Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
I loved the first season of The Leftovers, but I know it had a polarizing heft to it. It was pretty grim and esoteric and that didn't sit well with some. In Season 2 though, the show clicked in a way that few predicted and became, arguably, the best TV of that year. Part of the creative success came from added elements of levity.
From the folksy, changed-up opening credits to Kevin's time in the afterworld hotel (and resurrection-worthy karaoke), the series had evolved into a show that could be both soul-crushing and beautifully weird. Weird in a way that worked as a wonderful chaser for some of the doom and gloom.
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I loved the first season of The Leftovers, but I know it had a polarizing heft to it. It was pretty grim and esoteric and that didn't sit well with some. In Season 2 though, the show clicked in a way that few predicted and became, arguably, the best TV of that year. Part of the creative success came from added elements of levity.
From the folksy, changed-up opening credits to Kevin's time in the afterworld hotel (and resurrection-worthy karaoke), the series had evolved into a show that could be both soul-crushing and beautifully weird. Weird in a way that worked as a wonderful chaser for some of the doom and gloom.
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