EPISODE
SEASON
The Leftovers - Season 2
Based on the bestselling 2011 novel by Tom Perrotta, the series focuses on denizens of the fictional town of Mapleton, three years after the fateful October 14 day when 140 million people – 2% of the world’s population – disappeared without a trace. They must begin to rebuild their lives after the loss of more than 100 people.
23 September 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA
18 July 1971, Houston, Texas, USA
18 March 1961, Brooklyn, New York, USA
30 May 1979, Sterling, Illinois, USA
3 October 1969, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
12 June 1979, Kearney, Nebraska, USA
10 April 1979, Orange, California, USA
October 01, 2015
The new season makes a start so fresh, it's almost a rebooting: new location, new characters, an occasional smile. The show remains uniquely interested in coping-or not-with tragedy, but flashes of something that looks like hope have entered the scene.
October 03, 2015
The second season of "The Leftovers" has opened a tantalizing enough door in its first three episodes that it's hard to turn back, but at the same time, no one can be blamed for having serious reservations about stepping through at all.
October 02, 2015
In season two, The Leftovers asks what happens when the veil is pierced, ever so slightly, and light starts to seep in around the cracks.
October 02, 2015
But the thing is, most of those dizzy moments - including the first episode's epic opening, which seems tethered to nothing else - are as entertaining as they are mystifying.
October 01, 2015
Thank heavens: Instead of expending energy trying to do a Sherlock Holmes, viewers can simply let themselves sink deeper and deeper into the mystery.
February 08, 2016
Season two of The Leftovers comes with the same shortcomings that had made the previous season just shy of being recommendable, including episodes that are purely filler and a reluctance to focus on the show's important story elements.
September 30, 2015
The Leftovers continues to forge its own fascinating path.
