Mann Hunt
Yorick and Agent 355 are out on the streets, checking graffiti on the walls when they notice a military convoy driving by. They decide to take cover in an alleyway to avoid being seen. However, they are quickly surrounded by the military and have to take cover. They demand Yorick stay put while they question the convoy, but he declines because he doesn’t want to get in trouble with the military.
Agent 355, a special agent with the Central Intelligence Agency, enters the destroyed science lab in order to find Dr. Mann. The protests outside are ongoing and the gas used to disperse them has made it difficult for her to see what is happening inside. She soon realizes that their mission has become much more complicated than originally thought. ..
Yorick decides not to listen and picks a lock to break into a building behind him. The only trouble is, this place is a refuge for rebels who are fighting back against the military. Yorick decides to take off his mask again, showing Steph that he’s a male. ..
Yorick is able to provide them with a lead on the whereabouts of the Union Club’s owner, who they believe is in Europe. Agent 355 and Yorick head out to track down their target, but are quickly met with resistance. They eventually catch up to their target and take him into custody.
Agent 355 decides to skip out for the time being, feeding this news back to Jennifer and awaiting orders.
“Before she hears from 355, Reed feeds back the news to Jennifer about the crashed copters found in the field,” Reed begins. “Although no bodies have been found, Reed reiterates that it doesn’t look good.”
Agent 355 Sneakily infiltrates the building from the top window, finding her fellow assassin in wait. The two fight for a bit before finally coming to an understanding.
525 has been in this house for 3 weeks and she’s had enough. She wants to live her own life but the only way to do that is by killing their superior and breaking the loop.
After being in Israel, Regina and Jennifer have a tense relationship. Regina is clearly vouching for the presidency spot, something that Kimberly is well aware of. In private, she makes it clear that Regina’s not alone.
The episode comes to a close as a drunken Allison Mann discusses the importance of the Y chromosome and just how many variations there are beyond men and women. However, their chat is interrupted by Agent 355, who has new orders from Jennifer. They have been approved to head on down to San Francisco. ..
The Episode Review
This week’s episode of The Last Man features a lot of soap opera shenanigans and the world’s most annoying male still alive. Yorick is such a liability and if this is the best male left for the job, god help us all.
He constantly takes off his gas mask, can’t follow simple instructions and acts like a bumbling buffoon most of the time. I haven’t read the source material so I can’t say how well this has been adapted but honestly, writing like this would not be out of place on the CW Network. ..
The protagonist’s motivations are shallow and one-dimensional, while the interesting characters are bogged down with needless fetch quests. ..
This chapter introduces Allison Mann, but the quest continues with a further road trip to San Francisco. While it’s good to see the action move to another city, the social commentary in this is a little on-the-nose, and it doesn’t help Mann’s character at all.
The ending of the show leaves a lot of potential for the future, but it’s still early in the season. It’s hard to say if this show is actually going to step it up and fight in the second half, but so far it hasn’t shown much promise.
