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- HBO
- Apr 16, 2017
- HBO
- Apr 16, 2017
Summary The drama series based on Tom Perrotta's novel of the same name finds the town of Mapleton three years after "The Sudden Departure," where two percent of the world's population disappeared in a thin air.
Created By: Damon Lindelof
- HBO
- Apr 16, 2017
- HBO
- Apr 16, 2017
Summary The drama series based on Tom Perrotta's novel of the same name finds the town of Mapleton three years after "The Sudden Departure," where two percent of the world's population disappeared in a thin air.
Created By: Damon Lindelof
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Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
98
100% Positive
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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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.
The show has entered full-blown mania as twisted, thrilling, and devastating to watch as a person speaking in tongues.
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9.0
91% Positive
443 Ratings
443 Ratings
4% Mixed
18 Ratings
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6% Negative
27 Ratings
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 488 User Ratings
9.0
91% Positive
443 Ratings
443 Ratings
4% Mixed
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
6% Negative
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
This series is one of the top ten series in the world in all respects, especially music (in my opinion)
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SEASON 3
This show is masterfully and boldly written. They go out of their way to engulf you into this mystery while secretly getting you to care more about the characters than the mystery as the episodes and seasons go on. There are 3 seasons total and this was the correct decision, the show simply said what it needed to, wrapped up character development for everyone we care about, and it ends with no answers.. why? It doesn't matter. The point of the show is that there is no point and that perfectly mirrors our own existence in this world. WE make our destiny and our purpose, not the other way around. Things happen, families fall apart, but we keep fighting hoping for a better life. The events of October 14th 2011 don't matter, what matters is that they moved forward and created their own purpose and happiness from what happened and maybe just maybe the The Sudden Departure, was the best thing to ever happen to this family.
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SEASON 3
Between the prospect of a definitive ending, the looming fear of catastrophe, and the continually exceptional performances, it’s bravura television that somehow follows the model of earlier seasons while subverting expectations. You might think you know where something is going, only to be completely disoriented a minute later.
You’d be hard-pressed to name a work of art, let alone another TV show, that balances such enormity so playfully, without also being glib about the ponderous questions at its core.
Superb final season of The Leftovers. ... Suffice to say that Lindelof, Perrotta & Co. have continued to think about ways to make the fantastic seem mundane and vice versa.
Season 3 is no less than a coup, wrapping up a wild narrative with ambitious new threads and honing in on each character’s fundamental spiritual and psychological beliefs.
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.
Any doubts aren't allowed here anymore. This final season is vindication for the accomplishment HBO is in curating weird left field television risks into runs that top decades and years of silver screen. You will be breathless, you will be confused, you will cry and definitely start from the beginning for the same result every time.
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SEASON 3
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.
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SEASON 3
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.
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SEASON 3
I started watching this series recently after seeing the amazing reviews that the 3rd season was getting. The first season was pretty good, and the second season involved some shocking changes for show that ultimately paid off as the second season far surpassed the first. The show felt like it was really headed for greatness rolling into the third season, but like many shows/movies that try to tackle profound topics, it doesn't really know where to go.
I really enjoyed Matt's conversation with David Burton, but that is the only positive moment in the third season for me. While the changes in season 2 led to a great payoff, there doesn't really seem to be a point this time. Many of the characters' storylines are completely aimless other than to reinforce a theme that has been repeated ad nauseam while other new characters are introduced for no real reason. Nora's storyline had some potential but ultimately ends in an disappointing way.
Some viewers may be satisfied with the way that the conflicts are resolved, but after seeing the finale, I would be shocked if anyone loved the final season.
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SEASON 3
One of the worst tv shows I’ve seen , the only thing good a bout it is the acting otherwise every part of it was just bad and the ending omgggg so lazyyyy and the worst that they didn’t even answer most of the questions that we was watching the show for don’t watch it
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