Wednesday's link to my review of THE LEFTOVERS at Frame Rated is here, and it's another top-quality episode. If you're not watching this HBO drama (perhaps because you were put off by the relentlessly dour first season?), do yourself a favour and power through to season 2. It's amazing. Anyone watching here? Leave a comment over at Frame Rated; I'd love to hear your thoughts and theories!
I don't think anybody expected The Leftovers to kill its protagonist, Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux), last week—after he drank poison at the behest of a numinous old man who promptly blew his own brains out with a revolver. It was a jaw-dropping cliffhanger, and "International Assassin" follows it with this show’s most audacious episode; one fans will be analysing, interpreting, and theorising about for a long time. Continue reading...
