The BEST episodes of The Leftovers
Every episode of The Leftovers ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Leftovers!
Three years after the disappearance of two percent of the global population, a group of people in a small New York community try to continue their lives while coping with the tragedy of the unexplained nature of the event.
#1 - I Live Here Now
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2015
Kevin comes clean to a skeptical John about his connection to Evie's disappearance, as Miracle faces an unexpected threat on the fourth anniversary of The Departure.
#2 - The Book of Nora
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/4/2017
Convinced that she'll be reunited with her children, Nora decides to use the machine - at what cost?
#3 - International Assassin
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2015
In the wake of Kevin's desperate decision to vanquish Patti, questions and answers emerge as the world adjusts to the repercussions of what comes next.
#4 - G'Day Melbourne
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/7/2017
Kevin and Nora travel to Australia, where she continues to track down the masterminds of an elaborate con, while he catches a glimpse of an unexpected face from the past, forcing him to confront the traumatic events of three years earlier.
#5 - A Most Powerful Adversary
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2015
Nora gives Kevin and Jill news they weren't expecting. Laurie makes a rash decision that affects the Garveys. Kevin deals with the fallout of Nora's news, and explores his options re: tackling his Patti problem head-on.
#6 - The Prodigal Son Returns
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/7/2014
An unexpected ally helps Kevin get out of a jam near the town of Cairo. Meanwhile, an elaborate Memorial Day initiative by the Guilty Remnant plunges the town of Mapleton into chaos. Holy Wayne grants a final wish; Tom copes with his new reality; Nora makes a life-changing decision.
#7 - The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother)
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/28/2017
On a mission of mercy, Kevin assumes an alternate identity.
#8 - The Book of Kevin
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2017
Three years after Miracle, Texas was overrun by the Guilty Remnant, Kevin Garvey has returned to his role as chief of police. Although he seems to have moved past the incredible events surrounding his "resurrection," the Seventh Anniversary of the Sudden Departure is just two weeks away and many believe another apocalyptic event may come with it.
#9 - Certified
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/21/2017
Laurie Garvey, a former therapist, must become one again as she heads to Australia to help Nora and Kevin along their paths.
#10 - Lens
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2015
Some unexpected visitors get under Nora's skin, and she becomes preoccupied with a burning question about herself. Kevin's predicament becomes impossible to ignore. Erika finds an unlikely ally and reveals some haunting secrets.
#11 - The Garveys at Their Best
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/24/2014
Kevin tries to suppress his bad habits while tracking down a marauding deer in Mapleton. Laurie receives some not-unexpected news amidst a rising sense of foreboding. Tom connects with his past, against his better judgment. Nora has a job interview; Kevin Senior receives an honor.
#12 - Crazy Whitefella Thinking
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/30/2017
With the clock ticking towards the anniversary of the Departure and emboldened by a vision that is either divine prophecy or utter insanity, Kevin Garvey Sr. wanders the Australian Outback in an effort to save the world from apocalypse.
#13 - It's a Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt World
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/14/2017
Convinced it is Kevin’s destiny to be in Miracle for the coming seventh anniversary of the Departure, Matt Jamison impulsively heads to Australia in an effort to bring Kevin home. Unfortunately, God gets in the way.
#14 - Don't Be Ridiculous
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/23/2017
In her official capacity as fraud investigator for the Department of Sudden Departure (D.S.D.), Nora travels to St. Louis to investigate a possible scam that involves convincing the family members of The Departed there’s a way to see their loved ones again.
#15 - Ten Thirteen
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2015
A personal loss and subsequent pilgrimage to Miracle offer clues on why Meg embarked on her path as a Remnant crusader. After a fallout with Laurie, Tom seeks to reunite with Meg.
#16 - A Matter of Geography
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2015
Kevin, Nora, and Jill try to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of the Mapleton riots but problems from the past keep resurfacing. The new Garvey clan gets a fresh start in the safety of Miracle. Nora makes an impulsive choice, while Kevin gets entangled in the Murphy family's problems.
#17 - Orange Sticker
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/25/2015
In the midst of an earthquake, Nora awakens to find Kevin missing and her hopes of safety in their new town dashed. The Murphys are left reeling after Evie's disappearance. Kevin returns home but without his memory of the night before or his cell phone, which would link him to the missing girls. Meanwhile, an old enemy makes her return in an unexpected way.
#18 - Guest
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/3/2014
Nora takes care of some unfinished business in Mapleton before heading to New York for the Second Annual DROP conference (Departure Related Occupations and Practices). Agitated that her ID has been pinched, Nora, wearing a 'Guest' badge, scours the convention for her imposter, and ends up getting detoured by an amorous salesman, a best-selling author, and a rogue attendee.
#19 - Off Ramp
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2015
Laurie and Tom Garvey's work to rescue lost souls takes a toll on theirs. Laurie seeks to spread the word about the Guilty Remnant's dangers, while Tom's infiltration of the cult uncovers a whole new nest of problems.
#20 - Cairo
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/17/2014
Kevin fears he's losing touch with reality after finding himself, inexplicably, in a difficult situation involving Patti Levin, a leader of the Guilty Remnant. Meg loses control during another encounter with Matt; Jill confronts Aimee about her relationship with Kevin; Nora stands up to Laurie, and finds her privacy invaded.
#21 - No Room at the Inn
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2015
Rev. Matt Jamison takes his vegetative wife Mary outside of Miracle to seek answers about her condition. But their lives take a dangerous detour when Matt is barred from returning to town. Matt races to get Mary back into Miracle while struggling to keep her safe from desperate tourists who are squatting just outside Miracle's gates.
#22 - Axis Mundi
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2015
Jarden, Texas was renamed 'Miracle' after it was discovered no one departed. Among the local families is the Murphys: the father, John, the mother, Erika, and their twins, Evie and Michael. Meanwhile, Kevin Garvey, Nora Durst and Jill Garvey show up in Miracle to start over, but Kevin cannot seem to escape his past.
#23 - Two Boats and a Helicopter
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/13/2014
In the face of dwindling church attendance and threats on his life, the Rev. Matt Jamison continues to preach his gospel: that many who disappeared in the Departure were sinners and not saints. Matt's campaign is detoured when he learns he may lose the church to foreclosure, forcing him to launch a desperate, last-minute plan to come up with the cash to keep it.
#24 - Solace for Tired Feet
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/10/2014
After learning his father has escaped the psychiatric hospital, Kevin orders an APB to track him down. Jill attempts to break an endurance record. Holed up in Indiana, a disillusioned Tom makes an unsettling discovery.
#25 - Gladys
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/27/2014
Laurie's resolve is put to the test in the wake of a brutal hate crime. After his latest initiatives to maintain peace in Mapleton fall short, Kevin turns down an outside offer to rid the town of its problems. Matt brings his pulpit to the street. Meg takes on a new role.
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