>explains absolutely nothing >somehow still counts

>>83599298
Wew, i'm glad i only watched 1 episode

>I need muh answersss I'm a huge faggot wahhh

lindelof already said he wouldn't be explaining anything

he covered his ass pretty well this time around so at the end of the day he can say "told ya so" when his shit writing leads to nowhere

>wahhhh it's so vague and doesn't spoon-feed me anything
Maybe walking dead is more your speed

>>83599455
walking dead is better than the leftovers

>>83599298

>Before the show premiers Lindelof says the sudden departure will never be explained
>Based on a novel where the sudden departure is never explained
>A character piece that doesn't focus on the mystery itself but how it has an effect on the characters
>Even then potential solution to some of the mystery is still presented
>Plebs STILL complain

Fuck off you intellectually deprived plebeian faggot plotfag piece of shit.

>>83599298

Isn't this written by lindelof? What did you expect? Fucking Lostfags.

>>83599463
>The same episode and plot lines every episode beat for beat
>Better

It makes me laugh how eager leftovers fans are to circlejerk about 'lol I dont care let the mystery be xd, anyone who questions is a pleb pure kino'

Damn I was going to watch this because I heard good things but if they never explain anything then what's the point?

>>83599298
>lindelof
what did you expect

>>83599479
>I need muh answersss! I suck dick and like dick in my butt wahh

>>83599566
>people like you actually exist
jesus christ

I don't know why you think good writing involves tying up every loose thread so that even retarded children can understand.

>>83599638
>dude it's so deep it doesnt need to be explained lmao

>fags thinking explaining the departure would be good
Please tell me how they could have resolved the departure aspect without it being fucking retarded

>>83599455
There's nothing to spoon feed lmfao
That's the problem
I don't care about people problems, give me something interesting, not this shit

>>83599463

So what you're saying is that anon is right?

>>83599676
who are you quoting?
when did i imply that The Leftovers is deep?

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>>83599298
>It turns out Kevin, that WE.... Are the The Leftovers..

so what's the appeal of this show? why is it so acclaimed on /tv/? genuinely curious

ultimate pleb filter the series

Excuse me, I'm look for a safe thread to cry in when the shows I watch don't have car chases and explosions. Have any of you seen it?

You guys realize that then tying up all loose ends just backs you in a corner. That's exactly what happened in LOST

>>83599298
bump because it's the truth. this leftovers meme needs to end. it's absolute gargbage created for the lowest braindead audience possible

>>83599463
walking dead is shit, but it's far better than leftovers

>>83599688
>i need muh interesting ashhh

Nah you're a fag lad

>>83599762
it only happens with Lindelof shows cause he can't write for shit.

Did Nora go to the other side?

>>83599463
>>83599773
hahaha thanks man. I can safely disregard any dissenting opinion you might have now, because I know that you think The Walking Dead is watchable.

hahahaha man that's funny.

>>83599688

Kevin's whole story is very interesting tho? And the interlocking stories of the people around him, I'm interested, they interest me.

>>83599391
>>83599455
>>83599478
>>83599620
>>83599638
>>83599684
Not ONE of you can even form an argument to defend this shit show. It's hilarious how butthurt you are.

>>83599523
Why did you watch it if you didn't like it

>>83599863

It's a transcendent masterpiece of exploring themes of existentialism and spiritualism whilst still remaining cinematically interesting and having diverse, well written and interesting characters.

Fuck off.

>>83599863

Here's one >>83599834

>>83599833
It's better than leftovers and it's terrible, that's the point you imbecile. Even Walking Shit is better than Leftovers that's how bad it is.

Protip: Writing "hahahahahaha" just makes you look even more butthurt by my comment and shows how immature you are. You literally just shot yourself in the foot.
>seething

>>83599934
>all those buzzwords

>>83599863
They're either lostfags still in nostalgia or straight out redditors. I've seen serious comparisons to Sopranos even.

