The Leftovers S2
The season finale of the HBO's The Leftovers aired on Sunday, and I must say, this entire second season of the show was the best thing I've seen on television since Breaking Bad left us. Just phenomenal writing, characterization, acting, and beyond fascinating and moving storytelling. Like the best of Lost, but with an entirely different, existential mystery.
I liked season one of the show, but it was depressing as fuck. This season moved past that and was far more proactive and compelling, while still being reflective. How it surprised you from one moment to the next in every episode was one of the most intriguing things about it. I could go on, but suffice to say, it was excellent.
Also, I've never been creeped out watching Liv Tyler in a role before. Ever. She's sweet and adorable... But then there was episode "Ten Thirteen" (2x09). Props to Liv.
And the main reason for this entry: A three part interview with Damon Lindelof.
http://variety.com/2015/tv/features/leftovers-evie-alive-episode-209-damon-lindelof-1201649433/
http://variety.com/2015/tv/features/leftovers-season-2-finale-damon-lindelof-cavewoman-scene-1201649945/
http://variety.com/2015/tv/features/leftovers-finale-season-3-damon-lindelof-1201654462/
HBO, you better renew this series.
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Edit: Good news and bad news? I'll take it.
HBO has renewed “The Leftovers” for a third and final season.
Created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, the drama is set three years after the “Sudden Departure,” a global event in which 2 percent of the population suddenly and inexplicably disappeared. The series effectively rebooted with its second season, shedding much of the supporting cast and moving most of the remaining characters from fictional Mapleton, New York, to a small town in Texas where no one “departed.”
“I have never, ever experienced the level of creative support and trust that I have received from HBO during the last two seasons of ‘The Leftovers,” Lindelof, a “Lost” veteran, said in a statement. “Tom, myself and our incredible team of writers and producers put tremendous care into designing those seasons as novels unto themselves … with beginnings, middles and ends. As we finished our most recent season, it became clear to us that the series as a whole was following the same model … and with our beginning and middle complete, the most exciting thing for us as storytellers would be to bring ‘The Leftovers’ to a definitive end. And by ‘definitive,’ we mean ‘wildly ambiguous but hopefully mega-emotional,’ as all things related to this show are destined to be.”
Source: http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2015/12/10/hbo-renews-the-leftovers-for-third-and-final-season/
I liked season one of the show, but it was depressing as fuck. This season moved past that and was far more proactive and compelling, while still being reflective. How it surprised you from one moment to the next in every episode was one of the most intriguing things about it. I could go on, but suffice to say, it was excellent.
Also, I've never been creeped out watching Liv Tyler in a role before. Ever. She's sweet and adorable... But then there was episode "Ten Thirteen" (2x09). Props to Liv.
And the main reason for this entry: A three part interview with Damon Lindelof.
http://variety.com/2015/tv/features/leftovers-evie-alive-episode-209-damon-lindelof-1201649433/
http://variety.com/2015/tv/features/leftovers-season-2-finale-damon-lindelof-cavewoman-scene-1201649945/
http://variety.com/2015/tv/features/leftovers-finale-season-3-damon-lindelof-1201654462/
HBO, you better renew this series.
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Edit: Good news and bad news? I'll take it.
HBO has renewed “The Leftovers” for a third and final season.
Created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, the drama is set three years after the “Sudden Departure,” a global event in which 2 percent of the population suddenly and inexplicably disappeared. The series effectively rebooted with its second season, shedding much of the supporting cast and moving most of the remaining characters from fictional Mapleton, New York, to a small town in Texas where no one “departed.”
“I have never, ever experienced the level of creative support and trust that I have received from HBO during the last two seasons of ‘The Leftovers,” Lindelof, a “Lost” veteran, said in a statement. “Tom, myself and our incredible team of writers and producers put tremendous care into designing those seasons as novels unto themselves … with beginnings, middles and ends. As we finished our most recent season, it became clear to us that the series as a whole was following the same model … and with our beginning and middle complete, the most exciting thing for us as storytellers would be to bring ‘The Leftovers’ to a definitive end. And by ‘definitive,’ we mean ‘wildly ambiguous but hopefully mega-emotional,’ as all things related to this show are destined to be.”
Source: http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2015/12/10/hbo-renews-the-leftovers-for-third-and-final-season/