Hot off the heels of last week’s revelation that there’s a madman on the loose, everyone rightfully shifts into panic mode as they try to figure out what the next best move is. Amidst all of this fear stemming from Pat, it’s pretty funny to still see Tandy marginally defending and apologizing for him, even as the man might be off preparing to carrot peel them all to death somewhere.

It’s also fairly satisfying to see Carol having gussied up the warning signs and trauma evidence around their home. In a pinch, bullet holes can be turned into very charming daisies and Carol re-adjusting Tandy’s faux murder threats is so damn on point (“See You All in Hellsinki, Finland,” is my personal favorite).

This very apparent vulnerability being felt by everyone manifests itself in various ways. In Tandy’s case he decides to continually fake scare everyone, testing their levels of readiness in the process, as well as pushing daily self-defense lessons, which actually aren’t the worst idea. Melissa on the other hand seems to have a much more fragile grip on everything at the moment. “The Wild Guess Express” definitely made Todd and his grieving process its focus, but this episode effectively shifts things over to Melissa.

I’m loving this season’s subtle, closed-off portrayal of what she’s going though and it’s making for fascinating material for the character. Basically everything she does this episode results in some great Melissa moments, whether it’s her pride over her spider hole or the practicality of her ax stations. The culmination of her trauma is another great, escalating touch that renders the beach out of bounds indefinitely and is another powerful visual that is only possible on The Last Man on Earth.

While everyone’s lives are the topic of concern in “You’re All Going to Diet,” the show also continues to peel back the layers of Last Man’s latest misfit toy. We’re still early into things but this episode does a good job at unpacking Louis and giving us a more concrete read of who he is and how he fits in amongst everyone else. There were hints of this in the last episode, but Louis’ “approval” of Tandy is put front and center this week. Louis seems to have Tandy’s back more than he doesn’t, which is news that has Tandy pretty ecstatic that there’s a new member of Tandytown.