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Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Fri August 17, 2018 8:52 pm
by run2death
OK. I keep hearing how great the final season is but slogging through 2 seasons to get there is a pretty big commitment when there is so much good TV to watch.
Is it worth it? Can I just start with season 2?
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Fri August 17, 2018 9:05 pm
by Monkey_Driven
run2death wrote:OK. I keep hearing how great the final season is but slogging through 2 seasons to get there is a pretty big commitment when there is so much good TV to watch.
Is it worth it? Can I just start with season 2?
Season 2 is fantastic too.
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Thu August 29, 2019 8:30 pm
by epilogue
I haven't read through the thread because of spoilers. Just wanted to say that I started watching this again. The wife and I read the book when it first came out and loved it. We were pumped for the show. Watched the first few eps of S1 but then lost track and never caught up.
We're diving back in. Watched the first 2 eps of S1 last night. This show is amazing. Looking forward to getting back into it and seeing where it goes.
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Thu August 29, 2019 8:59 pm
by @SkitchP
durdencommatyler wrote:I haven't read through the thread because of spoilers. Just wanted to say that I started watching this again. The wife and I read the book when it first came out and loved it. We were pumped for the show. Watched the first few eps of S1 but then lost track and never caught up.
We're diving back in. Watched the first 2 eps of S1 last night. This show is amazing. Looking forward to getting back into it and seeing where it goes.
You're gonna love this
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Thu August 29, 2019 9:03 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Yeah, he will.
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Thu August 29, 2019 9:10 pm
by epilogue
Having distance from the novel is already paying off. I've liked the first 2 eps more on second viewing than I did the first time around -- and I really enjoyed them the first time around.
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Thu August 29, 2019 9:25 pm
by Mecca
Oh man Joey loves this
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Fri September 06, 2019 3:24 am
by epilogue
The S2 premiere is fucking perfection. Wow.
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Fri September 06, 2019 3:28 am
by Monkey_Driven
durdencommatyler wrote:The S2 premiere is fucking perfection. Wow.
Just wait until the penultimate episode of the season.
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Fri September 06, 2019 8:49 am
by spike
sometimes it feels like lenny was part of the departure

Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Fri September 06, 2019 1:10 pm
by BootsToAsses
So, is season 1 the weakest of the three?
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Fri September 06, 2019 2:05 pm
by Monkey_Driven
BootsToAsses wrote:So, is season 1 the weakest of the three?
For sure.
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Fri September 06, 2019 2:27 pm
by epilogue
Monkey_Driven wrote:BootsToAsses wrote:So, is season 1 the weakest of the three?
For sure.
I was surprised how different it was from the book. Some large, broad stroke similarities, but really a very different animal.
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Fri September 06, 2019 2:28 pm
by epilogue
Also, on a side note, this show is CLEARLY Damon Lindelof saying fuck off to LOST critics. This is exactly what he wanted LOST to be but was hamstrung by early aughts network TV. Especially S2, so far. I'm only 2 eps in but it just screams LOST in the best way. I'm in goddamn heaven!
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Fri September 06, 2019 2:32 pm
by Monkey_Driven
durdencommatyler wrote:Also, on a side note, this show is CLEARLY Damon Lindelof saying fuck off to LOST critics. This is exactly what he wanted LOST to be but was hamstrung by early aughts network TV. Especially S2, so far. I'm only 2 eps in but it just screams LOST in the best way. I'm in goddamn heaven!
Keep watching...
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Fri September 06, 2019 2:35 pm
by epilogue
Monkey_Driven wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:Also, on a side note, this show is CLEARLY Damon Lindelof saying fuck off to LOST critics. This is exactly what he wanted LOST to be but was hamstrung by early aughts network TV. Especially S2, so far. I'm only 2 eps in but it just screams LOST in the best way. I'm in goddamn heaven!
Keep watching...
great, now I'm horny
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Mon September 09, 2019 7:04 pm
by epilogue
S2 is bananas!
I have three more eps to go and my head is swimming. I wish I'd watched this in real time so that I could have had real time conversations with folks. I think talking about this and reading other's thoughts would be super helpful and enlightening.
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Mon September 09, 2019 7:32 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Keep watching durds.
Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Tue September 10, 2019 11:38 pm
by epilogue
About to watch the S2 finale.

Re: TV: The Leftovers (HBO)
Posted: Tue September 10, 2019 11:55 pm
by Monkey_Driven
durdencommatyler wrote:About to watch the S2 finale.

What did you think of the penultimate episode?