"Death is easy. People just want finality, an end to their grief. But with departures, there is no end." - Laurie Garvey The Leftovers is impossible to describe. It's a fantasy, but is it any of it real? It's a doomsday apocalypse situation, but does that really matter? Any elements that you may hear about when you're figuring out if you want to watch The Leftovers are likely unimportant. This show, above anything else, is about grief and how we, as humans, can move on after a traumatic incident. Nora Durst lost everyone. Kevin Garvey lost no one. But somehow, both of these characters feel equally broken. Then, of course, there's everyone in between: our resident skeptic, Laurie Garvey, our blind believer, Matt Jamison, and our deeply complicated cult leader, Patti Levin. It's not about the answers and it never was. Creator Damon Lindelof's fascination with the mystery of human existence is what powers this thought-provoking show: "The not knowing is part of the beauty of it all and it is part of our human experience to generate our own answers without an answer key." What furthers such incredible writing is performances from Carrie Coon, Justin Theroux, Ann Dowd, Regina King, Kevin Carroll, Amy Brenneman, and Christopher Eccleston. It truly boggles my mind that not a single one of these actors earned nominations save for Dowd for Guest Actress in the final season...but I digress. The Leftovers is a show unlike any I've seen before, weaving a beautifully romantic and poetic narrative that will give you no answers while still being entirely satisfying.