The Leftovers Analysis & Explanation 

The sound in this clip goes away couple of times for no reason so there's a blank video. Outstanding tv show.

The show has honestly never been more relevant. Planning a rewatch. Fantastic video!

Nobody is gonna talk about this But Kevin's house number in jarden is 420 And 6969 is the pass code in bunker

The ending was poor. Did not fit in with the rest of the show. It was a wild surreal bizarre naked lunch sci fi action drama with creepy wonderful brilliant acting and characters for 2 seasons and 7 episodes. And then suddenly was wrapped up as a love story. The last episode felt like a stand alone bolt on to wrap everything up and did not fit in with the rest of the show. Sickening and frustrating. I preferred the ending of lost.

Nice analysis. I always felt that the Leftovers was a show about life's big unanswered questions and what people do to get the answers and some sort of meaning. It's one of these shows that people naturally hate, because it never gave in to an easy story telling, it actually went far and beyond to depict human nature as it is.

Such a criminally underrated show.

Why did the sound cut off around the 4 minute mark when Kevin is reading the Bible???? And again at 12:07!!!! Wtf, bro?

Thank you. I was lost watching this series! I couldn’t make sense of it.

Great video. I personally think Nora went to the other side as when you watch her throughout the entire series she isnt giving up on her kids no matter what. It is the only thing she wants to do even if the machine is a scam and she dies it is better than living like she does. Again just my opinion.

My friend, who lives in NJ, told me to check out this show. Within the 1st 30 seconds, I almost fell out of my chair! I see he's jogging down the block from where I live. That's Douglaston Manor in Queens. Him running with the train passing in the background is the LIRR port wash line... I have no idea where the other shots took place nowhere close to Queens...too funny, sorta nuts ( but not as nutty as the show).

Wanted to chime in. The earthquake scene with the native americans was meant to reflect the departure. Sudden loss of family and grief. But then she ends up getting bit by a snake and dies anyway. Tragic irony or dark humor. Later an earthquake happens at that same spot but this time the earthquake saves Kevin's life who has just tried to commit suicide while sleepwalking. We get to see natural disasters that can kill and save. In the same location. Thousands of years apart. Also with Laurie. I don't think she was suicidal. It was just a way of creating suspense with her going scuba diving. Sure she could have. But in the end she does not. But the writers teased us with it. Anyways. Enjoyed this video.

This is why the show is so incredibly relatable while being completely random, unexplained, chaotic, etc I didn’t understand what was going on for most of the show and yet somehow i related to it on such a profound level I went through a divorce and moved out of my spouse place. We were together for 7 years. I watched this show during that time of heartbreaking transition and it really help me feel my grief on such a profound level. It was cathartic

All the viewers trying to understand the departure. That is the exaxt point of the show. We see all kinds of people in the show trying to make sense of things that they don't understand, just like in you do in your comments. The point of the show is "things just happen. and people are always trying to make an explanation of that thing, no matter how ridicilous that explanation is.". What I understand is, none of the explanations at the show was real. Not miracles, not Messiahs, not parallel universes, not holy magazines none of them. Only real thing was the departure. The series wasn't trying to tell why the departure happened. It was telling how people can come up with crazy explanations and how people can get desperate when they try to make sense of things.

Perfect perfect PERFECT..what I have tried so hard to put into words to people who just don't get The Leftovers you put so eloquently. Thank you for this.

Why did a bible verse get muted? lol

How do we know they meet after 25yrs. Is that mentioned somewhere in the finale. They mention Kevin Sr is 91 and i was trying to calculate the time span using that. Is it mentioned anywhere else?

Ok. I like this. I"m sorry you have so few views. I don't know how I found this given youtube has you buried deep in its dark underworld..........I guess I was meant to find this. I'm a faith based person. That's my explanation in how I found you and honestly, there was little to nothing I didn't approve of regarding your analysis. Did you get contacted by the producer/director of the Leftovers? Are you connected to the writers? It sure seems like it. Thank you. I did experience closure in watching.

9:06 it’s not that Kevin is a “man of faith”, it’s that he A: wants to go for a quick fix that might allow him to return to his relationship with Nora, and B: doesn’t want to be like his father from which he likely inherited the schizophrenia

I totally didn't get this show... I loved it but ultimately missed the over arching meaning of the show..

