The Leftovers

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Season 3
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jun 29, 2014
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
9.0

Universal acclaim- based on 485 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 440 out of 485
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 485
  3. Negative: 27 out of 485
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  1. realintheory
    Jul 21, 2017
    0
    NO...no it wasn't a 10. It was trite, predictable and awful. I watched every episode. The first episode of season 2 was a stunner. Most of season 1 was er... 'smokin'. But Season 3 was a total dud. Lots of men cried. Quite a few women cried. At least once we heard 'I love you dad' and that's always a nail in coffin. But in the end .. it was just one more appalling American TV show thatNO...no it wasn't a 10. It was trite, predictable and awful. I watched every episode. The first episode of season 2 was a stunner. Most of season 1 was er... 'smokin'. But Season 3 was a total dud. Lots of men cried. Quite a few women cried. At least once we heard 'I love you dad' and that's always a nail in coffin. But in the end .. it was just one more appalling American TV show that said.. 'death is a mystery and take the time to love those around you'. That was it. It's been done to death and the Forgiven will be soon forgotten and, at least by me.. not absolved. (PS Peter Eccelstone is Jesus)… Expand
  2. jpsneed
    Jun 4, 2017
    1
    I started watching this series recently after seeing the amazing reviews that the 3rd season was getting. The first season was pretty good, and the second season involved some shocking changes for show that ultimately paid off as the second season far surpassed the first. The show felt like it was really headed for greatness rolling into the third season, but like many shows/movies thatI started watching this series recently after seeing the amazing reviews that the 3rd season was getting. The first season was pretty good, and the second season involved some shocking changes for show that ultimately paid off as the second season far surpassed the first. The show felt like it was really headed for greatness rolling into the third season, but like many shows/movies that try to tackle profound topics, it doesn't really know where to go.

    I really enjoyed Matt's conversation with David Burton, but that is the only positive moment in the third season for me. While the changes in season 2 led to a great payoff, there doesn't really seem to be a point this time. Many of the characters' storylines are completely aimless other than to reinforce a theme that has been repeated ad nauseam while other new characters are introduced for no real reason. Nora's storyline had some potential but ultimately ends in an disappointing way.

    Some viewers may be satisfied with the way that the conflicts are resolved, but after seeing the finale, I would be shocked if anyone loved the final season.    … Expand
  3. marcospolos91
    Nov 22, 2017
    0
    Lost has shown pretty well that ambiguity, mysteriousness and unexplained conflicting phenomenons in a TV show are not likely to produce the mind-splitting shock-and-awe plot twist at the end, where everything fits into the puzzle, but are actually symptoms of a disease you'll see far more often in TV series' writing: Kudzu plots.

    Kudzu plots can either show one writer who decentralizes    Lost has shown pretty well that ambiguity, mysteriousness and unexplained conflicting phenomenons in a TV show are not likely to produce the mind-splitting shock-and-awe plot twist at the end, where everything fits into the puzzle, but are actually symptoms of a disease you'll see far more often in TV series' writing: Kudzu plots.

    Kudzu plots can either show one writer who decentralizes or alembicates the story so much it becomes visibly strenuous to make it coagulate and have a point in the end (I'm looking at you, GRRM) and shoehorning appears towards the end of the story as the writer frantically attempts to tie all the loose ends in a meaningful manner, or, more of a TV-series disease, can show multiple writers all trying to pull the respective show under their own artistic view, alike a room of D&D players all taking turns attempting to railroad the story. The problem of the Kudzu plot disease is that it is dishonest: the viewer starts the show with the impression that the people who built the show have a point to be made at the end, not that they'd strap themselves for a dip into the interesting idea pool, followed by a long period of just winging it and an embarrassing, anticlimactic finale. The producers love Kudzu plots because they keep the audience glued to their screen long enough that until they manage to realize the swindle three seasons have passed and the producers are already three money trains in profit, and because most writers can write a Kudzu plot; Most writers can create entangled messes, the solving of the entanglement is the actual brain-requiring part, and this is why shows who have been consistently good don't stray too much in too many directions - every line thrown has to be knotted back in somehow later.

    Introductions aside, The Leftovers exhibits all the symptoms of Kudzu plots. What about the sleepwalking cop? What about the Antichrist? What about the rapture? Strange things happen because? What about the cultists? The show makes no attempt into tying in any of these questions but each new step opens up new questions. The show's religious and magical "explanations" which are given off frugally are also a sign that the plots will most probably be ended by intellectual patches that will make the audience feel unsatisfied. You have been warned.    … Expand
  4. thunderbeans
    Oct 13, 2017
    0
    Boring. Just plain boring. Sitting here waiting for something, anything to happen. My god. Any show that drags this hard at the start really isnt worth it.
  5. cterryr2
    Jun 6, 2017
    0
    Just like Lost. Worst ending possible. So many unanswered questions. I NEVER would have watched this if I had known they dropped the ball to wrap the show up. I am SO MAD I wasted my time watching this crap show. Be warned it goes no where and you will regret it all.
  6. Kjk2000
    Jun 24, 2021
    0
    One of the worst tv shows I’ve seen , the only thing good a bout it is the acting otherwise every part of it was just bad and the ending omgggg so lazyyyy and the worst that they didn’t even answer most of the questions that we was watching the show for don’t watch it

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Metascore
98

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Richard Scott Larson
    Apr 20, 2017
    88
    There are no real answers in The Leftovers, even as plot questions are resolved, and the series miraculously turns that ambiguity into its greatest accomplishment.
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  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Apr 17, 2017
    100
    All the hype leading up to the final approach of The Leftovers has merit. The seven episodes HBO provided are consistently brilliant, sure and mindful about tying up loose ends.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Apr 14, 2017
    100
    Some of the best acting, directing and ephemeral atmosphere on television. There's so much to say about every episode of The Leftovers, much less to say about the first six episodes of a new season collectively, but the easiest thing to say is that it's not too late to tune in and be awed and confused.
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