Sudden Departure
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The Sudden Departure is the mysterious, unexplained event in which 2% of the world’s population instantly vanished, serving as the central catalyst for the story and themes of grief and faith in the television series "The Leftovers."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sudden Departure canonical | 1 |
| aftermath of the Sudden Departure | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10225576 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sudden Departure Context triple: [The Leftovers, featuresEvent, Sudden Departure]
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A.
The Last Goodbye
"The Last Goodbye" is a song performed by Scottish actor and musician Billy Boyd, best known as the end-credits theme for the film *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*.
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B.
The Last Goodbye
"The Last Goodbye" is a pop song by British girl group Atomic Kitten, released in 2002 and known for its melodic, emotional style and commercial success in the UK.
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C.
Gone Too Soon
"Gone Too Soon" is a poignant ballad by Michael Jackson that mournfully reflects on the loss of a life cut short.
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D.
Funeral
"Funeral" is a 2020 studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne that showcases his rapid-fire lyricism over a diverse range of modern trap and melodic production.
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E.
Funeral
"Funeral" is the critically acclaimed 2004 debut studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, known for its emotional intensity and orchestral, anthemic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sudden Departure Target entity description: The Sudden Departure is the mysterious, unexplained event in which 2% of the world’s population instantly vanished, serving as the central catalyst for the story and themes of grief and faith in the television series "The Leftovers."
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A.
The Last Goodbye
"The Last Goodbye" is a song performed by Scottish actor and musician Billy Boyd, best known as the end-credits theme for the film *The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies*.
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B.
The Last Goodbye
"The Last Goodbye" is a pop song by British girl group Atomic Kitten, released in 2002 and known for its melodic, emotional style and commercial success in the UK.
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C.
Gone Too Soon
"Gone Too Soon" is a poignant ballad by Michael Jackson that mournfully reflects on the loss of a life cut short.
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D.
Funeral
"Funeral" is a 2020 studio album by American rapper Lil Wayne that showcases his rapid-fire lyricism over a diverse range of modern trap and melodic production.
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E.
Funeral
"Funeral" is the critically acclaimed 2004 debut studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, known for its emotional intensity and orchestral, anthemic sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional event
ⓘ
supernatural phenomenon in fiction ⓘ |
| affects | 2% of the world’s population ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Leftovers
ⓘ
The Leftovers (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Leftovers
|
| associatedWithCharacter |
Kevin Garvey
ⓘ
Laurie Garvey ⓘ Matt Jamison ⓘ Meg Abbott ⓘ Nora Durst ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
Guilty Remnant
ⓘ
Holy Wayne’s followers ⓘ |
| cause | unknown ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInStory | occurs three years before main events of The Leftovers ⓘ |
| creatorContext | created for the HBO series The Leftovers ⓘ |
| drivesPlotOfSeason |
The Leftovers season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
The Leftovers
The Leftovers season 2 ⓘ
linked to:
The Leftovers
The Leftovers season 3 ⓘ
linked to:
The Leftovers
|
| effect | 2% of the world’s population instantly vanished ⓘ |
| firstDepictedIn |
The Leftovers (TV series) season 1 episode 1
ⓘ
linked to:
The Leftovers
|
| franchise |
The Leftovers franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
The Leftovers
|
| genreContext |
drama television
ⓘ
supernatural drama ⓘ |
| inUniverseDate | October 14 (in The Leftovers universe) ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central catalyst
ⓘ
inciting incident ⓘ |
| nature | mysterious event ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
possible biblical-style rapture by some characters
ⓘ
random, meaningless tragedy by some characters ⓘ |
| populationPercentageAffected | 2% ⓘ |
| setsInMotion |
breakdown of families in The Leftovers
ⓘ
formation of new religious movements in The Leftovers ⓘ governmental responses and regulations in The Leftovers ⓘ rise of cults in The Leftovers ⓘ social unrest in The Leftovers ⓘ |
| settingImpact |
transforms Jarden, Texas (Miracle) in The Leftovers
ⓘ
transforms Mapleton, New York in The Leftovers ⓘ |
| status | unexplained ⓘ |
| themeRelation |
coping with trauma
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existential crisis ⓘ faith ⓘ grief ⓘ loss ⓘ religious belief ⓘ |
| timeScale | instantaneous ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sudden Departure Description of subject: The Sudden Departure is the mysterious, unexplained event in which 2% of the world’s population instantly vanished, serving as the central catalyst for the story and themes of grief and faith in the television series "The Leftovers."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sudden Departure