Why am I crying by the end of this extremely deep analysis

This series is hard to explain. I think it's best to not try at all. It amazingly did exactly what it wanted to do the way it wanted to do it. Very extraordinary to accomplish. However this was not intended for everyone... The writers clearly wanted viewers to be engaged, invested and have some freedom to let your perspective guide you through the show without the show telling you your wrong or your right. I firmly believe that if I have the desire to watch this 10 years from now I will walk away with even more then I did the first time.

2%...wtf I would probably not know one single departed...20% procent would be something else.

i loved this show..

At some point we will all have to look in the mirror and admit the plain and simple truth. This show, just like LOST is just a broken and directionless mess despite how much you loved it or enjoyed it.

Awesome show , great cast. But Erika Murphy scares me

There is one theory that Kevin Sr. did predict the end but misinterpreted how to save it. Kevin Jr.'s song when he was young was, "... out [of the Other Side] came the [son] and dried up all the rain" so Kevin's actions were what stopped the flood, not his father... if you believe the Other Side is real, of course.

Gotta love the infamous sweat pants that Theroux rocked while jogging as Kevin Garvey.

I'm looking for an explanation because watching all three seasons I still don't get what the hell it was all about? It was a completely random and seemed to be a free-for-all by a disjointed set of writers... The idea 2% missing would break the world doesn't make sense... There would be cults, religious affirmation and a lot of government spin and control. It seemed a lot of low end assumed art because it was so difficult to follow or understand. I think there unwillingness clarify was purposely left out not to distance all those finding some meaning in it somewhere. It's a scatter shot hoping to interest as many as possible without focus or a clear story. There's hints at biblical, supernatural and the rest is a collection of events forced together in a weak dramatised version of reality in an attempt to make meaning out of the meaningless. Even at the end your left unsatisfied wondering was it in his head, was any of it real, and have you sat through an unfathomably long drawn out miasma of BLAH... what was the point, moral, story, ANYTHING??? There really was a preacher that failed to determine the end of the world repeatedly, I saw the scene showing that as historical not spiritual? Leaving me wondering if I'm supposed to be pushed to disbelief of events by example? _The Great Disappointment in the Millerite movement was the reaction that followed Baptist preacher William Miller's proclamations that Jesus Christ would return to the Earth by 1844, what he called the Advent. His study of the Daniel 8 prophecy during the Second Great Awakening led him to the conclusion that Daniel's "cleansing of the sanctuary" was cleansing of the world from sin when Christ would come, and he and many others prepared, but October 22, 1844 came, and they were disappointed_ The science vs faith debate would only work in the USA where many suspend their recognition of science over faith, yet everywhere else a more secular approach exists... The GR was an emotionless cult. Their members joined to not feel, a scientific mind would in some way embrace that, but the fire forced her to fear for her daughter breaking her own brainwashing... Although since there was no religious doctrine or figure head, no central authority or command structure it doesn't really fit the definition of cult. It was more a peace mob, passive resistance without purpose or reason... Did you notice they were almost all women - old, rejected, lonely, isolated, broken, and those in authority were women - what does that say to you? I think they were commenting on the new current phenomenon of "leftover women".

We are those 2% who actually watched this show.

What a fantastic analysis. Fantasy/Reality. In the end we all turn the wheel. Concise and well explained. Great work Stream Some Stuff, Hope you continue doing your thing.

This is a seriously shallow and terrible analysis. You did not get this story at all bro

That’s a great take on the show. It explains a lot. Thank you for that! I’ve always wondered wtf it was trying to say. Loved the show and always hoped it would be explained eventually. 👍😁

That was very helpful. This clip made my day!

Carrie is soooooo talented and beautiful

The sound cuts out twice in yur video.

This show is so brilliant hopefully it catches on a bit more

I don’t think Nora went through. I want to believe her story, but I just can’t. She had been specifically told not to breathe in the metals so she was holding her breath and waiting. Then suddenly had a panicked look, opened her mouth, and it looked like she was about to scream, “Stop!” The only person who could have revealed the truth to us was Matt and he’s dead. If I came back from the other side my first stop would be to the scientists who sent me through so I could tell them what they’re doing is working and provide them that comfort. Obviously Nora was pretty traumatized at this point so I don’t blame her for not doing that. But I find it hard to believe that if they did have a machine on the other side that they sent her back in, that nobody else would pop back over and be like, “hey guys, we lived through the journey, also everyone who departed is alive, all is well👌” and that it wouldn’t become worldwide news.

