Pilot

There's some quality acting in here, but the story lacks the intrigue and punch necessary to make it compelling. It has the feel of a long tedious walk down a dark lonely hallway that leads to a flooded basement where a hooded figure lurks in the shadows.

The characters were mildly interesting. I enjoyed getting to know them quite thoroughly in the first episode. However, not enough for me to really feel for them or care what happens next. I think this would have been much more interesting if it were 99.9% of the population that vanished.

There is way too much time spent on slow lingering shots of smoldering cigarettes, getting out of bed, climbing stairs, getting in and out of cars- and I'm a David Lynch fan. It tried too hard to be dark, emotional and dramatic and lost me in the execution.

Overall, the pilot did not interest me enough to continue watching the series. Deleted.

After hearing a lot of good stuff about this show, I decided to finally start watching it. I haven't read the novel it's based on, but I am a fan of co-creator Damon Lindelof's previous series "Lost". I didn't quite know what to expect from this pilot episode, but after watching it I was suitably impressed and definitely interested in continuing with this show.

Unlike "Lost", which had an explosive first episode that really hit the ground running and left the audience gasping for more, "The Leftovers" is very different. This first episode is deliberately paced and meditative, with far more focus going to the characters rather than the story. The focus on character was always my favourite part of "Lost", so it's pleasing to see that Lindelof is giving an even stronger focus to character in this show.

Despite having a high-concept premise (the sudden disappearance of 2% of the world's population), the premise doesn't drive this episode. The premise forces the characters into action, and it's the characters who make this episode so intriguing and it's the characters who I'm most interested to learn more about, not the mystery.

Overall, "The Leftovers" begins with a solid pilot episode that has a lot of potential and drew me enough to make me want to keep watching this show. That's what a pilot episode is meant to do. Unlike "Lost", this show doesn't hit its stride in the first episode, so I imagine it will take a few more episodes for me to decide if this show is as good as many people claim. But, on the basis of the first episode, I'm intrigued in what this show has to offer.

The central idea of ''2% of the world's population disappearing'' made me curious but now I am intrigued. I liked the plentitude of metaphors and the mystery surrounding the characters and story. I'm gonna keep watching it!

An intising first episode! Not to many characters , but enough to make it interesting! The story is intense and plot driven, Damon Lindenhoff is teriffic ever since Lost ! Good acting from the main, especially Carrie!

I started watching this show since it was recommended by a couple of friends. I also saw the high ratings on Rotten T. So I though it's worth a shot.

Only at the first episode, but a couple of things are very bad:

• the editing is a piece of crap. Whoever amature handled this, I hope he/she wasn't involved in future episoded. At least 3 times in the first 10 minutes, I needed to turn the volum up to understand the fk they were talking about and then an insta loud sound to break my eardrums and speakers. Haven't seen such bad editing since the 90's.

• the premise is interesting, but the characters are mediocre at best. Right now, none seem intereseting or worth followingup.

• This science vs religion is a saturated and overly exploited subject. Please move on.