"Solace for Tired Feet" is the seventh episode of the first season of the American supernatural drama television series The Leftovers, based on the novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta.
The episode was written by series creator Damon Lindelof and supervising producer Jacqueline Hoyt, and directed by Mimi Leder.
The series is set three years after the "Sudden Departure" – an event which saw 2% of the world's population (approximately 140 million people) disappear and profoundly affected the townspeople.
The characters of police chief Kevin Garvey and his family (wife Laurie, son Tom, daughter Jill and father Kevin Sr.) are focal points, alongside grieving widow Nora Durst, her brother Reverend Matt Jamison, and the mysterious cult-like organization the Guilty Remnant (GR), led by Patti Levin.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.58 million household viewers and gained a 0.8 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
While buying medicine, Tom is called by Holy Wayne (Paterson Joseph), who asks him to take half of his money and place it on a mailbox.
The site's consensus states: "'Solace for Tired Feet' features more of the fine acting that The Leftovers is known for - as well as a welcome, and atypical, influx of forward plot movement.
"[4] Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode an "amazing" 9 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "Directed by Mimi Leder and written by Lindelof and Jacqueline Hoyt, 'Solace for Tired Feet' gelled the series together like never before.
We get close to a single character, experiencing a transformative life event alongside them in what have been the series' two strongest hours to date.
"[6] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix wrote, "The focus was tight enough on Kevin and the search for his father to work, and it featured excellent performances from both Justin Theroux and, especially, Scott Glenn.
But as Kevin reminded viewers with the above p.s., he hasn't exactly turned the page on his own demons, and the episode 'Solace for Tired Feet' dragged us back into his disturbed psyche, which struggles to differentiate between what is real and imagined.
"[9] Nick Harley of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Christine had her baby and Kevin's got a May 1972 National Geographic and a new dog.
By no means was this a bad piece of television, it just feels inconsequential, like I could have skipped it and tuned in next week to find everything largely the same, and then figured the rest out on my own.
"[10] Matt Brennan of Slant Magazine wrote, "After the powerful one-two punch of 'Gladys' and 'Guest', 'Solace for Tired Feet' is a useful respite, pausing to establish the constellation of conflicts driving the first season of The Leftovers to its conclusion.