Tag: The Leftovers

So, by this point I feel like most viewers know whether or not they are going to see this season through its 10 episodes. The Leftovers is not an easy viewing experience. The show can actually be unsettling and purposefully uncomfortable, and yet I find myself drawn to …

It all began with a nod. An unspoken acknowledgement passed from the Guilty Remnant’s leader Patti to the emotionless victim of the episode’s central conflict – the stoning. From there we follow Gladys (Marceline Hugot) through her daily acts of vandalism and inhumanity until we meet up with …

I have to admit that after last week’s episode of The Leftovers – which narrowed its scope to focus on the character of Reverend Matt Jamison – I was skeptical about what this week’s episode would deliver. Then the opening scene happened, and within minutes of no dialogue …

Over the first two episode of HBO’s The Leftovers, we’ve been introduced to multiple characters working within separate and somewhat seemingly disjointed storylines. I would never expect a show’s arc to become overwhelming clear this early on, but with only 10 episodes, the shift in the show’s focus …

When we were last with Chief Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) he was relieving his mounting aggression by killing a wild pack of dogs roaming the streets of Mapleton. The rumor is that the dogs were all witnesses to the Sudden Departure and so they have become unhinged; wild …