>>83599834
The only interesting thing was the departure
At least they explain what happend
But outside of that everything that people suffers or go through because of that single event is so forced
At the end of season 1 everybody went batshit insane because the cultists made dolls that looked like the departed, I couldn't buy that shit

>>83599972
>watches a show he thinks is terrible

Why?

Everybody ITT should watch the first episode of Leftovers just to see how shit it is with their own eyes. Don't listen to anyone, watch it yourself and decide.

>>83599977
>Hurr can't even defend your argument
>does it
>hurr can't use those words

>>83599972

Why do you think the Leftovers is bad?

We've established that not answering questions that you never set out to answer in the first place isn't bad writing.

>>83599977

Please form an argument as to why none of them apply then, /v/eddit scum

>>83600018
They didn't explain what happened

They explained where they went

If you believe Nora that is, which is dumb and retarded cos she obviously lied

>>83600018

Are you autistic? real talk

>>83600022
I watched the first season of WD then quit because it's awful.

I watched 3 episodes of Leftovers and wanted to punch myself in the face.

I give all shows an equal chance and ignore others' opinions. I'm this guy >>83600029. Imo everybody should watch it and decide for themselves. It's awful, but you decide.

>>83600063
Why would she lie ?

>>83600029
The pilot for The Leftovers is regarded by fans as probably the worst episode

>>83600100
Why are you commenting on the ending when you only watched 3 episodes?

>>83600189
I didn't comment on the ending, I commented on the quality of the show.

>>83600037
>hurr ignore the mysteries
>hurr it's all about da characterz

walking dead has better characters than leftovers lmao

>>83599739

It is a genuinely good show about how people deal with shit that fly in the face of all logic and reason. It is very much like lost only it was clear from the start that there wasn't going to be any big payoff where everything is revealed because what is interesting isn't why millions of people suddenly disappeared but rather how everyone else deals with that event.

Loads of people just expect answers because, everything that is unexplained has to have answers in their world. Like, to them if something is unexplained it is just meaningless.

>>83600100

Real talk: I respect anyone with intelligent and well thought out critiques of the show, it isn't flawless and these things can be subjective. However the the shallowness of your posts in this thread and your clear lack of any kind taste suggests to me that you simply aren't very clever. You keep responding by saying 'it's shit' but you can't offer any kind of coherent critique. It seems to me that you are just a mediocre at best human being desperately trying to convince everyone in this thread that the show isn't good because you don't like it. If the show is actually good in spite of that fact, to which the general consensus amongst the critical community suggests it is, then that would seem to mean that you simply are just someone lacking the intellectual capacity to appreciate anything more than mindless entertainment.

There's nothing wrong with being dumb but dumb people shouldn't infringe on actual attempts at intelligent discussion, fuck off back to a meme thread and never post in a Leftovers thread again.

>>83600301
and this is why i hate summer

>>83600149
>>83600149
Because she went into hiding for years out of embarrassment

Doesn't make sense that she is the only person that went back through the machine

>>83600274
>how people deal with shit that fly in the face of all logic and reason
The way people deal with it is unrealistic and forced to create drama to keep the show running on something, because the characters are bland and boring
How the fuck people defend this shit is beyond me, people used to have standards but not anymore, I guess that's whath appens when your board is run over by /pol/tards and reddit

>>83600395
>The way people deal with it is unrealistic and forced

Why do you think that?

>>83599298


The confusion and lack of answers matches the experience of the characters. Not everything needs answers or has them. Not everyone is an autist who needs their hand held for everything.

>>83600274
That's the most idiotic approach someone can possibly take on shows like LOST and the average Lindelof crap. Devices and settings for storytelling are fine, often great when used properly. This is not the case for Lindelof obviously, his only tool to develop characters is to abuse the device instead of meaningful interactions to change their point o view. He also has the awful habit of teasing for answers to distract the viewer and fill the blanks left by his lack of talent.

This show is by no means a complete piece of garbage, but it's nothing more than what Lindelof has shown before.

