Last week, HBO aired the finale of The Leftovers. For three seasons, the show, examined the social, psychological, and spiritual effects of an event, called the Sudden Departure, in which 2% of the world’s population simply vanished without any explanation. The series was an exploration of loss and grief, but also of the role that religion […]
Read more "The Leftovers Finale: An Interview with Damon Lindelof"On Sunday, HBO aired the series finale of The Leftovers. The show, created by Damon Lindelof and based on Tom Perrotta’s 2011 novel of the same name, examined the social, psychological, and spiritual effects of an event, called the Sudden Departure, in which 2% of the world’s population simply vanished without any explanation. The finale […]
Read more "The Leftovers Finale: A Conversation with Reza Aslan"Welcome to our weekly recap of the third and final season of the Leftovers. If we began the season with the Book of Kevin, we ended with the Book of Nora, making clear that, even though the series presented itself as a grand metaphysical mystery, it also was, at its heart, a love story. Do Kevin and Nora end up together? Do we find out what caused the Sudden Departure? Do we figure out what the hell was up with that National Geographic magazine? As HBO wisely warned us in its description of the episode “Nothing is answered. Everything is answered. And then it ends.”
Read more "The Leftovers Season 3 Episode 8 Recap: The Book of Nora"Welcome to our recap of the third episode of the final season of The Leftovers, “Crazy Whitefella Thinking.” This was a Kevin Sr. POV (point of view) episode that finally takes us to Australia, where the rest of the season will take place. In this episode Kevin Sr. is convinced that he is the Messiah (not his son!), […]
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