Crimson Clown
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No, I'm liking it more with every episode and I say that as someone who loved the pilot right off the bat.
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The Leftovers |OT| Left Behind With Damon Lindelof - Sundays 10/9c
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No, I'm liking it more with every episode and I say that as someone who loved the pilot right off the bat.
Smelly Tramp
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i'm actually really enjoying this show atm. yeh yeh there's no answers and there's not gonna be a big pay off in typical lindeloff style, but for some reason the show has me hooked.
it's like lost, except the acting is better (nora, kevin, wayne & the reverend are standouts), it's not got too far-fetched, and it's kind of self aware in that it's not even attempting to answer the questions it poses (unlike LOST which got caught up too much in it's own bullshit). it's like all the questions are so abstract in concept there wouldn't even be a definite answer to them anyway, and the only pay offs we get are character based, when they find emotional meaning or answers to their loss.
the cinematography, soundtrack and general atmosphere is insanely good, like imo the best on tv atm.
that scene last week with nora meeting wayne just blew me away. as did the entirety of the reverend's story, let's hope we get more episodes like that. i do admit the garvey family episodes kind of let the show down a bit (even though i like what is happening to kevin).
it's like lost, except the acting is better (nora, kevin, wayne & the reverend are standouts), it's not got too far-fetched, and it's kind of self aware in that it's not even attempting to answer the questions it poses (unlike LOST which got caught up too much in it's own bullshit). it's like all the questions are so abstract in concept there wouldn't even be a definite answer to them anyway, and the only pay offs we get are character based, when they find emotional meaning or answers to their loss.
the cinematography, soundtrack and general atmosphere is insanely good, like imo the best on tv atm.
that scene last week with nora meeting wayne just blew me away. as did the entirety of the reverend's story, let's hope we get more episodes like that. i do admit the garvey family episodes kind of let the show down a bit (even though i like what is happening to kevin).
Yeah he should probably be in anger management
I guess it depends on how much she actually is hurt by the disappearance. There have certainly been hints that she very much enjoys the attention and 'power' her local celebrity has brought her. She was clearly very messed up until she saw Wayne, but I don't know that it's exactly because of the three disappearing.
I don't see her joining the GR of course, next we'll get his daughter's push back against the relationship, then he'll do something he shouldn't with his daughter's friend. We'll probably get some family forced trouble due to Garvey and Nora's brother clashing, maybe he exposes Garvey's cheating by exposing the woman he was sleeping with. Nora's safe of the GR until at least season three I'd guess.
But, in true Lindelof stuff there will be an image of her all in white, smoking, and it'll be a dream, or Halloween or whatever.
BertramCooper
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I find it weirdly stressful to watch as well. You're not alone.
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
Not expecting to get answers, but it's entertaining enough till American Horror Story comes back on, which will last me till Game of Thrones.
Best part of the episode was Nora. The parts where we saw her nude and the part where she sprayed those asshole GR members, both were enjoyable.
Also I don't give a shit about the whole Wayne aspect of this show. That whole mystery is a snooze fest. At this point, all I care about is Christopher Ecclestone winning against the GR and Nora just winning in life.
Also I don't give a shit about the whole Wayne aspect of this show. That whole mystery is a snooze fest. At this point, all I care about is Christopher Ecclestone winning against the GR and Nora just winning in life.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Absolutely loved the dream sequence (or not!) in this episode. Really nailed the sense of dread you can feel with some nightmares.
This show is about the journey with the circumstances though of as peripheral by the writers IMO.
What a crock of shit...they pulled the same shit with LOST.
Wrote themselves in a corner and them claimed it was about the journey, and the characters.
It's fine to use a story line as a vehicle for pure character development...look at True Detective as a good example, and at least there was some sort of resolution. But Lindeloff is incapable of doing this....
BertramCooper
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The "journey" would be a lot more compelling if two-thirds of the main characters didn't suck.
EastOfEden
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Okay I've only watched a few episodes of Lost and from what I could tell it was mainly focused on the various mysteries of the plot. In this show it really seems like the "mystery" of the true nature of the rapture will never be solved, certainly nothing has been hinted at yet... There was one scene which I thought was hinting at a conspiracy
(the white bodies in the truck)
they were just various cult members transported from the corrupt bureau.
That being said, there are two mysteries that are in focus, and that's whatever Wayne's deal is and whether Kevin's father is insane or not. I expect we'll learn about what's up with these either in the finale or next season, but if you're only watching the show to see these mysteries solved and the rapture explained then I think you're watching the wrong genre of TV show.
I think they're gonna keep teasing it, just because it's a HBO tv show and the principle that sex sells, they do similar things on so many shows...
Cornballer
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- HitFix: HBO renews 'The Leftovers' for season 2
HBO PR said:HBO has renewed the drama series THE LEFTOVERS for a second season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Created by Damon Lindelof (Emmy® winner for “Lost”and acclaimed novelist Tom Perrotta (Academy Award® nominee for “Little Children”
“We are thrilled to bring back THE LEFTOVERS for a second season with the exceptional talents of Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta,” says Lombardo. “It has been truly exciting to see the overwhelming response to their provocative and original storytelling. We look forward to continuing the journey as the show delves deeper into the lives of those who remain.”