>>83600394
Your headcannon makes even less sense

>>83600235
Hard to judge the quality of 28 episodes when you only watched 3

Weird being in a thread after it's over criticising it when you only watched a tiny portion

>>83600442
Watch the show again
The cults, all the violence, all forced just for the sake of creating drama
Just be a little bit more critic about what yo uare watching and you will understand

>>83600395

>The way people deal with it is unrealistic and forced

in what way is it do you feel is unrealistic and forced? Give an example or two. I am genuinely interested in your perspective on this show and want to hear your thoughts in the matter.

Is Sky Atlantic showing The Leftovers S3? I'm not seeing it listed or any advertisement at all for it really.

>>83600476
Makes less sense than having a machine that can take the 2% back home to their family and nobody using it?

>>83600509

I rewatched the show before the start of season 3. Can you explain what you mean by "forced"? We'll leave unrealistic aside since the premise is fictional and thus we can't say one way or the other how realistic it is.

>>83600522
See >>83600018

>>83600601

That post doesn't really explain anything though, it just repeats that it was somehow forced.

>>83600641
It's unrealistic because people wouldn't behave like that, simple as that
What the fuck happend to this place that I have to explain why it's unrealistic ?

>>83600522
how about instead i post mike matei 10 inch dick?

>>83600641
What do you need explained? Trying to convince circlejerks is always a mess, you'll ignore every possible argument and keep repeating the same shit over and over instead of getting past denial.

>>83600692
You're literally autistic

>>83600692
>It's unrealistic because people wouldn't behave like that,

Why do you think that? What's the basis for your indignation? You might start now recalling examples of loss but this isn't just a case of loss, it's a case of mysterious loss on a mass scale. I don't feel like you're understanding the depth of the situation.

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>kevin is jesus

LOL NEVERMIND FORGET THAT ACCEPT DA MYSTERY LMAO

>>83600573
>>83600641
You plebians know exactly what he means and are just acting dumb because you have no real excuse to what he claimed
This show is fucking shit

>>83600717
>What do you need explained?

Like we've said several times now, we need the term "forced" explained. It's completely meaningless without context.

>>83600692
How do you know how people would react if 200m people vanished unexplainedly

>>83600766

I really don't. If you know what he means can you maybe explain?

>>83600745
If you really think people behave like the way they do in this show you are fucking insane or maybe you don't interact with people at all

>>83600756
Kevin is Jesus tho

>>83600772
No, what you want is a thesis to waste time instead of proving actual arguments. It's comical how you complains about the lack of those when your main point is questioning what was provided instead of making your own points to defend this series yourself.
It's always the same story with circlejerks, you'll stay in denial forever and drag the discussion once you can't defend things anymore.

>>83600807
See >>83600835

>>83600835
>If you really think people behave like the way they do in this show

They obviously don't, but on the other hand, 2% of the population hasn't inexplicably disappeared without a trace. The people on the show are effected as much by the implications of the departure as they are the departure itself, that's been made clear often.

Everything is forced lmao

Don't expect to explain how lmao xd

>>83600872

I just want an explanation of the key term you used. Feel free to keep that to less than 100 words. If you can't explain it because it's just a word you threw out at random then just say so, there's no shame here, we don't even know who you are, we won't recognise you in other threads.

>>83600902
stop talking about the departure, it doesn't matter, the only thing that matters is the characters

>>83600902
Exactly, the show is shit because they create cheap drama out of it with unrealistic scenarios

>>83600969

How the characters feel about the departure is completely encapsulated by character writing.

>>83600978

But it's fiction.

>>83601001
the characters feelings about the departure do not matter, the only things that matter are the characters

>>83600978

Why do you think the drama is cheap?

Please stop making baseless assertions and then getting mad when we ask you to elaborate on them, it's very childish.

>>83601079
Because it's unrealistic
I just explained that
Pay attention

>>83601042

But the characters' feelings are part of the characters. It's their feelings.

>>83601111
their feelings don't matter you pleb, don't you understand this show is only about the characters?

