The Leftovers | A Faith Affirming Miracle

[@marreco6347]

The leftovers truly are the friends we made along the way.

[@domoshea4104]

The Garveys not being directly affected by the departure isn’t a weakness of the show. It’s completely in line with the focus of the show not being on the departure itself, but its effects on the world in which it happened. If anything it’s even more interesting, perhaps even more poignant, that we follow a family ripped apart by a societal loss rather than a personal one.

[@Anna1047-m1g]

totally agree. While loss is a heavy theme in the show, i think its cool that the loss the Garby's experience is not that of a person.

[@scottboyd3838]

The Garvey's, well Kevin's wife, did lose a baby to the departure, so they did suffer loss

[@Anna1047-m1g]

@@scottboyd3838 true but nobody but Laurie knew that that happened, including the viewer for a while. I think it only really informs her character, not the others

[@IsaacAbunu]

I think he meant by how the narrative would make more sense playing out. I agree with him just on paper, but I agree with you on how it was executed. And it makes more sense with what the story is really about.

[@joshk.]

Fully agree. This video is great, but that whole part of it sort of just felt like MS missed the point of the Garvey family. It also provides a nice contrast between Kevin and Nora: Kevin is a man who lost nobody during the Sudden Departure, and Nora is a woman who lost everybody. No hate to MS though - there's a depressing lack of Leftovers analyses, and this is a great video

[@warlordofbritannia]

CHAD Former Cop Drug Daddy: -ignores son for years -goes to Australia because the voices in his head tell him to -gets high af -meets son in Hotel Purgatory -thinks son is the new Messiah -realizes his son is really just his personal savior after pointlessly killing him

[@ronthorn3]

Chad comment

[@PeedgeMcDuck]

Kevin stopped the flood, it just wasnt like Kevin Sr thought.

[@tobiasdog100]

I couldn't stand the Patty Levin character until she died and came back as a "ghost." I loved her as Kevin's foil. I found their back and forth hilarious. Every review I've watched of this show neglects to mention how darkly humorous it is. The reviews depict it as a sad depressing drama...which it kind of is, but I believe the humor injected throughout was the magical ingredient that sent an okay drama into the stratosphere as one of the best television experiences ever. If you've never watched this show, do yourself a HUGE favor and drop what your doing, and start watching now. You'll thank me later.

[@Sophnar0747]

This is without exaggeration my all time favorite television series, so I’m beyond excited to see you covering it. ❤

[@EddyTheMartian]

This is how I feel for the next one he's planning 😁

[@nostalgicbliss5547]

Season 2 was one of the best seasons of TV ever

[@matthewcrissy4641]

It is right up there with Breaking Bad and that is saying a lot

[@JohnDoe-kf7md]

@@matthewcrissy4641breaking bad was 💩

[@jamescarr1265]

@@JohnDoe-kf7mdIt wasn’t.

[@MrGreaves]

So glad to see this. Your recent streak of content for The Leftovers has been beautiful to see. KZbin has a shocking lack of content for the show, especially given its cult status. This is easily my favourite show, despite its potential flaws and lack of strict storytelling - this coming from someone who is usually a big plot junkie - so it’s so nice to see a genuine critique. I’m actually currently on my third viewing of the show, and it’s definitely a show that only gets better and better with each viewing. I don’t know how many times you’ve watched the show as a whole, but my second viewing was easily my favourite watch-along, and I feel like my third might be my favourite as I progress. So much just clicks together so well, though I agree that’s probably all to the credit of the third season. All the same, this is great and I’ve been thoroughly enjoying your stuff. Thank you so much for making these videos.

[@jeramyjones9049]

I'm curious; did you ever happen to notice the song Kevin and Nora danced to in the finale (I've got dreams) was also the same song Kevin put on the very first time Nora met Jill? When she came over to the Garvey's house for dinner and Jill rummaged through her purse looking for the gun...S1E8 (I think). Albeit a different rendition, it is the same song. It was special, it was "their song", at least in Kevin's mind. I always envisioned that Kevin had slipped a cd to the dj at the "dance" with instructions to play that song if & when Nora showed up....that's just how I like to think it went down. Just a tiny sample of the inception level of character construction that was woven into the writing on this show. It's even more incredible when you consider, they weren't 100% sure if they were going to get a second, much less third season green lit from HBO when they wrote that into the first season. Such a G move. Just fucking brilliant. It's my no.1, of all time. Second place is sucking wind and loosing ground.

