“Cinematic” is a term that often gets thrown around in the television conversation. We praise how some shows are “so cinematic” because they remind us more of film than standard television fare. It’s true that television, even with the major…
TV Review: HBO’s The Leftovers 1X10, “The Prodigal Son Returns”
Episode 10 is the last episode of the season and, most likely, the last episode I’ll ever watch. Throughout the season I’ve experienced a series of emotions; from curiosity to confusion to frustration. The characters frustrate the hell out of…
TV Review: HBO’s The Leftovers 1X09, “The Garveys at Their Best”
In this week’s episode of The Leftovers, viewers are exposed to what the Garvey family and most of the other characters were like before the great “disappearance.” It’s actually really intriguing how some of the characters used to be positive,…
TV Review: HBO’s The Leftovers 1X08 “Cairo”
It is episode eight of The Leftovers and there still aren’t any new developments. In the beginning of the episode, Nora joins the Garveys for dinner and Jill doesn’t make light of the event. Then Aimee brings up what Nora…
TV Review: HBO’s The Leftovers 1X07 “Solace for Tired Feet”
This show just seems to keep befuddling me. Right when I think that I’m about to understand the show, I’m stumped by some new incident that leaves me in the dark all over again. It’s a kind of emotional abuse…
TV Review: HBO’s The Leftovers 1X05 “Gladys” & 1X06 “Guest”
Murder and renewal emerge from the two newest episodes of HBO’s The Leftovers as tensions rise and new leaves are turned over. In episode 5 of The Leftovers, a member of the Guilty Remnant is kidnapped and stoned to death.…