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. Time4Pizza
    May 15, 2017
    6
    Ah, the old bait and switch. It's increasingly common these days to see TV shows that have found some measure of commercial or critical success to use that as license to take shows in a completely new direction - usually a dark and dreary "artistic vision" sort of direction. True Detective, Mr. Robot, and now we have the Leftovers.

    Season 1 was solid. Season 2 was more of the same,    Ah, the old bait and switch. It's increasingly common these days to see TV shows that have found some measure of commercial or critical success to use that as license to take shows in a completely new direction - usually a dark and dreary "artistic vision" sort of direction. True Detective, Mr. Robot, and now we have the Leftovers.

    Season 1 was solid. Season 2 was more of the same, except five times better, putting it in the absolute top tier of current television programming. And now we have season 3, and I guess since it's the last season, the creators decided anything goes! Let's forget anything resembling a storyline or cohesive plot, let turn every episode into some quasi metaphysical metaphor. It worked before because it was all tied together by a central storyline, without that it's just another show that's decided they are so great and so profound a good plot is simply unneeded. Well, it is needed, sorry to say.

    I still give it a 6 because the performances are still virtuoso, even though the actors are placed in increasingly strained and unrealistic situations. And each episode still works as an off beat short story of sorts. And it is still thought provoking, though not nearly as impactful as it was in season 2 when it had a central thread which really captured and invested the viewer.

    Word to all future TV producers: just because your show is successful does not mean that you can go off the rails to pursue your artistic vision. People still want a yarn. We all know the human condition is difficult, we are humans after all. It's not revolutionary to point that out. What makes great TV is pointing that out by giving us characters to empathize with in relatable yet interesting situations. Not by bludgeoning us with it, such as literally having a conversation with God about being human. We want what made the show great in the first place, and that's a story that draws us in, not some bleak statement on being human. Throwing away the blueprint is not ground breaking TV, usually it just ends up being broken TV.    … Expand
  2. ozymandias79
    Dec 25, 2017
    5
    This series is ridiculously bad. Its not even so bad, its good. The quality performances by most of the actors hide the badness to some degree, but the plot is ridiculous. Its an annoying series, because its watchable, just not enjoyable. At least The Leftovers wasn't dragged out for six seasons like Lost. That would have been unbearable. The ending was mediocre as expected from Lindelof.This series is ridiculously bad. Its not even so bad, its good. The quality performances by most of the actors hide the badness to some degree, but the plot is ridiculous. Its an annoying series, because its watchable, just not enjoyable. At least The Leftovers wasn't dragged out for six seasons like Lost. That would have been unbearable. The ending was mediocre as expected from Lindelof. And that piano theme made me want to kill myself. Seriously, watch this if you can't find anything else to watch.… Expand

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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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