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The Leftovers and the Discipline of Not Explaining
HBO's The Leftovers began with a mystery and spent three seasons refusing to solve it. That refusal was the argument, and the finale is the only ending it could have had.
Priya Nair·14 Oct·4 min
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HBO's The Leftovers began with a mystery and spent three seasons refusing to solve it. That refusal was the argument, and the finale is the only ending it could have had.
Azazel Jacobs built a three-hander around a Manhattan apartment, three sisters, and a dying father in the next room. The film is much better than Netflix's release pattern suggested.