The novel is astonishing, unfortunately Ramin didn't respect it by giving us the worst version. i believe other directors can bring this story to us in A more coherent sequence of events and not boring.
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the toughest episode ever
23 April 2015
Warning: Spoilers
The season finale of The Leftovers are the toughest episode ever that is so dark and deep motion. still didn't answer the questions the kept us following from the beginning that it would not answer yet and let us captivate to the second season. From The Leftovers' first episode, dogs have been a stand-in for humankind; running feral in packs after they lost their owners in The Sudden Departure, they raised a disturbing question and set the terms of debate for the survivors. The episode, which follows the flashback from two weeks ago, has trouble gaining momentum after this break in airtime, focusing mainly on Kevin's self-pity until three-quarters of the way through, when we're confronted with the awful chaos that the Guilty Remnant has chosen to inflict upon Mapleton in honor of the anniversary of October 14th. Kevin easily remains the show's least interesting character, so it's a relief when the episode veers away from his problems to wrap up some of the story lines the show's spent most of the season ignoring.And yes, it's the end of the episode and the end of the season. It ends on a hokey note, but at least Nora, by far the most interesting character in the series, didn't die. The GR's destructive plan, though twisted, was one of the best moments of the series, and a plot point that felt as though it truly wanted to engage with the hypocrisies of mourning, arguably one of the show's overarching themes. Next season, it might do the show well to focus more on the GR and other townspeople instead of Kevin. We've had enough of his self-inflicted wallowing; more Laurie, Nora, and Matt, please!
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