re: The Leftovers HBO Season 1 Thread

She is obviously in a strange cult but acted normal at times crying when her husband showed up and begged her to come home. She sat outside the house when the Reverend came across her last episode explained her sacrifice to the new recruit.

If Kevin was a high school sweetheart she has been married to for over 2 decades that she has 2 kids with there is an interesting story for her leaving them.

Since the oldest boy is someone else's kid she basically has 2 failed relationships. The kids have different fathers while she joined a cult.

I was intrigued as to what would possess someone to leave their family. That story is dead before it ever took off. She is just another person that is constantly making poor decisions or just flat out crazy. Potentially both.

Not sure if this has been mentioned but the actors playing characters not in the GR have got to be jealous of the GR actors. The have no lines

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Why is Laurie so broken up? Her 2 children and husband survived. It's not like that other chick whose entire family left.

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The whole point of this show is everyone's reaction to the event. Many of them appear to be driven to different types of "crazy".

That looks to be heating up.

I don't have a problem with blended families but I dont see the point of not making Tom his biological son.

She seemed like she had a normal life and her household survive the disappearances intact. I've wondered what would drive a normal person to leave everything to join a cult. I was interested to see that storyline play out.


Instead there was just and "I'm broken" letter about him, a failed relationship, and other life issues. She has no mystery anymore and they killed an interesting character.

I never said it wasn't done. There are plenty of people who have been through failed relationships and blended families. She is the one that went dear diary on being broken over a common situation.

I have watched all 4 episodes and looked foward to the show in advance. I didn't want to spoil it for myself but did look up charcter bio for show and book. If it hasn't been edited Tom is described as Kevin's son, not stepson.


I don't mind the curveball but do find her letter a weak explanation since her situation is so common. If her and Kevin had always been together with 2 kids then I think it would have been a better storyline as to why she would leave.

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What's up with the 18 wheeler full of dead people?

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I think those are artificial corpses that a company is selling so people can have funerals/burials of those taken.

Not 100% sure, but pretty sure.

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I'm enjoying it so far.

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Me too - I don't love it yet, but I like it.

I understand the decision to bolt was fricked but I was looking foward to a good story. I still may get it but she isn't the only person that has had a bad relationship. I'm broken is just a weak excuse.

I was hoping they had always been together. She then would have had a decent husband with a job and 2 kids by him with their house untouched by the disappearances.

Why would she leave that to join a cult? That was a good side story.

I think she is joining the cult. I would whoop wholesale arse if they took my pictures(or get my arse whooped trying)


Maybe the wife thing will work itself out. I was expecting and wanting to see her transition from the status quo wife and mom to cult lieutenant. They have already had her admit she is damaged so that ruined a good possibility imo.

What does A.C. and B.J. mean in the title of the episode?

I'm hooked...When she threw the lighter in the drain, I hoped she would go back for it