[@MrGreaves]

@@jeramyjones9049 never noticed that! wow. i just love all the little details that get expanded on and referenced as the show progresses. it just helps it all feel so clever and fleshed out - even if it wasn’t intentional at first.

[@ohshialabooof8958]

It's good to finally hear someone talking about Damon Lindeloff's actual best show for once instead of Lost for the millionth time, especially considering how criminally under-watched/talked about it has been when it's easily 1 of the best shows of all-time. So thank you for that.

[@theitalianalien8477]

I watched season 1 and hated it, found it boring and pointless. What did you like about it?

[@ohshialabooof8958]

@@theitalianalien8477 : I liked season 1 overall, but season 2 (in my opinion) is 1 of the best written/acted and well directed seasons of any tv show that I've ever seen, and unlike Lost, they don't botch the ending (probably coz J.J. abrams wasn't there to ruin everything with too many mystery boxes). That being said, It is kind of a slow burn so that's not gonna be for everybody, but for anyone that loves film/tv and knows quality when they see it I highly recommend it. especially season 2.

[@ohshialabooof8958]

@@theitalianalien8477 : Oh, and what kept me watching besides the writing/acting/directing (because not everyone is gonna care or notice that kinda stuff as much as some ppl) was the mystery elements and wanting to finish the show to see how everything was gonna be paid off. Same with Lost. Where as with Lost, the mysteries ( probably because there were a million of them) were more entertaining/intriguing, and fun to watch, and kept me watching til the end. But with the leftovers the mysteries don't get you hooked quite as much as the one's in Lost, but they overall show is just SOOO much better and higher quality. Ya know, if ya pay attention to that kinda stuff. I'm a film buff and do a lot of comedy writing so I really appreciate well written stuff a lot more than most ppl and don't care how slow something is as long as it's good, but most ppl will find a lot of great stuff boring and bad if it's too slow paced for them no matter how good it objectively is because we're all just wired differently and some ppl just can't get into slow burns like other ppl can. (P.S. Dear God, I really need to practice writing shorter comments because literally everybody is gonna take 1 look at this n say, "Yeah, I ain't readin that shit!" )

[@JohnDoe-kf7md]

I literally mention this show to anyone who ask me about my favorite tv show and no one has heard of it 💔 It’s criminally underrated

[@GutsTheBeast]

@@ohshialabooof8958 JJ wasn't even involved in Lost past the pilot and early S01 stuff. Damon Lindiloff and Carlton Cuse were the main showrunners of Lost for its entire run. The fuck you getting your information from?

[@Dapryor]

A woman disappeared while having sex with Kevin. He was definitely directly effected by that. My criticism would be that he didn’t lose his mind more than he did.

[@PeedgeMcDuck]

Kevin was already lost before that.

[@Dapryor]

@ yeah, I agree. But you can’t have your sexual partner disappear mid-thrust without losing a few more marbles upstairs.

[@Vaniary]

I watched this TV show as a student in psychology, man I can tell you it nails almost everything on Trauma and others mental illness it's was so interesting

[@idanlewenhoff2295]

having more phycology knowledge and watching this show is awesome.

[@johnv3623]

The episode where they meet "god" on the ship is a personal favourite - brilliant dialogue - a great series that really makes you think and feel. Amazing how it shows how we as people ascribe meaning to random things/events for better or worse.

[@MacabreStorytelling]

Kino ep

[@ZargX76]

Shows that reward you for investing and believing in them as a viewer are truly incredible and beautiful. The Leftovers is arguably the best I've ever seen in this regard. If you haven't seen Station Eleven, absolutely should be on your radar for similar reasons. Probably tied with The Leftovers for me as my favorite.

[@ronthorn3]

Thanks for the station eleven recommendation! Always looking for something great to watch! On my list!

[@rikinhouston]

Station eleven is so amazing

[@christianfreed]

I binged this show for the first time 3 weeks ago after @PrestonJacobs kept talking about it. Immediately hit youtube for longform analysis and was SO ANGRY that there weren't any good ones out there. 2 weeks later Macabre hit us with Part 1. And now we are here. Thank you my friend.

[@EJD339]

Do you know what video Preston talk about the leftovers or is it something he just causally mentions all the time

[@christianfreed]

@@EJD339 unfortunately it was something he casually mentioned all the time while it was on and the year after it wrapped. Wish he had done a deep dive

[@ReallyGoodandKind]

Fucking thank you for this. As much as Damon sometimes irritates the hell out of me, this show was one of the defining moments in my life in shaping how I look at character relationships in fiction. Matt is still my favorite.

