The Leftovers first aired in 2014. Initial reviews were concerned about the show’s bleakness, and about the preponderance of mysteries, particularly in light of Damon…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeApril 14, 2020
Where to start a second season? Firstly, it's worth acknowledging what happened in the first season: what went well, and what didn't. A whole bunch…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeAugust 6, 2020
The Leftovers is a show about trying to go home. It might be Kevin out in the Cairo woods, knowing he must return to Mapleton…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeJuly 28, 2020
Something which will become apparent as the The Leftovers headed into its final few episodes is that it was increasingly rewarding to view the storytelling…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeJuly 10, 2020
Content warning: this post discusses suicide in connection with the episode’s story. This episode always left me cold. I was never entirely sure what it…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeJuly 1, 2020
On the surface, this seems quite a messy episode of The Leftovers, even if it builds to something unified. Nominally, there's two main plot threads…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeJune 17, 2020
Content warning: this post discusses suicide in connection with the episode's story. 'Guest' is the first truly great episode of The Leftovers. It is downright…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 25, 2020
This is the hardest episode of The Leftovers. It's the least likeable, focusing mostly on the Guilty Remnant and an act of visually awful brutality,…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 15, 2020
Some production backstory for this episode: In episode four, we did a Tom and Christine story where they encountered this soldier who was returning from…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 7, 2020
This is the story of a little boy. When I was 5, I was taken to be baptised. Uncertain why it hadn't happened earlier, but…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 1, 2020
This episode begins with Tom and an atonal injection of action, as the Holy Wayne's compound is stormed, people are shot, and he escapes with…
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeApril 22, 2020