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***OFFICIAL The Leftovers, New HBO show Thread *** (1 Viewer)

If we bailed after episode 4, can we jump back into the last 2 episodes or so and still have a clue what's going on? Those first 4 were rough to get through.

 
Turned out to be a good season and a really good finale. Have to say I wasn't expecting to ever like this 2 months ago.

 
Episode 4 wasn't horrible other than the cliche chase from the hospital. How does the guilty remenant break into every house and not a single one of them wakes up anyone or get caught? Seems like a weird scheme.

 
Leeroy Jenkins said:
Episode 4 wasn't horrible other than the cliche chase from the hospital. How does the guilty remenant break into every house and not a single one of them wakes up anyone or get caught? Seems like a weird scheme.
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I think IIRC, the premise was that everyone was out at the Christmas thing in town. A bit of a stretch that the entire town would go, but living in small towns before, I could see how it could happen.

 
Jalapanose said:
Am so glad I decided to stick with this series. Can't wait to rewatch from the pilot. Outstanding tv
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:goodposting: just caught up with the finale. Really good season of tv. The episodes that focused on the preacher and Nora ( guest ) were excellent.
 
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hmm, well what the heck did i miss? I thought the finale was pretty silly the way the whole thing played out. Did i miss some other deep meaning that was supposed to be there

 
You guys aren't getting it? I'll explain in spoilers, but read at your own risk.

I don't get it either. Still, it was interesting.
 
Officer Pete Malloy said:
jplvr said:
What if the missing people were all wished away?
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That's pretty much the theory that my wife and I decided on.

All of the people (that we know about) that "poofed" were a problem to somebody that remained behind.
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Or the problem people were the leftovers who were left to be miserable. I don't see Nora's entire family or the mentally challenged kid as problems for somebody.

 
I liked the ending. I hope it was the series finale. Good way to end it IMO. Anyone know if the show is coming back?

I think he wished for a half black/half Asian baby.

 
Bobcat10 said:
Officer Pete Malloy said:
jplvr said:
What if the missing people were all wished away?
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That's pretty much the theory that my wife and I decided on.

All of the people (that we know about) that "poofed" were a problem to somebody that remained behind.
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Or the problem people were the leftovers who were left to be miserable. I don't see Nora's entire family or the mentally challenged kid as problems for somebody.
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Wasn't she fighting with her family when they went away? Maybe she thought to herself "I wish I didn't have to deal with this" or something.

 
Bobcat10 said:
Officer Pete Malloy said:
jplvr said:
What if the missing people were all wished away?
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That's pretty much the theory that my wife and I decided on.

All of the people (that we know about) that "poofed" were a problem to somebody that remained behind.
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Or the problem people were the leftovers who were left to be miserable. I don't see Nora's entire family or the mentally challenged kid as problems for somebody.
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In the moment before they disappeared Nora was frustrated by her whole family. Her husband was a cheating ahole and her kids were freaking out.

 
Nick Vermeil said:
Bobcat10 said:
Officer Pete Malloy said:
jplvr said:
What if the missing people were all wished away?
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That's pretty much the theory that my wife and I decided on.

All of the people (that we know about) that "poofed" were a problem to somebody that remained behind.
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Or the problem people were the leftovers who were left to be miserable. I don't see Nora's entire family or the mentally challenged kid as problems for somebody.
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In the moment before they disappeared Nora was frustrated by her whole family. Her husband was a cheating ahole and her kids were freaking out.
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This. That was actually covered in the show.

And while they would never admit it, it's not outside the realm of possibility to suspect that a family taking care of their mentally challenged son might occasionally wish that they didn't have to.

 
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I have wished whole continents away. No one would be left outside of Northern New Zealand and maybe parts of Costa Rica.

 
I've seen that speculated on a bunch. I think where it fails is that only 2% of the population would be wished away at any given point in time. And was Garvey really wishing away that chick as he was railing her from behind?

 
RUSF18 said:
I've seen that speculated on a bunch. I think where it fails is that only 2% of the population would be wished away at any given point in time. And was Garvey really wishing away that chick as he was railing her from behind?
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Doubtful. But her husband, wondering where she had run off to this time, might have.

 
Bobcat10 said:
Officer Pete Malloy said:
jplvr said:
What if the missing people were all wished away?
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That's pretty much the theory that my wife and I decided on.

All of the people (that we know about) that "poofed" were a problem to somebody that remained behind.
Click to expand...
Or the problem people were the leftovers who were left to be miserable. I don't see Nora's entire family or the mentally challenged kid as problems for somebody.
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wat

 
RUSF18 said:
I've seen that speculated on a bunch. I think where it fails is that only 2% of the population would be wished away at any given point in time. And was Garvey really wishing away that chick as he was railing her from behind?
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True, and I did get it from somewhere else. I just wondered if it had been discussed here.

