The Leftovers (TV Series) The Book of Nora (2017) User Reviews

"I'm here."

[HarrisonFnD · 10/10 · 5 June 2017]

Three years ago The Leftovers opened the book to one of the most fascinating mysteries in television. Three years later they closed it.

With a task this monumental, I, and thousands of others, were unsure if they could land the ending. After this episode ended, I can assure you I was as shocked, surprised and bewildered by how they managed to wrap up three vastly different seasons in one fell swoop.

Season one focused on loss, grief and the search for answers. "Where did they go?" was a question asked by the characters, the viewers and the writers. Season two opened with the iconic "Let the mystery be" slyly letting us know that we need to be okay without the answers. Season two focused on characters, it focused on closure, it focused on allowing the characters that we thought were in a better place, to actually be in a better place, quite literally in miracle. Once Kevin journeyed through his transformation he finally received what he wanted all along, his family.

With an ending most viewers considered fulfilling, why would we need another season? Damon Lindelof, the shows' writer believed that Nora was not okay. As season two endeavored to make Kevin "okay", season three picked up to continue the epic journey for closure. Even if you could believe that the characters had reached closure, analysis of the material reveals otherwise. Season three needed to exist, quite simply to bookend the series with a flurry of hard-hitting narrative loops.

Season three takes the questions, themes and character arcs of the prior seasons to the realistic, shocking, moving, trans-formative and inevitable conclusions that we didn't know we needed.

To surmise how it achieved this; Matt came to terms with his faith and mortality, John received the closure he needed from Evee whilst also allowing faith to bring him peace, Laurie found happiness within John whilst finding closure from Kevin -- an essential moment we never knew we needed, Kevin came to terms with the alternate world-state he was always drawn to -- whilst also finding peace in mortality and learning to be content with the world and people around him; Kevin Sr. learned that he was following the wrong moral of the right story -- whilst also coming to terms with the knowledge that this great mission he began all those years ago was a farce.

This brings us to Nora. The pivotal character of the pivotal episode of the season. Whilst some characters had hoops to jump, Nora had one hell of a ring of fire to go through before finding closure. This season was slyly engineered from the ground up to bring her closure, which in turn brings closure to the character that started it all -- the messiah of our journey -- Kevin Garvey.

What events occurred in the finale to merit such discussion?

It all begins with Matt, the moment between him and his sister is perfectly written to allow them to both have closure with their own mortality while also serving as a final goodbye for Matt.

Then we follow Nora as she enters the mysterious transportation machine. She returns to the world first seen in "The Book of Kevin", a tactic which successfully helps bookend the season. Kevin appears on her doorsteps, pretending to forget the events of their relationship in a last-ditch effort to salvage their relationship.

This prompts many theories of whether the machine actually worked or not, it was an episode which formed mysteries of it's own and then answers them masterfully -- just as the three seasons of the show do once viewed together.

The next pivotal moment is when Laurie is revealed to have chosen to live after the events of episode six, a satisfying revelation for her character. The remainder of the episode is purposely structured like a romantic comedy, this structure allows a rounded examination of the complete journey of our main characters, whilst also punctuating the idea that the show was actually always about the love between them.

Ingeniously, the episode also takes the time to explain where all the other characters ended up, giving the smallest doses of information, but the only ones we actually need. Then there's a goat which allows Nora to metaphorically become a figure of God as she is weighed down by, and eventually accepts the sin taken on by another being. Yes, it's crazy, but it also shows the humane nature of her character whilst also showing the lengths she will go to in order to care for another soul.

The pivotal moment of the season occurs when Kevin and Nora finally get to tell each other their stories. This season has been rooted with the idea of characters telling stories whilst experiencing transformation. Both these ideas come full circle once they share their moments of grief, their moments of closure and their journey to get there with each other. The specifics of their conversation I will leave out as I feel it needs to be experienced and interpreted by the individual and any retelling will never do appropriate justice to the level of understanding the show reaches.

This episode in conjunction with this season brings ultimate closure and finality to the events and themes the show has always attempted to explore. It makes every moment of the series feel relevant in the big picture, whilst doing this by focusing solely on the individual. Such a natural, exploratory, emotional and impactful closure to a story that was ultimately about closure seemed almost impossible. I am more than honoured to even experience it.

After all was said and done, the doves came home -- a sign that the worst was over.

Also, it doesn't matter whether or not her story was true, all that mattered was that he believed her. Thank you for reading.

Love is all that matters.

