Y: The Last Man
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This shows genius is in the details.
Nora batting a vase off a table like a cat.
355s eye roll when she passes her flashlight over Yorick hiding under a desk.
Kims dropped fake smile the second she turns away from 355.
Take, for example, Yoricks wisecracks.
Its the classic I never do laundry because Im not good at it defense.
355, meanwhile, is the undisputed queen of crisis.
On a macro level, the wheels of power are turning.
Jennifer and her cabal have successfully recruited an engineer to help them get a flooded power plant back online.
Kim is blooming into a formidable villain.
But consider, for a moment, this womans upbringing.
Her only authentic belief is in the necessity of male authority.
And the scariest part is itworks.
Meanwhile, a perfectly good Campbell woman is out there, wandering the streets, desperate for purpose.
Nora Brady, the former presidents aide, is Kims mirror image: all work, no politics.
(What do you want to bet that teen Noras motto was Im not like other girls?)
Assorted Bits
Ashley Romans could have gotten the role of 355 without speaking a word.
I can feel every one of her suppressed reactions in mybones.
Her face as Kim attempts to girlfriend-ify her?
So Ampersands carrier is more of a palanquin than a cage?
He can clearly unlatch it whenever he wants.
This bodes well for everyone, I think.
What do we think is going on with those star tattoos Jennifer notices behind a Secret Service agents ear?
And what do they have to do with the bloodstains she looks to next?
Praying Regina Olivers recovery is the only nod to Israel well be getting in the adaptation.
Sorry, but if someone called me a rhino, I would laugh in their face.