The top comment says it all, “criminally underrated “ and I would add “criminally overlooked.” I just decided to do a rewatch, that is the substance and meat on the bone of this show. I am not a big fan of lists where you name your #1 thing, but I am pretty sure this my #1…. Can’t say for sure, but it seems that way.

What a good analysis. Thank you.

I have a test for when considering dating a guy. If they have watched The Leftovers and they get it, they are definitely the right kind of person for me 😌

This makes me glad I skipped it

I'm frustrated I binge watched the first season but glad I didn't watch the rest of it. This is not for me. It's an absolute shit show for sb like me.

I think the overarching theme is love. After the departure people are afraid to love again, afraid that if they do the person they love may also disappear. Throughout the series Kevin, Nora, Laurie, Jill, Tommy, Matt and John experience this. Each time Kevin enters the afterlife he confesses that he loves his family and doesn’t want to die, yet he keeps going back. He does love his family but he is also afraid of the pain that love may cause. The GR are the anti-love symbol within the show and preach that there is no family or attachment after the departure. However in the end, even though love causes the most pain its all we really have and Kevin and Nora are able to let go of their fear and find this with each other.

You should watch your own video before posting it. Seems logical to me anyway.

I completed the show today; it an brilliant show and l I do like your vid tho i find like it misses alot of the details thankx

Hated the ending it was stupid asf and pointless. it is entertaining tho

What happens to Laura’s fetus? Does it just drop out of the air on the other side? Or does it go into someone’s belly?

That rewind at the beginning was waaayy too slow lmao

Mediocre show. Got pretty boring several times. I'm watching this video because I'm too bored with the show to keep watching but want to know the ending. Also, your sound cuts out during every instance when you try to show in show conversations except Matt's take with Nora...very annoying and could have been easy to edit out

When Kevin is reading the Bible verse? why is it muted? RU-vid censors Bible verses now?

To this day, we STILL don't know where the fuck those bagels went. Hopefully not to waste.

Why was the Bible verse bleeped out?

Entertaining show but like most syfy type shows they lose the point and muff the ending

Looks like an entertaining show for younger people. If your old and screwed up you're already too depressed.

So poignant. The loss of “a small portion” of the population is more profound than one might think.

I love The Leftovers... It's a great show... But at the same time, I hate it. To many unanswered questions, to much symbolism. Ultimately, it is way to much work for the viewer. This is why the show didn't take off, or become critically acclaimed. The creators expected to much out of the viewers.. Movies, and shows are usually for entertainment, and shouldn't be tiresom to watch. It shouldn't cause the viewer to become tired.

This show had potential & moments, but man is it a wildly overrated series. Spins it’s wheels too much. Crazy boring sequences. Liv Tyler is an absolute terrible actor. Just a total mess.

you started the video really well, but then your ideas are spawned randomly and I can't follow your logic to form any clear idea or analysis that goes deeper than what's plainly on the surface. I don't mean to be harsh, take this constructively. Your analysis of the first scene was interesting, but from there you're trying to analyse an entire show and you get lost. Instead, analyse something specific, one episode, on story arc, you did that well. Also, your editing in general needs to be more precise, it's especially apparent on the sound channel, but also the video itself

This is a really great analysis.One can tell you put a lot of thought and effort into it

3rd season was disappointing. You learn nothing. 60% of the show is characters staring at each other and no dialogue. You never learn why or how anything happens.

Thanks - great summary. I also liked another series about the show called "The Psychology of Kevin" (parts 1,2,3).

awesome analysis. this show was really something special. idk how you don't have more views.

Why all the smoking?? and what was up with all the earthquakes???

How did Holy Wayne take away pain, Did he have superpowers or something ?

Why do certain parts break away in silence?

“Laurie tells Kevin that he’s having a psychic episode” um 😳 🔮

3:18 HOLY SHIT IT'S THE DOCTOR!!!!!!!!