[guilherme-71074 · 10/10 · 5 June 2017]

The most powerful man in the world & the bravest girl on Earth. I get it now: it was a love story all along.

Touching, human, meaningful television. I couldn't be any happier with its ending and overall development. I am only grateful to have been able to watch this.

Pure perfection.

[ohmap-977-664810 · 10/10 · 5 June 2017]

I could not have thought in my wildest dreams how this would end, but the ending was thought provoking and touching.

Nora did go through the machine, but found the family that departed this world had found another life in the other world and were happy. They had moved on! Nora did not want to destroy their new life and happiness. She realized she was not meant to be in their parallel universe, but needed to go home to her own world. I thought Nora's actions were brave and showed her deep love for her family. She could have stayed and demanded her kids, but thinking of their happiness she moved on and found a way home to where she really belonged...to this universe.

Did Nora lose? I would say no. Although she spent many years alone, she finally met up with Kevin again and they could spend their remaining days together as a couple. She knew her departed family was happy in the other world, but now she was happy too.

What caused the occurrence in the first place. String Theory states that there could not only be multiple dimensions, but also parallel universes as well. Somehow or someway the two universes exchanged information by coming into contact. Kevin seems to have been a pivotal part of the connection. When his twin died, the two universes seem to have come into equilibrium again.

However, the real story was of Nora and Kevin and their journey! Love had brought them together. One song that was played on several occasions was: Love will keep us together (an old Captain and Tennile song.) Love did keep them together...what a beautiful story! Kudos go to Matt as well! I loved the way he was Nora's big brother. I cared about his character and how he showed true love for his wife, Mary, and their son. I would give all an award for their performance. I want to own this series as it is one of the best works of art in my lifetime.

I give this series a 10 our of 10 and was one of the most stirring series I have ever seen. I would recommend this series to anyone.

That Ending Shot!

[lksakib · 10/10 · 8 May 2021]

The ending shot of this episode is what should be called Perfection. This is the best episode of the whole series for me. If you've managed to come to this episode of the show, then you are in for a treat.

A Terrific Way to Say Goodbye..

[akshatdave · 4 June 2017]

It's hard to write a review about this unique episode. There is so much going on here. It's an unpredictable episode throughout and I'm still a bit confuse,but a few things will remain in my head & heart forever.

The acting is great, just as usual. What is best about the leftovers is they made an entire single episode on a character and even though sometimes story would be new and strange but the directors and writers represented it in dramatic form..Some people would say that it deviated from main storyline or was slow sometimes but it's just ideal for some of us..Concerning the writing... perfect!The character fates were decided the tight writing (without clichéd gimmicks or ridiculous dialog that only happens between fictional people) the phenomenal camera work and editing, the entire package, darn near perfect. But Not everyone will love this episode.

I'll admit to being internally conflicted at the moment of the reveal. When Nora's phone call home found Laurie alive and well — that she didn't commit suicide while scuba diving — my first reaction wasn't relief, but fear.

Perhaps my favorite thing about the finale was how it stayed true to the ambiguous nature of the series. "The Leftovers" has never been about telling people what to think as much as it's focused on expanding viewers' perceptions of what's possible. That the series ended with one more unseen story only further emphasized that you can believe whatever you want — including whether or not Nora really did travel to the other side.

For all the talk about depression, grief, and pain surrounding "The Leftovers" over the past three years, the series was never really about wallowing in those emotions. While addressing them in their many forms and varying states was not only vital to understanding the characters, but humanity in general, Lindelof and Perrotta weren't trying to trap anyone; very much the opposite. "The Leftovers" was about finding a way out. Had "The Book Of Nora" just consisted of the interactions between Kevin and Nora, it would have still been perfect. But the script goes so far as to let Kevin quickly detail Matt's funeral and provide updates on what's happening with the many characters who don't make appearances in the episode. If anything, "The Book Of Nora" might go a little too far with the punctuation. But man, there's so little to complain about in the final episode of a show that takes the biggest, most terrifying questions and turned them into a sweeping love story.

As inevitable as it was improbable, in the end, Nora (Carrie Coon) and Kevin (Justin Theroux) found happiness. They found contentment. They found the mysterious ideal we're all striving for in this complicated life of ours. They've got it. It took years — decades, even — and depending on what you believe, it took a bit of magic.

But they did it, and in doing so, "The Leftovers" provided the most unlikely answer of them all: if not the secret, than a secret to life; Kevin and Nora's secret, which is the only one that matters at the end of this magnificent quest.

