#tandy the last man on earth

[everyonesonthespectrum]

Today’s Autistic character of the day is:

Philip Tandy “Phil” Miller from The Last Man on Earth

[ultimatenomi]

No one asked for this, but i've been thinking about the Millers from The Last Man on Earth and their relationship to each other and how they share so many similarities

Like I can't help but think about them as kids- Phil showing Mike the ropes at all the coolest stuff, the best ways to get around cursing so you dont get in trouble

Mike idolising his big brother and wanting to impress him; Phil always knows all the best facts and is always teaching him things, so Mike tries to learn cool things to tell Phil- something he doesn't already know because he's 5 years older so he has so much more knowledge! Getting faster and better at sports to keep up with his brother who at this point is so much bigger than him Trying to get in his own 'Burn!' moments in because Phil finds it so funny- not understanding that his accomplishments are actually making his older brother jealous and insecure.

When Phil pulls away Mike tries harder to impress him, which only makes Phil more angry at him, convinced he's trying to usurp him and pull all the attention away from him. Phil never puts together that his little brother became an Entomologist astronaut because he liked bugs and space

They finally come to somewhat of an understanding as adults, bonding over their love of karaoke, and the movie Once, which came out when Mike was still studying for his Masters, only to fall out days before Mike went into Space.

Then the world ends, and they both think the other is gone forever. Phil finds a community right after giving up hope and talking to his balls, whilst his little brother floats above the world, completely isolated- talking to his worms.

They finally find each other again and Phil drops right back into the old dynamic, not knowing how much despair mike is actually feeling. They once again make up... only for mike to get sick. we all know what happens there- phil loses his brother, only this time he thinks he knows it for real.

Mike stays on his own in Tuscon for longer than strictly neccesary because he's anxious that he really does have the virus, and he wants to be 100% sure he doesn't before he goes anywhere near his brother and his unborn baby- he would never forgive himself if he caused the last remaining people on earth to get sick.

Then when he's finally ready to rock up- they've gone.

[quiteunlikely-screencaps]

Will Forte as Phil Tandy Miller in The Last Man on Earth (2015-2018)

[daoggiallavvenire]

Love them so much

Closure, closure. Closure, closure, closure. You three are the most important things in my life. Closure, closure. Closure, closure, closure. I couldn’t be any happier. Fart, fart, fart. Fart, fart, fart.

[reallyhardy]

Loren, have you started watching Scott Pilgrim Takes Off!? I'm on episode 5 rn, interested in your thoughts if you have started watching

YES hello!

i thought it was brilliant! i loved the subversion of expectation (i mean i WOULD deffo have been happy to sit there any just watch The Story I Know yet again, but it was SO exciting when i realised they were doing something different.) i love love LOVED the animation, all the action sequences looked so fantastic, and... i loved the addition of the sparks ✨ i thought it was SO so cute. SPOILERSSSS below:

i thought will forte playing older/even older scott was a fantastic choice (channelling phil tandy miller from the last man on earth for sure)

i also adored the scene with kim and knives bonding through music, and all of knives becoming part of the band... the whole thing with todd and wallace was absolutely nuts...

i thought it was nice expanding on all the exes stories and having ramona go in and make up with (most of) them. the story with roxie was particularly good and had me tearing up! and i was absolutely sobbing by the end of the series haha although i think a lot of it had to do with the nostalgic angle for me and how much i'd loved the movie as a teen hahaha and then having the story come back for a third time in my life in a way that felt kinder and more redemptive was really something.

at first i was sad they didn't get into things like steven being gay but then i realised... ofc with it ending in a similar place 'let's try this' but also really it actually ended chronologically not long after the original story starts... it had me realise oh actually there's still so much possiblity for these characters and their lives. they could still have a lot of those adventures and discoveries that happen in the later comics even if we don't see them, it ends on the hopeful note that lets you know they're all going to try, even in the face of knowing that it Could All Go Wrong as shown by older scott & ramona's story, that there is always hope and they may as well give it a shot. BUT i also thought that part with Ultimate Ramona saying "i'm probably going to struggle with this later, so let me tell you this now, i love you" IDKKK i know to that-timeline scott that's early af but to ultimate ramona it's a real present thing since she's got all of that knowledge and history inside her. ANYWAY MADE ME EMOTIONAL also loved the visual reference to the kiss from the end of ponyo :')

.............ramona RE-BLEACHING and dyeing her hair THAT much was absolutely insane though 🤣 i've seen ppl say 'WITH A DEVELOPER BASE!?' too although I PERSONALLY believe she was maybe. mixing with conditioner. that's the only thing i could think of that would make it even remotely acceptable to bleach it that much (but also its a cartoon so ofc not realistic haha)

also i THOROUGHLY enjoyed the nicholas angel & danny butterman cameos 🤣 i was like wait why are these two security guards english.....? oh wait. oh okay. i see.

