User Reviews

"Don't be ridiculous" is a Nora centric episode, like "Guest" in season one and "Lens" in season two, both amazing episodes that cemented Nora Durst as one of the best characters of the show. Amazingly directed as always, with strong performances and very good writing. Nora is still suffering for the departure of her family and the tattoo scene, a very sad scene, showed us that. This episode gave us an answer about Lily, which was a question that I asked myself during the première. Regina King's Erika is the guest star of the episode, she's in one of the most heart-breaking scenes of The Leftovers yet. The plot about Martin Linn-Baker is really interesting, it seems a scam and it will probably be scam, but it was really intriguing.

While it was definitely a Nora-centric episode, the last minutes of the episode feature Australia. The very first scene of Australia in The Leftovers is a kangaroo that gets hit by a car, that was sad, I know, but it cracked me up. Then it becomes... mysterious, just like the show, hope to get an answer for this.

In case there were any doubts that this season would be as heart-rending as the first two, this masterpiece sets up plot threads that feel like they're heading towards pure heartbreak. It's hard to watch but impossible to stop watching. What it succeeded at provoking in me was a sense of dread as I linked its events to the final scene in the previous episode. Before, it looked like Nora and Kevin were doing so well that there was no way they could possibly separate again. But now, it's becoming horribly clear that they're not okay. Kevin's plastic bag and Nora's broken arm are bad enough but the apparent discovery of yet another way to see the Departed again (I call fake!) opens up old wounds. The sad thing is Nora and Kevin had, for the most part, moved on and found new lives. Now this needless thing is reminding Nora of times past.

Also tragic is the discovery of what happened to Kevin and Nora's adopted child. How sad. Like this show as a whole. Why is it that the hints of a brighter future never last?

As for the final scene. What the hell was that and what was Kevin's father doing there? I don't know and I can't wait to find out. Whatever the answer is, I'm sure that, like the whole of this show, it's going to be tragic.