[@SABNISTANMAY]

A truly great analysis bro. And while I do agree that the criticism you made about the show especially season 01 isn't unwarranted for the most part, I simply didn't care about them due to how great the character writing was. The show is as close to perfection as you can get. Great casting, lighting, cinematography, acting, this show is a timeless classic. Hope this video reaches 1M views.

[@villageidiots2041]

I have never seen a show since that has actually made me feel so many emotions while watching. Most of the emotions were depressing and melancholy but in a weird good recharging kind of way. It was more of an experience for me than just watching TV.

[@dlaimer]

It's been a while since I've been to your channel and I have missed both your previous The Leftovers videos, but I couldn't help but remarking on the date you chose to upload this one. Early this morning I realized it's been 11 years since the Sudden Departure, so this new video is what one might call a living reminder. Looking forward to catch up with your content.

[@MacabreStorytelling]

Total coincidence. I swear 😘

[@dlaimer]

@@MacabreStorytelling I believe you. Why wouldn't I. You're here.

[@suzushiEitan]

The series has deeply impacted me. I was touched so much by the story, especially of Norah and Kevin and their love. It just felt like the plot is telling something true. Don't know what it was exactly, but still, it was true.

[@manuairikka1611]

I basically gave up after the average first season, but couldn't be happier that I binged the rest of it after reading some rave reviews of seasons 2 and 3. Leftovers is easily the best stuff Lindelof has done and probably one of the most underrated shows ever made.

[@manuairikka1611]

Also: I appreciate the effort that went into this analysis. Shows like this deserve a video that's at least two hours long.

[@MM-714m]

It might come as a surprise but I love the first season the best. Jill's struggle is quite illustration of what random teenager would go through if that happenned. They would feel like life is meaningless. Her losing her mother to a cult just reinforces that. I really liked that the family we follow didn't lose anyone because 2% is not a lot but would still be traumatising for everyone. However yes it has some issues. Tom's subplot is bad though... and yes the cult stuff are not clear. And that makes some characters motivation to join it really hard to follow since you don't exactly know what they are joining

[@malachorfives]

s1 is my favourite as well!

[@radio-friendlyunitshifter4670]

I completely agree about Jill’s season 1 run! She is doing exactly what most teens would do, especially while dealing with pain and abandonment at such a young age… I felt that Season 1 really managed to show how people would react in small character studies because one big city environment wouldn’t be depicted as effectively

[@kamala.harr1s.is_a._cop]

with regard to laurie’s “attempted suicide”, when i first watched it i genuinely didn’t believe laurie wanted to kill herself. after her and kevin talked and she told him about the pregnancy and she asked him “did you want another baby?” and he said no and she said “i didn’t either.” i really saw that as her making peace with what has happened to her and the departure as a whole. she now sees it as just an unexplainable event that, in the end, resulted in what she wanted anyway. and then going scuba diving was just a a kind of personal fuck you to the idea you can’t find happiness after a bad thing happens. when i watched it with other people and they thought that laurie killed herself i was honestly surprised and it wasn’t until then that i saw it was ambiguous at the least.

[@u3u_o3o]

33:03 okay king I'll return after i'm done with my midterms

[@EPICNE55]

International Assassin made me fall in love with Nabucco's Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves. Now every time I hear it I am transported to a bizarre, surreal afterlife that has nothing and everything to do with the living world.

[@ubrubsuk1]

Wow nicely done posting this on the 11th anniversary of the Sudden Departure!

[@MacabreStorytelling]

An absurd editing binge but we made it 👍

[@reboot3332]

The season 1 episode where Nora meets holy Wayne was so powerful, and got me hooked on this show. Loved where they took the show.

[@ronthorn3]

One of the few shows I’ve ever rewatched a second time all the way through, just finished it last night again and it still holds up as one of my top 5 fav series! I just love the characters, cinematography, music/editing, just everything about this show, it’s like one of those dreams that stay with you your entire life, it’s strange, I don’t know how else to explain the weird connection I have with this show, it’s like apart of me now somehow, and season 1 is excellent, you can pick anything part, season 1 is still extremely captivating.

