TV: The Leftovers (HBO)

[epilogue]

I finished this tonight, and thus feel safe to come into this thread....while it's not my favorite show, the final season of this show is one of the most powerful experiences I've had watching television, and it's an outstanding example of what the format of TV is able to accomplish in contrast with film. There's not much I can add that hasn't been said; Carrie Coon was extraordinary, and the finale was perfect in a season full of perfect episodes.

1000% yes!

[Chris_H_2]

the show itself is really uneven among the seasons. it was good, but i'm not ready to anoint it one of the best by any stretch.

[digster]

This is as spoiler-y as it gets, but this article walking through how they conceived, wrote, shot and edited the finale is fantastic; it's one of the best insights into the creative process on television I remember.

https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/leftove ... usive.html

Spoiler: show

I find the questions as to whether Nora was telling the truth interesting because I was positive throughout most of the episode that we were in some kind of version of what Kevin had gone through in the previous episode. It wasn't until kevin dropped the act in the garden that I decided for sure that what I was watching was truly real and meant to be a decade in the future..

[Monkey_Driven]

the show itself is really uneven among the seasons. it was good, but i'm not ready to anoint it one of the best by any stretch.

I would argue that most television is uneven or unnecessary at points. The strength of this particular show is how completely different it feels from most shows on an emotional and conceptual level.

[epilogue]

This is as spoiler-y as it gets, but this article walking through how they conceived, wrote, shot and edited the finale is fantastic; it's one of the best insights into the creative process on television I remember.

https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/leftove ... usive.html

Spoiler: show

I find the questions as to whether Nora was telling the truth interesting because I was positive throughout most of the episode that we were in some kind of version of what Kevin had gone through in the previous episode. It wasn't until kevin dropped the act in the garden that I decided for sure that what I was watching was truly real and meant to be a decade in the future..

Currently reading the link (thanks for that, digster) and it's great. I have a lot of thoughts on on how The Leftovers is actually LOST: REDUX. This was Damon getting it right; doing it his way without the restrictions and capitalistic pressures of network television. To that end this sentence in the Vulture article stuck out:

The Leftovers is in a way the inverse of Lost: The interesting part isn’t the mystery but how people live with it.

This is about as clear and concise and example I can find of the primary misreading/misunderstanding of LOST.

Anyway... back to The Leftovers...

[epilogue]

That Vulture article was fantastic! I love Damon Lindelof so fucking much.

[spike]

the show itself is really uneven among the seasons. it was good, but i'm not ready to anoint it one of the best by any stretch.

It’s better than all the other shows actually.

[Mecca]

A friend with the last name Coon named their baby “Nora” and I choose to believe this is a leftovers reference

[epilogue]

Thank you for posting.

[Mecca]

Thank you for posting.

[epilogue]

Thank you for posting.

I was just playing. I actually hope you're right.

[Mecca]

Rewatching the first season and man is Carrie Coon so good in this. I really like Justin Theroux as well

[Rob]

I f’n love this show, went thru it twice as well. Season one is good, but 2 & 3 are even better, and yes, Carrie Coon is so so good, she is the real star here.

[Mecca]

Ann Dowd as Patti Levine makes for an excellent menace.

[psychobain]

Carrie Coon so good in this

Yes, but she lied

[Mecca]

Carrie Coon so good in this

Yes, but she lied

But it doesn’t matter

[Farmer John]

Justin Theroux's back tattoo is so good in this.

[Rob]

Ann Dowd as Patti Levine makes for an excellent menace.

Patti was another exceptional character.

And did Nora lie? My brain says yes, my gut says yes, but… what she described would make sense.

[epilogue]

She did not lie.

But again, it doesn't really matter.

[Rob]

I agree it doesn’t really matter, and that’s why we love this show.