Tonight marks the end of a chapter for HBO’s “The Leftovers,” and what an excellent chapter it truly was. It would be far too much of a knee-jerk reaction to proclaim it one of the finest second seasons of any show in history, but it’s definitely up there when you look at precisely everything that […]
If you remember back to the first episode of “The Leftovers” season 2, there was a scene that was certainly depicted as strange and surprising at the time: The story of a cavewoman in a place that was very clearly Miracle National Park thousands of years before the first events of the series started to […]
During Sunday night’s new episode of “The Leftovers,” we started to realize for the first time just how much everything is going to unravel in the town of Jarden, Texas. Kevin Garvey has now had a spiritual awakening, and that is something that may be causing him to rethink some of his decisions in life. […]
Following the best episode of “The Leftovers” ever, and maybe even the best episode of TV we have seen so far in 2015, it makes sense that there would be some sort of falling-off for the show. Just be happy it didn’t dive headfirst off of a cliff. The worst thing about Sunday night’s Meg-focused […]
Remember Tom Garvey on “The Leftovers“? It’s been a while since we last saw him, but the brief sneak peek below from Sunday night’s new episode may be one of the best moments that we’ve seen to date from Chris Zylka on the show. There is a quiet intensity about him, and also a sense […]
We’ve done our best to make it almost no secret at all this year that “The Leftovers” is putting out a strong caliber of content than almost anything else on TV. It’s poignant, beautiful, captivating television anchored by great performances and Damon Lindelof doing some of the best writing of his career. Yet, at this […]
Season 2 of “The Leftovers” has, at least so far, presented an outstanding series of stories that have far surpassed the first season, and really the majority of television for that matter. The sad thing about this is that it still does not guarantee in the slightest that there is more life for the show […]
It’s Thanksgiving time here at CarterMatt, and this is when we like to take a minute, reflect, and celebrate all we are grateful for in life. We’re very thankful to have a job writing about all things TV, to have a readership, and to simply be able to enjoy some of the traditions that come […]
So … where do we go from here on “The Leftovers“? After you put a masterpiece out there for all to see like Sunday night’s new episode “International Assassin,” you have to figure out a way to follow that up. That’s a challenge. What’s also going to be a challenge for Kevin Garvey is figuring […]
If you just caught our review for “The Leftovers” Sunday night, then you know already our general sentiment of it as the single best episode of TV in 2015. It was thought-provoking, devastating, and then some to see Kevin Garvey realize that to return to the life that he had, he would have to figure […]
