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| Kristen Wiig in The Last Man on Earth |
When shops are no longer open for business and houses are empty besides the belongings left behind they become scavenging grounds for those still fighting to survive on shows such as The Last Man on Earth and The Walking Dead. The color-soaked costuming of Last Man is in strong contrast to the neutral and earthy toned infused wardrobe of those trying to survive an apocalypse of a different kind on The Walking Dead, but both go a long way in explaining the hopelessness of the task at hand and why existential dread is not the way to go.
The Last Man on Earth introduced another survivor in last week’s excellent standalone episode “Got Milk?” which tracked Kristen Wiig’s journey from philanthropic socialite hosting fancy galas in her backyard to the inhabitant of a very well stocked bunker. Like a post-apocalyptic version of Grey Gardens, instead of a daughter/mother duo her sole companion is her dog Jeremy. Wiig’s character Pamela wears a lot of white with oversized shoulder ruffles and expensive looking jewelry so it isn’t a surprise that she fashions a garbage bag jumpsuit complete with sleeve puffs to match the kind of blouses she wears.
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