

And we had the singers planned, but there were practical issues with that as well, because of COVID. “But finding a location that could accommodate what we wanted in the time we had was near impossible. “We planned to have lanterns, and float them out over water,” Ekaragha says. I felt like we could do our own version of it.”Įpisode director Destiny Ekaragha tells Polygon the sequence looked significantly different in the original script. “I wanted to get that in the story, but we were not going to be in DC we couldn’t do the Washington Memorial. “I really love that part of the comic, the memorial,” Clark says. The decision to reshape the scene was partly made for practical reasons. It just felt more him to me.” Image: Brian K. I think it says so much about who he is as a person, that he listened to ‘Weird Al,’ and his sister was like, ‘Let me help you here.’ It says a lot about their relationship. “I feel like 20 years ago, that was a different reference for Yorick than it would be for Yorick of 2021. Showrunner Eliza Clark tells Polygon that the series’ writing team decided to update the reference for a more contemporary audience: “The Rolling Stones are so old!” she says, laughing. For another, the focus isn’t on Radiohead - it’s on the Rolling Stones. For one thing, it takes place at a huge outdoor festival surrounding the Washington Monument. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s Y: The Last Man comic, but that version of the story is very different. It was inspired by a sequence in issue #4 of Brian K.

The Radiohead segment stands out in a series that so far has mostly been lean and linear, focusing on character development and action, without many moments for reflection or artistry. thanks? /9jxWfzkpvv- Al Yankovic October 5, 2021 “Weird Al” himself responded to the episode via Twitter, with characteristic wryness. I think she wanted me to know there was more to music than ‘Weird Al.’” Jack looks stricken, as if realizing for the first time that the death toll includes the musical satirist. “I saw Radiohead live,” Yorick tells him. As a solemn, candle-holding circle of women perform an a cappella version of Radiohead’s “Karma Police,” Yorick talks to one of the locals, a young trans man named Jack (Tsholo E.

4, due to its provocative title, “Weird Al Is Dead.” The name of the episode comes from a sequence a few minutes into the story: As series protagonist Yorick (Ben Schnetzer) is traveling cross-country with his protector Agent 355 (Ashley Romans) and controversial doctor Alison Mann (Diana Bang), they stumble across a ritual concert where women gather every week to sing songs recognizing the world’s dead men. Episode 6 of FX’s comics adaptation Y: The Last Man got some extra attention when it aired on Oct.