I think overall the show was amazing but the ending is the plebbiest it could have been. I mean, if somebody was already fucking watching it and following it, they didn't need an explanation. Providing it they ruined everything that came with the vagueness. Not to mention the fact that they basically threw most of the previously recurring things into garbage with the last episode just to explain the departures. God fucking damn HBO, if we only had one more season.

>>83599298
>b-but m-muh mysteries

LOST ending all over again

>>83601100

But how can you know it's unrealistic, the premise is science fiction. Even if it were unrealistic, many of the characters have been shown on various occasions to be mentally unstable, their actions don't have to be rational to be reasonable.

So the nigger family ended up being completely pointless and filler? As was all of s2 and 3 basically.

B R A V O

>>83601142
The show itself is garbage
The ending was ok

>>83601194
the whole show is filler the only thing that matters is the characters

Can we come back to the exact meaning of "forced" in the context of anon's critique? I just can't get on the same page there.

>>83601182
But the way people would normally behave is not fiction
You can see how people behave everyday
Stop giving stupid explanations to try and defend your garbage show

>>83601214
i hate that sentence. People are watching for mysteries. LOST became popular because the mysteries, not because some fucking characters

>>83601258
omg look at this pleb he watched a show about mysteries for the mysteries and not the characters

holy shit HAAHAHAHAA

>>83601299
you having a stroke?

>>83601299
But the characters are bland and boring
That's one of the reasons people say this show is shit

>>83601334
the characters being bland are boring are not the point because the show is only about the characters

What was the point of Kevin pretended that he and Nora were just acquaintances when he talked to her at her house?

Also, the Kevin being Jesus subplot was never really fleshed out. Can he still come back from the dead?

>>83601254
>You can see how people behave everyday

But they're reacting to normal stimulus, not the extraordinary stimulus of tens of millions of people simply vanishing, leaving the door open to a host of exotic sicentific or supernatural explanations and the implications of those, the uncertainty as to whether they're dead or simply gone, the uncertainty as to whether it will happen again. It;s like watching Saw and saying "It's unrealistic, People don't react like that when they're chained to radiators". The premise adds depth to the situation that creates a context for extraordinary character reactions.

>>83601299


But it's not about mysteries

it's about the characters

>>83601408
exactly

kevin being jesus? doesn't matter. the show is only about the characters

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So what's up with the dogs? Any clues? Do they really transform into humans or what the dog had launched the missiles?

>>83601378
On one side only 2% of the world population vanishes
That's nothing
That's why I'm saying it's bullshit, forced for the sake of cheap drama

>>83601472

But Kevin is a character

>>83601491
Doesnt matter, its all about characters..

>>83601544
it doesn't matter if kevin is a character because the show is about the characters

>>83600507
So I have to watch 28 hours of it just to find out... nothing? It's allll a mystery?

Holy kek you really are an idiot. I hope you enjoyed the show though. Keep memeing it, I'm sure Lindeloff enjoys spending money given to him by idiots.

>>83601365
he nuked the after life he's not immortal now

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Season 1 was so much better than turd 2 and 3
At least they explain what happend

>>83601596
does not matter, its all about the characters.

>>83601627
>At least they explain what happend

dont need explanations, its only about the characters

>>83601365
He was just trying to say or do whatever he thought would work to get her back. Basically Kevin logic

>>83601542
>That's nothing

It's a 140 million people vanishing in an instant to god knows where for no apparent reason, it's not nothing by any stretch of the imagination.

>>83601596
Well if you watched more you'd realise it's not about the mystery

Did you get upset by the ending of sopranos too?

Still don't understand why you're in here criticising a show you dropped after 3 eps, why do you care if it was explained or not

>>83601660
Does not matter, its all about the characters!

>>83601491
Dogs ruled the world where Nora went, she didn't have the heart to tell him the truth

>>83601685
stop arguing, the show is only about the characters and thats all that matters

>>83600301
>Real talk:
Stopped reading there senpai. If you want people to read your posts you shouldn't start with that. You sound retarded.

