7.9/107,381 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/29/2014
Three years after millions of people – some 2% of the world’s population – vanished into thin air, residents of Mapleton, NY weigh the pros and cons of a “Heroes Day” tribute to the local “Departed.” Attempting to maintain a sense of normalcy in his strained community, police chief Kevin Garvey faces additional challenges at home with his daughter, Jill, who’s lost in a cloud of apathy with her friend Aimee, and son, Tom, who has gravitated to a cult led by the charismatic Holy Wayne. Also of concern is a silent, white-clad group of chain-smoking men and women called the Guilty Remnant, who team up in pairs to stake out people and places around town. As tension in Mapleton escalates, the lives of Laurie, an unexpected member of the Guilty Remnant, and Meg, a recently engaged young woman, converge.
Director: Peter Berg
Writer: Tom Perrotta, Damon Lindelof
7.4/106,029 votes#2 - Penguin One, Us Zero
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/6/2014
In the wake of a series of disturbing encounters, Kevin pays a visit to a therapist. Tom finds himself in a precarious situation with Christine, a favorite of Wayne’s. A frustrated Meg is asked to part with pieces of her past. Jill and Aimee tail Nora Durst, who became a local celebrity when her entire family disappeared in the Departure.
Director: Peter Berg
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Kath Lingenfelter
8.8/107,317 votes#3 - 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, Reverend 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.
Director: Keith Gordon
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Jacqueline Hoyt
7.6/105,445 votes#4 - B.J. and the A.C.
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/20/2014
A holiday display goes wanting, sending Kevin scurrying to find out who is responsible. Tom and Christine run into trouble at a hospital and on the road. Kevin retrieves a surprise detainee from a neighboring police station, and receives unexpected visitors at home. The Guilty Remnant put its stamp on the holiday season.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter, Carl Franklin
Writer: Damon Lindelof
8.2/105,410 votes#5 - 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 the 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.
Director: Mimi Leder
Writer: Tom Perrotta, Damon Lindelof
8.8/106,144 votes#6 - Guest
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/3/2014
Nora goes to New York for the second annual Departure Related Occupations and Practices (DROP) conference, but discovers that someone else has her ID badge, so she searches the convention as a "Guest," and has encounters with a salesman, an author and a rogue attendee.
Director: Carl Franklin
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Kath Lingenfelter
8.0/105,129 votes#7 - 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.
Director: Mimi Leder
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Jacqueline Hoyt
8.6/105,679 votes#8 - Cairo
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/17/2014
Kevin fears he’s losing touch with reality after inexplicably finding himself 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.
Director: Michelle MacLaren
Writer: Curtis Gwinn, Carlito Rodriguez
9.1/106,793 votes#9 - 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 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.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Damon Lindelof, Kath Lingenfelter
9.3/107,522 votes#10 - 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.
Director: Mimi Leder
Writer: Tom Perrotta, Damon Lindelof
The Best Episodes of The Leftovers Season 1
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When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. The drama...
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Network:HBO
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Leftovers" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 7381 votes. Directed by Peter Berg and written by Tom Perrotta, Damon Lindelof, it aired on 6/29/2014. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Penguin One, Us Zero".