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The Leftovers S3 |OT| The End Is Near - Premieres Sunday 4/16, 9pm on HBO

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Saty

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ekimneems said:
It's his show, so why should he stop raising questions? Why does he have to answer them? The one with the choice is you - the choice not to watch it. Seems like your time would be better spent not watching a show you don't like and then complaining about it on the internet.

That's just me, though. I've learned my lesson after shows like Dexter that punishing yourself just to be a completionist is such a waste. I've abandoned a lot of shows recently for that very reason: there's just too much scripted TV out there that I *might* like, so I can't afford to waste the little time I already have on shit I don't like.

Unless, of course, you enjoy watching shows you don't like and shit talking on the internet about them. No joke, you might actually enjoy that. Maybe you consider yourself something of a television critic. That's cool too. I'm just saying that if you're in it for the enjoyment and you don't enjoy the show then... why?
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He can keep raising questions but he and fans of his work gotta stop giving their 'stock' justification how answers to questions he repeatedly raises 'aren't what X show is about'. And it's not like there aren't other things to criticize The Leftovers over.

I continue to watch the show for the crazies, and it delivers. Only another 8 episodes. For better and worse, there's nothing like it on TV but its surreal mish-mash could have been more appealing with a better approach.
 
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ThLunarian

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Fenderputty said:
Yup ... totally forgot about the bird too.

One thing to note, is that season 1 was based on a piece of literature. Season 2 and 3 are both interpretations of what would follow and it's told from Lindelof's perspective. Most of the supernatural shit started in season 2 and carries over into season 3.

As you note, none of the awesome character development and journey needed the supernatural either. So if you were always going to be inconsistent and turn heel with a "it's all in his head" approach, I'm going to be left wondering "Why?" It reeks of something to keep people watching. Season 1 didnt get the ratings that 2 did.
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The author of the book, Tom Perotta, is one of the executive producers and is at least as involved as Lindelof is
 
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Brooklyn_Moods

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Unrelated to the show but the current main picture of Michael Gaston's IMDB page is a picture of him with Trump and him flipping Trump off lol.
 
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jetjevons

Bish loves my games!
I suspect the show isn't going to confirm or rebuke the supernatural elements, beyond The Departure itself. It could be a whole lot of co-incidence (and unlikely events) or it could be more. That's up to the viewer.

ADORE the show, btw.
 
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EverythingShiny

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Those tweets confirm I am not going to be emotionally okay after this episode on Sunday. Time to get my ugly crying out for the week, one last time.

Brooklyn_Moods said:
Unrelated to the show but the current main picture of Michael Gaston's IMDB page is a picture of him with Trump and him flipping Trump off lol.
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His twitter can be pretty hilarious, too. He really, really hates Trump and he's super political.
 
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Miles Quaritch

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One mystery I feel they have to answer is why why Kevin keeps coming back. I don't really care if the place he goes to is purgatory, the other place or wherever, I just want to know why he's suddenly able to resurrect.

And I'd also like some kind of explanation for why the town of Miracle seems to either heal people or give them powers like Kevin...
 
RPS37

RPS37

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Was totally not expecting Internatinal Assassin Part 2. Amazing.
Anyone else not realize David Burton was the guy from the bridge? With a beard I didn't know they were the same dude.
 
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Ricker

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This show sometimes...I mean I like it but some episodes are a little boring but I just watched the episode on the boat with the orgy people and the Lion and it was hilariousy good...hahaha loved it. ;P
 
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Floor

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Damon Lindelof interview with TVGuide
 (interview contains hints about the finale)
Tom [Perotta] and I have been pretty transparent saying if you're watching The Leftovers because you want answers to mysteries -- where did all these people go? Why them? -- don't watch this show. It's not about that. It's about living in a state of ambiguity and emotional reality of how people are interrelating with one another. On that level, I think the show will be immensely satisfying. But I wouldn't be surprised if there were members of the audience who were not satisfied by the way The Leftovers ends, because you can't please everybody all the time.
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I'm so excited for the finale, can't wait.
 
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Chitown B

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I don't know why I start watching a show where I know I'll want to know the answer to the main premise but the creator says from the start they'll never answer it. I have too much of a sense of "what if". Ugh.
 
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FantasticMrFoxdie

Mumber
mir·a·cle
ˈmirək(ə)l/
noun
a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency.

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BenjaminBirdie

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Tom [Perotta] and I havE been pRetty transparent saying If you're watching The Leftovers because you want answers to mysteries -- where did all these people Go? Why them? -- don't watch this show. It's not aboUt that. It's about living in a state of ambiguity and emotional reality of how people are interrelating with one another. On that level, I think the show will be immensely satisfying. But I wouldn't be surprised if there were members of the audience who were not satisfied by the way The Leftovers ends, because you can't please everybody all the time.
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HOLY FUCK
IT'S ALL TRUE
 
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Blader

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Miles Quaritch said:
One mystery I feel they have to answer is why why Kevin keeps coming back. I don't really care if the place he goes to is purgatory, the other place or wherever, I just want to know why he's suddenly able to resurrect.

