Sunday, November 29, 2015

TV: The Leftovers, Season 2 (2015)

I'm done with the Leftovers. I think I might have said this once during the first season, but three episodes into the second season and it is confirmed that I don't want to know what happened, what is happening and what will happen on that show. Episode 3 confirmed it when it ended with the line: “Who wants a hug?”

From what I have understood so far, The Leftovers is a show about what is happening in the life of the main characters since The Departure, or, when 2% of the world's population just disappeared all at the same time. The first season kept you guessing: Is there something supernatural at play or is this all hoax and hoopla? The characters were interesting and that mystery wasn't too bad. But, so far, this second season has really struck the same note as Lost, Flash Forward, and all those other “shows that have no end” as my bestie puts it, so well.

So, I did some light internet research to figure out if there were any “shows that have no end” that I liked (Google search: Shows like Lost) and came up with these:

Twin Peaks- I watched this entire series, but I was 10-11 years old when this was on and it was what my parents were watching, so, I just watched it. FYI: My parents love “shows that have no end” to this day. The latest program I was appalled they followed was The Dome.

Carnivale- Oh! I knew there was supernaturalness going on in this show. There was no question about that. I'm just upset they never got to finish it. Why did you pull the plug, HBO? It's like they hired a Fox representative the week they were planning the third season.

V- V? I was going through the list of Lost replacements and someone recommended V. I disagree. That show has an ending. A damn good one and a theme sequence that shows a horse vs. a space ship!

Okay. I think that's it of the Lost replacements aka “shows that have no end” that I agree with.

As far as The Leftovers, Season 2, it gets one star*. Yay! The first one star* post! It gets one star* because, unlike real leftovers, I don't want to finish it. Happy belated Thanksgiving, by the way.

1 comment:

  1. Don't forget Terra Nova. Heroes. Flash Forward. Revolution. The Event. And the latest I think was Wayward Pines. Jut from the posters I know what type of show these are an that they were written with a good premise with no follow through. I still need to watch the episode you told me about. And when you mentioned V I thought you meant the new series. Ugh. Faith became a weapon. Faith!!!

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