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The Leftovers – Season 2, Episode 1 Axis Mundi

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The Leftovers – Season 2, Episode 1

Axis Mundi

Aired Oct 4, 2015

Drama

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A Texas town in which no one departed becomes a magnet for tourists and people; John Murphy gets an ominous warning; Kevin, Nora and Jill arrive in Miracle; Kevin and the Murphy family experience a mysterious event.

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With "Axis Mundi," The Leftovers opens its second season by offering promises of compelling storylines, terrific acting, and a cinematic aesthetic.

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Kelly Braffet

New York Magazine/Vulture

10/05/2015

5/5

With any luck, the creators kept all of the good things from last season -- the great dialogue, the fantastic acting and character development -- and let the rampaging deer and inflatable penguin go free.

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Libby Hill

Los Angeles Times

10/05/2015

There are a number of levels in which [it] is a profoundly adept episode of television, but perhaps none is so unnerving as is the way in which Lindelof and his team manage to make everything in the episode both welcoming and deeply discomfiting.

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Alan Sepinwall

HitFix

10/05/2015

"Axis Mundi" is a wonderful, immersive dive deep into the troubled waters of this show, and I'm glad to be back in them, even though we're still just getting to know all these new players.

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Kevin Yeoman

Screen Rant

10/05/2015

It is a fascinating start to a new season promising big, meaningful changes. The series is still about grief and anger and depression, but it manages to explore these themes in a way that feels accessible to a broader range of personalities.

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Matt Fowler

IGN Movies

10/05/2015

9/10

This is the type of premiere that only works when you have a show that's so firmly rooted in good writing and acting like The Leftovers is. With a clear sense of itself. Yes, including all the riddles and happenstance.

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Synopsis

A Texas town in which no one departed becomes a magnet for tourists and people; John Murphy gets an ominous warning; Kevin, Nora and Jill arrive in Miracle; Kevin and the Murphy family experience a mysterious event.

Director: Mimi Leder
Executive Producer: Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta, Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey
Screenwriter: Damon Lindelof, Jacqueline Hoyt
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 4, 2015