BrockThrowaway t1_j6ipz41 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 4:55 PM

Reply to comment by brimur123 in The Leftovers, season 2, episode 8, is the weirdest hour of television I have EVER watched. That is all. by TimeTraveler3056

I agree that it doesn't "matter" if she lied, narratively.

However, trying to decide whether or not she lied is still kind of a fair question as a viewer.

It's not like you can conclusively say "you missed the point of the show if you're asking whether or not she lied."

But, you will certainly like the ending more if you don't linger on that.

meeseeksanddestroy t1_j6ivb08 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:28 PM

The show told people directly for a whole season that the key to enjoyment and probably happiness for the characters, should they choose to pursue it, was just "letting the mystery be."

SoulCruizer t1_j6lwhgr wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:33 AM

Yes but that doesn’t mean it didn’t want people to speculate or have a general interest just that it shouldn’t ruin your enjoyment for not getting a definitive answer. You can still “ask” and “wonder” and people on the show have even talked about what they believed actually happened. Again the whole “let the mystery be” is about being ok without an answer not having an opinion or a take on it.

VitaminTea t1_j6ly0yj wrote on January 31, 2023 at 6:51 AM

Nora's story is purposefully ambiguous but that doesn't mean we're supposed to ignore the mystery. The mystery is the point.