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PaperclipPerfector  8mo ago (text post)   2342 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for August 25, 2023

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Somebody here recommended The Leftovers to me, a show on HBO Max. It's pretty incredible. Not sure why, but it's a very fascinating look into belief and miracles and how they interact with the modern world.

Funny, I remember trying to watch that and just noping out super hard maybe 3 or 4 episodes in? Just couldn't do it. I think it was how heavy the emphasis was on cults breaking up families which squicked me out. Just hit a bit too close to home in ways I perhaps wasn't fully conscious of in the escalating culture war.

First season is the weakest although I still love it. The most common criticism of the show is how hardcore its tone is, but in the second half of the first season it finds a much more harmonious emotional tenor. It’s still very intense.

The second and third seasons are basically flawless as far as I’m concerned. And it ends at the right time, it’s only three seasons long and each season is very distinct.

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