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2015

Review: 'The Leftovers' Season 2 Goes To Texas With Lots Of New Questions To Be Answered

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There is something strangely admirable about Damon Lindelof essentially blowing up what audiences knew of the first season of “The Leftovers,” and giving it a semi-reboot for season two. As he’s articulated in recent interviews, the source material of Tom Perrotta’s novel had been used up on the first season, which meant a fresh approach was required for the new batch of episodes. And while Lindelof and co. could’ve have theoretically stayed in the surroundings of Mapleton, New York and figured out what happened next, instead the action has been moved to Miracle, Texas with a whole new cast of characters joining the ensemble, not to mention an expansion of the show’s central mythology. From the guy who is still living down the disappointing closure of “Lost” half a decade later, it’s a bold move. However, Lindelof better steel himself because many will be frustrated by his tendency to continue to ask a lot of questions, but provide little in the way of answers.

The good news is that...