[@raymondsims7042]

What’s your top ten tv shows mate? For me it’s 1. The wire 2. Game of thrones 3. Mr robot 4. Dark 5. The boys 6. Breaking bad 7. Succession 8. Stranger things 9. Sopranos 10. Better call Saul/Mad men The leftovers while good isn’t quite great enough to make the top ten though in my opinion

[@xtinaa1089]

My husband and I watched this when it was released. I cannot begin to explain the how hard it was to wait a week for the new episodes to be aired. We loved the series and had talked about how we should revisit it now that it’s streaming and see if it would change our viewing. I truly believe it would’ve been a bigger “hit” had it been released in a streaming fashion, maybe a bit a head of its time, the concept itself maybe ahead of its time. Can’t wait to revisit and be able to binge!!! Thank you for the extensive work put into this video.

[@Krimzyn__]

just watched this amazing show for the first time a few months ago, so this video came at the perfect time. This is a great analysis and it really put into perpsective how layered this show is and why it is so impactful. Thank you for covering it!

[@nicholasmasi9699]

Ok so I'm like half way through your vid and I LOVE HOW YOU'RE REALLY CAPTURING EVERYTHING LIKE LITERALLY ALL THE BIGGEST MOST SIGNIFICANT POINTS. Like throughout my own viewing of this show on its airing and rewatch over covid I got so much more out of it but I really lvoe that I don't have to keep track of it all still because it's all bundled into this video. Especially the rationalizations in season 2 for the international assassin episode

[@Fishersons]

I was in desperate need for an analysis like this for one of the best shows ever made. Thank you

[@WilliamJames48]

I think it's funny that the show is called "The Leftovers" when you don't ever once see someone heat up a piece of foil wrapped meatloaf from the fridge or nuke some quiche in a Tupperware container.

[@LucasGarvey]

Great video! Just finished the series last night, I interpreted the finale completely differently. I saw Nora's journey to the 2% world and back as her reinstantiating the metaphysical presence of trust and love in the 98% world. I always saw the departure not just as the removal of 2% of the population, but as a literal removal of love from the world. Patti pretty much says as much in the National Assassin episode. After the departure the whole world lost the capacity to trust and love one another, as the audience we see this most obviously in Kevin and Nora themselves, which you point out don't really seem to have a real deep commitment to one another for almost the entire series, and the existence of this commitment is the final question of the finale, and Nora rejects Kevin until she knows the depth of his commitment. In the finale, Nora even mentions that the 2% world seemed happier then the 98%. They were faced with such a deep and cataclysmic struggle for survival and a complete flipping of their society that they needed to stick together and rely on one another to survive and if anything this only brought more love and trust into the remaining 2% that were left. Where as in the 98% world they were able to kinda just ignore it and limp along, alone. This is what I think fueled Nora's deep sense that she did not belong. Nora was the first person who went to the 2% world and decided to go back, for no reason other than it was the truth-full thing to do. This decision and her ultimate reunion with Kevin isn't just a personal beauty but something of cosmic significance within the show and is the true revival of love in their universe. Also, the finale is called "The Book of Nora" which in my mind hints to her cosmic messianic role. Obviously this is just my interpretation and doesn't take into affect Kevin's half of the story, you can definitely read the ending a million ways. Great video once again! Always look forward to what you post!

[@SABNISTANMAY]

Man pretty much made a movie length essay. Better get my popcorns ready.

[@adrianbailey1142]

I've never watched or listened to an analysis of a tv show for more than maybe 30 mins. I just listened to all of this, and it gave a strange closure after being absorbed by the series. Great work.

[@kieranmajury9623]

Holy shit what a lovely surprise on a Friday! Thanks lad!

[@connor56347]

Thank you so much for making this analysis. It truly explored all of the things that I absolutely love about this show and reafirmed it as my favourite piece of television.

[@DeathAndCatmix]

The bird in the hotel is the bird Erika buried. And Matt’s wife is in the hotel. It’s 100% a celestial realm.

[@DigiTism]

As someone whose mom joined a religious cult, 13:41 legitimately had me laughing, especially with the “bitch who’s hasn’t.” 😂😂😂

[@mrguardwill45]

Just saw the notification. I clapped my hands like an excited teenage girl on prom night. Let's go, baby.

[@nicholasmasi9699]

Thank you for this legendary compilation, this will forever be my favourite series ever and this is something I can't wait to enjoy

[@nivr0c]

Thank you for this review! This show changed my life when it first aired. I do interpret its main idea differently(and that unites all of the characters too): coping with grief is possible only through helping others or inflicting your own pain on them. We do not know shit about whatever life is about, but hate produces hate, pain produces pain and we must do everything in our power to stop the cycle of their reproduction or the world is doomed(taken by gr and nuked). This is my take on the main idea behind the story. This video is beautiful - so many things I looked past!

