Earth Abides

First episode for me felt 50-50. The premise seemed interesting enough to overlook all the plot holes and I was giving the show a benefit of doubt. I guess the lights in Vegas would indeed stay on since Vegas is powered by Hoover dam.

When second ep came around things took a massive turn for the worse. First 30 minutes of this 50 minute ordeal were a bunch of nothing. It's like watching a love story / soap opera, cliche after a cliche... One would asume that the last 20 minutes were redeeming, but no. The most exciting scene is a short rat infestation. Which is resolved by feral cats. Does this make sense to anyone? And even if it does, why is this even a topic?

And how come this guy has been living on his own for a year and hasn't set up a solar power plant? Or more importantly, why hasn't he found a house that already has one set up? Surely there are better houses than his old family home, like homes next to a river, a lake, an ocean - all major sources of food? Instead he decides to stay in a random suburban cul de sac...

We see him being lonely, but at the same time he doesn't do literally anything to search his surroundings. He doesn't have a radio, he's not leaving signs, he's not exploring. And as a result, nothing happens. Basicaly, this is the most boring protagonist ever.