Ten Thirteen (The Leftovers)
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Episode 9
- "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)"
by Melle Mel - "Wade in the Water"
by Ella Jenkins - "You Hold the Key"
by Lloyd Conger - "The Promise"
by Sturgill Simpson - "Magic"
by Olivia Newton-John
| "Ten Thirteen" | |
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| The Leftovers episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Keith Gordon |
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| Cinematography by | Todd McMullen |
| Editing by | Michael Ruscio |
| Production code | 4X6059 |
| Original air date | November 29, 2015 |
| Running time | 54 minutes |
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"Ten Thirteen" is the ninth 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 nineteenth overall episode of the series and was written by series creator Damon Lindelof and supervising producer Monica Beletsky, and directed by Keith Gordon. It was first broadcast on HBO in the United States on November 29, 2015.
In the episode, Meg's past is explored, along with her motives as she questions the authority of the Guilty Remnant.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.861 million household viewers and gained a 0.4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. The episode received critical acclaim, with critics praising Liv Tyler's performance, character development, pacing and ending.
Flashback
On October 13, 2011, the day before the Sudden Departure, Meg (Liv Tyler) talks with her mother, Jane (Betty Buckley), in a restaurant. Meg has a drug habit, snorting cocaine before their meeting. Jane wants to pay for her wedding, although Meg does not want her to do it. Feeling anxious, she returns to the bathroom to snort cocaine before Jane tells her something. When she returns, she finds Jane has collapsed and died.
Two years later, Meg and her fiancé Darren (Bill Heck) visit Miracle on a tour. Hearing of a fortune teller in town, Meg visits Isaac (Darius McCrary) to know what were her mother's last words. Isaac tells her, without letting the audience know. When Darren asks her about her visit, she claims that Isaac was a fraud. Before they leave, Meg meets Evie (Jasmin Savoy Brown), who reaffirms that no one in Miracle finds what they are looking for.
Present day
Meg is called out by GR members for her methods, one of which involved trapping children in a school bus with a fake grenade. Meg berates them for their beliefs, asserting that violence is necessary to make people "remember". She is told to handle the problem with Tom (Chris Zylka), who has been pulling people away from GR for offering to hug their pain away. Meg visits a local support group where Tom hugs her. That night, Tom confronts Laurie (Amy Brenneman) over her "pimping" him for the hugs, causing her to slap him. Angry, he abandons her.
Tom meets Meg at a GR charter, revealing he wants to join. When he mentions that his family moved to Miracle, Meg laughs with a new idea. As she drives them, Tom asks why she raped him, but she decides to stop at a bar. While dancing, she states that she wanted him to get her pregnant. The next day, they reach a GR base near Miracle, where a man stumbled upon the property. Even though the man claims to not have seen anything, Meg orders to get the man stoned. They reach the refugee camp outside Miracle, where Matt (Christopher Eccleston) recognizes Meg. Meg states she is just visiting the place, which does not convince Matt. At the GR base, Tom inspects a nearby barn, which contains a home trailer with the doors locked. He opens the door with an axe, finding Evie and her missing friends, revealed to be members of the GR. Tom asks who she is, to which she just writes "It doesn't matter" and closes the door.
Production
Development
In November 2015, the episode's title was revealed as "Ten Thirteen" and it was announced that series creator Damon Lindelof and supervising producer Monica Beletsky had written the episode while Keith Gordon had directed it. This was Lindelof's eighteenth writing credit, Beletsky's first writing credit, and Gordon's second directing credit.[1]
