video game of the same name. Its first season concluded last Sunday and broke the viewership recording of another HBO series, ‘House of the Dragon.’
The final episode, which is titled ‘Look for the Light‘, had a scene involving a giraffe who was actually trained. A majority of the scenes take place in a hospital that was abandoned. So let’s take a closer look at the much-talked-about final episode and the elements used in it.
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Inside The Final Episode Of ‘The Last Of Us’
The maiden season of HBO’s much-loved horror series ‘The Last of Us‘ recently concluded. It had several amazing moments that made everyone’s jaw drop. One of them, taken directly from the video game, involved a giraffe.
According to Variety, production designer John Paino said that they found “a disused hospital outside the city of Calgary” for the hospital scene. She said that showrunners Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann “wanted to follow the game closely with Joel going through the places and passages.”
The team painted and “aged” the hospital to replicate the moment from the video game. Before the hospital scene, Joel and Ellie see a giraffe whom she feeds. For this tender moment, the crew got a real giraffe from the Calagary Zoo. It was mixed with some VFX work and scenery. They went with a real animal because of a lack of time for visual effects work.
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The Show Surpassed ‘House Of The Dragon’ Viewership
The final episode of the post-apocalyptic series attracted 8.2 million viewers across all HBO platforms. Its penultimate episode received 8.1 million views globally. HBO has revealed that the first six episodes got a total of 30.4 million viewers since its premiere.
In total, the series got 40 million viewers, surpassing the viewership of the channel’s other popular series ‘House of the Dragon’, which got 29 million views across all platforms last year.
Despite airing around the same time as the 2023 Academy Awards, the final episode managed to attract good numbers. A second season has already been commissioned by HBO.
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