Tonight, “The Leftovers” chose to end its first season on HBO with an episode that was equally as depressing for the most part as every one before it. Also, it was one where prophecies seemed to come to fruition. For one, we knew that the breaking point for the Guilty Remnant would come. They were […]
For a good 45 minutes or so into Sunday night’s “The Leftovers,” we were starting to wonder just what sort of show we were watching. Characters were actually happy for a change! Then, we started to bear witness to Kevin Garvey slowly killing his relationship over time by giving into his old habits (smoking), not […]
We have to admit that around 40 minutes into tonight’s “The Leftovers,” we were coming very close to saying that this show just wasn’t worth it anymore. It was starting to become like the TV version of one of those deep-fried treats you get at a state fair: You really think that you want it […]
Why do we even watch “The Leftovers” at times? Is it for entertainment, discussion, or to feel happy that our own lives are not this terribly tragic? After making it through tonight’s “Solace For Tired Feet,” we have a hard time figuring it out. For much of the series’ run on HBO, we have been […]
Watching “The Leftovers” at times feels like you are watching a series of vignettes, which each one of them possessing a different take on the same thing: There are no answers for the future, and you just have to find a way to live in the now. Carrie Coon dominated Sunday’s episode “Guest” with a […]
On tonight’s episode of “The Leftovers,” Kevin officially started to really lose it … and it was not too difficult to understand why. The basic premise of this entire episode was about an investigation into the death of a Guilty Remnant, but also the reminder that nobody in the town even cared about the Guilty Remnant. […]
For the fourth episode of HBO’s “The Leftovers,” the story continued to shift and evolve … but the question remains whether or not this is a story worth being told or being watched. The problem that this series suffers from for the time being is simply that of direction. While The Guilty Remnant are present, […]
Three episodes into “The Leftovers,” and it is very much clear at this point that we are dealing with a Damon Lindelof show. Nothing really makes much sense, and yet we’re completely hooked to the point where we will openly defend the show to anyone who chides it. Tonight’s episode may feel like a departure […]
