tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post7710192754660742837..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: The Leftovers 1.03: Two Boats and a HelicopterNikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-81705506568307560492020-05-23T03:23:13.023-04:002020-05-23T03:23:13.023-04:00Reading your blog in 2020. I am doing a re-watch.Reading your blog in 2020. I am doing a re-watch.Jorge Riverohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245694122369808298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-64384686182844332762014-07-24T10:39:24.577-04:002014-07-24T10:39:24.577-04:00It's so great that you're reviewing The Le...It's so great that you're reviewing The Leftovers I used to visit your blog always during Lost.<br /><br />I just wanted to say that every time Eccleston appears on a scene I go: "The Doctor!". I wish I could say that I say it to myself but I say it oulloud. Every time.no soy joséhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01596044845770221448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-67523540733678165372014-07-15T18:52:53.161-04:002014-07-15T18:52:53.161-04:00Jazzygirl: never be surprised when I leave somethi...Jazzygirl: never be surprised when I leave something out. I write these immediately following the episode at 11:30 at night. I'm surprised they're in English, to be honest! ;) But yes, Laurie sitting in the backyard was great. It's the first time we see a GR watching someone and NOT wanting to be seen.Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-49204192379850692032014-07-15T08:36:19.551-04:002014-07-15T08:36:19.551-04:00This is my favorite episode so far. I hope it wil...This is my favorite episode so far. I hope it will get my wife back to watching (she was turned off by the total despair of the pilot). <br />This reminded me of "Walkabout" where we got the first idea of how important John Locke would become.TomWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871121276027540139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-61102525637411219692014-07-14T21:58:26.574-04:002014-07-14T21:58:26.574-04:00I found this episode to be engaging and thought-pr...I found this episode to be engaging and thought-provoking. I definitely saw the Lost similarities. However, even with all of that, I am still not sure how invested I am in this show. It hasn't grabbed me yet in the way Lost did. It seems to be missing some key ingredient that Lost had, possibly the humor. I will stick with it all season to see where it goes, though.<br /><br />Thanks for the great review as always. If anything, your reviews will keep me coming back so I can enjoy reading them after I watch the show!Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-53354630576902749792014-07-14T18:58:45.590-04:002014-07-14T18:58:45.590-04:00Oh, and who the hell leaves a casino with all that...Oh, and who the hell leaves a casino with all that money, and doesn't ask for an escort? LOLJazzygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08451286913250300082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-38623504482725925512014-07-14T18:57:45.371-04:002014-07-14T18:57:45.371-04:00Loved this episode! And yes, I caught all the LOST...Loved this episode! And yes, I caught all the LOST references! This episode totally reminded me of LOST...the twists and turns. When we see how Mary came to be in her vegetative state, it felt very LOST-like...a sad twist of fate that's fueling his anger. <br />Also, Nikki, I'm surprised you didn't mention anything about Laurie hiding in her own back yard, presumably watching her husband? Especially since the previews seem to indicate she might leave the GR and go back home? <br />And I'm still a little confused about the connection between husband's (damn what is his name?) father and the minister. He seems to believe that the father isn't crazy but was right for telling the truth. Clearly they had a bond if he left him all that money? I think I missed a connection somewhere.Jazzygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08451286913250300082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-68202852748026122332014-07-14T10:55:06.233-04:002014-07-14T10:55:06.233-04:00Tim: that was EXACTLY my thought at the time, and ...Tim: that was EXACTLY my thought at the time, and I even wrote in my notes: "fiction: church should be full." But I think it's empty because of the minister: people hate him and are probably flocking to other churches. On the flip side of that, if the ministers and priests are still here, does that mean God didn't see them as worthy? If one believed the Departure was actually the Rapture, then they would believe the priests left behind weren't good enough. I wonder if cults like the Guilty Remnants would become more common; people trying to find meaning through communion rather than listening to one flawed person? <br /><br />I remember post-9/11, churches were suddenly full again. In times of tragedy we search desperately for meaning. But maybe knowing what Matt's been doing on street corners and upsetting people, he's not the one they want interpreting that meaning for them.Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-22676778997427317992014-07-14T09:28:35.959-04:002014-07-14T09:28:35.959-04:00This was by far the best episode of the three so f...This was by far the best episode of the three so far. It reminded of the one-off episodes of Lost where the focus would be on a periphery character(s) like Rose & Bernard.<br /><br />However - I think if such an event were to happen it would cause a surge of people back to the church rather than the opposite as a significant percentage would think it was proof of the existence of God.<br /><br /> -Tim AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com