25sittinon25cents t1_j6lld6f wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:37 AM

Reply to comment by dafones in The Leftovers, season 2, episode 8, is the weirdest hour of television I have EVER watched. That is all. by TimeTraveler3056

>FYI, the show isn't about the "why" of the Departure.

I think this is the issue many viewers that had negative or disappointed views of the show had. The show sets you up with a hell of an amazing premise, but it takes you in a different direction than what many expected to find out. You either went with it, or you didn't

thanksamilly t1_j6lppjo wrote on January 31, 2023 at 5:19 AM

If I remember correctly, they were very explicit in all the press they did at the time that the show wasn't about why it happened. I think they learned their lesson with Lost.

shogunreaper t1_j6ml1ge wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:01 PM

And yet they kept adding to the mystery. They simply said that as an excuse.