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EPISODE
SEASON
The Leftovers - Season 2 Episode 3: Off Ramp
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 20, 2015
Season two isn't a more upbeat show, but it's one that is moving out of the stasis of depression towards a more dynamic engagement with why it's so sad all the time.
October 19, 2015
For the third time in as many episodes, the perspective is shifted on The Leftovers. But thankfully, more questions continued to be answered than asked.
October 19, 2015
They certainly landed a healthy emotional blow this week.
October 19, 2015
Everyone on The Leftovers wants to believe there's a right way to live in the post-departure world, but is blind to the fact that any belief, any action that gets a person through the day is the right way to live.
October 19, 2015
This was as great a showcase for Amy Brenneman as "Guest" was last year for Carrie Coon.
October 19, 2015
The episode ends on a fairly promising note, as these two running a cult in order to save people from a cult can only lead to some interesting television.
October 19, 2015
In a revealing episode that found the former GR member out of the cult and actively trying to save other members, Amy Brenneman brought impressive depth, range and emotion to a character who's been building up to a breaking point since Season 1.
October 19, 2015
"Off Ramp" was exceptional, taking us back into the sad, soul-sapping arms of the Guilty Remnant and all the irrevocably damaged people who find solace within its ranks. Haunting, moving, and thought-provoking.
October 19, 2015
The jarring nature of 'Off Ramp' comes from how quickly it snaps the viewer back into the mindset of season 1 and how it explores the repercussions of those ten episodes with such a specific and intimate field of vision.
October 19, 2015
The gravitational pull of the GR and their logic has a hold that is hard to shake. Just ask Tom.
