'The Leftovers' premiere gets fair sampling: Will viewers return for seconds?

There is a lot to like about The Leftovers, HBO's new show set after a Rapture-like event. It's an intriguing exploration of a world experiencing a collective existential crisis. But if you want mysteries unveiled and character histories revealed, you

HBO's new drama series The Leftovers got off to a fair start Sunday night, though reception was more rapturous for its True Blood lead-in. The post-apocalyptic-ish suburban malaise series from Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof 

HBO's Majestically Bleak The Leftovers Finds God Everywhere, and Nowhere. Organized religion doesn't show up much in prestige television. Which is surprising, given the genre's tendency toward Big Existential Questions, 

Seen HBO's The Leftovers, and want to chat about how it compares to Tom Perrotta's original novel? You're in luck—so do EW's Hillary Busis and Neil Janowitz. Their spoiler-heavy conversation—filled with thoughts on 

Update: Read our full Q&A with Damon Lindelof about the pilot's toughest scene here. HBO's The Leftovers is just hours away.