The only thing missing from SNL's brilliant TheLastofUs-inspired Mario Kart sketch with Pedro Pascal was the blue shell
has done it again, reimagining a beloved video game as a prestige HBO drama replete with moody, atmospheric visuals and a dark and somber protagonist. The game this time? Mario Kart.Dressed in overalls and a red shirt, as well as the familiar newsboy-style cap, Pascal’s Mario has his back turned as another character slaps some of Mario Kart’s familiar golden coins on a table while demanding she has important cargo she needs “smuggled to Rainbow Road” — and that “people say you used to drive.
Chloe Fineman as a princess and host Pedro Pascal as Mario during the “New Video Game Series” sketch on Saturday, February 4, 2023. Image source: Kyle Dubiel/NBC, fans of the series are bracing themselves for Episode 4 coming Sunday evening, which is titledTo get an idea of just how big of a seriesis for HBO, the network said that last Sunday’s Episode 3 pulled in 6.4 million viewers, up 12% from the week prior and up 37% from the series’ debut .
Moreover, with the show’s viewership now averaging 21.3 million viewers across its first two episodes, it joins three other HBO series in what’s now for the network: A total of four current HBO series have what the network describes as cross-platform audiences averaging more than 15 million viewers per episode. The four shows include
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