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The Leftovers: “Lens” and the Urge for Going
“I get the urge for going, but I never seem to go.” – Joni Mitchell “Lens,” the sixth episode of the second season of The Leftovers, focuses on two women who grapple with guilt, denial, and the ever-present itch to get up and leave. Nora, who we’ve gotten to know since the beginning of the […] More
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in Favorites
Ten Favorite Television Theme Songs
Whenever I watch Friends on Netflix I always want to press “skip the intro” when The Rembrandt’s title theme begins, not because “I’ll Be There For You” is a bad song but since 1994, I’ve heard it more times than I have my own name. However, if a theme song is really good, it doesn’t […] More
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Why The Leftovers’ “Axis Mundi” is a Chaotic Masterpiece
Broken hearts and shattered lives like wreckage on the ground The memories of those poor souls who were lost but never found They shook their fists and cursed the sky demanding explanation No answers came, no soothing words just silence and frustration But in Jarden Town the sun shone bright – a miracle The light […] More
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Showdown! Doomsday Clock vs. HBO’s Watchmen
Spoiler Warning! If you haven’t read Doomsday Clock in its entirety or watched all of the Watchmen TV Show and you wish to do either, don’t let this article deprive you of a spoiler-free experience, as it contains major ones for both. If you’re still here, then you’ve done your research, so let’s continue. You […] More
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Please Don’t Stop the Music: Five of the Best Uses of Music in TV
Here at 25YL, we love music—so much so that we’ve just rolled out a music department! But what is perhaps all the more powerful than a great song is when the music in a TV show or film perfectly supplements the action, deepens the emotional stakes, or otherwise just fits so well that it becomes […] More
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The Decade of Damon Lindelof
There’s something very fitting about this decade being bookended by shows Damon Lindelof was at the helm of. In January of 2010, television fans were abuzz about long-time ABC hit Lost coming to an end. As 2019 comes to a close, Watchmen, Lindelof’s third hit series to air in the past 10 years, is the […] More
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in Series, Featured Shows
Let The Mystery Be: The Enrichment of Early Lost
Let me start with a confession (there’s no other way around it): I am not an unconditional fan of Lost. In fact, as far as the work of Damon Lindelof, one of Lost’s main showrunners, is concerned, I think The Leftovers (where this article has taken its title from) is not only better than Lost, […] More
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in Larks & Recs
What’s the Buzz: The Cure, Watchmen, and MIB International
Welcome to What’s the Buzz, 25YL’s feature where members of our staff provide you with recommendations on a weekly basis. In our internet age, there is so much out there to think about watching, reading, listening to, etc., that it can be hard to separate the wheat from the chaff, filter out the noise, or find […] More
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Perfect Pilots: The Leftovers “Pilot”
While there are many great shows out there, only a few of them have a perfect beginning—the kind that draws you in immediately and leaves you wanting more. In 25YL’s Perfect Pilots series, we will be looking at pilot episodes we think are flawless. This week Caemeron Crain looks at the pilot of The Leftovers. […] More
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in Favorites
Favorites: Opening Title Sequences
Favorites takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites—whether it’s moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines of dialogue, whatever!—in bite-sized articles perfect for your lunch break, a dull commute, or anywhere you need to take a Moment of Zen. So, sit back and […] More
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in Series, Featured Shows
The Leftovers: Every Ghost Story is a Love Story
The air of the room chilled his shoulders. He stretched himself cautiously along under the sheets and lay down beside his wife. One by one, they were all becoming shades. Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age. He thought of how […] More
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The Leftovers: Nora Durst (A Character Study)
Sometimes the world looks perfect, Nothing to rearrange. Sometimes you just get a feeling Like you need some kind of change. No matter what the odds are this time, Nothing’s going to stand in my way. This flame in my heart, Like a long lost friend Gives every dark street a light at the end. […] More
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