To me it seems as if they were all existing in a simulated universe, very similar to a combination of the Sims and Second Life. Their world is a diverse mixture of characters, some autonomous, some NPCs programs, and possibly participants from 'our reality' immersed in the simulation. You had cowboys hanging out with Buddhist monks, nuns mingling with pagan revelers, cops milling about the town dealing with circus clowns, party people and a variety of animals. Strange, random events occurring, changes in the environment and landscape. People who were supposedly dead or killed, RESPAWNING multiple times, some of which had different personalities and memories. A glitch in the matrix or a moderator/programmer altering the parameters of the simulation at will perhaps? Think about the scene in the after life purgatory hotel, where Kevin had to CHOOSE a set of clothing in a closet that would determine what his role would be in THAT simulation, that is straight out of the gaming world, like GTA.

Great review and such a nice way to explain certain aspects of the show! What a piece of art The Leftovers is

I don't think it was a 25 year time jump. That would be too long

"after a few nights of being handcuffed to the bed for non-sexual reasons" XD

I feel like I just watched Lost all over again. Im confused as fuck

The went to a Island.

Ugh...I have to watch this show again. I try explaining it to people in a very summarized version of what you said. Eventually I just breakdown and exclaim, “You just have to watch it to get it!”.🤣🤯

the new model for TV serials is to never resolve anything or give true arc to characters. They reach some pinnacle of mystery and then its just left there as if a skipping record. People watch and watch, and ratings go up and up as a group of mind numb humans wait patiently for all matters to be answered. On and on we go.

So i only ever saw the first episode of this show. Why did everyone dissapear? And where did they go?

My favorite part of the show was when the president bacame a dog

I dont really care about the details which i never got the answer...just this...how could Kevin come back from death so many times?

i came up with AN answer, not necessarily THE answer, my guess is this, the MISSING aren't missing at all, the missing are still there, that is to say that they are ALIVE and the ones that are left over are dead, everyone died at the exact same time all around the world except the 2 percent who didn't and the world that the leftovers are living in is a shared consciousness that seems real, but is the construct of the minds of the dead.

This show was so bad. I tried 5 episodes and gave up.

Why did Kevin keep dying ?

Some have speculated that The Leftovers is about Faith. I agree but I'm going to channel some Yuval Harari...we humans invent stories...we invent myths in order to explain why things are happening. There is an element of Survivorship Bias...only the living get to make these stories and myths. The dead don't get a vote. These stories and myths try to explain what and why we are experiencing events. Usually a tragedy, catastrophe...or maybe why the cow died. Why the cow died can devolve into mere superstition. "Father, why do we sacrifice the goat." "Son, so the the rains will come." "Father, let's not sacrifice the goat and see if the rain will come." "Son, No, we can't risk it." We tell stories to comfort ourselves; to tell ourselves we understand how the world works. But we don't really know.

This dude needs to rewatch at least once. And listen much more closely. Then delete this vid.

Hated Nora's character. Just an awful, selfish person.

My favorite show ever probably

it seems the world split in 2 like kevin did. one side with 98% and the other with 2%. and the purgatory world is in the middle. holy wayne, batman!

Nice work!

Thank u for trying to make a sence of a non sence!

What a depressing show.

Whatttttt caused the dipartureeee can someone explain that?

Why are some parts muted?

I have never heard of this show until recently. I believe it is preparing people for the upcoming rapture of the church.

Is anyone else pissed that nothing ever ended up being explained none of the great plot points where given a reason or anything

This is a stupid show, trying to sell Christianity to everyone who watches it.

I stopped watching it became so vague at season 2.

Thank you so much!! Glad i didnt waste my time watching the rest of this bullshit.

Is anyone else here because they're confused about why there was the sudden departure and is frustrated?

Why is some of the dialogue just gone? I really want to watch it but the audio keeps dropping.

Nothing to analyse or explain. It´s just some Americans wanting something thats not Mcdonalds and college football. The main characters is a carbon copy of John Snow in GoT and other popular tv shows. Building a tv show around a extremely stupid mian character seems to work. Fantastic really!. I mean, he is a cop who can't drive and talk at the same time. He tried but crashed or run into something in about 5 seconds. Time after time, crashing, hitting things, messing things up and never understands a thing. 5% of the show is really great the other 95% is so hard to watch. Don´t mention the priest..........

I still don’t understand it