August 11, 1984 — The date of Ronald Reagan's soundcheck joke gaffe, which Paige heard on the radio . Reagan: "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."

Many characters shed tears tonight (Kimmie, Philip) which moved me.

So many emotions washed over Alison's face, from the moment Martha walsto a playground of children until she realized orphaned Olya was to be her daughter . I need a dictionary to inventory them all.

Thanks to everyone who replied. One day I may re-watch this series with the specific purpose to contrast the two series, but right now I'm focused on The Leftovers. Unless a Lindeloff and Cuse directive exists, which tells me to compare the < i> Leftovers' < i> finale against < i> Lost's finale< i> inorder to…

Of course! Let's make room for Phyllis Somerville, another powerhouse of a character actress whose talents go unsung.

I agree that s2 finale made a fine series finale. I can't help think that S's coda takes Kevin's quest to find family, to be at home with family and turns the theme inwards. Are Kevin or Nora or Matt or Laurie ever "at home with their self, at home in themselves?

Earnest, no-shade question: Are there Leftovers fans here who watch and don't think about Lost or connections bw the two shows while they watch this series? I swear I don't ask to judge or claim any right or wrong way exists to watch The Leftovers! Sure,I see how Assassin Kevin laying on sand looks a lot like…

Absolutely. Even the ark's interior looked like the Millerite church. Also: Recall when the Millerite woman who seeks refuge in that Millerite church, whe enters to find other socially-exiled believers laying on the church floor. While some speculated those exiles committed mass suicide, others assumed they slept …

I loved and laughed at the gravely comic (comically grave?) tone mashup unique to TheLeftovers , AND the avalanche of greatest hits intercut throughout this penultimate episode. Began w/ Kevin Sr.'s first act: He rushed to John and reached for John's wrist. To check the passed-out John's pulse against his watch, and…

Netflix needs to create a Gracie and Frankie-type show ASAP that co-stars Margo Martindale and Ann Dowd. Preferably a dramedy model of two sharp-tongued women , wary of one another initially until they warm up to become best friends.

Yes! This episode fell into place, as soon as I recalled that S3Ep5 character's apocrypal story about Jesus's Twin.

Yes. The movie title was Mannequin (1987) . Here's the imdb link with cast list and production details. http://www.imdb.com/title/t…

On the run also sets up E&P to improvise, which enables the couple to surprise us or zag because we're used to their zig out of habit. I expect a showdown with Stan and the Jennings b/c of series like Justified (Raylan v Bowder — enemy but ought to be friend in another universe), plus I anticipate symmetry and…

Wow. 😊Thank you. I can't tell you how often I've turned to this quotation whenever a tragedy occurs that surpasses what I imagined humans could suffer, or evil human could inflict on another being.

Thank you, thank you @avclub-98e27b792d4880aa7d3eccd4f59d0f46:disqus for linking to this post. I hadn't encountered a reading that examined all the casting departures in one essay both ways; for example, never occurred to me to consider what complexities Moira loses when a black women embodies Moira's rebellions …

Your note on how to spell "Misha" is very helpful. I've had similar orthographic confusion about Pasha Morozov, the bullied Russian teen. This AV Club reviewer and the IMDb cast list write "Pasha"; however, I've seen just as many commentators and TV critics write "Pascha". The -Mi-scha/Pa-sha endings in the same…

The FBI files on Hockey Fiance. The scene occurs around 23:42 min, after the 2nd commercial break. Sorry for the belated reply. Both the now frills FX Now app and reviews don't refuse to Sofia's fiance by his name thwarted my attempt to respond. By the way, do you know Hockey Fiance's name?

A lazy ask: Who watched Erin Wray ( the mute blonde woman) in Alphas or Detroit 1-8-7? Anyone remember her roles in either? A few summers ago, I watched tons of TV filmed in Canada, and Erin Wray showed up often. I liked Wray's work then. Sadly, I can't recall an iota about a single character.

That's an intriguing idea, so long as portrayals continued to be nuanced It's too easy to oversimplify and slot Russian and Americans into happy-sad binaries of Russian are grim, while Americans are optimistic

Thanks for the Vox Review rec. https://www.vox.com/culture… . Your insight that the show overrelies on the "the structure of their relationship" sounds exactly right. The HT writers' fallacy is to use the idea of their love as a shorthand, before they've done the work of particularizing "their loving relationship"…