<p>Boy prays for a girl, boy meets girl, boy ignores girl, and boy&#8230;sort of comes around to that girl who happens to be the last girl on earth. Probably. It&#8217;s that non-sensical storyline that <em>The Last Man on Earth</em> continues to thrive by in all its ridiculous style, if only I could figure out what exactly that &#8220;style&#8221; is.</p>
<p>A week ago, I&#8217;d have done a double-take if anyone told me just <a href="https://bagogames.com/the-last-man-on-earth-series-premiere-review/">how fun the apocalypse could be</a> – much less as a romantic comedy. Beating the odds in every way it&#8217;d done for its past two episodes, <em>The Last Man on Earth&#8217;</em>s surprisingly – if not bewilderingly – become something of a love story and <em>Raisinballs and Wedding Bells</em> takes it to its next, outlandish level.</p>
<p><strong>Some Spoilers Follow</strong></p>
<p>With the fate of the human race at stake, it&#8217;s up to Phil Miller and one Carol Pilbasian to repopulate the planet earth, but it&#8217;s only in holy matrimony that Carol will ever do the deed. So it falls to Phil, err, <em>President</em> Phil, to do the one thing he simply cannot do, it seems: tie the knot. Yes, by a unanimous vote of two, Phil Miller just also happens to be the President elect of the US of A because Carol should only marry the most powerful (and last) man in the country. Phil already has the rug for it, after all. What he doesn&#8217;t have is a ring.</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s fairly remarkable how much the series has managed to changed since we found Phil wallowing in his kiddy pool of booze and it&#8217;s that constant reinvention that&#8217;s served the show well only three episodes in. Here, it&#8217;s no longer Phil&#8217;s world, but a woman&#8217;s world too – namely Carol&#8217;s and Phil&#8217;s own insecurities about just what it means to let other people into his life. As fun as it might be to watch Will Forte blowtorch toilet paper all by his lonesome,<em> Last Man</em> is admirably setting up a family of two that&#8217;s slowly, but surely, beginning to rub off on me.</p>
<p>On the one hand, Forte&#8217;s surely an actor that can hold his own literally on his own, but on the other, I’m gradually enjoying his and Carol&#8217;s relationship, warped and insane as it is. I’m also glad that the unlikable aspects of Carol have been toned down from last week. I&#8217;ve been frank about the message the series applied to Carol&#8217;s debut. She&#8217;s possessive, she&#8217;s neurotic, even what Phil would consider a nag on his bachelor life. Nevertheless, she&#8217;s arguably the only honest member of this party of two<i>, </i>even if she only has a future of spaghetti raisin ball pasta and Phil&#8217;s sports balls to look forward to.</p>
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<p>It&#8217;s an equally interesting dilemma that a man who so desperately wanted to escape from civilization has problems being alone and even bigger ones committing to people. “Everyone&#8217;s still dead,” Phil exclaims waking up from a nightmare. “Oh, thank God.” Can&#8217;t live with &#8217;em, can&#8217;t live without &#8217;em, eh Phil?</p>
<p>This episode put the pressure on the both of them to understand one another&#8217;s worlds and I dare say that the show dearly benefited from it. While I find it far-fetched that even a slacker like Phil can&#8217;t even pick up a ring from a vacant jewelry store, it&#8217;s easy to think of marriage as Carol&#8217;s own obsession keeping her alive as much as sex is for Phil. She’s working hard to rebuild the freaking human race and getting zero help! The show plays off the idea of the loser guy and the obsessive girl, and despite the clichés, it&#8217;s at least viewing the two of them in terms of equally comedic opportunities.</p>
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<p>It’s notoriously easy to joke about the guy being hassled by the woman in his life, cowering away in his man cave or always hanging with the guys. It&#8217;s a rather antiquated relationship I’m glad <em>Last Man&#8217;</em>s not falling prey to longer than it feels it has to. Last week, Carol was in danger of being a shrew. Now she’s a person. A very weird person, yes, but not any weirder than Phil. Phil, it seems gets that too. This episode saw them get the best out of both of their worlds and arguably the best gags as a result. Who knew that playing racquetball in the house and steamrolling beer cans could be more fun with the one you think you love? Maybe just as fun as introducing a spouse to your ex-mannequin girlfriend.</p>
<p>As charming as this episode was, it was noticeably less funny, if not a bit off in certain departments. Phil and Carol&#8217;s marriage bed antics proved hilariously awkward, but Carol&#8217;s musings about that &#8220;masturbatory&#8221; collection of Phil&#8217;s we were introduced to last week seemed too genuinely mature for a show this jovial. The novelties in Phil&#8217;s house, meanwhile, are proving to be amusing easter eggs to scout out each episode, including that fabulous T-Rex skull above his dining room table.</p>
