"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.
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.
On October 13, 2011, the day before the Sudden Departure, Meg (Liv Tyler) talks with her mother, Jane (Betty Buckley), in a restaurant.
Meg is called out by GR members for her methods, one of which involved trapping children in a school bus with a fake grenade.
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.
The site's consensus states: "Liv Tyler delivers a quietly menacing performance in 'Ten Thirteen', as The Leftovers pivots in yet another direction during season two.
"[4] Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode an "amazing" 9 out of 10 and wrote in his verdict, "With help from Olivia Newton-John's 'Magic', and some snippets from Grandmaster Flash's 'White Lines', The Leftovers once again excellent steered us in a new direction.
"[6] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix wrote, "Still, even with the memory of her last encounter with Tommy relatively fresh in my mind, I wasn't prepared for the full and monstrous fury of Meg that was unleashed in this episode.
"[7] Jeff Labrecque of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "'Ten Thirteen', the penultimate episode of season 2, was a master stroke of storytelling jiu-jitsu — specifically because it followed 'International Assassin.
'"[8] Kelly Braffet of Vulture gave the episode a 3 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "All of my criticism aside, Liv Tyler's performance this week is stellar.
"[9] Nick Harley of Den of Geek gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Just like the inclusion of 'White Lines' in this hour, The Leftovers has been brilliant all year, and I can't wait to see how they end this spectacular run.
"[11] Jen Chaney of The New York Times wrote, "Meg is the last person you'd expect to go rogue-terrorist, which is what makes her so scary; if she can turn this unrepentant, anyone can.