Some people - some scientists - got angry at Einstein, because he took away a lot of the certainties that physics had been built on. These might as well be episode titles for “The Leftovers,” where what seen is unreliable, and what is unseen and speculative may be more important. “Spooky action at a distance” is a gem of a phrase that came up in his work “entanglement” is another evocative word physicists use a lot. And yet, until the day he died, there were things he couldn’t work out about how particles and waves and light work. There is no fixed point, no particle or phenomenon that exists without affecting something else. So an observer has to treat it as if it were in multiple places. At certain points, it’s not quite possible to tell where an individual particle is - its location cannot be determined with accuracy. Even so, I only grokked about 30 percent of what Isaacson was putting down, science-wise.īut I did understand this (I think): For all intents and purposes, at least as far as an observer is concerned, a subatomic particle might as well exist in more than one place. I recently read Walter Isaacson’s biography of Albert Einstein, and it’s wonderful as a character study of the man and his times, but it also elegantly explains the science of Einstein’s discoveries. It is essentially a showcase for physics. “The Leftovers” is about quantum mechanics.ĭon’t let the sex cults and post-death karaoke distract you. But like a viewer of the drama, which ends June 4, you have to be ready to settle in for a long, strange trip. She shares some thoughts on these matters below - and you don’t need to have seen “The Leftovers” to read this (though it does mention a few tangential details from the show). The arc of several characters has contained echoes of her own progress through grief, doubt, death and the kind of mysteries you ultimately have to let be.
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On “The Leftovers,” there are a number of coincidences that may not actually be coincidences, which is one reason the three-season evolution of the show has been especially strange and moving for Variety’s chief TV critic, Maureen Ryan. But no matter how wrenching, weird or wry, the HBO drama has always been deeply rooted in the most powerful bonds and the most primal emotions.
As we’ve been saying all season (and before), not only has it been a beautifully acted and thoughtful exploration of love, separation and loss, it’s also been surreal, strange, funny and willing to take breathtaking risks.
But then, “ The Leftovers” isn’t a typical show. This post is not the usual kind of fare you see on Variety.
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