UK VOD review: The Leftovers Episode 7 (Solace for Tired Feet)

October 28, 2014 | David Farnor

After two stand-out standalone chapters, The Leftovers returns to the old multi-stranded drudgery this week, but the show remains an engaging watch.

We return to – yes – the Garvey family in Episode 7, with all the problems that … Read More

UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 6 (Guest)

October 21, 2014 | David Farnor

Struggling along through the mystery’s haze of uncertainty, sometimes tempted to tune out altogether, at other times haunted by the guilt of contemplating doing so, The Leftovers isn’t exactly an easy watch. But with Episode 6, The Leftovers has done … Read More

UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 5 (Gladys)

October 14, 2014 | David Farnor

“I lift up mine eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? It comes from the Lord.”

A spoiler warning for Episode 5 of The Leftovers: it starts with a stoning. The gruesome, barbaric murder of Guilty Remnant … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Leftovers Episode 4

October 9, 2014 | David Farnor

If you can say one thing for The Leftovers, it’s that it doesn’t shy away from symbolism. It may not like answers to its questions, but it loves to fill its screen with as much meaning as possible. So it’s … Read More

UK VOD TV Review: The Leftovers Season 1, Episode 3

October 5, 2014 | David Farnor

“It was a test. Not for what came before but what came after. It was a test for what comes now.”

The Leftovers has been ambling along for the last two weeks, waiting, like its audience, for a solution to … Read More

UK VOD TV Review: The Leftovers Season 1, Episode 2

September 24, 2014 | David Farnor

Three years ago, 2 per cent of the world’s population disappeared. Gone. Vanished. Shuffled off their metaphysical coil.

Episode 1 of The Leftovers introduced the fascinating set-up in true Damon Lindelof fashion: with lots and lots of questions. Episode 2 … Read More

UK VOD TV Review: The Leftovers Season 1, Episode 1

September 13, 2014 | Chris Blohm

This week marks the debut of a cracking new drama series called The Leftovers, a 10-part enigma with a metaphysical bent and a sci-fi twinge that rocks up to UK shores courtesy of Sky Atlantic. It’s a cryptic and generally … Read More