Earth Abides
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This article contains spoilers for Earth Abides.
Although the show adopts a very familiar narrative unit in its early moments.
Its portrayal of the aftermath of a pandemic feels grounded and realistic.
As a geologist, he heads to a nearby cliff to study the rock deposits.
However, despite his best efforts, he struggles to get out of bed.
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Ish awakens again after weeks and finds himself in an extremely weakened state.
In this post-apocalyptic series, survivor Isherwood “Ish” Williams navigates the desolate remnants of civilization after a mysterious illness decimates humanity. Despite his initial instincts for seclusion, Ish faces the challenge of rebuilding society and fostering community in a world that has drastically changed.
He somehow crawls out of bed to rehydrate himself before gathering the strength to finally function normally.
Once he feels strong enough, he leaves his cabin and takes his car out to the main city.
With no humans in sight, he starts wondering where everyone has gone.
When he steps out of his car, he finds military-grade vehicles around him but no humans.
However, Ish never sees the message because he leaves his phone at the location where he was bitten.
He finds rotting food on the dining table before noticing his dead father.
What should have been a crowded location seems deserted and bereft of human life.
George R. Stewart’sEarth Abideswas one of the key inspirations behindStephen King’sThe Stand.
With no other humans to interact with, his sense of meaning gradually begins to dwindle.
His loneliness makes him question the point of living to see another day.
When he rushes to check on him, he sees smoke rising from a nearby home’s chimney.
