Now Approaching Repopulation Station: ‘Last Man on Earth’, Season 1, Ep 5

I couldn’t take notes for the first eight minutes of episode five. My guffaws prevented all the writing I meant to do. In about 10 minutes of network TV excellence, we cover the following joke topics: rationalizing parenthood with sports paraphernalia-friends, wearing white after Labor Day, Rosa Parks defying segregation, and agreeing on rule-breaking as …

Garden-Variety Garden of Eden: ‘Last Man on Earth’, Season 1, Episode 3

The writers’ room gave Kristen Schaal free reign over the first 12 minutes of this episode. And Carol Pilbasian returned it, beautifully wrapped, with a neat bow and handwritten card, because that’s what Carol does. There’s a generously bearded male cake doll too, and a pretty wedding cake covered in icing but made of lasagna. Schaal monologues …