Orange Sticker
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Episode 4
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by Buddy Guy - "God Bless This Guitar"
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by Rick Astley - "You're the One That I Want"
by Lo-Fang - "My Favorite Show"
by The Crazy Z's
| "Orange Sticker" | |
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| The Leftovers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Tom Shankland |
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| Cinematography by | Todd McMullen |
| Editing by | Michael Ruscio |
| Production code | 4X6054 |
| Original air date | October 25, 2015 |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
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"Orange Sticker" is the fourth 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 fourteenth overall episode of the series and was written by series creator Damon Lindelof and executive producer Tom Spezialy, and directed by Tom Shankland. It was first broadcast on HBO in the United States on October 25, 2015.
In the episode, Kevin tries to evade suspicion from his appearance in the lake, where the girls disappeared. Meanwhile, Nora starts to question if Miracle is truly as special as it was believed.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.519 million household viewers and gained a 0.3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised the return to the Jarden scenes, character development, performances (particularly Carrie Coon) and pacing.
As the earthquake hits Jarden in the night, Nora (Carrie Coon) takes Lily downstairs and awakens Jill (Margaret Qualley) to alert her. Nora is alarmed when Kevin (Justin Theroux) is nowhere to be found, and sees John (Kevin Carroll) and Michael (Jovan Adepo) hurriedly leaving in their car. When Erika (Regina King) says that Evie disappeared, Nora believes a second Departure happened and faints. The next morning, she is relieved when she sees Kevin again.
Questioned by Nora and Jill, Kevin says he woke up in the lake with no memory of how he got there. They advise him not to tell anything, as Evie and her friends disappeared in that area during the night. Kevin helps the local search party in the lake, as he needs to retrieve his phone from the scene. To complicate matters, Kevin's fingerprints are on the girls' car when he touched it in the night. That night, Kevin finds his phone, with the help of Patti (Ann Dowd). However, he is picked up by John, who takes him to the outskirts of Miracle. John wants to confront Isaac, deducing that he is responsible for their disappearance.
At a motel, John confronts Isaac but is shot in the chest when he prepares to attack him with a baseball bat. Instead of taking him to a hospital, Kevin complies with his wish that Erika treat him. As Erika treats his wound, she confides in Kevin that the Departure changed John, who was pacifist, and still believes in the idea that Miracle is special, deeming Evie's birth as a miracle. The next day, Nora visits Matt (Christopher Eccleston), questioning if the town is truly special. Matt reveals that Mary (Janel Moloney) woke up on their first day of arrival, before returning to her catatonic state the next day, which just made him believe again. Meanwhile, Jill spends some time with Michael, who fixes the kitchen sink that got ruined during the earthquake. He also reveals that the "verified" orange stickers on houses were used to identify houses where people did not vanish.
As he walks home, Kevin is once again confronted by Patti, who claims he does not love his family. Kevin finally answers back, telling that he loves his family. Patti then reveals that Kevin tried to kill himself that night, which shocks him. At home, Nora tells Kevin that she believes he is innocent in Evie's disappearance, but she does not want to feel the anxiety and terror again of waking alone. She wants to handcuff herself to him while they sleep, which he accepts to do. When she asks him if he believes the girls will be found, Kevin says he does not think so. The episode ends as Jill stares out of her window, where she sees Michael removing the "verified" orange sticker from his house.
Production
Development
In September 2015, the episode's title was revealed as "Orange Sticker" and it was announced that series creator Damon Lindelof and executive producer Tom Spezialy had written the episode while Tom Shankland had directed it. This was Lindelof's thirteenth writing credit, Spezialy's first writing credit, and Shankland's first directing credit.[1]