The final shot of Season 3 obviously holds great meaning to its premiere episode, "The Book of Kevin," when the standalone introduction tracked a religious community who used doves to determine when the great flood would come (and exemplify the power and mystery of belief). That, on its own, gives the last shot of the series added meaning. It's about coming home and finding peace, but that the doves can also tie, oh so subtly, to the pilot, where this long journey from grief to happiness began, is sheer soul-shattering beauty.

 I was very skeptical about this series because i thought all the episodes would be similar but i was dead wrong and what tom Perrotta and Damon Lindelof has done here is just amazing. It answers questions, and is well- written throughout. Even if it is not popular and rated high as other Hbo shows like Got, True detective and The wire,Even if Kevin Harvey or Mr. President doesn't get an emmy I will always remember this show as a great way for Adrenalin rush. "The Leftovers" at its best! The final scene will stay with me for quite a while...

PERFECT ENDING

[shkfzn · 10/10 · 1 May 2020]

I have never seen so much perfect ending like this before. Perfect ending and explanation. Will miss the show.

Season 3 (10/10 stars): S1's Characters Plus S2's Big-Swing Storytelling Equals The Best Individual Season Of The Show

[zkonedog · 10/10 · 30 June 2019]

The first season of The Leftovers introduced viewers to some of the most endearing characters in the history of television-it just took a bit of a feeling-out process to get to that point. Season Two took much bigger storytelling swings (and usually hit)-but the beloved S1 characters were sidelined a bit in favor of new cast members. In this third season, the formula is "just right"-S1 characters with S2 ambitious storytelling-to produce the best beginning-to-end season of the show.

Though of course always advancing the entire show arc, Season Three generally sees each installment wrap up a particular character(s) angle, including...

-Kevin (Justin Theroux) & Nora's (Carrie Coon) tumultuous relationship, in which neither seems to want to let themselves be happy.

-Laurie (Amy Brenneman) and John Murphy (Kevin Carroll) figuring out how to navigate life as quasi-therapists in a post-Sudden Departure world.

-The spiritual struggles of Reverend Matt Jamison (Christopher Eccleston) as he faces a potential life without beloved wife Mary (Janel Moloney).

-Kevin Garvey Sr. (Scott Glenn) rambling around Australia trying to find some resolution to his crazy theories of preventing a coming apocalypse.

-Even characters that don't directly factor into the proceedings quite as much-like Michael (Jovan Adepo), Evie (Jasmine Savoy Brown), & Jill (Margaret Qualley)-get at very least a parting tip of the cap.

As per the usual for this series, it remains an absolute treatise on grief and coping in a messed-up world. In terms of pure character work, few shows ever created can match what Damon Lindelof, Tom Perotta, and the writers room do here. Sometimes it can get a little "out there" as per the sense of humors of those involved, but I guarantee that if you let the characters in you'll be feeling for them as if they were real flesh-and-blood realities.

Perhaps the hallmark of this final Leftovers season is its ability to nurture along an over-arching story while never sacrificing the quality of each individual episode. Each installment is a masterclass unto itself of story, characters, mystery, cinematography, emotion, and music.

Is S3 quite as pure-of-focus as S1? No. Does it contain as many utterly crazy plot swings as S2? No. But the melding of both approaches does produce the first season (stem to stern) of the show I can give an unqualified 10/10 star ranking.

Great Finale!

[jorykahbreak · 10/10 · 25 April 2020]

After finishing this episode and series, I feel that I have lost part of it :(

Beautiful ending.

[Pepe-Getm · 10/10 · 5 June 2017]

One of my all time favorites. Good build up from season 1 to 3. A bit bizar, just perfect! Great love story....... Great acting, writing, music and balance. Who would have thought this after the first few episodes..... Sometimes you don't feel a connection with the actors, but no such thing. Hope to see these actors soon in an other setting.

Excellent series with a perfect ending

[peter-carlsson-976-779113 · 10/10 · 6 June 2017]

In series like this, that don't follow a certain template you always have to worry about the ending. There's usually more and more questions, and they never get any answers. But not this time

"The Leftovers" have been a wonderful and interesting series with great acting. You never known what was just around the corner, and you never felt that you seen it before in other series or movies. So it was with great expectations that I sat down to watch the finale. As always it took it's time, and as always you never knew what was going to happen. And, for once, I felt that the viewer was treated with respect and was served some kind of explanation.

