(Spoiler alert: Please do not read on if you have not watched Sunday’s third episode of “The Leftovers,” season two.)
For the bleak, intriguing first season of “The Leftovers,” the great promise of Amy Brenneman went unfulfilled.
When the HBO series cast the prolific TV actress, who counts shows like “Private Practice” and “Judging Amy” among her credits, it was assumed she’d be in the prestige cable trenches with costars Justin Theroux and Liv Tyler — articulating her pain and showing off her acting chops through sweeping monologues and on-screen arguments.
Brenneman spent the entire first season in dead silence.