[@ringkunmori]

The 2% disappearing thing doesn't sound like a big deal compared to other stories where some curse afflicts 50% of the world, but 2% sounds like it would be enough that half the world will experience the direct effect of the disappearance, but the other half doesn't. It's interesting in that way where having significantly less of something can cause more division.

[@streetcat1510]

I’ve seen most of the explanations on our tube but NONE come close to how you’ve broken it down and given it for us looking for the true meaning and understanding. Thank You❤

[@TennileJames]

You earned a subscriber off the strength of this video alone. The Leftovers is on of my favorite series. Thanks for this!

[@MacabreStorytelling]

❤️

[@ronthorn3]

Same

[@Rawadsalama]

Thank you so much for covering my favorite show. it means a lot.

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

I watched S1. Found this video. Paused. Watched rest of the show and then came back after months. I’m so glad I stopped this video when you told me to

[@docsaico]

Haven’t watched this show since seeing it when it aired, but always thought it had the best finale I’ve ever seen. Thank you for this lovely video. Great coverage. ♥️

[@akshayde]

I thought it was clear that GR's agenda was chaos. People are trying to move on and hold on to societal norms to move forward. And GR is like.. The old things can't be anymore the world is pretty much reset in a devastating way. Never forget

[@evangelionl0vr857]

The theory that makes the most sense about John, his wife, Evie and the grandfather is that the grandfather molested all of them. John and his wife might have had that in common and that’s what caused them to connect and eventually get married, Virgil did some time and they tried to move on, then later he gets out and molests Evie which sends John into a rage bringing back all the memories of what happened to him and his wife so he tries to kill him. It explains all of their trauma and makes sense with their relationships. The son still having a relationship with the grandfather could make sense because he is a highly religious kid and strongly believes in forgiveness.

[@celesteelka]

Saying the Garveys weren't a good family to follow for this story kinda misses the point of the show. If the show were about the Departure, it wouldn't be called "The Leftovers". The show isn't about the Departure, it's about the people being left behind. When you have such a massive event and you want it only to serve as the backdrop to your story, you don't make your characters directly effected by it. These four being only tangentially related to what happens gives the audience the perfect amount of space from the event to appreciate what the people are going through afterward.

[@Moped_Mike]

So happy you are doing this. It’s one of the best series I’ve ever watched. I really hit me like no other show. There is only one other channel that did good videos on it when it came out. These are needed.

[@raymondsims7042]

What’s your top ten tv shows? For me it’s 1. The wire 2. Game of thrones 3. Mr robot 4. Dark 5. The boys 6. Breaking bad 7. Succession 8. Stranger things 9. Sopranos 10. Better call Saul/Mad men

[@LIBERTYMarkAaron]

Truly a remarkable reflection on humanity if you consider the miracle device of the “departure” as an analogy to the unexplainable miracle of life itself, and the story as an analogy of how all of us are here trying to explain and cope with it.

[@jdthegimp]

I think this is my favorite channel. I appreciate your critiques and this video is definitely making me itch for a rewatch of leftovers.

[@MacabreStorytelling]

❤️

[@alejandrovidal5355]

Season one could be kind of "uneven" or maybe a litle "slow".....but it can only be considered as "average" in comparisson with seasons 2 and 3, cause quality wise "the leftovers" season 1 is pretty much on par with lots of others of seasons 1. But is undeniable that episodes like "Two boats and a helicopter", "Guest", "The garveys at their best" and "The prodigal son returns" are top notch TV.

[@281m.wasiqwasim3]

A macabre storytelling mad men video is what i need now

[@noemorales8330]

That’d be amazing

[@kristinalfc5846]

There's a reason this show was Alan Sepinwall's favourite of the 2010's..Nora Durst is genuinely one of the greatest charcaters on television, a perfectly written, performed charcater, especially considering she was not in focus in s1 and even s2 (also 'Nora isnt the easiest charcater to like', speak for yourself, the exact scene you used to demonstrate that dislike is what had me falling in love with her)

[@theebottomliner]

This review was fantastic! I just found out about this show on the weekend and gobbled it up over a few days. Came to KZbin to get others’ take on it since the final season truly had me confused! Your take has me convinced that you are right 😊.

[@flamingturkey654]

So glad it's finally here! Mac your videos on The Leftovers are what got me to finally watch. And it not only is my favorite show, it literally changed my life.

