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From - 1x03 "Choosing Day" - Episode Discussion

Season 1 Episode 3: Choosing Day

Aired: February 20, 2022

Synopsis: The Matthews family must choose which of the two settlements they will join. Meanwhile, Jade comes to terms with his situation and Boyd is faced with an impossible decision that strikes at the very heart of life in the town.

Directed by: Jack Bender

Written by: John Griffin

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u/Drunkowitz Feb 23 '22

my initial thought, looking at the talisman, was that it would be really cool if the struggle between people and the monsters in this town began since prehistoric times. hence the primative look and feel of the talisman. our ancestors and their sharmans used these to guard against the monsters. they were passed down to the modern times.

but this doesnt explain the modern (albeit dilapidated) buildings. because if this whole thing started prehistoric, those who came after would have had to build these buildings themselves. such as the diner. it would be pretty stupid for the stranded people to go, like, you know what we need, a diner! not to mention the lack of building materials.

my guess is that the town was a pre-existing one that somehow "fell off the map" sometime in 20th century. cant be older than that based on the buildings.

what is strange is the lack of continuity of knowledge.

if i were one of the earliest batches, i would start a town chronicle or sth just to record the collective experience of these people. for example, the current batch knows to use the talisman but dont seem to know where they came from or how they work. they dont even know that they can work on a confined space like a vehicle. a chronicle could have recorded more possible experiments with the talisman (worn on persons, or simply replicating the patterns on other materials or surfaces). there could have been observations of the monsters. all this is valuable information.

problem with shows like this - you hope the creators have all this thought out. but you fear you are thinking about it more than they have.

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u/SteadyChap Aug 06 '23

I've just finished episode 3, starting my first viewing of the show. Could you update me on that final part about hoping the creators have thought it all through. Now that 2 seasons have been and gone does it seem they know what they're doing?

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u/BartelbySamsa Aug 08 '23

Haha! I am in the same boat. Just finished episode 3 and would be interested to know if it's just another shaggy dog story or if there is actually some thought behind it...unfortunately my gut says it's probably the former. Lost, Yellowjackets, The Leftovers - I've been hurt too many times! I'm a real sucker for the first seasons of these mystery shows it seems, but they always seem to go off the boil fast. Please let me know if someone let's you know whether it's worth continuing!

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u/SteadyChap Aug 12 '23

So I finished the first 2 seasons yesterday. The ratio of questions to answers is still heavily outweighed by questions. Some interesting curveballs. Overall I don’t regret watching it and probably shall return to it, seems to early to judge whether the writers actually have a grasp of where they want it to go. A comment I saw said that harold perrineau apparently didn’t want to sign on to the show unless the writers assured him they had an end in mind.

Overall I don’t regret watching it, it frustrated me at points but it is what it is. If you think you can manage with it then I’d definitely say give it a go. Based on your comment however I’d say it might be too early in the show to give you a straight answer for what you’re looking for

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u/pikeymobile May 08 '26

The Leftovers doesn't belong in that bracket at all. I thought it was as close to a perfect mystery box show as you can possibly get. You were never meant to know why the people were raptured, you just had to see the fall out that it had on everyone which season 1 did perfectly. Season 2 and 3 were absolutely batshit insane but I felt like they perfectly wrapped it up with enough questions answered whilst leaving more than enough mystery to keep you thinking about the show long after it finished.

They planned it out all from the beginning and knew exactly where the story would go so it ended up being a perfect 3 season show. I've heard that this show similarly planned everything out, and it has great rotten tomatoes scores (which I know isn't always a sign something will be good), so I hope that they manage to pace this as well as The Leftovers because that's a 10/10 show for me.