Off course one can debate if it really was a concrete answer, and maybe it wasn't. But, still, the way I see it the ending was more than that, it was an insight that, maybe not everything has to be explained to 100%. Like in the title song, both from the second series and the last episode I felt like they just: "Let the mystery be". They left out just enough, and explained just enough for the ending to feel satisfying. Good Work, and thanks for all the great time I've had with this series.

One of the best finales

[Pepe-Getm · 10/10 · 6 January 2018]

I so enjoyed this show and it has got the finale it deserves. Loved it.....

Impeccable

[john-rodriguez-153-982568 · 10/10 · 28 January 2021]

Unforgettable ending. Superb heartfelt acting. A rare worthy finale.

Quite underwhelmed

[aarongnr · 7/10 · 23 February 2020]

I don't get it. The concept of two realities is brilliant, one in which people have lost some, another in which people have lost almost everyone. But why did they choose to go this weird route, especially with Kevin pretending to have lost his memory... It makes no sense. What's the point in making that up? Did he think erasing his part of history would also make Nora ignore her's aswell? Obviously that was never gonna work.

There is something beautiful of not showing how Nora found her family in this alternate universe or whatever. But this comes with many problems. How did this scientist build this huge machine, when moments ago Nora tells us there ain't even enough pilots to have regular planes. And we saw how hard it is in the 98% world to find people that support something like that, because noone believes it actualöy works. So how hard must it be in the 2% world?

One more problem I have with this whole thing: The mystery of why this happened was not solved, no "logical" explanation, yet some scientists were able to build a machine that's like a teleporter? Nice! Now we can get everyone back to 1 earth, or maybe split people in half? Climate and hunger problems solved. Yuhoo! No.

I don't know why they chose this weird route, but whatever.

All-time great show, mediocre finale

[alexgilliam-08487 · 5/10 · 2 April 2020]

Hmmm. Where to start. It's hard to find a point to start at since 90% of this episode is essentially purposeless drivel. The characters create unnecessary conflict by acting dumb and, well, out-of-character. Kevin and Nora's kitchen table conversation is the episode. 10 minutes out of a 70 minute runtime. It's marvelously acted by Theroux and Coon, expectedly. Particularly Coon, she's a superstar. While Nora's expository monologue is touching and poetic, I cannot help but feel robbed. Why couldn't we have gone through that journey with her? Was there budgetary issues? This season was shorter than the other two. Regardless, this isn't a series ruining finale, it just feels cheap. Anyways, this is still one of the most idiosyncratic, surreal, moving, and thought-provoking shows ever put to screen. I would still recommend It to anyone.

I cried the whole way through

[TheDonaldofDoom · 4 February 2018]

Whew. I knew this would be a tear-jerker, but I had no idea just how tear-jerky it would be. All of it, from start to finish, is so intense in the emotion it brought up in me because of how damn QUIET it is. This was all about Nora and Kevin, and whether they would get back together, which itself doesn't sound like a very original idea for a series finale but it was just the best thing ever. How can you not cry whole watching this? After everything you've seen the characters go through, this is one hour of constant tugging at the heartstrings. And it does that so well because of its slow, long shots, the silence, the amazing actors who carry the entire episode. It's beautiful.

Of course the question we're left with after this episode is if Nora is lying. I think she is. But it doesn't matter. Because when Kevin says he believes her, it's the sign of trust and understanding between the two. It's a beautiful moment. A beautiful ending to a beautiful show. It has touched me like no other.

Good ending to a great season

[raj-bhullar · 8/10 · 26 May 2022]

Not the best finale but it was still a good ending. Did not expect Nora to see her kids in the other world. I was anticipating a great twist but never saw it. Not saying that the episode left me disappointed it was still a great episode. I deducted two points because I think it could have been better. I didn't understand why Kevin lied to Nora how he found her erasing that part of memory and thinking Nora would accept it was pretty stupid. He spent so much time looking for her in Australia and never thought she was dead only shows how much he loved her so why lie. This was the only reason I deducted two points. Otherwise the last 20 minutes were great also loved how they ended with the white pigeons coming back. Good episode but not the best this season. 8/10.

An Overall View of Season Three

[xxdriverxx102999 · 10/10 · 4 June 2017]

Firstly, this episode was a magnificently and unspeakably human and sincere series finale.

