Sudden Departure
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The Sudden Departure is the mysterious, unexplained event in which 2% of the world’s population instantly vanished, serving as the central catalyst for the story and themes of grief and faith in the television series "The Leftovers."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional event
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supernatural phenomenon in fiction ⓘ |
| affects | 2% of the world’s population ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Leftovers
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The Leftovers (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Kevin Garvey
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Laurie Garvey NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Jamison NERFINISHED ⓘ Meg Abbott NERFINISHED ⓘ Nora Durst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
Guilty Remnant
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Holy Wayne’s followers ⓘ |
| cause | unknown ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInStory | occurs three years before main events of The Leftovers ⓘ |
| creatorContext | created for the HBO series The Leftovers ⓘ |
| drivesPlotOfSeason |
The Leftovers season 1
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The Leftovers season 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Leftovers season 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effect | 2% of the world’s population instantly vanished ⓘ |
| firstDepictedIn | The Leftovers (TV series) season 1 episode 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | The Leftovers franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
drama television
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supernatural drama ⓘ |
| inUniverseDate | October 14 (in The Leftovers universe) ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central catalyst
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inciting incident ⓘ |
| nature | mysterious event ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
possible biblical-style rapture by some characters
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random, meaningless tragedy by some characters ⓘ |
| populationPercentageAffected | 2% ⓘ |
| setsInMotion |
breakdown of families in The Leftovers
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formation of new religious movements in The Leftovers ⓘ governmental responses and regulations in The Leftovers ⓘ rise of cults in The Leftovers ⓘ social unrest in The Leftovers ⓘ |
| settingImpact |
transforms Jarden, Texas (Miracle) in The Leftovers
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transforms Mapleton, New York in The Leftovers ⓘ |
| status | unexplained ⓘ |
| themeRelation |
coping with trauma
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existential crisis ⓘ faith ⓘ grief ⓘ loss ⓘ religious belief ⓘ |
| timeScale | instantaneous ⓘ |
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