Advance Review: HBO's The Leftovers casts a gripping, morbid spell. Think of it as a unique entry in the "post-apocalyptic" genre. It's a dystopian future, but with all the amenities intact. It's the human psyche that's taken a beating, not the planet. Numbness, nihilism, anxiety, rage, violence, and mystery all play out on a canvass that resembles our exact world. But it's a world that, on both large and small scales, can't deal with unexplained loss.
Hailing from Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof and author Tom Perrotta (who wrote the book that's being adapted here), it probably goes without saying that the "unexplained" takes center stage. And people's various reactions, both relatable and cryptic, remain the overall focus. Those looking for hard answers will not only miss the point, but miss the beauty. Because I'm readily assuming that we'll never get a concrete explanation regarding the 140 million people (all ages, races, creeds) that upped and vanished into thin air on a seemingly random October 14th, sending the globe into a swirling haze of questions and proclamations.
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