Y The Last Man

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Five Thoughts on Y: The Last Man‘s “Peppers”

By | Nov 9, 2021 | Television

Welcome, remaining living creatures, to our review of FX’s inappropriately named science fiction drama Y The Last Man. Season one’s penultimate episode sets us up for a thrilling finale that will bring together the show’s three main threads, while delivering equal parts exciting murders and thoughtful introspection. Spoilers ahead, so figure out who the president […]

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Five Thoughts on Y: The Last Man‘s “Ready, Aim, Fire”

By | Nov 2, 2021 | Television

Welcome, remaining living creatures, to our review of FX’s inappropriately named science fiction drama Y The Last Man. This episode delivers Roxanne’s long-awaited origin story, Sam’s long-earned fresh start, and Nora’s calculated/chaotic approach to career advancement with a uniquely catlike quality. Spoilers ahead, so let go of that lover who doesn’t deserve you, and if […]

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Five Thoughts on Y: The Last Man‘s “My Mother Saw a Monkey”

By | Oct 26, 2021 | Television

Welcome, remaining living creatures, to our review of FX’s inappropriately named science fiction drama Y The Last Man. Episode seven takes seriously the difficulty of teamwork, and the harm the patriarchy has caused that has outlived the Y chromosome. So beware of non-daughters-in-law, and put on your eighteenth century nightgown like the grounded trustworthy individual […]

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Five Thoughts on Y: The Last Man‘s “Mann Hunt”

By | Oct 12, 2021 | Television

Welcome, remaining living creatures, to our review of FX’s inappropriately titled science fiction drama, Y The Last Man. This episode brings us to Boston, where even more parallels are developed between the fictional post-apocalypse and the non-fictional pre-apocalypse. We also get to finally meet Dr. Allison Mann, who articulates all that was really lost as […]

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