[fenfoxs]

i started watching the great north and its awesome cause like. my favorite is wolf. which is so fucking obvious when you know i LOVE will forte. He’s so typecasted but its hilarious cause wolf is like a 1:1 replica of tandy from the last man on earth. which btw is my favorite show. So its literally awesome seeing wolf and thinking of my favorite show of all time.

[fira54funko]

Tandy From The Last Man On Earth.

Covid really **FUCKED OVER THIS SHOW!!

Who knew barely 2 years later, this shit would actually happen??? It's really a shame because I would so love to see a season 5, but I guess it's probably too real now for alot of people now? Hopefully one of these days we can consider bringing it back. It was some funny shit. 😊

[daoggiallavvenire]

Me too

I love Tandy and Carol so much

[eddievedders]

Jason Sudeikis being *ﾟ✧♥ a dumbass ♥✧ﾟ* for 40 seconds. Bloopers | Season 2 Ep. 14 | THE LAST MAN ON EARTH.

[exuberantocean]

“It’s just so...quiet.  This sounds weird you know, but I miss the noise, you know?  The sounds of cars drivin’ and horns honkin’ and people talking, laughing, radios.  It’s just...so empty.”

-Mike Miller, S2E11 Pitch Black

I think Phil has a better read on his brother Mike than you might think on first glance.  Yes, sometimes Phil’s own insecurities make him misinterpret things, but you know, I think he largely understand his brother really well.

And I think about the above quote and how we see Phil heavily use music in his interactions with his brother.  It’s clear Phil and Mike both love music, but I think what Phil is doing goes beyond that.

A world without animals is quiet.  So quiet.  While all around them they have all the trappings of civilization, the utter quiet is the biggest sign of just how utterly alone they are.  How alone Mike is, and it must have been just as silent when Mike was stranded on the space station.

So Phil does his best to surround Mike’s world with song, to make constant noise around Mike, especially in S4 when Mike’s now clocked 4 years solo.  I think he knows full well that Mike’s struggling to shake off the deep oppressive aloneness, that won’t leave even when he’s with the group, so Phil does the only thing he knows how to do to shake it.  He makes noise.  He sings.  He makes Mike sing. He uses song to coerce Mike into engaging with the life around him when Mike struggles to figure out how. And I think Phil also knows that Mike lives in his own head too much and uses singing to draw him out of there.

I think, overall, Phil (when not off the rocker) has more emotional intelligence than given credit for.  And boy, he knows his brother.

[crazybagelbitch]

is anyone still semi-active in the last man on earth fandom enough to read fanfiction? i’ve been thinking about writing a fic pertaining to it but i also don’t want to post for a dead audience

alternatively: are any of you alive in tuscon

[ur-stepdad]

i'm not being funny the scene in The Last Man on Earth where mike shaves tandy's hair to be even is one of the most moving moments in cinema history "falling slowly" makes me want to DIE now

[cursedchildofchaos]

Fan art dump! I figured I would start posting my fan art on here! Most of my stuff is old, but here are some new babies. Also , just cuz I watched Twin Peaks and Last Man on Earth does not mean I recommend them to everyone...they are def not for everyone.

Yes, Darco is fighting an apple, but it's because the apple stole his apple love. XD The Draco drawing is based off of @schlongbottom Drapple Drabble she wrote!

[fuckyeahforte]

The 2010s were a good decade to be a Will Forte fan. I mean, the decade started out with MacGruber. As if that wasn’t perfect enough, Will branched into dramatic roles, wrote and starred in his own tv series, got nominated for multiple Emmys, revived Jenjamin Franklin, published a friggin book: the list goes on and on. I’m so proud of Will and my highlight of the 2010s was seeing all of his successes. I don’t know what could possible top Last Man on Earth and the era of the beard but I know Will is going to find a way. 

I can’t wait to see what the 2020s hold for Will but at the very least it better include more MacGruber! Happy New Year y’all!

[endlessly-ranting-antheia]

The last man on earth is such an underrated show, I miss it so much

[artichokefartichoke]

"I cannot handle Tandy with my weakened pelvic floor."