No Room at the Inn (The Leftovers)
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Episode 5
- Damon Lindelof
- Jacqueline Hoyt
- "Let Your Love Flow"
by The Bellamy Brothers - "Ritmo con Ache"
by José Mangual Jr - "Genocide"
by Virus Syndicate - "Drifting Home to You"
by Jody Brian Quarter - "Laughing With"
by Regina Spektor
| "No Room at the Inn" | |
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| The Leftovers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Nicole Kassell |
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| Cinematography by | Todd McMullen |
| Editing by | Henk Van Eeghen |
| Production code | 4X6055 |
| Original air date | November 1, 2015 |
| Running time | 56 minutes |
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"No Room at the Inn" is the fifth episode of the second season of the American supernatural drama television series The Leftovers, based on the novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta. It is the fifteenth overall episode of the series and was written by series creator Damon Lindelof and co-executive producer Jacqueline Hoyt, and directed by Nicole Kassell. It was first broadcast on HBO in the United States on November 1, 2015.
In the episode, Matt takes Mary out of Miracle for an MRI scan in Austin, Texas, where he is surprised by a discovery.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.625 million household viewers and gained a 0.3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received critical acclaim, with Christopher Eccleston's performance receiving universal acclaim.
Matt (Christopher Eccleston) follows the same routine with Mary (Janel Moloney) every day, hoping they can recapture her temporary recovery. As days pass and nothing happens, Matt begins to feel desperate. He decides to take her to Austin, Texas for an MRI scan. At the clinic, he is shocked when he discovers that Mary is pregnant. As the hospital had to give her a special treatment as Matt wasn't aware of her pregnancy, he is informed he will have to accept liability, to which a happy Matt agrees.
While returning to Miracle, Matt stops to help a man and his son with a car breaking down. However, the man punches Matt, stealing his and Mary's wristbands, which allows them to enter Miracle without problem. Matt suddenly sees Mary talking, telling him that the baby will not survive unless they re-enter Miracle. She returns to her catatonic state, with Matt determined to take them back to Miracle. However, the man cut the car's engine, forcing Matt to take Mary on her wheelchair.
Matt and Mary are denied access due to their lack of wristbands, although the officer allows them to enter a center to get replacements. Matt's replacement wristband is denied and he gets into a fight with an impatient man who insults Mary. Kevin (Justin Theroux) and John (Kevin Carroll) pick him up from detention. John confronts Matt over his role over her pregnancy, claiming Mary did not consent to sex, refusing to believe that she had recovered. As Kevin is a new resident and John will refuse to sponsor him, Matt is denied access to a wristband.
At a refugee camp outside Miracle, a man offers Matt help in sneaking in, but demands $1,000. With no money, Matt asks a woman for help. The woman agrees to pay him if he punches a man with an oar, who is willing to the task as long as it is as hard as possible. With a crowd watching, Matt hits the man, breaking the oar with the impact and knocking him unconscious. While the total is not $1,000, the man still agrees to help Matt. The man instructs him to sneak through a drainpipe. As they walk, a thunderstorm causes the drainpipe to flood, causing them to fall back.
Kevin and Nora (Carrie Coon) meet with Matt outside Miracle. They place Matt and Mary in their car's trunk, sneaking them inside Miracle, seizing that the local police has left the area for a possible sighting of Evie and her friends. As they drive, they stop when they see a car crash, where a man died. Matt discovers that the man was the person who robbed his wristbands. He notices the son nearby, who is offering his wristband. With a change of heart, Matt gives up his wristband to the boy, taking him to the town while Kevin and Nora take Mary with her wristband. Confronted once again by John, Matt reaffirms that Mary woke up in Miracle, which he will always maintain. He then hands the kid to John, telling him he will not return until Mary awakens and prove that her miraculous recovery happened. He returns to the refugee camp where he decides to free a naked man who has been locked in a pillory. In order to do so, a naked Matt will have to take his place, which he accepts to do.
Production
Development
In October 2015, the episode's title was revealed as "No Room at the Inn" and it was announced that series creator Damon Lindelof and co-executive producer Jacqueline Hoyt had written the episode while Nicole Kassell had directed it. This was Lindelof's fourteenth writing credit, Hoyt's fourth writing credit, and Kassell's first directing credit.[1]
