In a way, I wish that “The Prodigal Son Returns” was the series finale for The Leftovers. The ending is more or less in line with Tom Perrotta’s novel, and on the whole the...

The Leftovers thus far has been very good at showing us how the people of Mapleton cope with their loss – some shoot dogs, some drink, some pay $3,000 to get shot. “The Garveys...

In my reviews of The Leftovers, I talk a lot about Kevin Garvey losing his goddamn mind. But just as compelling is his daugher Jill losing true north. “Cairo,” in my ways, was a...

I like The Leftovers single-character episode like last week’s “Guest,” but hours like “Solace for Tired Feet” suck me in more, I think. Probably because I am deeply interested in the surreal, metaphysical mysteries at...

The last time The Leftovers did an episode focused on just one character, it was the superlative “Two Boats and a Helicopter.” The show’s sixth episode “Guest” put the spotlight on Reverend Matt’s sister,...

“Gladys” was a thoroughly unpleasant hour of television. It opens with a brutal killing (coupled with a dog’s execution), and ends with our protagonist drunkenly weeping into his pillow. That being the case, it’s...

“B.J. and the A.C.” – no, I don’t know what that title refers to either, so if you do please enlighten me – was probably the most narratively straightforward episode of The Leftovers so...

Here’s the joke from which the third episode of The Leftovers gets its title: So there’s this huge flood one day, and an entire town looks like it’s going to be swallowed up by...

I knew it would be hard for The Leftovers to top its brilliant first episode, but I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for the second episode of a show. “Penguin...

It’s too early to call The Leftovers the best new show of 2014, especially in the wake of True Detective, Fargo, and Rick and Morty. But I can say without any hesitation that “Pilot”...