HBO Leads Twitter Buzz With Teen Angst, Heroes and Video Games

variety.com:

Amber Dowling It was a big week for HBO/HBO Max, which led overall fan engagement on Twitter for Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of Jan.

10 – 16. Bolstering those online conversations were two key series, “Euphoria” and “Peacemaker,” as well as casting news for the upcoming adaptation of video game “The Last of Us.”The second episode of “Euphoria’s” sophomore season once again landed the show in the top slot with more than 440,000 engagements.

Much of the discussion revolved around two new players in the Zendaya-starring drama, who arrived to stir up some trouble for two fan-favorite couples.Dominic Fike’s Elliot has divided fans who are loyal to the Rue-Jules (Hunter Schafer) romance, while users seem conflicted on Chloe Cherry’s Faye — who may be there to cause strife between Fez (Angus Cloud) and Lexi (Maude Apatow).