Viewers have good reasons for not feeling 'The Leftovers'

The clinically depressed, upside-down world of creator Damon Lindelof and author Tom Perrotta's drama series "The Leftovers," which concluded its first season Sunday night on HBO (read The Post's Emily Yahr's episode recap here), succeeds in one important way for television shows to succeed these days: It has caused smart people to write many, many analytical essays about it. Even now it's hard to resist adding a few more words.