And I'd also like some kind of explanation for why the town of Miracle seems to either heal people or give them powers like Kevin...
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Electromagnetism

Really, there are no good explanations for why Miracle is a supernatural hotspot or why Kevin is capable of crossing over into purgatory and back, and it's not as if there are any authorities in the story to give the explanations (in Lost parlance, there's no Jacob figure here, though his explanations weren't very satisfying either!). They're just things that happened. More freak supernatural occurrences in a world defined by a major freak supernatural occurrence.
 
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Jason Frost

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I'm starting the first episode of season 3 and there is the weird guy from season 1 talking about people with dog DNA...

lol, I'm in for a good time again!
 
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bodyofanamerican

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Miles Quaritch said:
One mystery I feel they have to answer is why why Kevin keeps coming back. I don't really care if the place he goes to is purgatory, the other place or wherever, I just want to know why he's suddenly able to resurrect.

And I'd also like some kind of explanation for why the town of Miracle seems to either heal people or give them powers like Kevin...
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I honestly don't need any of that at all. Not saying you shouldn't want it answered, and you're wrong for wanting to know, but I don't think we're getting that. For me, it's been about the feelings all this crazy shit elicits within the characters, and thus, me. I'd actually be disappointed if there was some sort of actual explanation offered. It would take some of the magic of fucking Patti singing the Patty Duke theme with twin Kevins in front of her away from me. I'm not gonna quote "let the mystery be"'at you, but for me, it's enough. A really nice reveal/explanation we DID get that I wasn't expecting was what Burton whispered to Kevin on the bridge last season. That's the level of explanation/answer I'm preparing myself for.

Jason Frost said:
I'm starting the first episode of season 3 and there is the weird guy from season 1 talking about people with dog DNA...

lol, I'm in for a good time again!
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All the best "what the fuck?" awaits. Enjoy!
 
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Saty

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if you're watching The Leftovers because you want answers to mysteries -- where did all these people go? Why them? -- don't watch this show. It's not about that. It's about living in a state of ambiguity and emotional reality of how people are interrelating with one another
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If Lindelof wants to be taken seriously he must stop this shit. Yet again the old stock answers that side-steps the real question. Most of the viewers aren't demanding answers for the Departure but for the many other things since. Stop playing dumb and stop evading.

I don't know. Knowing if Kevin is accessing an 'afterlife' world or just deep soul searching makes a lot of difference for 'emotional reality of how people are interrelating with one another'. Is his epiphany presented on a platter thanks to events happening unrelated to him in the afterlife or is this dressed-up soul searching. In any case, he still needs to suffer life-ending injuries to go there instead of just seeing a shrink. So i think that's fucking important to address.

Swinging the pendulum again to suicidal Lauire out of the blue is also doing a disservice for his stated goal. So is bombing Miracle's GR and glossing over the ramifications and repercussions of this act on the already explosive relationship between the GR and the rest of society. It's much easier to skip years ahead and sweep it under the rug. Michael gets neglected and this pivotal moment in his life (Evie's death) is pretty much meaningless. Regin'a character got written out (scheduling) but so was Kevin's daughter and son, the former's relationship with her dad and the back and forth between the two being a prominent portion of the first 2 seasons.
 
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Floor

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Saty said:
If Lindelof wants to be taken seriously he must stop this shit. Yet again the old stock answers that side-steps the real question. Most of the viewers aren't demanding answers for the Departure but for the many other things since. Stop playing dumb and stop evading.
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I think Lindelof is not playing dumb or evading things, he just prefers to be closer to "letting the mystery be" than to "explain everything" in his storytelling. I am somewhat nervous about the finale because I hope he does not try to explain to much since I really enjoy the more ambiguous aspects of the show.

In an interview Lindelof confirmed that at least one ambiguous thing will be addressed in the finale:
What Laurie did and why
 
DietRob

DietRob

i've been begging for over 5 years.
wow i can't believe we've only got one episode left.

seems like this season has flown by.
 
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bodyofanamerican

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ThLunarian said:
Patti was the type of villain that you wish was on the hero's side because they would make an incredible team. She was an incredible foil to Kevin - at least as good as Gul Dukat was to Captain Sisko. I could see this being plausible.
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I was just taking a trip down memory lane of this thread, and sure enough, we got our Patti/Kevin team up.
 
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Steelyuhas

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The synopsis on HBO.com's schedule is even better:

Series Finale. Nothing is answered. Everything is answered. And then it ends.
 
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Ogni-XR21

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I really hope Sky Germany doesn't fuck this up again. Already happened two times now that they did not make the episode available the next day. And with Monday being a holiday here I have a bad feeling about this...
 
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