Y: The Last Man
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There were many ways a screen adaptation ofY: The Last Mancould have gone very, very wrong.
Even a former president is recommendingNaomi Aldermans feminist dystopia,The Power!
But the source text itself?
It turns out that when a man explores the What if men disappeared?
(Worth mentioning here thatmultiplewomendid it first.)
Its deeply gender essentialist, of course.
The IDF is weirdly prominent.
In this version, we get to know everyone a few days before the Event.
When Beth walks out, she doesnt come back.
Not that his sister isnt just as much of a mess.
(I dont know if the AA handbook covers how to cope with getting away with murder.)
Yoricks and Heros issues make a lot more sense when you realize that their mother is a congresswoman.
The Event takes not only her family but also everything she staked her identity on namely, the patriarchy.
People including your own family.
People including your tormentors.
(Even people whoarent men.)
The show takes its time easing into the ice-cold ocean of horror that this story demands.
Its chaos, but not the slick, macho, action-movie sort.
This time, finally, you’re able to feel it.
Just one womans take!
The Yorick/Hero sibling dynamic is perfect.
(Source: experience.)
Schnetzer and Thirlby even look like they could be Diane Lanes kids.
Heres hoping their limited relationship in the comics gets an expansion in the adaptation.
I dont hate CGI Ampersand as much as I thought I would!
Hes a sight better thanthe daemonsinHis Dark Materials, anyway.
Still not over how well the dinner argument positions the presumed hero as a walking red flag.
Beth, girl, youbetterrun.
355s new introduction is infinitely better than the weird international rescue mission from the comics.
(Cool people dont look at explosions, and neither does 355.)
The biomechanics of the Event are muddled thus far.
The shot of the general bleeding out over a U.S. map?
Thats pure graphic-novel gold.
