The Leftovers: 5 Things You Might've Missed in the Season 3 Trailer
The first teaser for HBO's third and final season of The Leftovers wasn't exactly the most joyful thing that ever existed -- the characters' dread over seeing "the end is near" plane-painted in the sky was still quite visible.
[...] there was this juxtaposition of the Beach Boys' comforting "Don't Worry Baby" over the top of those silent character pans that might've encouraged a sense of optimism about the fate of the Garvey family and friends, much the way the second season's "Let the Mystery Be" theme song gave some snap to all those images of disappearing loved ones.
[...] the newest glimpse of HBO's cult-favored, existential drama makes it pretty clear that there are dark days ahead for the already-depressing and anxiety-inducing situation these people are in.
In the event of cabin decompression place your oxygen masks over your mouth as we all prepare to take our last breaths.
[...] the deluge does set in to validate the dreary instructional, but here are a few other things you might've missed in this new glimpse of The Leftovers' final season.
[...] how does that transpire into him beating Kevin down at a dock (which, by the way, cleverly positions a "no smoking" sign as a wink to the GR's favorite activity)?
Either he's lost his mind once and for all, and who could blame him at this point, or he's helping Kevin return to the other side to try and answer some questions he might have about the forthcoming apocalypse.