“The Leftovers” finale: Frustrating and painful — but hopeful, too

The question is becoming a popular refrain. Police chief Kevin Garvey was presented with it two weeks ago on The Leftovers (“Are you a good guy?”), while Doctor Who tasked his companion with diagnosing his character in 

A baby in a basket, prodigals–for a show with so many unbelievers and nihilists, The Leftovers' first season was aggressively and adamantly spiritual. But it was about people in an unusual spiritual predicament, summed up by the passage from Job that

Kevin made it through "The Leftovers" Season 1 finale, but someone else had a painful death. Paul Schiraldi/HBO. Season 1 of "The Leftovers" concluded on HBO Sunday, Sept. 7 — and someone didn't make it out of the episode alive. The dark drama killed 

This joyless, violent, compelling HBO series closed on a surprisingly hopeful note Sunday night, with a Season 1 finale that brought the dysfunctional Garvey family back together again — sort of. Dubbed "The Prodigal Son Returns," the episode marked

A baby in a basket, prodigals–for a show with so many unbelievers and nihilists, The Leftovers' first season was aggressively and adamantly spiritual. But it was about people in an unusual spiritual predicament, summed up by the passage from Job that