The Leftovers - Season 1, Episode 07: Solace for Tired Feet
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Tragedy struck when a global disaster caused 140 million of the population to vanish in an inexpiable manner. Now, a group of people living in Mapleton, New York deal with the tragic event and wonder what happened three years ago.
The focus was tight enough on Kevin and the search for his father to work, and it featured excellent performances from both Justin Theroux and, especially, Scott Glenn.
Suddenly, after weeks of stellar acting, great dialogue, and no forward motion whatsoever - after I had pretty much given up on anything even vaguely resembling forward motion - this week's episode threw it at us left and right.
Tom runs out of the house, bleeding, still horrified at everything. His cell phone rings, and knowing it could only be Wayne, he throws it against a wall and it shatters in a million pieces. Good for Tom!
"Solace for Tired Feet" gave multiple storylines a sudden push for that "we've just crested the hill and begun the free fall" feeling familiar to fans of tightly plotted ensemble dramas.
"Solace for Tired Feet" is a useful respite, pausing to establish the constellation of conflicts driving the first season of The Leftovers to its conclusion.
"Solace for Tired Feet" gelled the series together like never before. The Leftovers has been great on its own as a dizzying portrait of broken people, but now it's deftly teasing us with a "higher purpose" for those splintered folks.
Not bad for The Leftovers, which turned in a solid showing with "Solace for Tired Feet," an hour that propelled the show's plot into some intriguing corners even as it reminded us that many of its characters remain unknowable, even seven episodes in.
