Disclaimer: I will talk about plots and mention potential spoilers, so you’re being warned.

So I just finished watching all of The Leftovers over the last three weeks.  Knee-jerk reactions:

• What the fuck did I just watch?
• Way more was unanswered than was answered
• If any show required a pallet cleanser afterwards, this is it

The thing is, I’m left in this weird position where I’m not entirely sure how I feel about the series as a whole.  Initially, the show starts off pretty compelling and intriguing, an in spite of the cynical and droll nature of the subject matter, I was curious enough to continue watching the show, to see how it transpired.  However, as the series progresses, the show jumps the shark when the cast uproots and moves to Texas, and then DJ Tanner wrestlings when the obvious HBO-mandated key players all go to fucking Australia of all places.

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