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<p>The surprise appearance of a third-wheel in their relationship&#8217;s another fantastic addition with its potential to disturb the balance that the two have begun to find. Even worse: It looks like there’s going to have to be a recount in that Presidential vote. If two&#8217;s a party, then three&#8217;s a crowd Phil&#8217;s going to have some very interesting dynamics to a show that&#8217;s as delightfully ever-changing as this one.</p>
<p><em>The Last Man on Eart</em>h’s second week threw another round of raucous curveballs, most of them funny, odd, and only infrequently uncomfortable. To think that <em>Raisinballs and Wedding Bells</em> shook up the status quo in just one episode is a feat in itself and one I&#8217;m proud to say is making Phil Miller&#8217;s adventures in marriage a wildly entertaining one thus far.</p>
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<p><em>The Last Man on Earth</em> airs Sunday nights on FOX at 9/8 Central. Catch all the latest episodes at <a href="http://www.fox.com/the-last-man-on-earth/the-last-man-on-earth/full-episodes">FOX.com</a> and all the latest reviews here at <a href="Phil%20Miller is now the president of the United States. That’s the result of the “vote” that Carol insists on in tonight’s episode of Last Man, when it occurs to her that one of them should fill the role of POTUS now that everyone else is gone. Makes sense; Phil already has the rug for it. It’s kind of crazy how in episode three (and week two), the dynamics of the show have already changed so much. While we’ve known for some time that other actors would appear on Last Man in some capacity, who could’ve seen Carol coming so quickly (in more ways than one)? It’s no longer just Will Forte’s Phil un-surviving the end of the world. Now it’s Forte and Kristen Schaal doing their best, twisted take on Adam and Eve. (For now.) Which is to say, the show may not be turning out to be what some expected or hoped for. But as I noted last week, it’s very rare for a Last Man on Earth tale to actually feature nobody but its titular character. Dramatically, it’s eventually a dead-end. On the one hand, I would’ve liked to see a few more episodes of Forte all by himself. But on the other hand, I’m really enjoying the Phil/Carol relationship as it is (insane, warped, hilarious and sometimes touching). I’m also glad that the unlikable aspects of Carol have been toned down from last week. Sure, she’s still weird and off-putting at times (uh, that lovemaking... is that what it’s called?!). But she is trying to do the right thing while also having to deal with the total loser underachiever that Phil is. I mean, I totally get the need to play “toast the toilet paper pyramid with a flamethrower,” but at the same time, it wouldn’t have killed Phil to pick up the ring like he was supposed to. So yeah, Carol was fully justified -- and sympathetic -- when she withdrew after Phil ruined their wedding. She’s working hard to rebuild the freaking human race and getting zero help! Additionally, the show plays off the idea of the screw-up guy and the get-it-done gal. It’s always easy to joke about the dude who’s being bossed around by his wife or girlfriend, having to hide when he’s at the bar or what have you. But that’s a facile summation of a chunk of 21st century domesticity, and one I’m glad that Last Man is not falling prey to. Last week, Carol was in danger of being a shrew. Now she’s a person. A very weird person, yes, but not any weirder than Phil. And Phil gets that too. So after they make up and he apologizes, they finally start to really connect. It turns out playing crazy racquetball in the house, flame-throwing your man in his fire-proof suit, and crushing beer cans with a steamroller can be as fan as bedazzling pillows. Almost as fun as beating up his ex-girlfriend mannequin! “This is our destiny maybe,” Phil tells Carol as they drive blissfully along. And then January Jones shows up, which totally messes up the balance that the two have begun to find. Even worse: It looks like there’s going to have to be a presidential election revote too. Some notes: “These girls were molested.” Oh, that dream sequence wedding dress. I think my aunt wore the same one in 1985… I love how when Phil awakens from his nightmare, the camera quickly cuts out wider and wider until we see the Earth from above. “Everyone's still dead,” he says. “Oh, thank God.” I forgot to mention this last week, but a T. rex skull as a dining room table ornament? The best. I’m sorry to see the mannequin girlfriend go. Perhaps she’ll recover from Carol’s assault though! Best bachelor party ever. The Last Man on Earth’s second week proves that the show is going to continue to throw curveballs at viewers, but they’re going to be very funny, odd and sometimes grotesque curveballs. The series’ status quo has been shaken up again by the end of tonight’s episode, and how many shows can you say that about?">BagoGames</a>.</p>

The Last Man On Earth: ‘Raisinballs and Wedding Bells’ Review
THE LAST MAN ON EARTH: Phil Miller (Will Forte) adjusts to life as the last man on earth in the "Raisin Balls and Wedding Bells" episode of THE LAST MAN ON EARTH airing Sunday, March 8 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ©2015 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Jordin Althaus/FOX