The Leftovers Season 3 revisits the sweeping successes of Season 2 with an added observance on solipsistic existence and a contemplation on parallel worlds. In transitioning to a more homegrown surrealist narrative, the show abandons considerable fractions of its human nature, the greatest strength of the previous two seasons, to tackle a more formidable theme; a theme which the show has been teasing at since the very beginning, that only in abandoning what makes us human and living can we discover the essence or truth of that function which drives us. This idea has been addressed powerfully, but just like with any art that tackles the impossible, the conclusion is ultimately unsatisfying in the aspect that here in the living world, we cannot know the purpose of life, if there is one, and unless the showrunners of The Leftovers have crossed the chasm, they can only extrapolate a best guess.

What the show does teach us, ultimately, is to cherish and appreciate what we have here in this tangible, immediate world. No amount of existential posturing should remove us from that track. It is an idea that we should carry with us every day that we live, and with every action we perform.

The only thing keeping this show from being truly transcendent for me is the often bromidic music selection (not the score, which is fantastic throughout), which clashes with the thematic maneuvering of the show, presenting a mood unequal to its greater vision. Overall, The Leftovers is one of my favorite shows of recent years, and I am sad to see it go. I have had a lifelong struggle with spirituality, so it's been wonderful to have a show address the purpose of faith in a way that is palatable and heartfelt, and detached from dogma.

A love story

[anmolcoolyadav · 10/10 · 7 November 2019]

Detractors need to know that this show is called "The Leftovers" not "The departants" its a story about broken people trying to find purpose and a greater calling in their little lives after the sudden departure Leftovers does this brilliantly, in presenting a beam of profound optimism after the bleak somber and cosmic drama We are only supposed to know mysteries in our lives not the answers, the almighty doesn't answer to us , not to anyone he does whatever he pleases Nora finally drops her disgust and hatred for god for taking her family , she doesn't becomes docile go him either , just stops to ignore his presence and try to find meaning among the 'leftovers' She finally doesn't want to go with the 2% anymore , SHE'S HERE So its a love story. A love story between the most powerful man in the world and the bravest girl on this planet Thank you Lindelof

A Masterpiece...

[gNorvilas · 10/10 · 30 June 2019]

This is not a normal show, I watched a lot of television, many TV shows, but none like The Leftovers. A perfect essence that gives you infinite emotions and reflections... It has the best meaning and one of the most impressive journeys of the millennium. Thank you for that. Thank you for making me think, THINKING A LOT.

I refuse to believe The Leftovers is gone.

[ranchi · 10/10 · 4 June 2017]

"The Leftovers" is a human approach to loss and grief. "The Leftovers" is a human approach to friendship and love. It explores the characters' relationships and how they connect after a "tragedy". And that's why the finale was perfect to me. It was loyal to what the show has been about. It was all about Kevin and Nora. What could the finale possibly have been but about them?

Many people will probably be mad because "We didn't get the answers we expected". If you were expecting answers I admire your faith, but it was made clear since the show first aired that it wasn't going to be about the ones who left but about the ones who stayed. And we actually got to know something about the ones who left. Or maybe we didn't. It really isn't about whether Nora was or wasn't telling the truth. I loved that this was left to interpretation. If you decide to believe her or not says more about you than it does about Nora.

The one other thing I loved was the references to other episodes with lines like "Same time next week" from the heartbreaking scene at 3x06 or the iconic "Don't waste your breath". Carrie Coon is outstanding as usual. The finale delivered. If any of the creators of the series were to read this I want them to know I'm grateful for this kind of show. Meaningful and touching television is rare nowadays and I couldn't be any happier about what the show has become. Time for the show to departure. But as grandpa Kevin told rider Nora, "I refused to believe you were gone". The Leftovers isn't gone. It has just become a television classic.

Nice Finish!

[ssusannp · 10/10 · 31 August 2022]

Some of the episodes were a bit "out there" and difficult to comprehend, and the order of events in episodes were not always following, but in the end it made sense to me.

I wish they could have made time to show Nora seeing her children again after her journey and deciding not to stay. Telling her story to Kevin just did not have the same impact that seeing it would have to me, the viewer. I was not disappointed at all in the reunion of Justin Theroux and Carrie Coon. They are fantastic actors.

For nearing 80 years old at the time of release, Scott Glenn looks fantastic and still has great acting chops. May he live a long and happy life and continue to make movies, because he was perfect in his role.

A Beautiful End to a Beautiful Series

[cartyc-13849 · 10/10 · 5 June 2017]

I assume if you are reading this than you (like I) have seen the finale, and have come along the masterful journey of The Leftovers.