[@Matt-iy4tn]

How so, may I ask?

[@flamingturkey654]

@@Matt-iy4tn oh man, I could leave a whole essay to answer it. I think the most succinct thing is it was just the right show for me at the right time. I was going through some really tough stuff in my life and I decided to watch it despite knowing how rough it would be and depressing. Even though seeing Mac's other videos let me know where the plot was headed, I was still caught off guard by how well acted it was. I think it was life changing because I could see elements of myself and those in my life through these characters. The good parts and the bad. In this way I can relate to Kevin, in that way like Nora, and so on. To see how they interacted with each other. How they grappled with their own demons and to just try to move on not only gave me some bearing on how I can move on but how I can be better too. And this show was just one of the few that was governed by its characters who were all so multi layered and depthful and as Mac's first video laid out, managed to use that to its advantage to subvert everything.

[@Matt-iy4tn]

@@flamingturkey654 great comment, thank you for replying

[@nostalgicbliss5547]

@@flamingturkey654 I also watched the first two seasons in 2015 battling depression. It was like a spiritual experience for me. The emotional scenes just hit different, especially with the music.

[@jeramyjones9049]

Very Very well analyzed. Bravo Zulu to you for observing, unpacking, and then translating so utterly well. I appreciate how this must have been a monumental review and you nailed it. Seriously, fantastic job.

[@Ahmad-le6ys]

Thankyou for clearing so many things up. Saint macabre of misunderstood tv shows.

[@pointthirteen2234]

One of your best videos sir, incredibly insightful.

[@mutantdog.]

I watched this when originally broadcast, initially with low expectations due to an impression of Lindelof based upon Lost and Prometheus. It totally changed my opinion of him. I recall at the time feeling like the finale had some sort of meta context in relation to the general dissapointment many had with Lost's ending, in so much as it emphasises the whole thing of explanations being less important than the characters respective journeys. Which i've come to realise is Lindelof's thing in general. Anyway, great analysis for a great series. I should definitely give it a rewatch sometime soon.

[@cbcimiller]

Quite possibly the greatest use of music of all time.

[@djardine2520]

Outstanding work. We don’t agree on every fine point, but on the larger scale, this is excellent and insightful analysis.

[@austinshaughnessy3597]

Great analysis of a severely under appreciated show. One constructive criticism I would have is the tonality of how the video essay is read, where every sentence follows the same cadence. In any case keep up the great work.

[@michaeljulian4997]

I just finished rewatching the series. Thank you for your insight on the show. I want to share my favorite two scenes. The first is when Wayne dies and grants a wish to Kevin. The way Patterson Joseph conveys understanding of the wish and smiles is a master class in acting. I could watch it over and over again. The other is when Matt argues with "God" on the ferry. By creating a character that is or thinks he is God, we get to see the back and forth between God and Matt and see how his image of himself as Job changes. A few plot holes take me out of the story and are minor, but one is the town of Jarvis. There is no explanation of how there is only one way in and out of a town in Texas. There isn't even a river underneath the bridge, so anyone could just walk through the woods and enter and there have to be other roads that lead into the town as a large truck wouldn't be able to cross that bridge. Are the other roadways blocked off after the Federal Park took over? How do the small group of Park Rangers keep everyone out when, at the end of season two, it only took three or four GR members pushing through to get in? The whole thing just doesn't make sense, but I guess I am being picky. Other issues I have are related with my experience in Public Safety and Law Enforcement. There are many things related to Kevins jobs that make no sense at all, but I won't go into them here. Again, thank you for the video!

[@clapsx]

This came clutch. Just re-binged the show a couple weeks ago. Thanks for this!

[@da3m0nic_79]

Imo the most underrated tv drama ever. A well deserved analysis.

[@raymondsims7042]

Why do you think it’s “underrated” 🤔

[@leatherzeppelin_krystalserpent]

thanks for your contribuition to the internet, this is THE leftovers video to watch after the finale

[@scottratcliffe2958]

17:50 you’re talking about how little screen time they got together in season one but I think that was intentional. Its a fitting projection that the both of them are so willing to give everything for what could end up being nothing, their soon to be volatile relationship and how it’s really built off of nothing but an excuse to fill whatever void one another is feeling, you get me?

[@magicman205]

"You're an international assassin." *pause* "Are you fucking serious?" ALWAYS makes me laugh.

[@Lionheart2814]

I don't think supernatural and rational have to be at odds, especially when it concerns things we cannot have the answer to like an afterlife. The hotel could be a part of our collective consciousness that we all go to when we die. That itself is not a supernatural statement inherently.