>>83601660
That wouldn't make people behave like complete idiots, violent animals

>>83599298
I schoold its about the travel,not end.

>>83599298
>128 replies
>36 (3 6)posters

lindeoff stop

>>83601762
lindelof doesn't matters, it's only about the characters

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>watch a few episodes because /tv/ told me
>dropped it because it got too boring
>turns out shit was leading nowhere anyway

Good that I dropped after 3 episodes.

Meanwhile you homos wish you could get your wasted lifetime back.

Haha I win

>98% of the world disappears
>Nora's family still stays in their suburban two story home

Fake news, I would've moved into some rich guy's mansion

>>83601762
Yup, there's 1 buttmad Leftovers fan ITT on full shill-mode.

>>83601768
kek

>>83601781
>/tv/

ive been shitting on all the leftover threads.youve been shilled to watch this i was trying to help users not waste their time.pay more attention next time

>>83601844
Does not matter, it was all about the characters..

>>83601829
Not shill-mode, dude probably watched it all or LOST and just hates Lindleoff for not delivering answers

>>83601898
answers don't matter, its only about the characters

>>83601741

How can you possibly know that? People get driven to mental illness by trauma all the time.

>>83601829
>Yup, there's 1 buttmad Leftovers fan ITT on full shill-mode.

And what are you doing?

>>83601929
but that does not matter, its all about the characters..

>>83601961
replying to a post, you? oh that's right, you're shilling a tv show.

>>83602001

Why would I shill a show that's over?

More to the point, why are you so mad about a show that's over?

>>83599298
It explained it perfectly fine, it's just a parallel world, why they went there is because a shift in the time space continuum, it will happen to us one day, I feel sad for those people though must be annoying to deal with, who the fuck is running the sewer systems and all that shit, electricity, must be a ton of work to do.

Unbridled autism

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>>83599298
The show isn't that hard to figure out: God took what he needed from the human crop, and everyone else is left to live and die in cosmic obscurity for all time, alone in the universe with no hope anymore of a possible afterlife. Are you people really this fuckign dumb that you didn't have this shit figured out since the pilot? The entire point of the show is that everything that is witnessed after the "rapture" is ultimately pointless. "Some Great Reward" no longer exists, so all life and experience is utterly meaningless.

This is what happens when you trade God for Instagram, you shit millennials.

>>83602125
>The show isn't that hard to figure out

you're right, because it's all about the characters

>>83599478

The real reason why Leftovers sucks is that the way the world reacted to the mystery was written in such a naive and asinine way.

It's interesting to wonder what everyone would do if that happened, but the show's interpretation of it was extremely facile.

Fuck that show

>>83599863
When was it ever about why it happened?
It was always about the people wondering why they weren't taken, and remembering those you left.
The prologue for S3 set the tone for the rest of the season. People believing in their faith so much, even if it ruined the relationships with those they love.

What I don't understand is if the weird Australian guy was actually God, Matt died anyway and God got killed by a lion, however he's still out there somewhere

>>83599298
wtf, I hate this show now

>>83599298

It was clearly explained through bits and pieces throughout the entire series.

The last episode answered ALL the questions, if you bothered to listen.

>>83599863
according to your logic if everything isn't explained that's bad writing. you are fucking retarded and have no understanding of writing.

>>83599298
>watching a show written by lindelof
>surprised that nothing was explained
kys

>>83599298
I got memed into season 2, won't be memed into season 3

>>83605201
>didn't like season 2
there is no hope for you

>>83605029
pls explain to us the answers

>>83605299

Im not going to do the thinking for you pleb.

what is it with plebs who are unable to let the mystery be?

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I can't tell if writers today just can't plot a basic story about human interaction without some outlandish contrivance from sci-fi or fantasy, or if they can but they're just trying to make money by pandering to arrested development geeks who want to consider their favorite genre "serious."

This is the worst thread of all time