Lens (The Leftovers)

"Lens" is the sixth 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.

According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.636 million household viewers and gained a 0.3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.

Nora notices Kevin (Justin Theroux) speaking by himself, unaware that he is seeing Patti (Ann Dowd).

While Nora visits Matt (Christopher Eccleston) at the refugee camp, he expresses disapproval that she intends to take Mary (Janel Moloney) to the Murphys' fundraiser for Evie, given that John (Kevin Carroll) doubted their story of her pregnancy.

Nora is also called by Laurie (Amy Brenneman), who has lost track of Tom, asking her to tell him an apology on her behalf if she sees him.

The site's consensus states: "The Leftovers continues its string of excellent episodes with an especially moving final scene from Regina King and Carrie Coon in 'Lens.

'"[4] Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode an "amazing" 9 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "'Lens' turned the pressure up in Miracle, creating a righteous rift between Nora and Erika over the Evie tragedy.

Club gave the episode an "A" grade and wrote, "After weeks of narrowly focused vignettes, 'Lens' finally braids the show's narrative threads together, and the synergy is even more satisfying than I anticipated.

But while there's room for everyone in 'Lens', the focus is on Nora and Erika, and their respective strategies for coping with the uncommon grief of losing a child under such confounding circumstances.

"[6] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix wrote, "The episode's power rests on attempts by the hour's two POV characters, Erika and Nora, to figure out how much they're to blame for their loved ones' Departures.

"[7] Jeff Labrecque of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "People in glass houses shouldn't throw rocks.

"[10] Robert Ham of Paste gave the episode a 9.1 out of 10 wrote, "The expectation that things were always going to come to a head between the Garveys and the Murphys was there from the moment the former bought their house in Jarden.

"[11] Jen Chaney of The New York Times wrote, "The Leftovers excels at many things, but its greatest strength may be its ability to convey so much narrative information so naturally.

This week's episode, 'Lens' — which deftly explains a ton of back story and demystifies previously cryptic details — is a master class in how that's done.