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The Leftovers S3 |OT| The End Is Near - Premieres Sunday 4/16, 9pm on HBO
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Poor GRIMES
Banned
Strange premiere. Felt like it was all a dream after Kevin put the bag on his head (never showed him taking it off). The whole scene at the spring was odd
We'll find out later on in the season.
The One and Done
Member
Where the hell is Johns wife? Or ex wife now I guess. Jeeze I did not expect such a dramatic time jump to start things. They way the GR was slaughtered was so unexpected. And awesome. Wow what a fucking premier. I went from hating this show in season 1 to absolutely loving it. And now I can go back to season 1 and like it so much more. What an excellent demonstration of storytelling.
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
Yes. I imagine they will reveal what happened as the season progresses.
CreepingFear
Member
My tradition of vodka+the left overs is still going strong. I'm enjoying the ride.
Steelyuhas
Member
Looking at HBO's schedule on their website, it looks like the episodes air each week without a break.
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Premiere was really strong, lots of interesting stuff and the end is quite the hook.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Yea, pretty much...
Also,
Woooooooooooaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmm
Sectorseven
Member
I'm confused.
What a great premiere! So much calculated WTF! Loved that they payed off the handprinting fortune teller like that!
Man I hope before whatever shit goes down in 13 days
One can always hope for a happy-ish ending!
Man I hope before whatever shit goes down in 13 days
Nora & Kevin move to Australia, deal with the Anniversary shit there, Kevin sacrifices himself somehow, is presumed dead, so they go into hiding incognito and live to a ripe old age. That was old Donna on the bike at the end right?
Fenderputty
Banned
So was he suffocating himself that morning before going to work, in the past, in his head?
theifofdreams
Member
It's amazing how good this show is. Truly amazing.
The One and Done;234052666 said:
I think it's one of those things where the couple isn't able to withstand a child dying, so they split. She could also closely associate the location with the death and so she leaves afterwards. In real life, I imagine they couldn't afford to pay her?
My initial thought is that he is living a double life, half in the real world, half in the hotel
rocketskates
Member
https://www.bustle.com/p/where-is-e...ter-may-have-made-a-major-life-decision-51162
I think it'll be addressed in the show.
But yeahhhhhhhh what an ending.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
lol that ending
I'm just going to assume nothing will be answered this season. I'm just letting go and hoping I don't kicked in the balls like they did to me with Lost.
I'm just going to assume nothing will be answered this season. I'm just letting go and hoping I don't kicked in the balls like they did to me with Lost.
rocketskates
Member
Yeah I don't expect any answers at all.
The 1800s town wasn't Miracle. Or are you just saying wow at blowing them up. That was unexpected.
Kadin
Member
Yeah I meant after that 1800's part when we first saw them back in Miracle. When we saw the boom. I was laying down on my couch and as that happened, I jumped up and literally yelled out, 'HOLY SHIT!'
You see I don't really think the show needs an answer like lost does. The randomness of it all and people's reaction to it is more the point of the show than the event itself. The event is almost beside the point, really. They could have dropped all the metaphors and made the show about 9/11 or the okc bombings and the show basically would have been the same thematically.
Kadin
Member
In the interview I posted earlier in the thread, Damon says this isn't a show designed to resolve big mysteries or have massive cliff-hangers. Take from that what you will. And he even alludes to Lost during this as well, kinda funny.
It's around the 12:30 mark here if you wan to watch it - https://www.facebook.com/amazonchannels/videos/1817326835185734/
I think he was doing that because
he knows he can't die in that town. He tries each day and he knows it won't work. That's probably why he was fearless when jumping into the spring and also why the rifle dude couldn't shoot him. He's most likely terrified because he knows his invincibility prophecy is true but he doesn't understand why.
Speaking of which, did I see that right that it said 1884? Because unless it was just bad history or an Amish village or something America really did not look anything like that in 1884. Part of the plot maybe?
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
This show is entrancing. They had my undivided attention for the entire hour and it didn't wane for a second. Spectacular premiere episode. You can tell this is going to be something special.
rocketskates
Member
You saw correct. Apparently these people were based on the Millerites
http://www.vulture.com/2017/04/the-leftovers-opening-prologue-explained.html
But yeah, the dates and appearance don't match. It's definitely weird.
