Orange Sticker
"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.
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.
The episode ends as Jill stares out of her window, where she sees Michael removing the "verified" orange sticker from his house.
Club gave the episode an "A–" grade and wrote, "I went into 'Orange Sticker' slightly bummed about having to wait indefinitely for an update on Tommy and his healing hugs.
Still, 'Orange Sticker' continues The Leftovers' season two winning streak with a triumphant return to Miracle, a town watching helplessly as its privileged status begins to slip away.
"[8] Kelly Braffet of Vulture gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "This season, for the first time, we're starting to deal with the larger questions: Was there a celestial Hand at work in the Departure?
Besides all that I've mentioned above, I'm really curious to see how the mysterious Virgil will fit into the stories proceedings, or what exactly is the importance of the water, which has been focused on multiple times.
'"[10] Robert Ham of Paste gave the episode a 9.6 out of 10 wrote, "Even if this hour left us with many more questions than it started with (and there were already a lot of puzzles looking to be solved), this was as strong as the show has ever been.
"[11] Jen Chaney of The New York Times wrote, "The Leftovers excels, as usual, at creating a heavy mood of surreal melancholy.
The site wrote, "One of the (many, many) marvels of Coon's work on The Leftovers is how believably she's able to play Nora as alternately someone who seems to have her s— together and someone who's never further than a single nightmare away from a complete and total nervous breakdown.
