"Crazy Whitefella Thinking" is the third episode of the third season of the American supernatural drama television series The Leftovers, based on the novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.846 million household viewers and gained a 0.4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised Scott Glenn's performance, character development, cinematography and themes.
After being released, he drives to a stop, where he tries to find the location of a tribal leader named Christopher Sunday (David Gulpilil), as he knows a specific chant that he claims needs to perform.
He explains that the voices inside his head instructed him to go to Australia, where a drug trip caused to meet a chicken, who warned him that the apocalypse was coming through a flood on the seventh anniversary of the Departure.
Kevin Sr. wakes up in the house of a woman named Grace Playford (Lindsay Duncan), who healed his wound, realizing that three weeks have passed since being bitten.
The site's consensus states: "Riddled with beautiful shots of the Australian Outback, 'Crazy Whitefella Thinking' spotlights the integral arc of an important side character.
"[4] Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8.6 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "The Leftovers continued its sublime streak of taking things seriously-but-not-too-seriously as we followed Kevin Garvey, Sr.'s desperate vision quest down in Australia.
"[7] Jeff Labrecque of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "In Chief's head, as he makes clear early in the episode, this entire adventure is his story.
"[8] Sean T. Collins of Vulture gave the episode a 3 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "The Leftovers does not shy away from spelling out just how crazy these people can get.
"[9] Nick Harley of Den of Geek gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "The Leftovers has been beyond brilliant so far in its final season and I am already mourning the loss of this wonderfully rewarding show.
"[10] Matt Brennan of Paste gave the episode a 8.7 out of 10 wrote, "The Leftovers is uninterested in answers; its humane treatment of people bearing the unbearable resides, after all, in the drama of questions, the terror of ignorance, the needle of doubt.
"[11] Noel Murray of The New York Times wrote, "As episode’s the title implies, 'Crazy Whitefella Thinking' is in part about the arrogance of an outsider who embraces his messianic delusions at the expense of other people’s feelings and property.