The Leftovers (HBO) TV Show • Page 64

I want to believe Nora's story, but there's too many holes in it. Like, if the other side is able to build a machine to send them here, why is Nora the only one who came back?

 

I chalk up her tale with the rest that we hear about throughout the series - the one from the guy who hugs, the one from the guy who speaks to those that departed, the theory from the scientist that come to investigate Nora, etc.

Think one of the best overarching messages from the show is believe whatever makes you feel best.

 

I'm not sure if Kevin actually believes her, but I'm pretty sure he's at least willing to not question her any further so that they can have another shot together.

Hmm that's a good point. Unless the physicist who made it did so just for her kind of and nobody else knows about the possibility.

That was kind of the same takeaway I had with the movie & book Life of Pi. Ultimately nobody is sure so latch on to whatever is more useful to you and gives your life more meaning.

All of this being said, I really want her story to be true. I definitely broke down in tears when she was describing seeing her family from afar and deciding they were better off without her and that in their world they were the lucky ones. Fucking heartbreaking. We've seen Nora lie when it behooves her to do so or to avoid dealing with negative emotions though. All things considered, I choose to believe her given that it's the best description of what might have happened that the show gives us. Otherwise we just have no answer for what happened after she got in that pod. Accepting her story as true gives my The Leftovers experience more meaning.

 

Yeah, the point of the show is about people trying to heal in the face of awe-inspiring chaotic, random, impersonal cruelty. Kevin seems to have decided that healing for him means being with/making things right with Nora. For her, healing definitely isn’t as simple and I’m less sure that she’s actually moved on in a meaningful way. But for Kevin, he’s deciding to believe her and roll with it.

 

Thank the quarantine gods:my lady and I are starting this show this week.

 

Normally I’d be hype as shit for some reactions


but goddamn what a bleak show to watch right now haha

but seriously please feel free to post reactions to every episode

 

Yeah this is one of the last shows I would rewatch right now. Some episodes are getting my anxiety up just thinking about it.

 

I was in the middle of S2 in my rewatch and fell off. Itching to finish. As sad as it is, the show was a very cathartic experience for me overall.

 

I’ll take this as a challenge.

 

how many times did andrew just beat the shit outta chris as kids

real “shitty older brother” vibes

 

lmao this is me with my wife trying to get her to watch Lost

 

hell yeah

 

never seen Lost. maybe I'll get into it now that I have the time.

 

I can't imagine a better way to spend your free time

 

oh man.... you really should

 

3 episodes in.

Ending the third episode with “Take Me To Church” was perfection. I hate the priest, but that seems to be the point so far. Him telling his sister abouther husband after she refused to help him was just cold blooded. Got what was coming to him though.

 

He has an ep in the second season that will make you think it’s the greatest show ever made. No hyperbole

 

Yeah Matt really pissed me off at first. But I still ended up feeling bad for him that episode. So many ups and downs in that episode lol

 

That’s the episode with the line you love right?

 

The Matt episodes frustrate me, but I do feel for him.

 

I need to watch this all again.