re: The Leftovers - Season 3 - early reviews are coming in / Season thread

I just realized the romance novel is actually the book of kevin (or nora) and it's the last page of it.



She called it a romance novel to throw us off.
It has to be the same book.

The last episode is called "The Book of Nora"

Maybe after all this Kevin writes it after not being able to make up with her before she goes into the machine and ends up wherever that takes her.

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Watched the latest episode a few nights ago and what the frick was that?

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Idk

This show reminds me of walking into an art museum and looking at a painting....I see a picture with blue paint and red circles and someone else sees a lonely poet asking for a girlfriend.

In this show, I see random things thrown together and other people are writing 10,000 word reviews of their interpretation.

I've asked several questions about characters, stories, etc and I never seem to get a real answer....just people saying "are you paying attention" and "it's not hard to understand". One kind poster linked a recap of an episode which made some sense but I think most of the hardcore fans don't really know what's happening either.

I should give this show another chance. I gave it three episodes and had no idea what was going on. I'm assuming things get a little more clear?

I think the confusion of the early episodes mixed with Lindelof's involvement scared me into thinking the show would end and everyone was dead the whole time

ETA: spoilers? I guess?

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I'm assuming things get a little more clear?

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Nope

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But I don't get why that matters in the context of this show in which, ultimately, we all want to know what happened to the departed.

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It's pretty obvious now that this show was never about the departed themselves. It is/was about the "event" of the departing. The show started literally right after the departing . At it's core, this show is a love story between Kevin and Nora and what happens to damaged people if something like the rapture were to happen. It has never been about the rapture/departing people and where they went, though it's a red herring since the plot revolves a lot around finding out (well Nora's arc anyway). It's more like: Something fricked up and mystical happened, now how will people react to it.

The Kevin/Nora arc is one, Matt and his Faith is another, Kevin SR and his fragile perfect delusions, Evie/John/Erika, Meg, Tommy/Holy Wayne, Laurie, the GR, etc. All these people had direct arcs that related to the departing and the aftermath. We don't need to know what happened to those people who departed, and I honestly don't think we will.

The closest we will get will be whatever happens to Nora when she goes into the machine, but I doubt she ends up seeing anyone that departed.

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It's pretty obvious now that this show was never about the departed themselves. It is/was about the "event" of the departing. The show started literally right after the departing . At it's core, this show is a love story between Kevin and Nora and what happens to damaged people if something like the rapture were to happen. It has never been about the rapture/departing people and where they went, though it's a red herring since the plot revolves a lot around finding out (well Nora's arc anyway). It's more like: Something fricked up and mystical happened, now how will people react to it.

The Kevin/Nora arc is one, Matt and his Faith is another, Kevin SR and his fragile perfect delusions, Evie/John/Erika, Meg, Tommy/Holy Wayne, Laurie, the GR, etc. All these people had direct arcs that related to the departing and the aftermath. We don't need to know what happened to those people who departed, and I honestly don't think we will.

The closest we will get will be whatever happens to Nora when she goes into the machine, but I doubt she ends up seeing anyone that departed

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I have no rebuttal as you make a lot of sense.

BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, HOW IT HAPPENED AND WHERE THEY WENT!

I would feel kicked in the teeth if they didn't tie that end. I'm not owed that, but I do want it. I want to know more about that than I give a single shite about Kevin and Nora's love life.

You are right on with your interpretation I just think the show owes us some answers on wtf is going on with Kevin and his ability to die and come back. That has seemed really out of place along with some of the other people that have shown special abilities.

I think everyone wants to see how it all ties together with the event and it seems pretty clear we aren't going to get that which is frustrating.

Fair enough, but how mad can you really be if they acknowledged from the very beginning that they weren't gonna address it? Shouldn't have gotten invested in the show then if you solely want an answer to something they said they wouldn't give.

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that I have the time, outside of posting on this message board

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I'm sorry but that's hilarious. I can understand not thinking to read up on the show before starting to watch. But this is a terrible excuse my man.

With that said, be angry, or don't be angry at the show. I'm just saying you can't really lay it on the creators when they specifically told you what the focus of the show is. And if you didn't know what they had said about their show prior to watching, well that certainly isn't on them.