[@deathroll32]

So happy you finally made this! Glad I left the comment a while back and gave you the idea 😉. For real though this show is fantastic, very underappreciated and not often explored by content creators. So to have the brilliance here shared with a new audience is awesome. Side rant: Why the fuck did none of the actors or creators of this show get any award recognition or nominations at all? Usually even those clowns are privy to less popular entertainment and will at least give some obscure stuff a nod here or there. Watching this video reignited my anger about Justin Theroux and all the others not being celebrated for this. End rant

[@ronthorn3]

Reminds me of that joke from The Good Place, where the judge makes a ransom comment about how she recently rewatched the leftovers and it made her realize how pissed she was Carrie Coon didn’t get an Emmy nomination lol. That quote alone got me to go back and rewatch it, already loved the show but I wanted to go back to that world again, it was time.

[@fighterofthenightman1057]

I’m a believer that the “supernatural” aspects were “real” … but more ambiguous and unknowable than we could ever comprehend. In other words, so nuanced as to be as close to Sci Fi as Fantasy. Exceptional show.

[@idanlewenhoff2295]

brilliant video you really dove in to what is the essence of this gem of a masterpiece. well done.

[@derkcast620]

Absolutely amazing video sir! Having never seen the show (and not really wanting too) i was firmly held in place by this deft summary! Thank you.

[@wadejohnston4305]

This is one of those once in a lifetime shows. I DARE anyone whose lived it go to the closest person next to them and try explaining the show completely

[@ronthorn3]

Yeah basically you’d give away the shoes premise, cus really it’s about the characters and their journey.

[@Someone-vn9ce]

I think you missed the point that the Garvey family was DIRECTLY affected by the Sudden Departure. Laurie Garvey's unborn child disappeared from her womb in the Dr.'s office during the Sudden Departure. She had already been struggling with whether to keep or abort the baby and thus her doctor called and asked why she cancelled her appointment and demanded she keep it because she was "nearing the point of no return." The guilt she felt over not knowing if she wanted the baby and then it disappearing along with her crumbling marriage led to her mental snap and joining the Guilty Remnant which resulted in the crumbling of their family.

[@greggoat6570]

Yeah his point about the Garvey’s being “unaffected” by the Sudden Departure is baffling to me. If you center things on Kevin, almost every aspect of his daily life and personal relationships are largely defined now by that event - wife is in a cult, daughter is sad about that, son is another cult, the town is in constant turmoil, but yeah, the Garvey’s were totally unaffected. Like trying telling that to Laurie!

[@scottboyd3838]

I love Sopranos, The Wire and Breaking Bad, but The Leftovers is my all-time favourite, it aired in a tough time of my life, and of loss. It affected me bigtime and is my all-time favorite show..ever

[@raymondsims7042]

That’s cool I like the leftovers as well it wouldn’t make my top ten best shows ever, but still one of my favorite series ever

[@staceykelley1202]

I've seen all the great shows. However, Justin Theroux's Kevin Garvey was one of the best I've ever seen. Acting was phenomenal and beautiful.

[@jamessimon3433]

This is ambitious, its tough to encapsulate and review the show, but you got it. I love discussing the show, thanks for the video.

[@russellharper164]

This was mesmerizing. Thank you for what you do.

[@samclarke2113]

Finally a worthy breakdown of the greatest series of television…ever(at least for me). Don’t know how many I’ve pushed this show onto. All with mixed level of response, but hey they watched it m😂. For all who like a beautiful read on the show , recommend I Variety’s review of the final episode. Beautiful read. Thank sir for this essay.

[@ronthorn3]

Yeah I’ve tried to recommend it to people and they just never finish it, it’s so frustrating! I recently rewatched the entire series and was just as captivated as I was the first time of not more! And man the music in the show! Just perfect editing.

[@SEDRICKHENDRIXTHEGAMER]

Just finished the show today! Perfect Timing!

[@itisapt]

On my third watch (because of my drinking problem), and it’s great work as always, but you’ve glaringly omitted the elephant wang in the room

[@BradGroux]

The Garveys were affected by the departure, they lost a baby... which certainly played a role in Laurie's downfall, and entry into the Guilty Remnant.

[@tomambrosio5527]

I stopped watching this after season two because I thought it ended so perfectly that I didn't want anything -- even more Leftovers -- to risk ruining this.