Holy fuck fam that ending
Some thoughts.
Kevin is clearly still completely fucked up, and who even knows what the hell was going on with that suicide attempt.
I still love Matt and he's not exactly wrong to think Kevin is Jesus 2.0 tbh
And Nora's new haircut is cute
Yes.
She's at least 20 years older, changes her name, is in Australia, and is noticeably bitter about Kevin when asked. Some shit goes down.
Some thoughts.
Kevin is clearly still completely fucked up, and who even knows what the hell was going on with that suicide attempt.
I still love Matt and he's not exactly wrong to think Kevin is Jesus 2.0 tbh
And Nora's new haircut is cute
Yes.
She's at least 20 years older, changes her name, is in Australia, and is noticeably bitter about Kevin when asked. Some shit goes down.
Mrstriker09
Member
Not fair, all the reviewers saw 7/8 episodes already ughhhh
TheNatureBoy
Member
Funny, John took Eddie Winslow's job and Kevin's ex-wife.
Matt gets his wife back and a son, only to lose them. I was wondering if the actress was going to get any speaking lines.
I can't look at Michael without thinking of Denzel lecturing him in Fences? "Who says I got to like you?
Dean dropping the truth bomb about canine DNA was hilarious.
The other bomb dropped on the GR, not so much.
Matt gets his wife back and a son, only to lose them. I was wondering if the actress was going to get any speaking lines.
I can't look at Michael without thinking of Denzel lecturing him in Fences? "Who says I got to like you?
Dean dropping the truth bomb about canine DNA was hilarious.
The other bomb dropped on the GR, not so much.
RastaMentality
Banned
season 2 basically justified the lack of an answer. Made me basically not care about why anyone departed.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Yeah, pretty sure they were waiting to be raptured. Every once in awhile people like that still pop up. They use some pseudoscience to say when the world will end, news gives them attention, it doesn't happen, and then they disappear for a few years while they redo their "calculations."
It was just showing that there have been people trying to predict the apocalypse since the beginning, that woman represented the remnant and that they're not some new thing.
stenbumling
Unconfirmed Member
This show. It gives me the exact same feeling as season 2 of Lost, in the sense that you immediately after the episode ends need to ransack the internet after theories and general discussions. The show doesn't always work (
), but 95% of the time it is so mesmerizing. This show consume a considerable amount of time out of my daily life.
John & Laurie hooking up feels pretty goofy so far, and the Gary Busey stuff is kinda off-putting
Pupperbabysassy
Member
I Think Kevin will soon be departed in 13 days?
The fuck at the beginning
The fuck at the end
The fuck
I bet he kills himself each day just to make sure.
The fuck at the end
The fuck
I wonder if it's less of an attempt and more him checking that he still can't die.
I bet he kills himself each day just to make sure.
Best scenes in this show are when The Guilty Remnant get fucked up, so just bombing them with a Drone was pretty great.
Those dudes getting pelted with stones was pretty rad, too.
Those dudes getting pelted with stones was pretty rad, too.
Conscience Falls
Member
I hate and love how fantastic this show is. It's easily one of the best series I have ever watched and it continuously gets better with each new episode.
Discotheque
Banned
will you all be mad or pleased when we learn that the secret lizard dog society is behind it all at the end?
pretty enthralling premiere. i did not expect a freaking drone strike to end the Guilty Remnants haha.
pretty enthralling premiere. i did not expect a freaking drone strike to end the Guilty Remnants haha.
I really hope they just leave it alone. It really doesn't need an answer anyways, and them lost'ing it at the end would hurt the series more than anything.
Random chaos and how we as people interpret it and respond has always been more the point of the show. Answering it and wrapping everything up with a bowtie, even a well done James Bond bowtie, does a disservice to the plot I think.
Discotheque
Banned
I agree, I've never wanted answers to this show tbh. One of the best things about this show is how clueless the characters feel searching for purpose behind it all.
but I'm just thinking how nuts would it be if they ran with the dog society thing hahaha
but I'm just thinking how nuts would it be if they ran with the dog society thing hahaha