For me this episode was beautiful in every sense of the word. The last 10 minutes helped explain the confusion I was going through for almost the entirety of the episode: -Is Nora with the departed -Did the machine fail and did she go into hiding as a result. -Did the machine mess with her mind making her forget about Kevin -Will we even get as to how the 2% departed and where did they go

Luckily this episode answered all the questions apart from not telling us as to HOW they departed. But ultimately that does not matter, it does not matter where they went, what matters is the story arcs of the characters we have grown to care for. What I love about Nora's last conversation with Kevin is it could be the truth and that would be a great explanation as to what happened or she could be lying (which would raise plenty of other questions). This episode answered many questions (imo) but also raised others which is what makes a great finale I believe. This show is masterful and is arguably The G.O.A.T.

Taming of Nora the shrew! :)

[rubicon-68565 · 10/10 · 21 February 2023]

This is finale is one of the only tv series finales that I have ever seen that's approaching perfection. Its Literally the best finale I've seen in my life! Where did the story end for a person who's entire family vanished? Such a spiritual journey for a strong person who wanted answers and ultimately got them! This is a darkly romantic inspired episode. It's about returning from living for the past to arriving to you're present self.

Kevin was amazing arriving with his mysterious "amnesia". Nora, wrestling with the goat everyone placed their worries on in the rain and mud was perfect symbolism to her pain and loss and at the same time not allowing in a new happy life. The story of when she finally found her family but did not want to destroy their new happiness is true unselfish love. That final shot of the doves returning...epic!!

Underwhelming Final Episode

[erik-richard-andersen · 7/10 · 21 December 2018]

I loved every minute of the series and did not want it to end. I had heard that the final episode was absolutely satisfying, and after the incredible and perfect end of season 2 my expectations were high. At the outset of The Book of Nora, the title character is getting ready to be zapped into a different plane of existence. We see her record her farewell video and have a last conversation with her brother. Then she is led into the machine. The conversation with Matt gave me a bad feeling as it seemed a little unnecessary and whimsical at this point in time. It was overlong and didn't seem too well written given the gravity of the moment. I mean, we were either going to witness Nora getting annihilated or go with her into another dimension. Alas, the only thing we get to witness in this episode is people talking. "Show, don't tell" is the screenwriters golden rule. And yet when Kevin and Nora finally share what happened, all we get is a loopy story and easily the most tedious part of the whole series. "I found the inventor of the machine and told him to make another one." But this is a machine that would require a team of physicists months to assemble, calibrate, and test. I mean, did you hear all that beeping? Kevin for his own part had appeared randomly in Nora's down-under life seemingly from a different reality of his own. In his mind, he and Nora were just casual acquaintances. But he couldn't get her out of his head. His version of events never begins to make sense. This convinced me that some mind-bending conclusion was at hand. But no, it was only a screenwriter's trick to keep us on the edge of our seat. It was just a bizarre gambit on Kevin's part to skip over all the bad stuff, and not believable given who these characters are. The wedding scene is beautiful and touching. The final shot - despite unwelcome reminders of a Hitchcock film - is life-affirming. But overall, the episode was a series of not interesting or not believable conversations. What does it boil down to? Nora backed out of using the device and did not want to return to her life with Kevin. Years later he finds her and they exchange made up versions of events. The doves come home and it's happily ever after time. Obviously Nora and Kevin deserve each other, but we deserved more.

The End was never the reality of Kevin and Nora

[zeuthuk · 5/10 · 7 June 2017]

I loved the series but it was clear that Nora and Kevin were more like girlfriend and boyfriend instead of being soul mates. So after Nora leaves Kevin to go through some machine to the other side, Kevin convinces himself that Nora is still alive. That feeling shows a deep connection but did we ever see that between those two in the series? You might say Kevin's feeling was that of a soul mate but they were never that in the series.

Another issue is that Kevin spends his holiday's each year looking for Nora because he believes she is still alive. Again he is acting like a soul mate but they were never that in the series so his actions didn't make any sense to me.

The Kevin in the show would have just got on and found somebody else just like he did when he and Laurie got divorced. Kevin was able to move on from his 15 year marriage with Laurie but spends the rest of his life longing for Nora who was never the love of his life. That scene in the hotel when Kevin walked out felt like there was very little love between them.

The final series has been quite flat and lacked the emotion, mystery and depth of the first two. I'm not sure I'll remember The Leftovers in years to come whereas Lost at times still resonates with me.