[@drakenfist]

That's ironic that you say that!. I did the same thing for four years!. I was so satisfied with the ending to season 2 that I really didn't feel compelled at all to watch season 3. I finally did it, and while there were parts that I really did like. It just didn't have the magic of season 2. It's a weird mix between the aimless meditation of grief of season 1 and the focused narrative of season 2.

[@based6914]

Hey at 1:03:03 Macabre says “focusing on of course…” then moves to the characters chapter. Am I missing something? Or did the audio drop out? I’ve backed it up a couple times so I’m pretty sure it’s not my internet.

[@otaviomio2887]

I believe Kevin Sr. actually talks about how he reached Kevin in the other world while on drugs. I can't quite put my finger on when, but I firmly remember him doing it.

[@arborwin]

I think the whole point of the metaphysical or magical whatever elements is that they exist but don't reflect what people imagined them as. It's less "wow, MAGIC is real and it's exactly what I imagined it to be like," and more, "it's real, and not what you wanted" which I think was perfectly thematic with the rest of the show

[@StevenLynnMusic]

I've watched this twice so far, great work man

[@warlordofbritannia]

Me, having never heard of or seen anything about the Leftovers beyond what Mac has covered before: Ah yes, how astute analysis. *Strokes beard thoughtfully*

[@YggdrasilAudio]

Watchmen ´19 is awesome and you can't handle it! Nah, but seriously this was an amazing video and your dedication to your craft is immaculate.

[@BlackZynfyndel]

Just finished rewatching the entire series since I got my partner interested in the plot. She loves it as well now.

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Don't you mean your wife or girlfriend?

[@greggoat6570]

I adore this breakdown of one of my favorite series ever. I’m on like my 3 or fourth viewing.

[@godlikemonolith]

I have yet to meet someone who I like and respect who didn’t love this show.

[@MrGreaves]

Just wanted to point out that, while I mostly think your criticisms of Tom’s character are very valid, I feel like Tom’s motivations make sense. The role he plays in each season ties directly into helping people overcome trauma and harm. With Holy Wane, anti-brainwashing the Guilty Remnant and becoming a Cop: all of these roles serve to make sure he never has to witness another person so low that they commit suicide. I even think him succumbing to Meg’s manipulation works on a base-level as it’s after that ex-GR woman’s suicide that he sinks to manipulation - perhaps in the same way as with Holy Wane. I think the implication is that he “realised” that helping people forget is doing more harm than good, and that people within the GR (specifically Meg) seem to be content with their life. I will say though.. all of this is inference. While I think the subtext is definitely there to support all of this, you’re definitely right in saying Tom could’ve had a more clear-cut character. But I think if you dig, his motivations make sense.

[@dmomintz]

"Eh it doesn't really matter" perfectly sums up this show.

[@CircuitRider]

I’ve been waiting for this! So excited. I can see already that we seem to agree the show started off flawed - still great - and got better every year, with S3 being an absolute masterpiece IMO. Only 15 min in but I def agree with your criticisms of S1. I didn’t care for a lot of the GR plot to be honest. It was too prominent in S1 and their whole silent-smoking schtick got a little old, lol. Anyway thanks for the continually amazing content! I’d love to see you break down Mad Men or Deadwood or Sopranos. (I’m also curious if you’ve seen Carnivale - like TL, it’s a flawed but still spectacular and unique series, and theres not enough appreciation and analysis of it out there as it seems to have been kinda forgotten).

[@Sidharthavicious]

Super agree on Carnivale.

[@CircuitRider]

@@Sidharthavicious I love rewatching Carnivale every October. It fits perfectly with that eerie, almost horror-movie atmosphere. Needless to say, the cancellation of Carnivale was one of the most disappointing in TV history. I’d kill to have seen that show get the full 6 seasons Knauf so painstakingly planned out already.

[@claramae3316]

I recommend The Leftovers often. I tell people that you have to start at the first episode & watch each episode or you won't get it. It is my favorite show of all time. The GR are the best group ever written. I want another Leftover series.

[@staceykelley1202]

Severance.👍

[@MHBULLSFAN]

Is there a different way to watch a show besides starting at 1st episode & watching every episode? 🤔

[@raymondsims7042]

@@MHBULLSFAN lmao😂

[@KayButtonJay]

International Assassin was the best WTF episode I’ve ever seen. Like if you do something like that in a show like this… and then you have me tearing up at the end… you won screenwriting. Hang it up. I don’t even care that it breaks the supernatural rule

[@MacabreStorytelling]

Correct take