The Leftovers, Season 1, Episode 10, “The Prodigal Son Returns”
Written by Damon Lindelof & Tom Perrotta
Directed by Mimi Leder
Airs Sundays at 10pm Est on HBO
“He’s never coming for us, is he?”
Christine asks this to Tommy in regards to Wayne, but in a series that asks all the Big Questions by virtue of its premise, that’s not the whole story. Whether she realizes it or not, what Christine’s really wondering is if God is coming, and what’s remarkable here is that she could be speaking for every single character in the series, which just goes to show exactly how focused we have come since its strange beginnings.
In its first five episodes, The Leftovers danced around the Sudden Departure that ruled these characters’ lives. Now that it’s finally been being dealt with head on, both by the writers, and by the characters themselves, the real magic has been happening.
Written by Damon Lindelof & Tom Perrotta
Directed by Mimi Leder
Airs Sundays at 10pm Est on HBO
“He’s never coming for us, is he?”
Christine asks this to Tommy in regards to Wayne, but in a series that asks all the Big Questions by virtue of its premise, that’s not the whole story. Whether she realizes it or not, what Christine’s really wondering is if God is coming, and what’s remarkable here is that she could be speaking for every single character in the series, which just goes to show exactly how focused we have come since its strange beginnings.
In its first five episodes, The Leftovers danced around the Sudden Departure that ruled these characters’ lives. Now that it’s finally been being dealt with head on, both by the writers, and by the characters themselves, the real magic has been happening.
- 9/9/2014
- by Michael
- SoundOnSight
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