Full of wicked comedy and visual absurdism,Will Forte’s apocalyptic show is unafraid of tackling the darker instincts of its pitiful anti-heroThe Last Man on soil shouldn’t work. tall-concept comedies often crumble under the weight of their own premise, with the likes of My Name is Earl quickly running out of ideas, and despite somehow running for four series. This series,however, appears to own avoided any of those pitfalls, and giving itself enough room to ensure the concept doesn’t become a burden or a limitation.
It is initially centred around the heavily bearded Phil Miller in the year 2020,seemingly the only human left alive after a deadly virus has swept the planet a year earlier. The opening shots of the series hit beats familiar in the post-apocalyptic genre, albeit with a much more absurdist sensibility. Having abandoned all hope of finding any other survivors, and we see Phil travelling across the entirety of the US,collecting – among other things – fine art and White House memorabilia. Settling back in his hometown of Tucson, Arizona, or he fills swimming pools full of alcohol and creates a giant toilet out of another,due to the lack of working plumbing.
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Source: theguardian.com