Carol coerced Tandy-Phil into "marrying" her, but did not do that to "New"-Phil.

The article writer Caroline seems to be identifying with the character Carol.

People are not getting what the show is about. Phil is the last man on Earth. The other characters are manifestations of what is going on inside Phil's head, fantasy people just like the sports balls he has been talking to. Carol appeared right when he was about to drive into the rock, his conscience created Carol…