Rewatching HBO’s “The Leftovers”

When HBO’s “The Leftovers” began to air in 2014, it was an unusually glum show, and to be perfectly frank, it wasn’t very good for the first two episodes. The show tried to explore what grief meant in a world where 2% of the population suddenly disappeared, but unfortunately, almost every character was pretty angry, sullen, and generally just not that interesting to follow around. Of course, one could argue that is exactly how…