In US television history, just to be a little clear. World Cup finals, Champions League finals, etc. all get higher viewer numbers.

Yes, but also Joel is in it quite a bit and they’re absolutely going to lean hard on flashbacks to tell the story. Plus at least half the story is Abby, and Kaitlyn Dever is definitely proven and can carry that half of the series.

Yeah, not sure why it’s a particular complaint here. If you fast travel in literally any game, you’re missing out on stuff that could’ve happened on the way if you ran, walked, swam, flew, whatever.