{"id":50657,"date":"2023-01-16T14:55:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/the-last-of-us-premiere-pushes-rotten-tomatoes-score-to-near-perfect-99-as-audience-rating-jumps-to-96\/"},"modified":"2023-01-16T14:55:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T14:55:25","slug":"the-last-of-us-premiere-pushes-rotten-tomatoes-score-to-near-perfect-99-as-audience-rating-jumps-to-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/the-last-of-us-premiere-pushes-rotten-tomatoes-score-to-near-perfect-99-as-audience-rating-jumps-to-96\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last of Us Premiere Pushes Rotten Tomatoes Score to Near Perfect 99% as Audience Rating Jumps to 96%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"heading_breadcrumb\">\n<nav>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/tv-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV News<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"last_breadcrumb\"><span>The Last of Us Premiere Pushes Rotten Tomatoes Score to Near Perfect 99% as Audience Rating Jumps to 96%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":0,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading_excerpt\">The Last of Us has lastly arrived on HBO Max, and continued to construct its unbelievable critiques tally. <\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":100} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"heading_image responsive-img img-size-heading-image-full-width expandable \" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-last-of-us-feature1.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;HBO&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1140px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-last-of-us-feature1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=1140&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-last-of-us-feature1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=943&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-last-of-us-feature1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=767&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-last-of-us-feature1.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=contain&amp;w=480&amp;h=&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" alt=\"Bella-Ramsey-and-Pedro-Pascal-walking-towards-destroyed-city-in-the-last-of-us\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/the-last-of-us-feature1.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"item-img-caption\">HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":100} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below main pic! --> <\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/tv\/the-last-of-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Last of Us<\/a><\/em> <\/strong>lastly arrived on HBO and HBO Max on Sunday evening, and the thrill that has been constructing across the online game adaptation reached its peak with a debut that continued to earn common reward from critics and audiences alike. Having already secured good scores from critics, by the point of the premiere episode, solely 2 out of the 91 critiques on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/the_last_of_us\/s01\/reviews\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> gave the sequence a \u201crotten\u201d score, denying the sequence the right rating it&#8217;s so shut however so removed from claiming.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":750,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":599} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below first paragraph! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --> <\/p>\n<p>While there have been round <a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/the-last-of-us-audience-score\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">200 viewers critiques posted on the assessment web site hours earlier than the precise premiere<\/a> for the sequence, some generically optimistic and others being detrimental \u201cto balance fake reviews\u201d, there have been over 1400 critiques posted for the reason that present\u2019s launch which have boosted the questionable 86% score to 96%. With this quantity all however sure to proceed to rise as extra critiques are available, there isn&#8217;t a option to deny {that a} TV phenomenon is underway.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<div class=\"adsninja-ad-zone  \" id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\" style=\"\">\n<div id=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone\">\n<div class=\"ad-current\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-container-MW-Reg-Org\" class=\"ad-zone-container ad-zone-container-content-character-count-repeatable-1 adsninja-ad-zone-container-with-set-height\" data-no-fill-collapsable=\"false\"><strong class=\"ad-zone-advertising-tag\">MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are often combined emotions about any adaptation of a a lot beloved online game sequence, simply because the followers 90% of each game-to-screen adaptation ever made, however in some way <em>The Last of Us<\/em> has taken what&#8217;s thought to be one of many biggest video video games of all time and seemingly turned it into one the best TV sequence of all time. Considering a number of the backlash that the unique casting of the present acquired, the across-the-board love of the present is a masterful present of what being loyal to a preferred franchise can do.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":9,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":515} --><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"related-single\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/the-last-of-us-pedro-pascal-and-bella-ramsey-chemistry\/\" title=\"The Last of Us: Craig Mazin Praises the Chemistry Between Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Last of Us: Craig Mazin Praises the Chemistry Between Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":10,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":611} --><br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: native in content! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bella-ramsey-doubted-she-could-play-ellie-in-the-last-of-us-due-to-fan-backlash\"> Bella Ramsey Doubted She Could Play Ellie in The Last of Us Due to Fan Backlash<\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bella-ramsey-the-last-of-us.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;HBO Max&quot;\">\n<figure> <picture> <!--[if IE 9]> <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bella-ramsey-the-last-of-us.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bella-ramsey-the-last-of-us.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bella-ramsey-the-last-of-us.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bella-ramsey-the-last-of-us.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Bella Ramsey The Last of Us\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/bella-ramsey-the-last-of-us.jpg\"\/> <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">HBO Max<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":11,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":611} -->\n <\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":12,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":611} --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/movieweb.com\/person\/bella-ramsey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bella Ramsey<\/a> is not any stranger to brutal TV reveals, having appeared on the age of 11 in <em>Game of Thrones<\/em>. However, her casting as Ellie in <em>The Last of Us<\/em> introduced with it a backlash from followers that had the younger actress believing that she might not be ok to hold the function. In a latest interview with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/11\/arts\/television\/bella-ramsey-the-last-of-us.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New York Times<\/a><\/em>, the now 19 yr outdated defined:<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":1,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":13,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":958} --><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve ever had a negative reaction to something. There would be times I\u2019d find it funny. Then I\u2019d get to the end of a 10-minute scrolling session, put my phone down and realize: Maybe that was a bad idea. It\u2019s only recently that I\u2019ve accepted I am Ellie, and I can do it, and I am a good actor, but this will last for a few weeks and then I\u2019ll think I\u2019m terrible again. That\u2019s just the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Among many different issues, the response to <em>The Last of Us\u2019<\/em> first episode ought to have lastly dispelled Ramsey\u2019s doubts over her efficiency within the sequence, and this time subsequent yr might discover herself on the receiving finish of an award or two besides.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><\/p>\n<p><em>The Last of Us<\/em> premieres new episodes on HBO and HBO Max each Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":2,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":15,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":70} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"adPosition\":2,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":16,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"actualCount\":70} --><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Home TV News The Last of Us Premiere Pushes Rotten Tomatoes Score to Near Perfect 99% as Audience Rating Jumps to 96% The Last of Us has lastly arrived on HBO Max, and continued to construct its unbelievable critiques tally. 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