Currently debuting hour-long episodes on Sundays at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT), and based on Perrotta’s bestselling novel of the same name, THE LEFTOVERS is an original look at The Rapture…or was it The Rapture at all? Set in a small New York suburb, the intimate family drama focuses on the residents of the fictional town of Mapleton, whose preconceptions are shattered in the wake of a global event dubbed “The Sudden Departure.” Three years after the fateful day when 140 million people disappeared without a trace, the series looks at the ways ordinary people react to inexplicable events that can unite or divide families and communities, examining how their untold grief and the strain of an unprecedented calamity can turn faith into cynicism, paranoia, madness or cult-like fanaticism.
petethepanda
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Great news! I was getting a little worried.
Vert boil
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Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
I don't even know why I like this show, but I this news pleases me.
I'm somewhat shocked that this being HBO she didn't resort to some truly debasing sex.
I'm somewhat shocked that this being HBO she didn't resort to some truly debasing sex.
Honestly I don't give a crap about the mystery part since it's Lidelof and I don't trust that fucker. I'm just watching it for the characters and the drama and it's still very fucking good imo.
S2 is welcome. Hopefully it will come out around the same time next year.
My mind kept saying, "Well this is HBO, so this was going to happen at some point."
They held back on that for a week.
TheLostBigBoss
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But they aren't writing themselves into corners, at least from what I see.
The story isn't about the mystery of the event if that's what you're getting at.
I blame Steely for this. I blame him for all of it.
Steelyuhas
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Weird way of saying you're going to give me credit for this.
The show likely won't go with a solution. Different people with believe different things, many will believe we don't and can't know what happened.
That's my feeling too, but several earlier posters were discussing a possible future explanation for the mystery.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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It actually had a person in the most recent episode. Random hookup at the conference would have slighted her character.
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Good to hear season 2 is coming.
Re first spoilertag:
Those were the departed's "body doubles" the "leftovers" order from a company, so they can have proper burials, not anything to do with the AFTEC.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
I really like this show. I've refrained from posting ITT up to this point because I don't want to spoil myself on it but I just got caught up to the current episode. I'm glad to see that it got renewed for season 2. I know there are some mixed feelings about it.
People that are wanting or expecting 'answers' are going to be left disappointed again, very similar to the way they felt after lost. This is a show about characters not about the world and how it came to be. It's a character drama and I can say with near certainty that we won't be finding out 'how this happened' or 'why this happened'. Hell we'll be lucky to get an answer for what Wayne is or does. But I'm cool with that. I like character dramas.
People that are wanting or expecting 'answers' are going to be left disappointed again, very similar to the way they felt after lost. This is a show about characters not about the world and how it came to be. It's a character drama and I can say with near certainty that we won't be finding out 'how this happened' or 'why this happened'. Hell we'll be lucky to get an answer for what Wayne is or does. But I'm cool with that. I like character dramas.
Enjoy the journey (i.e. shit characters, cheap drama, and more questions anyway)!
dead souls
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Totally expected renewal, but still disappointing. HBO doesn't have a single truly good drama right now.
TheLostBigBoss
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Because I don't even think there will ever be a solution to the mystery, and that it's simply a set piece for the world and events.
Is anyone in the show actually looking for an explanation?
Besides it being impossible, because.the event was impossible, its already been three years and most people have gone to the acceptance part of tragedy.
If they ever actually explain what happened to the departed ill be annoyed.
God, aliens, the matrix, who cares. All impossible.
Oh shit hope they don't go with aliens.
Unrelated: Did that one show where everybody on earth suddenly stop moving for a couple minutes ever get an explanation? Seems similar to this show.
Besides it being impossible, because.the event was impossible, its already been three years and most people have gone to the acceptance part of tragedy.
If they ever actually explain what happened to the departed ill be annoyed.
God, aliens, the matrix, who cares. All impossible.
Oh shit hope they don't go with aliens.
Unrelated: Did that one show where everybody on earth suddenly stop moving for a couple minutes ever get an explanation? Seems similar to this show.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
FlashForward? I believe it did.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Well, while HBO finally did with her character what HBO is expected to do, that wasn't debasing at all
BoboBrazil
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Season 2 can only be good news, because now they will be forced to write their own story and it will most likely be better than what's in the book.
Ragnarsson
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Just watched the pilot. Really liked it. Apart from the party scene, which was kinda ridiculous and unnecessarily over-the-top, I enjoyed it. The atmosphere is great, some of the acting is very good, the premise is interesting and intriguing. I definitely wanna see more. It's not the best pilot I've seen this year, but it was good nonetheless. The comparisons with shows like The Event and Flash Forward that I've read here and there are totally ludicrous.
Deadly Joker
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Just like Under the Dome.
Funky Papa
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We don't talk about Under the Dome in this thread.
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