If you promise me an apocalypse, I’ll come to your party, so The Last Man on Earth had me at hello. I also find Will Forte and Kristen Schaal inherently amusing. Will Forte plays the titular character….or does he? Forte’s character, Phil, is kind of awful because he is an overgrown destructive toddler. She is kind of awful and unreasonable. And yet…..just when the awkwardness is unbearable, The Last Man on Earth takes it to a higher level of awkwardness. If no one is around, how much more awkward or awful can things get socially? At least because you’re humanity’s only survivors, the margin of error can be a broad one, right? The Last Man on Earth is an excruciatingly hilarious comedy of errors that never lets up, and despite the fact that the main characters are objectively the worst, they remained sympathetic to me because who doesn’t want to be loved and get what they want in spite of all the flaws. I actually laughed out loud and watched the entire series in a few sittings. Each episode managed to surprise me, and I would suggest putting the phone away and giving it your complete attention because the funniest moments come when you least expect them. For die hard apocalyptic fans, The Last Man on Earth may bother you because highways aren’t packed with abandoned cars, and the houses and streets aren’t filled with rotting bodies, but it is a comedy so get over it. If my description of The Last Man on Earth does not sound appealing, then I would skip it if I were you.
The Last Man on Earth
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