I doubt we will ever be given a reason, and if I were writing the show, I might disprove the theory in the following season if it gained too much traction, but I thought it was cool. Maybe Garvey was starting to think about his exit strategy after he climaxed. Maybe all the people who vanished were being wished away at exactly that moment, like the mother with her crying baby in the supermarket. But really, it's just a cool, thought provoking, probably not remotely correct theory we can chew on.

 
I had to explain to a largely Christian contingent on another board how this event and show was not really portraying the Rapture, and I'm sure most of them are now praying for my soul (or cursing it) after basically saying they weren't likely to find what they were looking for at the end of this television show. I haven't read the books, but in reading the reviews at Amazon, it seems anyone looking for an answer to what caused the event is going to be sorely disappointed.

 
jplvr said:
RUSF18 said:
I've seen that speculated on a bunch. I think where it fails is that only 2% of the population would be wished away at any given point in time. And was Garvey really wishing away that chick as he was railing her from behind?
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True, and I did get it from somewhere else. I just wondered if it had been discussed here.

I doubt we will ever be given a reason, and if I were writing the show, I might disprove the theory in the following season if it gained too much traction, but I thought it was cool. Maybe Garvey was starting to think about his exit strategy after he climaxed. Maybe all the people who vanished were being wished away at exactly that moment, like the mother with her crying baby in the supermarket. But really, it's just a cool, thought provoking, probably not remotely correct theory we can chew on.
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Confirmed that we won't.

 
RUSF18 said:
jplvr said:
RUSF18 said:
I've seen that speculated on a bunch. I think where it fails is that only 2% of the population would be wished away at any given point in time. And was Garvey really wishing away that chick as he was railing her from behind?
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True, and I did get it from somewhere else. I just wondered if it had been discussed here.

I doubt we will ever be given a reason, and if I were writing the show, I might disprove the theory in the following season if it gained too much traction, but I thought it was cool. Maybe Garvey was starting to think about his exit strategy after he climaxed. Maybe all the people who vanished were being wished away at exactly that moment, like the mother with her crying baby in the supermarket. But really, it's just a cool, thought provoking, probably not remotely correct theory we can chew on.
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Confirmed that we won't.
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Nice.

 
Crying baby from car vanished, mom on phone and annoyed.

Ultrasound baby for loss last with cheater husband vanished.

Might be something to this wished away angle

 
SmoovySmoov said:
Nick Vermeil said:
Bobcat10 said:
Officer Pete Malloy said:
jplvr said:
What if the missing people were all wished away?
Click to expand...
That's pretty much the theory that my wife and I decided on.

All of the people (that we know about) that "poofed" were a problem to somebody that remained behind.
Click to expand...
Or the problem people were the leftovers who were left to be miserable. I don't see Nora's entire family or the mentally challenged kid as problems for somebody.
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In the moment before they disappeared Nora was frustrated by her whole family. Her husband was a cheating ahole and her kids were freaking out.
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This. That was actually covered in the show.

And while they would never admit it, it's not outside the realm of possibility to suspect that a family taking care of their mentally challenged son might occasionally wish that they didn't have to.
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Gotcha all now. I thought you meant ONE person wished away all these people, like Garvey (one person) got a "wish" in the finale.

 
Show ended up better than I thought. I don't get why the daughter was passed out upstairs and the mom wasn't with her or why the son would have left the baby on the porch though.

 
I have not watched all the episodes, but, I suppose Wayne thinks he is god because he knows he wished someone away? And since it came true he just sort of ran with that?

 
Finally caught the finale, thought it was good enough way to end the season/series. The second to last episode was fantastic, as were the ones focusing on the preacher and Nora. I could use a little less of the mute chain smokers dressed in white, and a little more of the daughter undressing. I found it pretty hard to get into this show, Rectify/Ray Donovan/The Bridge were all much more appealing slow play dramas in my opinion. Maybe I just need to get stoned before Leftovers.

 
Finally caught up.

Agree about the wishes. Also agree the episodes with Nora were amazing. Found the smokers stupid and annoying.

Sounds like season 2 moves to Texas with limited cast from season 1.

 
Officer Pete Malloy said:
Dammit. Missed it. Forgot it was starting again.
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Don't think this is a spoiler, but they've significantly "rebooted" the show, keeping only a few characters and putting them in a new town in Texas that, for whatever reason, suffered no departures. It's an interesting and probably a good move ultimately, as it appears like the new setting will be able to provide more clues as to why the whole thing happened.

The opening scene was...something.

 
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