Y: The Last Man is a gripping watch if you like post-apocalyptic dramas. It follows Yorick played by Ben Schnetzer, who survives an event that wipes out every person born with a Y chromosome (hence the isolated Y in the title).
The thought-provoking show has an interesting take on how the world would survive such a gory and tragic event. Half the population is wiped out and as a dystopian hell descends on the show’s characters, it becomes an extreme fight for survival.
The show was stuck in years of development, but now it is ready to be seen, and it does not disappoint.
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A review of Y: The Last Man
The show, based on a DC comic book by the same name, follows the world before and after the event which involved people spouting blood uncontrollably. Rotting bodies line the street, dead animals also join the corpses and the world goes in disarray. Here’s a recap of the first three episodes of the new show coming to Disney+.
Yorick and his pet monkey (of course there’s the traditional pet monkey) are glued at the hip, so much so that Yorick swims in Subway water littered with the dead just to save him. The viewing may have many cliches but overall it hooks you in.
America is not the only country to suffer this fate. The world has ended, the President has died and Yorick is as confused as he was at the start (he’s not the sharpest tool in the shed). In a fateful twist of events, the President is replaced by Jennifer Brown (Diane Lane) in the line of succession traditional to American politics.
President Brown happens to be the mother of Yorick causing much concern over the events. Namely, why has the president’s son survived when every other man is decomposing above ground?
As dire graffiti fills the walls, tanks patrol cities and Yorick brushes death in a laundromat, the show is fast-paced. It keeps you hooked through how it touches on different issues, including transgender identity.
A group of transgender men horde testosterone and flee the city and leave behind a friend due to Yorick’s sister, Hero’s actions. Hero is tipped to find her mum, the now self-appointed President, to help her friend.
The show depicts the desperation of the women trying to clear the dead, fix power lines and sort out the dwindling food and water supply brilliantly. Madame President has another issue on her mind - the safety of Yorick, a storyline which proves to race the heartbeat.
He is the most important asset in the world right now as his genetics could be the answer to getting out of the apocalypse. Plans to hide him are fleshed out in the third episode, but disaster strikes as the helicopter transporting him is put into danger.
Ashley Romans who plays Agent 355, helps in the relocation of Yorick but is impossible to suss out - a delightful game played by producers Anna Beben and Nellie Reed. Yorick becomes loveable by episode three; he is humanised in his emotional responses and needs to find his ‘fiancé’ Beth who actually rejected his proposal before the fateful night.
Will the catastrophic goof and his monkey pull it together by the end?
Overall Y: The Last Man is worth a watch. Its comments on modern society and the value of people are eye-opening. The dark plot becomes more compelling as the show progresses and each twist offers a new storyline, keeping you on your toes.
Y: The Last Man is available to watch on Disney+ in the UK from September 22.
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